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• Engine configuration
  ...most common forms are all based on a combined [[engine block]] and [[crank case]] that are [[milled]] from a single piece of [[casting|cast]] metal. The lo ** [[V engine]], with two banks of cylinders sharing a single crank case.
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• Crankshaft
  The '''crankshaft''', sometimes casually abbreviated to ''crank'', is that part of an [[engine]] which translates [[reciprocate|reciprocati ...g connecting rods attach side by side to the same crank throw, simplifying crank design.
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• Automobile self starter
  ...cranks had an overrun mechanism to prevent it, when the engine started, a crank could begin to spin along with the crankshaft. The operator had to pull aw ...his automobile impelled engineer [[Charles Kettering]] to replace the hand crank with an electric starter. He modified Coleman's design and made it practic
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• Top dead center
  ...red in a [[flywheel]] to overcome the dead centre, or are designed, in the case of [[Engine configuration|multi-cylinder engines]], so that dead centres ca ...]]s normally have two [[Cylinder (steam locomotive)|cylinders]] with the [[Crank (mechanism)|cranks]] set at [[right angle]]s so one [[piston]] will always
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• Flat engine
  ...Some authorities divide flat engines into boxer engines which do not share crank pins in this way, and [[flat engine#180° V-engines|180° engines]] which d * The 180° [[V engine]], in which corresponding pistons share a [[crank pin]] on the crankshaft, and thus each will reach top dead center half a cr
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• Controlled Combustion Engine
  Because the piston assembly only moves in one dimension (unlike the case in an engine with [[connecting rod]]s), contact with the cylinder wall is m * [http://www.autofieldguide.com/articles/050302.html Cams Replace Crank in new Engine Design] from Automotive Design & Production.
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• Ignition system
  ...a problem as it causes the points to oxidize and/or weld together, in the case of the ignition system this becomes the source of the high voltage to opera ...ntinuously in this case, only going through one cycle per spark. In either case, the high voltage was switched to the appropriate spark plug by the ''timer
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• Bicycle gearing
  ...procket. or the ratio of bevel gears on a [[shaft-driven bicycle]]. In the case of a derailleur-equipped bicycle, this sprocket is one of several comprisin ...rear derailleur and a single shift on the front derailleur). In the worst case there could be only 10 distinct gears, if the percentage step between chain
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• Ducati V-twin
  ...to this day, in air and liquid cooled form. The Mille used a plain bearing crank, like the belt models. ...ven valves|belt driven camshaft engines]], instead of the old ball bearing crank, [[Ducati V-twin motorcycles#Bevel gear driven valves|bevel geared shaft dr
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• Capriolo
  ...frame with a "flipper" and a couple of two coaxial springs enclosed in its case located under thr engine; two compass absorbers mounted in classic position ...rank shaft so to oblige to remove the head, cilinder, flywheel and frontal case engine for clearing it.
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• Two-stroke cycle
  ...take timing opens and closes before and after top dead center at the same crank angle making it [[symmetrical]] whereas the disk rotary valve allows the op :Crank is at 0 or 360°.
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...igns the piston may be powered in both directions in the cylinder in which case it is said to be [[Steam_power#Double-acting_pistons|double acting]]. '''5''' - Crank<br>
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• Four-cylinder
  ...park plug]] (darker-grey), a [[piston]] (yellow) and a [[crank (mechanism)|crank]] (purple). A single sweep of the cylinder by the piston in an upward or do ...eciprocating force through a specially designed bearing assembly to turn a crank mechanism. Intake, compression, power, and exhaust all occur in each stroke
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• Internal combustion engine
  ...park plug]] (darker-grey), a [[piston]] (yellow) and a [[crank (mechanism)|crank]] (purple). A single sweep of the cylinder by the piston in an upward or do ...eciprocating force through a specially designed bearing assembly to turn a crank mechanism. Intake, compression, power, and exhaust all occur in each stroke
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• Internal-combustion engine
  ...park plug]] (darker-grey), a [[piston]] (yellow) and a [[crank (mechanism)|crank]] (purple). A single sweep of the cylinder by the piston in an upward or do ...eciprocating force through a specially designed bearing assembly to turn a crank mechanism. Intake, compression, power, and exhaust all occur in each stroke
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• Two stroke
  :Crank is at 0 or 360°. ...[[forced induction]] is required, and is often used for efficiency in any case. The intake air must be under pressure, since the engine does not have an i
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• Suspension (vehicle)
  ...ation must be taken with some non-independent suspension designs. Take the case of the straight axle. When viewed from the front or rear, the wheel rate ca ...independent suspension into no suspension like a go-cart. However, in the case of leaf spring rear suspension the Anti-squat can often exceed 100% (meanin
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• Fuel injection
  :*Crank/Cam Position: [[Hall effect sensor]] ...ndard operating conditions such as heavy load, or cold operation, in which case, the mixture ratio can range from 10:1 to 18:1 (for gasoline).
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• Bicycle
  ...system employed a pair of treadle drives connected by rods to a rear wheel crank, rather like a steam locomotive's driveshaft. Although the design was copie ...e the [[crankset]], which fit into the [[bottom bracket]]. Attached to the crank is the ''chainring'' or sprocket which drives the [[bicycle chain|chain]],
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