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Ahhh I was thinking of a tachograph. @GMX well done =).

Tachometer is a rev counter, no? Mileage counter doesn't go down.

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    Answer was more correctly rev counter (revs go up when gearing goes down, down when gearing goes up) but tachometer is the technical name.

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    No dispute from me =) your turn@GMX

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    Let's try this one...

    Despite my size I'm not insignificant: without me you'd almost certainly have a catastrophic failure.

    I keep a grasp on the tempo and am the key for the floaters

     

     

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    Timing belt pulley

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    Edit reason: I think I invented a new car part...
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    15 minutes ago, Phil21185 said:

    Timing belt pulley

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    Edit reason: I think I invented a new car part...

    Quite close but not that

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    Timing belt itself?

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    3 minutes ago, Phil21185 said:

    Timing belt itself?

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    Again, quite close but not that.

    A further clue...

    On Vauxhalls I live forever: but on Fords I only have one life

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    Timing chain? Something timing! Lol!

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    15 minutes ago, Phil21185 said:

    Timing chain? Something timing! Lol!

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    Again in the right area of the car, but not that.

    Without heat and wind I can be troublesome to remove

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    Idle control?

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    31 minutes ago, Phil21185 said:

    Idle control?

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    No. you were closer before Phil

    My close friend is eccentric, regardless of his ups and downs, I keep the everyone turning

     

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    Crankshaft?

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    Poke@GMX

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    He must be asleep [emoji42]

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    My cousins and siblings can be be found everywhere: but I'm probably the most torqued about.

     

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    On 24/08/2017 at 3:17 PM, Stoney871 said:

    Flywheel

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    Nope

    On 24/08/2017 at 11:13 PM, Phil21185 said:

    Crankshaft?

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    Very close but not quite there.

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    Camshaft?

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    I'm learning bits of cars I never knew existed just playing this game =)

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    11 minutes ago, Phil21185 said:

    Camshaft?

    Too high,. I'm lower down

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    Camshaft could be in the boot for all I know!

    Driveshaft?

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    7 minutes ago, Phil21185 said:

    Camshaft could be in the boot for all I know!

    Driveshaft?

    Nope.

    Whilst I'm linear I'm not a shaft.

    Although my name might suggest otherwise, I'm not hasty, or bolshy  nor a 1970's US detective

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    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh........

     

    Columbo?

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    10 minutes ago, Phil21185 said:

    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh........

     

    Columbo?

    LOL:laugh:

    On Ford's I swing to the right: whereas  on Hondas it is to the left I go

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