Engine Block and Cylinder Liner Fundamentals Flashcards
The cylinder block of an engine:
Forms a rigid foundation for major engine components.
Contains passageways for for movement of coolant and oil.
Provides mounting surfaces for engine accessories.
The part of the cylinder block the contains and supports the crankshaft is the:
Main bearing bores.
A typical inline cylinder block has it’s cylinder numbered starting from the:
Front of the block.
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 liner to the block material.
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 a firewall on a liner is to:
Reduce heat and pressure acting on the head gasket.
A modular cylinder block design is used:
When engine size makes a one piece casting unmanageable.
Leaking O-rings on a wet liner cause:
Coolant to enter the crankcase.
