Basic internal combustion engine parts, car maintenance vocabulary, and common motorcycle types for general interest learners.
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- What part moves up and down inside an engine cylinder?
- Piston
- What shaft receives power from the pistons?
- Crankshaft
- What shaft operates the engine's valves?
- Camshaft
- What is the combustion chamber in an engine?
- Cylinder
- What controls air-fuel flow and exhaust in an engine?
- Valve
- What ignites the air-fuel mixture in a gas engine?
- Spark plug
- What sprays fuel directly into the cylinder?
- Fuel injector
- What is the main metal casting that holds the cylinders?
- Engine block
- What seals the connection between the block and head?
- Head gasket
- What synchronizes piston and valve timing?
- Timing belt
- What component collects exhaust from all cylinders?
- Exhaust manifold
- What controls engine speed by regulating fuel intake?
- Throttle
- What cools the engine using circulating liquid?
- Radiator
- What liquid cools the engine?
- Coolant (antifreeze)
- What stores electrical energy to start an engine?
- Battery