Sentences with phrase «top dead center compression»

Not exact matches

First, everyone who said that the braking effect comes from the compression stroke is wrong... the air in the cylinder is compressed which takes energy, yet after top dead center acts as a spring and helps force the piston back down, returning the exact same force as was put into it in the first place.

The words you want to remember while setting the timing is top dead center ready to fire.You want both valves closed.They make a tool that inserts in the spark plug hole that whistles as you rotate the crank to alert you that both valves are closed.Or put your thumb on it and feel the pressure.You want to be TDC on the compression stroke which is 180 degrees opposite of TDC of the exhaust stroke.Both TDC will read 0 on the crank timing ring.

The corresponding motion on the other side of the plate lowers or raises the lower connection point of the upper connecting rod, and therefore lowers or raises the top dead center position of the piston, effectively changing the compression ratio.

Changing the multi-link angle adjusts the height of the top - dead - center of the pistons, varying the compression ratio.

As the angle of the multi-link arm rotates, the top - dead - center position of the pistons — and the compression ratio — changes.