Usually means: Engine runs after ignition off.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. dieseling: Merriam-Webster
  2. dieseling: Collins English Dictionary
  3. dieseling: Wiktionary
  4. dieseling: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. dieseling: Dictionary.com
  6. Dieseling: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. dieseling: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dieseling: Encyclopedia

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)

(Note: See diesel as well.)

Definitions from Wikipedia (Dieseling)

noun:  Dieseling or engine run-on is a condition that can occur in spark-plug-ignited, gasoline-powered internal combustion engines, whereby the engine keeps running for a short period after being turned off, drawing fuel through the carburetor, into the engine and igniting it without a spark.


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