Please note: To keep things simple, the following components which are fitted to a full-size engine don’t appear on the model: oil filter, cooling system, air filter, connecting rod bearings, piston rings, oil pump, alternator and starter.Īlso, the following components are included on the model, but don’t function as they would on a full-size engine: water pump, throttle body, dipstick (without oil), flywheel and clutch. The clear, see-thru cylinder block, cylinder head and sump pan allow you to see how every part (pistons, camshaft, valves etc.) contribute in making a four-stroke engine work. See lights inside each cylinder flash on and off at precisely the moment a spark plug would. The camshaft is what opens and closes the intake and exhaust valves to suck in air and force it out during this process.Build a greatly simplified version of a real car engine with this 100+ piece, all-inclusive kit by Haynes® that designed to be both fun and educational.įlick the switch and see – visually – the internal mechanics of a piston engine that’s carried people around the world for decades.
At high RPMs, the 4 stroke cycle can occur hundreds of times a second. The higher the RPM, the faster the engine is operating and rotating the crankshaft. The 4 stroke cycle starts over again and continues so long as the vehicle is running.Īll of these strokes are happening very fast, and the speed is referred to as RPM or rotations per minute. The piston moves back up the cylinder due to the firing of other cylinders and the exhaust valve opens up and the burned fuel and air is pushed into the exhaust port. This explosion forces the piston back down the cylinder, moving the crankshaft and ultimately the vehicle. When the air and fuel is compressed and at the top of the cylinder, the spark plug fires and ignites the mixture. The air and fuel mixture is compressed and at the top of the cylinder.
Compression Strokeĭuring the compression stroke, the intake and exhaust valves close and the piston moves back up the cylinder. On carbureted engines (older vehicles), the fuel comes in with the air and on direct injected engines (modern vehicles) the fuel is squirted directly into the cylinder. During the intake stroke, the piston moves down the cylinder and the intake valve opens, creating a vacuum and sucking in the air and fuel mixture.
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