Engine cylinder block
A cylinder block is widely known as an engine block. It’s considered the engine’s heart and one of the engine’s central components.
1. types of cylinder blocks:
a V-engine cylinder b Inline cylinder c Opposed engine or Boxer engine cylinder
2 Following are the parts of the cylinder block:
*****Cylinders *****Oil passages and galleries *****Deck *****Crankcase *****Head studs *****Core plugs *****Water pump mounting *****Oil filter
3 Some other parts that can be seen of the cylinder include:
****Crankshaft fixing support *****Coolant circuit passage.****Cylinder/Lubrication circuit passages **** Auxiliary equipment support. ****Threaded hole for cylinder head bolts
Cylinder Head
In an engine, the top of the cylinder is closed with a separate cast piece called the cylinder head. The cylinder head is bolted to the upper part of the cylinder block. This joint is covered by a head gasket. It consists of a combustion chamber, spark plugs, and sometimes valves
1.Types of Cylinder Head
a. Flat head cylinder head b Overhead valve cylinder head c Overhead camshaft cylinder head
Following are the parts of the cylinder head:
****Head gasket ****Intake and exhaust ports ****Head valves ****Head combustion chamber ****Spark plugs ****Fuel injectors ****Head camshaft ****Additional cylinder head parts