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91Dead centre — For the lathe tool, see lathe center. In a reciprocating engine, the dead centre is the position of a piston in which it is farthest from, or nearest to, the crankshaft. The former is known as top dead centre (TDC) while the latter is known as… …
92South African Railways GL class Garratt — Infobox Locomotive Auto caption = SAR GL no. 2352 at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry name = South African Railways GL class Garratt powertype = Steam railroad = South African Railways Administration whytetype = 4 8 2+2 8 4T uicclass …
93Radiator (engine cooling) — For other uses, see Radiator (disambiguation). A typical engine coolant radiator used in an automobile Radiators are used for cooling internal combustion engines, mainly in automobiles but also in piston engined aircraft, railway locomotives,… …
94throw — [1] The offset portion of the crankshaft designed to accept the connecting rod. Also see crankpin. [2] The distance from the center of the crankshaftmain bearing to the center of the connecting rodjournal. The piston stroke is twice the throw… …
95Forging — This article is about the metalworking process. For specific hot forging hearth, see forge. For the act of counterfeiting, see forgery. Hot metal ingot being loaded into a hammer forge Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of… …
96Straight-8 — The term straight 8 is a colloquialism for an inline eight cylinder engine. The type has been produced in side valve, overhead valve and overhead cam configurations.A straight 8 can be timed for inherent primary and secondary balance, with no… …
97Distributor — This article is about the engine component. For other uses, see Distributor (disambiguation). Typical distributor with distributor cap Also visible are mounting/drive shaft (bottom), vacuum advance unit (right) and capacitor (centre) A… …
98Briggs & Stratton Raptor — The Briggs Stratton Raptor series is a long running line of single cylinder, four cycle flathead engines that has been in use since the early 1970s. Specifications Raptor IThe Briggs Raptor 1 was a three horsepower single plate clutch, a design… …
99List of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks — The following is a list of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks as designated by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since it began the program in 1971. The designation is granted to existing artifacts or systems representing a… …
100insert — [1] When referring to bearings it indicates a replaceable shell type bearing made to extremely close tolerances and generally used for main bearings and connecting rod bearings. [2] When referring to valves it indicates replaceable valve seats… …
