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• Short block
  '''Short block''' is an [[automotive]] term describing an [[engine]] sub-assembly consisti ...pecification, and the crankshaft saddle alignment is within specification. Block cracks and holes can be repaired by pinning, the bore can be honed to the n
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• Long block
  '''Long block''' is an [[automotive]] term describing an [[engine]] sub-assembly consisti ...rt block]]. The long block is always a superset of the corresponding short block.
  876 bytes (131 words) - 08:51, 8 October 2009
• Cam in block
  ...layouts are ones in which the [[camshaft]] is placed within the [[cylinder block]], usually beside and slightly above the [[crankshaft]] in a [[straight eng ...Oldsmobile V8 engine|Rocket V8]]. It was the first high-compression cam-in-block design, and is the [[archetype]] for most modern pushrod engines.
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• Cam-in-block
  ...on engine]]s is one where the [[camshaft]] is placed within the [[cylinder block]], usually beside and slightly above the [[crankshaft]] in a [[straight eng ...tly only General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and Cummins produce cam-in-block or pushrod engines in any large numbers, although GM in particular has seve
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• Short block
  '''Short block''' is an [[automotive]] term describing an [[engine]] sub-assembly consisti ...pecification, and the crankshaft saddle alignment is within specification. Block cracks and holes can be repaired by pinning, the bore can be honed to the n
  2 KB (278 words) - 22:48, 11 June 2009
• Long block
  '''Long block''' is an [[automotive]] term describing an [[engine]] sub-assembly consisti ...rt block]]. The long block is always a superset of the corresponding short block.
  876 bytes (131 words) - 08:51, 8 October 2009
• Cylinder bank
  ...ined. Engines often have more than one row of pistons, each with their own block, and these are referred to as '''cylinder banks'''.
  548 bytes (87 words) - 17:20, 17 December 2007
• Cylinder (engine)
  ...perature distribution, but the block is somewhat less rigid. The cylinder block sits between the engine [[crankcase]] and the cylinder head, translating th ...|water-cooled]] engine will have a single row of cylinders in the [[engine block]]. [[V_engine]]s use a [[cylinder bank]] at each leg of the V (a [[V6]] usi
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• Cylinder
  ...[[iron]]), which are pressed into each of the cylinder spaces. A cylinder block sits between the engine [[crankcase]] and the cylinder head, translating th ...|water-cooled]] engine will have a single row of cylinders in the [[engine block]]. [[V_engine]]s use a [[cylinder bank]] at each leg of the V (a [[V6]] usi
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• Engine configuration
  ...This is because the most common forms are all based on a combined [[engine block]] and [[crank case]] that are [[milled]] from a single piece of [[casting|c ** [[Flat engine]], essentially a V-block with the cylinder banks at 180 degrees from each other, as opposed to 60 or
  3 KB (419 words) - 10:14, 14 June 2009
• Flathead engine
  ...bustion engine]] that has the [[poppet valve|valves]] placed in the engine block beside the [[piston]], instead of in the [[cylinder head]], as in an overhe ...e of intakes along the side of the engine leads to the alternate name '''L-block''' (or L-head), due to the cylinders having the shape of an upside-down L.
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• Babbitt metal
  ...tripped, and the white metal trimmed back to the top surface of the pillow block. Hardened white metal is soft enough to be cut with a knife or sharp chisel ...fill the cap of the pillow block through the hole in the top of the pillow block cap that will eventually be a lubrication hole.
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• Ohc
  ...HC also inherently allows for greater engine speeds over comparable cam-in-block designs. ...shrods to transfer the movement of the lobes on the camshaft in the engine block to the valves in the [[cylinder head]].
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• Ohv
  ...se today. This contrasts with previous designs, which made use of [[Cam-in-block#L-head|side valves]] and [[sleeve valve]]s. * [[Cam-in-block]]
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• Leone motorcycle
  ...e with mopeds. In 1952 ''Leone'' developed a small 75 cc motorcycle from a block.
  1 KB (156 words) - 20:43, 22 November 2010
• Valvetrain
  ; [[Cam-in-block]] : The camshaft is located within the engine block, and operates directly on the valves, or indirectly via pushrods and rocker
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• Dwell cam
  ...while it is being moved forwards/backwards. A separate adjustable sliding block or link is used to control the amount of forwards/backards movement of the
  795 bytes (119 words) - 21:47, 16 July 2008
• Pushrod engine
  ...layouts are ones in which the [[camshaft]] is placed within the [[cylinder block]], usually beside and slightly above the [[crankshaft]] in a [[straight eng ...Oldsmobile V8 engine|Rocket V8]]. It was the first high-compression cam-in-block design, and is the [[archetype]] for most modern pushrod engines.
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• MDS
  ...d crankcase were cast in one block, while three-speed gearbox is in a semi block. The frame was open, the average diameter wheels fitted with 2.75-16 tires,
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• Casoli
  ...ttilio Casoli]] produced a 125 2 stroke, with two-speed gear change in the block. WIth five years of victorious races, the bikes capability had been fully r
  834 bytes (115 words) - 10:00, 16 June 2009
• Iso Rivolta
  ...ars of Iso ([[1971]] [[Ford]] 351 Cleveland engines replaced the GM small block). The most well-known [[Gran Turismo]] of Iso Rivolta berlinetta-bodied Iso
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• Imperia motorcycle
  ...was quite high. A four speed ''Burman'' gear box was built right into the block. ...iven by beveled [[gears]] and sapling. In 1954 came the last change to the block. The sump was changed with generous cooling fins, and completely redesigned
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