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market in the early 1990s initially developed a poor reputation for cracking. More recent models have resolved these problems and they now function as well as aluminium ones do.
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409:Piston ring
379:Gudgeon pin
135:World War I
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893:Categories
812:Gascolator
802:Carburetor
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487:Spark plug
452:Alternator
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443:Electrical
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364:Crankshaft
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340:Mechanical
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52:aesthetic
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