ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Vacuum delay valve

Imagine you have a toy cars on a track and each car has to pass through a gate before it can continue down the track. The gate is controlled by a special button that opens and closes it. This special button is called a vacuum delay valve.

But here's the thing – the vacuum delay valve is not operated by your hand, but by a special force called the vacuum. Vacuum is a fancy way of saying "empty space". It's like if you were in a room with no air – that would be a vacuum.

So, in our toy car example, the vacuum is created by the engine of the car, which creates "suction" that pulls open the vacuum delay valve. When the car slows down or stops, the suction lessens or stops, and the vacuum delay valve closes on its own.

This is helpful because it prevents the car behind it from crashing into the stopped car. The vacuum delay valve acts as a sort of safe "traffic light" for the toy cars.

In real life, vacuum delay valves are used in cars and other machines to control things like fuel flow, emissions, and brake systems. They work by using the vacuum created by the engine to open and close certain parts of the machine to improve efficiency and safety.