Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en laissant tourner le moteur à l\'arrêt
English translation:
leaving the engine running (at idle speed) / idling with the vehicle stopped
Added to glossary by
claude-andrew
Aug 25, 2015 12:55
9 yrs ago
French term
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en laissant tourner le moteur à l'arrêt
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Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Street sweeper vehicle engine troubelshooting
Not sure whether this means allow the engine to idle or wait till it stops.
ANOMALIE
Le moteur chauffe, le témoin d'alerte visuel de la température d'eau s'allume.
CAUSE
Température d'eau trop élevée. Ne pas ouvrir la nourrice sous risque de brûlures.
REMEDE
Désactivez tout le circuit de travail et ramenez le régime moteur au minimum **en laissant tourner le moteur à l'arrêt**.
CAUSE
Courroie de pompe à eau détendue ou cassée.
REMEDE
Vérifiez l'état ou la tension de la courroie.
Changez-la s'il y a lieu.
CAUSE
Fuites de liquide de refroidissement.
REMEDE
Consultez un technicien.
Rajoutez de l'eau.
CAUSE
Le radiateur est colmaté.
REMEDE
Consultez un technicien.
ANOMALIE
Le moteur chauffe, le témoin d'alerte visuel de la température d'eau s'allume.
CAUSE
Température d'eau trop élevée. Ne pas ouvrir la nourrice sous risque de brûlures.
REMEDE
Désactivez tout le circuit de travail et ramenez le régime moteur au minimum **en laissant tourner le moteur à l'arrêt**.
CAUSE
Courroie de pompe à eau détendue ou cassée.
REMEDE
Vérifiez l'état ou la tension de la courroie.
Changez-la s'il y a lieu.
CAUSE
Fuites de liquide de refroidissement.
REMEDE
Consultez un technicien.
Rajoutez de l'eau.
CAUSE
Le radiateur est colmaté.
REMEDE
Consultez un technicien.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | leaving the engine running (at idle speed) / idling with the vehicle stopped |
Tony M
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leaving the engine running (at idle speed) / idling with the vehicle stopped
I suppose the 'arrêt' also applies to any accessory devices that may also be driven from the engine.
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Note added at 17 minutes (2015-08-25 13:12:59 GMT)
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Well, it does really, inasmuch as you couldn't bring it down to a normal speed if you turned it off altogether, could you? And I assume the accessory functions (brushes, suction, etc.) would place quite an aditional load on the engine.
Presumably the idea is to let it idle so the fan continues to work and thus cool the engine down. For this kind of slow-moving vehicle, I imagine that the air speed cause by the vehicle motion is not taken into account in the aeraulic design.
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Note added at 17 minutes (2015-08-25 13:12:59 GMT)
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Well, it does really, inasmuch as you couldn't bring it down to a normal speed if you turned it off altogether, could you? And I assume the accessory functions (brushes, suction, etc.) would place quite an aditional load on the engine.
Presumably the idea is to let it idle so the fan continues to work and thus cool the engine down. For this kind of slow-moving vehicle, I imagine that the air speed cause by the vehicle motion is not taken into account in the aeraulic design.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Tony. And I note that later in the document there occurs:"Désactivez tout le circuit de travail et ramenez le régime moteur au minimum en laissant tourner le moteur au ralenti." (Though of course this does not necessarily corroborate). |
| Point taken. Common sense ... |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Bashiqa
: Your answer describes me at the moment.
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Thanks, Chris! Lucky you... I'm revving in the red zone...
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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Merci, J-C !
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: tourner le moteur (the engine is turning over) + à l'arrêt (the vehicle or "thing" it drives is not actually moving). For a car this would be idling, in neutral.
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Thanks, Nikki!
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Terry Richards
: See my discussion entry.
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Thanks, Terry!
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writeaway
: it's hard to idle with the vehicle moving I'd have thought. Unless one forgets the handbrake......
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Thanks, W/A! Well, it is of course possible to let the engine idle and simply coast in neutral... but I'm sure that's not what they mean here ;-)
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Patricia Pabst
: "til it stops" would be 'jusqu'a l'arret'; with 'a' the two things are happening simultaneously motor running + car stopped
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Thanks, PKP!
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Comment: "Thanks Tony"
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