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| holds internal parts together and creates the combustion chamber |
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| the end cover of a cylinder in an internal combustion engine, against which the piston compresses the cylinder's contents. |
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| crankshaft[image] [image] |
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| a shaft driven by a crank. |
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| short cylinder fitting closely within a tube in which it moves up and down against a liquid or gas, used in an internal combustion engine to derive motion, or in a pump to impart motion. |
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| a ring on a piston sealing the gap between the piston and the cylinder wall. |
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| a rod connecting two moving parts in a mechanism, especially that between the piston and the crankpin |
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| Bearing is a device that is used to reduce friction between moving parts of machine elements to provide movement in a desired way with minimum power losses |
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| a heavy revolving wheel in a machine that is used to increase the machine's momentum and thereby provide greater stability or a reserve of available power during interruptions in the delivery of power to the machine. |
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| Engine valves are mechanical components used in internal combustion engines to allow or restrict the flow of fluid or gas to and from the combustion chambers or cylinders during engine operation. The intake valve draws in the fuel and air mixture, sometimes found to be the bigger of the two. The exhaust valve lets out the spent fumes. |
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