Game Preview

Engine Fundamentals

  •  English    37     Public
    Engines
  •   Study   Slideshow
  • The _____ is the hollow area between the top of the piston and the bottom of the cylinder head.
    Combustion Chamber
  •  15
  • Piston _____ is the distance the piston slides up or down from TDC/BDC.
    Stroke
  •  15
  • Name the four strokes of an automotive engine.
    Intake, Compression, Power, Exhaust
  •  15
  • The crankshaft must rotate _____ complete revolutions to complete the four-stroke cycle.
    Two
  •  15
  • The engine _____ forms the main body of the engine.
    Block
  •  15
  • The _____ are large, round holes machined through the block from top to bottom.
    Cylinders
  •  15
  • _____ are coolant passages through the block that allow a solution of water and antifreeze to cool the cylinders.
    Water Jacket
  •  15
  • The _____ are holes machined in the bottom of the block to hold the crankshaft.
    main bearing bores
  •  15
  • _____ bolt to the bottom of the block and hold the crankshaft and main bearing inserts in place.
    Main caps
  •  15
  • The _____ changes the up-and-down motion of the pistons into a rotating motion.
    crankshaft
  •  15
  • What is the purpose of crankshaft counterweights?
    Crankshaft counterweights prevent engine vibration.
  •  15
  • The _____ provides a mounting place for the camshaft drive mechanism, front damper, and fan belt pulleys.
    crankshaft snout
  •  15
  • Engine main bearings are inserts that fit between the block main bore and crankshaft _____.
    main journals
  •  15
  • An engine’s rear main _____ can be a one- or two-piece seal.
    oil seal
  •  15
  • Piston _____ must keep combustion pressure from entering the crankcase and must also keep _____ out of the combust
    rings, oil
  •  15
  • The split between the ends of a piston ring is called _____.
    ring gap
  •  15