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Cagiva N 90
...[Cagiva Cruiser]], using an engine equipped with exhaust valve and exhaust valve of date, this model is accompanied by [[Cagiva K7]] which is virtually iden ...del to the updated engine (cylinder and piston) and the electronic control valve.

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Ohv
...[[internal combustion engine]] is one in which the entry and exit [[poppet valve|valves]] and ports are contained in the [[cylinder head]]. ...esigns, which made use of [[Cam-in-block#L-head|side valves]] and [[sleeve valve]]s.

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Piston
[[image:piston.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''piston + connecting rod''']] In general, a '''piston''' is a sliding [[plug]] that fits closely inside the [[bore]] of a [[cylin

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Short block
...ston rings|rings]], piston pins, and piston pin bushings are fitted to the piston. The pistons are installed on the rods using and are placed in the cylinder On overhead valve and flathead engines, the [[camshaft]] may also be installed. If the engine

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Cylinder
[[Image:cylinder.png|frame|right|A piston and cylinder from a steam engine]] ...n engine]] or [[external combustion engine]] is the space within which a [[piston]] travels. Multiple cylinders are commonly arranged side by side in a bank

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Cagiva Tamanaco
...single square, this development adopts a new engine fitted with an exhaust valve This model was produced until [[1990]], replaced by [[Cagiva N 90]]. ...the freshman 4P003106 of this model, has different configurations, using a valve gas, [[pin taper]], different gun, whereas the exchange rate using a first

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Cylinder (engine)
[[Image:cylinder.png|frame|right|A piston and cylinder from a steam engine]] ...n engine]] or [[external combustion engine]] is the space within which a [[piston]] travels. Multiple cylinders are commonly arranged side by side in a bank

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Ducati 800 SPORT
...ine -- Air cooled, four stroke, 90°“L”twin cylinder, SOHC, desmodromic 2 valve per cylinder. *Front Brakes -- 2x 320mm discs 4 piston calipers

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Camshaft
[[Image:FordtaunusV4front.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Poppet valve|Valve]] timing [[gear]]s on a [[Ford Taunus V4 engine]] — the small gear is ...it, one for each valve. The cams force the valves open by pressing on the valve, or on some intermediate mechanism, as they rotate.

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Jake brake
...primarily on [[semi-truck]]s or other large vehicles that modifies engine valve operation to use engine [[Physical compression|compression]] to slow the ve ...ed air in the cylinder preventing it from returning its energy back to the piston and accordingly, the vehicle.

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Engine configuration
...tion engine]]. These components include [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s, [[piston]]s, [[crankshaft]] or crankshafts and [[camshaft]] or camshafts. ==Categorisation by piston motion==

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Flathead engine
...ide the [[piston]], instead of in the [[cylinder head]], as in an overhead valve or [[OHV]] engine. The design was common on early engine designs, but has s ...posed to needing some sort of mechanical arrangement to push down as on a "valve-in-block" engine. It may also lead to slighly easier cooling, as the valves

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Four-stroke
...our ''strokes'', or straight movements alternately, back and forth, of a [[piston]] inside a [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]: ...ylinder through the intake (inlet) port. The intake (inlet) [[poppet valve|valve]] (or valves) then close(s), and the following upward stroke (''compression

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Four-stroke cycle
...our ''strokes'', or straight movements alternately, back and forth, of a [[piston]] inside a [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]: ...ylinder through the intake (inlet) port. The intake (inlet) [[poppet valve|valve]] (or valves) then close(s), and the following upward stroke (''compression

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Poppet valve
...ve guide]]. In most applications a pressure differential helps to seal the valve and in some applications also open it. ...[Schrader valve]]s used on tires are examples of poppet valves. The Presta valve has no spring and relies on a pressure differential for opening and closing

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Combustion chamber
...he chamber. This pressure can be used to do work, for example, to move a [[piston]] on a [[crankshaft]] or a [[turbine|turbine disc]] in a [[gas turbine]]. T ...bove the rising piston, improving mixing and combustion. The shape of the piston top also affects the amount of "swirl." Finally, the spark plug must be si

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Four stroke cycle
...our ''strokes'', or straight movements alternately, back and forth, of a [[piston]] inside a [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]: ...ylinder through the intake (inlet) port. The intake (inlet) [[poppet valve|valve]] (or valves) then close(s), and the following upward stroke (''compression

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Connecting rod
[[image:piston.jpg|thumb|right|150px|piston (top) and connecting rod from typical automotive engine (scale is in centim ...I) Intake camshaft, (S) [[Spark plug]], (V) [[poppet valve|Valve]]s, (P) [[Piston]], (R) Connecting rod, (C) [[Crankshaft]], (W) Water jacket for coolant flo

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Opposed piston engine
[[Image:Opposed_piston_engine_1.jpg|thumb|300px|Fairbanks-Morse opposed piston [[diesel engine]]s on the [[submarine]] ''[[USS Pampanito]]''.]] ...a piston at each end and no cylinder-head. Some variations of the Opposed Piston or OP designs can use 1 crankshaft like the Doxfordship engines [http://www

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