Coolant Systems
Engine Strokes
Engine Components
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General Engine Information
100

These are passages in the engine block that coolant flows through.

Water Jacket

100

This stroke pulls the air fuel mixture in the cylinder.

Intake stroke

100

This component connects the piston to the connecting rod.

Wrist Pin

100

These allow the air and fuel to enter and exhaust to exit the cylinder.

Valves

100

this is how often you should change your engine oil and filter.

3000 miles

200

These are designed to help protect the engine block from cracking by pushing out if your antifreeze concentration is too low and freezes.

Freeze Plugs

200

In this stroke the air fuel mixture is squeezed together.

Compression Stroke

200

This internal engine component absorbs wear to protect the rotating parts.

Bearings (rod, main, and cam)

200

These are passages in the engine that oil flows through (the veins of the engine)

Oil Galleries

200

This is what the "W" stands for in 10W30.

Winter

300

This is the tool best suited to measure the antifreeze concentration in the coolant mixture.

Refractometer

300

This stroke is when an explosion happens in the cylinder and pushes the piston down.

Power Stroke

300

This part is responsible for suppling oil to the engine (the heart of the engine).

Oil Pump

300

These components keep oil and antifreeze inside the engine and in their separate cavities.

Gaskets and seals

300

This means how thick the oil is.

Oil viscosity

400

This part is responsible for moving coolant through the engine.

Water Pump

400

This stroke pushes the burnt fuel and air gasses out of the engine.

Exhaust Stroke

400

This system ensures the valves open and close at the right time.

Timing set

400

This links the crankshaft to the pulleys for other accessories to ensure they turn when the crankshaft turns.

Serpentine belt

400

This is how much oil you should add when the level is on the ADD mark on the dipstick.

1 Quart

500

These are the two types of engine cooling fan drives.

Belt driven and electric

500

this stroke creates the most pressure on the head bolts.

Power Stroke

500

These are the three major components of the rotating assembly.

Crankshaft, camshaft, and piston assembly

500

These parts ride on the camshaft and push the push rods up and down on an overhead valve engine.

Lifters

500

These are 3 types of internal combustion engines.

4 stroke, 2 stroke, and rotary 

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