cylinder head

However, the new system made the cylinder head very hot.

Small changes were made to the cylinder head for the 1995 model year.

Both banks live under one cylinder head, and the whole thing takes up about the same space as a four.

They are of a different design, and required a change in the cylinder head casting.

Also, the cylinder head needs to have enough space to support an extra valve for the air start system.

The most obvious external difference is seen on top of the cylinder head.

This hole goes into the water jacket of the cylinder head.

In 1967, the cylinder head design was improved for all engines.

If it becomes damaged the cylinder head must be replaced.

On the right side cylinder head, an advance mechanism is located.

Cylinder head design from the 1972 model year was poor and had many pre-ignition problems.

The cylinder head was again changed for the 2000 model year to a more emissions-friendly design.

A few weeks later the boat blew a cylinder head and had to be repaired again.

The cylinder head shown is of the low compression Bee type.

More valves also provide additional cooling to the cylinder head.

Most parts, including the cylinder head, were identical to the 2.0 L's.

The others passed between cylinder heads on each side.

Today, the plant produces about half million engines and cylinder heads a year.

He found that the best solution was to have only one possible leak site above the cylinder heads.

"Mainly, the technology in the cylinder heads and the fuel systems is the real key," he said.

This has a number of advantages, primarily in that it makes the cylinder head much simpler.

It is basically an aluminum block version with similar cylinder heads.

Modern engines have cylinder heads made of either iron or aluminum.

The block and cylinder heads bore no particular difference at a glance.

To start the engine, a blow torch had to be used to heat the cylinder head until it was red hot.