Chapter 3 Flashcards
The cylinder block of an engine:
Forms a rigid foundation for engine components.
Contains passageways for movement of coolant and oil.
Provides mounting surfaces for engine accessories.
The part of the cylinder block that contains and supports the crank shaft is the:
Main bearing bores.
A typical in line cylinder block has its cylinder numbered starting from the:
Front of the block.
The banks of a vee type engine are normally identified as:
left and right from the rear of the engine.
The term enbloc is used to describe a cylinder block that is:
a one piece casting.
Alloy cast iron is used for engine block material due to its:
strength.
The outside diameter of a dry liner must fit the cylinder block bore correctly:
To allow heat transfer from the block to the liner.
To support the liner.
Wet type cylinder liners:
Are in direct contact with the coolant.
Removable cylinder liners are used:
To allow easy replacement of worn cylinder bores.
The purpose of the firewall on a liner is to:
Reduces the heat and pressure acting on the head gasket.
A modular cylinder block design is used:
when engine size makes a one piece block casting unmanageable.
Leaking O-rings on a wet liner cause:
Coolant to enter the crankcase.
