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Close-up view of a cutaway automobile engine showing metal pistons moving within their cylinders, with visible valves and springs above. compressed air and decompressed air Diagram of a gasoline engine showing a cross-section of a piston and cylinder. Key parts such as the spark plug, valves, camshaft, piston, connecting rod, and crankshaft are labeled. Labeled cross-sectional diagram of a V-type gasoline engine for an automobile, showing internal components such as pistons, crankshaft, camshaft, intake and exhaust valves, connecting rods, spark plugs, and intake manifold.

piston and cylinder: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: National Physical Laboratory - Investigations into Piston-Cylinder Performance. May 10, 2018
Media added. Jun 11, 2010
Added new Web site: Depth of the Earth and Ocean - Piston Cylinders. Apr 24, 2008
Article revised and updated. Aug 03, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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