a four cylinder engine

  • 1four-cylinder engine — An engine with four cylinders usually in line; but can also be V type or horizontally opposed. The in line type is the most common in most small cars and in larger motorcycles …

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  • 2four stroke engine — four cylinder engine, internal combustion engine comprised of four pistons …

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  • 3Four-stroke engine — Four stroke cycle used in gasoline/petrol engines. The right blue side is the intake and the left yellow side is the exhaust. The cylinder wall is a thin sleeve surrounded by cooling liquid. A video montage of the Otto engines running at the… …

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  • 4Cylinder (engine) — Illustration of an engine cylinder with a cross section view of the piston, connecting rod, valves and spark plug. A cylinder is the central working part of a reciprocating engine or pump, the space in which a piston travels. Multiple cylinders… …

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  • 5Single cylinder engine — [ Four stroke cycle (or Otto cycle)] A single cylinder engine, colloquially known as a one lunger (or thumper in case of it being a large four cycle), is an engine configuration consisting of just one cylinder, the simplest arrangement possible… …

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  • 6four-stroke engine — noun an internal combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on… …

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  • 7Single-cylinder engine — A single cylinder motorcycle engine A single cylinder engine is a basic piston engine configuration of an internal combustion engine. It is often seen on motorcycles, auto rickshaws, motor scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, go karts, radio controlled… …

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  • 8four banger — Four cylinder engine. low temperature fouling …

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  • 9Cylinder (locomotive) — The motion on the left hand side of 60163 Tornado. The black casting to the left houses the cylinder, in which slides the piston; the piston rod is immediately above the wheel. The cylinders of a steam locomotive are the components that convert… …

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  • 10engine — A device for changing fuel energy to mechanical energy. The term applies to the primary source of power generation. In Britain there is a desire to make a clear distinction between engine and motor so that motor refers only to electric power… …

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