Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Answer to Robs questions Engines.

1. What is the purpose of a glow plug ?
2. What does B.D.T.C means ?
3. When the piston travel at T.D.C and both valves are close, what stroke is it ?
4. How many time the camshaft turns in a 4 stroke cycle ?
5. What is the purpose of thrust washers ?
6. Name all the components of the valve assembly
7. What is the purpose of the tag on the bearing shells ?
8. What compresses the volume of air and fuel ?
9. Why is it important to time you engine up correctly ?
10. What is a stroke ?
11. What drives the cams ?
12. What is the block made of ?
13. Why is core plug fitted ?
14. What is the purpose of the pistons
15. What is the advantages of having aluminium head ?

Answers.

1.To assist in starting the engine by heating the fuel.
2.Before top dead center
3.The compression stroke
4. It turns 1/2 turn for every turn of the crankshaft.
5.stops the play of the connecting rods on the crank shaft.
 6.Valve,valve spring , valve cap , cappers , valve sleeve.
7.to lubricate and support the cam shaft.
8.A piston traveling to T.D.C
9.Because it will not run and in some cases destroy the internal components.
10.the movement of a piston from B.D.C to T.D.C.
11.Crank shaft with the timing belt.
12.Cast iron.
13.They keep the antifreeze inside.
14.to compress air fuel mixture witch in turns lets them drive the crank shaft that dirves the cam shaft. 15.They weigh a lot less generally they have the same specs.