Exam 11: Lower-End Theory and Service

A cylinder bore can be checked for out-of-roundness with a _____.

The lobes of a camshaft designed for use with flat bottom lifters are slightly tapered. The taper causes the lifter to rotate in its bore.

All the examples listed below are core plug types EXCEPT:

What is the function of compression rings?

The connecting rod journal is also called the ______.

The holes in the cylinder block that allow the removal of sand used in the casing process are sealed by ____________________.

Aluminum blocks normally have sleeves or steel liners placed in them to serve as cylinder walls.

Technician A installs a cup-type core plug with its flanged edge inward. Technician B hits the center [crown] of a dished-type core plug with a hammer to flatten and expand the plug for a tight fit. Who is correct?

What tool is required to remove a dished-type core plug?

When installing a segmented oil control ring, the end gaps of the three pieces must line up.

When cylinder surfaces are badly worn or excessively scored or tapered, a(n)____________________ bar is used to cut the cylinders for oversize pistons or sleeves.

Babbitt, a mixture of lead and tin, is used in _____.

Most camshafts on overhead valve engines use ____________________-piece bearings.

A lifter that has a concave contact face must be ____________________.

All of the following are correct statements about lifters EXCEPT:

A thrust plate is sometimes used to limit the fore and aft movement (endplay)of the ____________________.

A damaged threaded hole in an aluminum block should be repaired by using a bottoming tap of the correct size.

A cylinder block may be a two-piece casting: the upper part contains the cylinders, and the lower part surrounds the crankshaft.

Plastigage is used to check the clearance between _____.

How is a long block different from a short block?