Learn Short Block and Long Block
Automotive
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 …
Piston Damage From Overheating
Automotive
Advertisement Why are there seizure marks all over the piston crown? What happens when the oil injection nozzle is bent or faulty, resulting in insufficient cooling of the piston from below? How does piston skirt seizure on both sides appear?  …
Piston and Piston Rings
Automotive
Advertisement A piston is a cylindrical engine component that slides back and forth in the cylinder bore by Forces produced during the combustion process. The piston acts as a movable end of the combustion chamber. The stationary end of the …