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Advertisement Short Block and Long Block The cylinder block assembly (without the heads installed) is called a short block. The short block includes the crankshaft, piston and rod assembly, and ball bearings. On pushrod engines, the camshaft, timing sprockets, and …
Advertisement Learning Objectives: Study the parts of the lubricating system of the EFI engine. Working principle of the EFI lubricating system. Introduction If the heart of a car is its engine, then its brain must be the Engine Control Unit …
Advertisement The Volkswagen 2.0 liter chain-driven TSI engine PART 1: Engine Mechanicals Engine Block Cast iron crankcase Balancer shafts in the crankcase Forged steel crankshaft sump-mounted oil pump—chain-driven by a crankshaft Timing gear chain — front end of engine Balancer—chain-driven …
Advertisement Why is the intake valve larger than the exhaust valve? The valve is opened by the cam and the valve spring is closed. When the mixture needs to be sucked into the cylinder, the intake valve will open. When the …
Advertisement Camshaft Basics and Terminology The Camshaft is the “heart” of the gasoline engine. Your engine will not perform to its highest potential unless the cam is precision ground to provide performance at the speeds that you require. Everything else …
Advertisement SHAFT A shaft is a rotating member which is subjected to bending moments and twisting moments and sometimes to axial loads. It is acted upon by combined bending, torsional and axial stress. And it is desired to transfer motion …
Advertisement Are you looking for a new vehicle? If so, you have already found that there is often a reference to a SOHC or DOHC engine. But what do these signs mean? 🤔 Both terms do use in regards to the …
Advertisement Propeller shaft or Cardan shaft is – a mechanical component of transmission for transmitting torque and rotation. Propeller shaft consists of one or several Cardan shafts or cardan hinges. It usually used to connect other components of a drive …