104Powerhouse explained part 2

posted by trevortsmith on May 26th, 2008

Valve Train

The valve train is an assembly of parts that is normally composed of several components like lifters, camshaft, pushrods, and of course, the valves. As I noticed, the valve train works like traffic enforcers that make sure that the flow of vehicles are as close to perfection. Though there are no vehicles inside the engine, the valve train allows air and fuel to flow inside and the exhaust gases out of the cylinder in the right time. And to make sure that there are no collision occurs between the two sides, the camshaft is responsible in providing the timing.

The piston, crankshaft, and the valve train are the three most crucial components of the engine. With these components in top shape, rest assured that your vehicle will run smoothly and continuously. Now that we have an overview about them, we can now go through the process called combustion. This will explain how the air and fuel mixture are ignited in the right time and how the exhaust gases are dispelled out of the cylinder in the correct moment.

Most of the powerhouse used in most vehicles today are 4 stroke engines or also called a 4 cycle engines. This only means that the powerhouse requires 4 distinctive movements, generally the piston, to complete the combustion process. The process includes the intake, compression, power, and exhaust strokes. With this process and using these unique piston movements, power is generated efficiently that allows your vehicle to run swiftly.

The cycle is provided as the engine needs to work with precision forbidding any collision and vibration to be generated that can adversely affect the parts of the powerhouse. For you to know more about this process, try to see the following articles that I will post. It will further explain the combustion process and the whole powerhouse.