Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder block having a plurality of main bearing bulkheads, and a skirt section. Each bearing bulkhead is formed with through-holes each of which as an upper end opening to the skirt section and a lower end opening to the bottom surface of the bearing bulkhead. The bearing bulkhead is formed at its bottom surface with a depression. Each of a plurality of bearing caps is installed to the bearing bulkhead in a manner to fit in the bearing bulkhead depression. Additionally, bolts are disposed respectively in the bearing bulkhead through-holes, each bolt having an upper end section located on the skirt section and a lower end section located in the hole formed in the bearing cap, thereby eliminating the need for excess structure on the bearing cap to sharply reduce the weight of the bearing cap.

Abstract: An aluminum alloy cylinder block for use in a water-cooled internal combustion engine has a cylinder with a bore into which a piston is to be movably fitted. A water jacket provided on the outer side wall of the cylinder is adapted to allow the passage of water therein for cooling the engine. The depth of the water jacket from the top of the cylinder block is preferably from 0.2 to 0.5 times the length of the cylinder. A crank case has a side wall connected to the bottom of the water jacket, and a cylinder rib extends from the inside of the side wall of the crank case toward the water jacket.

Abstract: A single-cylinder motor having a crankshaft mounted or journalled in the crankcase by means of roller-bearing sets. A crank web or lobe with a crankshaft pin is arranged at one end of the crankshaft. The crankshaft pin is drivingly connected via a connecting rod with the piston of the piston-cylinder unit. The other end of the crankshaft, in the region of the end segment thereof, carries the rotor of a magneto ignition device, whereby an end journal of the crankshaft can be coupled with a power take-off or output member. To journal or mount the crankshaft, the roller-body sets are arranged axially nondetachable in a sleeve which coaxially surrounds the crankshaft, whereby the sleeve is pressed or forced into a recess of the crankcase. The sleeve, the roller body sets, and the crankshaft form a structural unit capable of being preassembled.

Abstract: A compact V-type engine arrangement wherein an odd number of cylinders are formed in opposite cylinder banks of differing lengths with the shorter bank having one less cylinder than the longer bank. A space adjacent the end of the shorter cylinder bank and generally opposite one of the cylinders of the longer bank is utilized to mount an engine driven mechanism, such as a diesel fuel injection pump, which is preferably connected to the individual cylinders for coaction therewith in timed relationship with the engine cycle. Novel compact means for driving the engine fuel injection pump or other mechanism, as well as other mechanical features, are also provided.

Abstract: To service an engine (10), it is frequently determined that a cylinder liner (12) and piston (18) must be replaced. It is difficult and time consuming to first install the liner (12) and then the piston (18) with the rings (20) and connecting rod (22). A pre-assembled unit (36) including the liner (12) and piston (18) may be installed on the engine according to a disclosed method. The unitary assembly simplifies steps at the service facility and, if desired, permits assembly of the unit (36) prior to shipment to the service facility to reduce shipping space and cost.

Abstract: A cylinder block comprises bearing sections for supporting a rotatable shaft disposed within a crankcase inner chamber, the bearing sections being spaced from each other and from main bearing sections for supporting a crankshaft; and generally cylindrical hollow beam members each of which is interposed between the two opposite bearing sections in a manner to cover the rotatable shaft supported by the bearing sections, the hollow beam members being aligned in the direction of the row of cylinder barrels, thereby effectively increasing the total rigidity of the cylinder block while achieving engine weight-lightening.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder block having at its bottom part a plurality of bearing sections; and a bearing beam structure including a plurality of main bearing cap sections each of which associates with the cylinder block bearing section to rotatably support a crankshaft, first and second beam sections for securely connecting all the bearing cap sections and extending parallel with the axis of the crankshaft, the distance between the outer-most side-surfaces of the first and second beam sections being equal to or smaller than the width of each bearing cap section, and at least four cap bolts for fastening each bearing cap section onto the cylinder block, thereby effectively suppressing the vibration of the bearing beam structure itself and accordingly the vibration of the lower part of the cylinder block.

Abstract: The cylinder block comprises an oil pan installation rail which is integral with a skirt section at a lower part of the skirt section. The installation rail is generally in the shape of a quadrangular pyramid whose width and height gradually increase in the direction from the cylinder block front end to the cylinder block rear end. The oil pan installation rail is hollow. Additionally, a transmission installation section is integral with the rear end of the oil pan installation rail and also integral with the cylinder block. In this cylinder block, engine noise reduction can be effectively achieved while attaining engine weight reduction.

Abstract: A cylinder block comprises a cylinder-barrel structure having a plurality of cylinder barrels; a water jacket outer wall structure disposed spaced from the cylinder-barrel structure to define therebetween a water jacket, the outer wall structure being fully spaced from said cylinder-barrel structure at the top surface of the cylinder block onto which top surface a cylinder head is to be secured, the outer wall structure including first and second side wall sections which are located opposite so as to interpose therebetween the cylinder-barrel structure; and a reinforcement member disposed to rigidly connect the first and second side wall sections in a manner to traverse said cylinder-barrel structure, thereby suppressing the vibration of the water jacket outer wall structure thus preventing noise emission therefrom.

Abstract: A multi-cylinder engine for a motor vehicle comprises at least two cylinders mounted in mutually displaced relationship with respect to longitudinal and transverse directions of the vehicle. The crankshaft for one of the cylinders is located at a higher level than the crankshaft for the other cylinder. A crankcase assembly of the engine is vertically divided into pieces by a plurality of planes extending perpendicular to the crankshafts and each plane passing through each center of the cylinders. The engine provides first and second gears mounted on the primary shaft, a crank gear for one of the crankshaft, a crank gear for the other crankshaft, and an idle gear. The first gear is in meshing engagement with the crank gear for one of the crankshaft, while the second gear is connected to the other crank gear through the idle gear.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder block including cylinder barrels, and main bearing bulkheads each having a bearing section; main bearing cap sections respectively secured to the bearing bulkheads so that each main bearing cap section and the corresponding cylinder block bearing section associate to constitute a main bearing for rotatably supporting a crankshaft; and a bearing beam structure detachably secured to the main bearing cap sections to connect the main bearing cap sections with each other as a single unit, the bearing beam structure including a plurality of beam sections which are disposed parallel with each other and extend along the row of the main bearing cap sections, the beam sections being connected with each other, thereby effectively decreasing engine noise while facilitating the handling of the engine parts before assembly.

Abstract: An automotive internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder block having at its bottom section a plurality of main bearing supporting sections, a bearing beam structure secured to the cylinder block bottom section and including a plurality of main bearing caps each cooperating with a main bearing supporting section of the cylinder block, and a beam section securely connecting the main bearing caps with each other, and a support arm disposed on an end portion of the bearing beam structure and rigidly connected to the lower section of a transmission bell housing, thereby effectively suppressing the angular displacement of the cylinder block relative to the transmission bell housing.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder block including a skirt section, and a plurality of bearing sections connected to the skirt section; and a bearing beam structure secured to the bottom part of the cylinder block and including a plurality of main bearing cap sections each associating with each cylinder block bearing section to rotatably support a crankshaft, first and second beam sections disposed to connect the main bearing cap sections with each other, and first and second side wall sections disposed to securely connect the bearing cap sections with each other respectively at their one of opposite side portions and at the other one of the opposite side portions, each side wall section being securely connected at its lower part with each beam section and the its top part with the lower part of the cylinder block skirt section, thereby greatly improving the rigidity of the entire bearing beam structure, thereby effectively suppressing noise emission from the cylinder block.

Abstract: A cylinder block of an internal combustion engine, comprises a plurality of main bearing bulkheads, two oppositely disposed oil pan installation flange portions which are integral with the bearing bulkheads and made of a light alloy same as the bearing bulkheads, and a reinforcement member cast in and embedded throughout each oil pan installation flange portion and each main bearing bulkhead bottom section, the material of said reinforcement member being different from and high in mechanical strength than the light alloy, thereby greatly improving the rigidity of each bearing bulkhead bottom section to prevent each bearing bulkhead bottom section from vibrating.

Abstract: A cylinder block comprises an upper block deck disposed along whole the periphery of a cylinder-barrel section to securely connect the cylinder-barrel section with a water jacket outer wall section. The upper block deck is located below the top of the cylinder block and so positioned that its center lies at the level of an uppermost part of the skirt section of a piston which is at a range from TDC to 30 degrees relative to TDC. Additionally, upper and lower water jackets are formed at the upper and lower sides of the upper block deck, and communicate with each other through water holes formed through the upper block deck. By virtue of the thus located upper block deck, the wall of the cylinder-barrel section is effectively prevented from vibration due to piston slap, thereby greatly reducing piston slap noise emitted from the cylinder block.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder block rigidly connected to a transmission and having cylinder bores and bearing sections; and a bearing beam structure including main bearing cap sections each associating with each cylinder block bearing section to rotatably support a crankshaft, first and second beam sections securely connecting the main bearing cap sections with each other and extending parallelly with the crankshaft axis, the first and second beam sections being located spaced from each other and along the respective opposite side portions of each bearing cap section, and first and second connecting sections respectively integral with the first and second beam sections and being rigidly connected to the transmission, thereby preventing the bearing beam structure from its axial vibration while contributing to an improvement in rigidity of a power unit entire including the transmission.

Abstract: A V-type multi-cylinder internal combustion engine has a horizontal joint plane between the cylinder block and the intake manifold. Cylinder heads are mounted on the two banks of cylinders and each cylinder head has an inclined surface cooperating with a similar surface on the intake manifold to form fluid tight joints between them. Engine coolant passes through these joints to circulate through a heating water jacket to heat passages in the intake manifold.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder block having cylinder barrels and bearing sections, and a bearing beam structure including bearing cap sections each of which associates with each cylinder block bearing section so as to rotatably support the journal of a crankshaft, first and second upper beam sections disposed along the two upper opposite portions of each bearing cap section to securely connect the bearing cap sections with each other, and first and second lower beam sections disposed along the two lower opposite portions of each bearing cap section to securely connect the bearing cap sections with each other, thereby effectively reducing engine noise particularly due to the vibration of a skirt section of the cylinder block.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder barrels and a plurality of bearing sections for the journals of a crankshaft; a bearing beam structure and including a plurality of main bearing cap sections each of which associates with each cylinder block bearing section to form a bore for rotatably receiving the crankshaft journal, each bearing cap section being formed with first and second projections which are spaced from each other and located opposite to each other with respect to the axis of the bore, and first and second beam members which are independent from but securely connected to the first and second bearing cap section projections, respectively, by bolts, thereby greatly reducing engine noise emission and improving the productivity of the engine.

Abstract: An improved lubricating system for a two-cycle internal combustion engine having a vertically disposed crankshaft. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the crankshaft has a connecting rod journal that rotates in a crank chamber above which is positioned a lubricant chamber. A lubricant delivery passage extends through the crankshaft from the lubricant chamber and terminates in a connecting rod journal portion formed in the crank chamber.

Abstract: A cylinder block comprises an upper section having a plurality of engine cylinder bores therein, the upper section having first and second oppositely disposed wall members, and a skirt section having a cavity defining a crankcase for an engine crankshaft, the skirt section having first and second oppositely disposed walls which are integral to and in straight alignment with the first and second wall members of the upper section, respectively, thereby effectively preventing noise radiation from the skirt section and improving the torsional and flexural rigidities of the cylinder block.

Abstract: Disclosed is an internal combustion engine including a flywheel pulley connected to a crankshaft, a governor drive pulley, and a cooling liquid pump drive pulley with belt means driveably connecting the flywheel pulley, the governor drive pulley and the pump drive pulley.In one embodiment of this invention, the belt means is a belt and the flywheel pulley, the governor drive pulley, the pump drive pulley, an idler pulley and the flywheel pulley are driveably connected in series. The engine includes a cooling liquid system, a fan connected to the cooling liquid pump and a radiator adjacent the fan. The engine is a two-stroke engine and the engine crankshaft is in a vertical position. The flywheel is rotatable about a first axis and the governor drive pulley and the idler pulley are coaxial about a second axis at a right angle to the first axis, and the cooling liquid pump is rotatable abut an axis extending perpendicular to the first and second axes.

Abstract: A V-type internal combustion engine has a timing gear mechanism positioned in front of the cylinder block for driving the camshaft from the crankshaft. A coolant pump is secured to the cylinder block laterally offset from the crankshaft and adjacent one bank of cylinders. A first discharge passage leads from the coolant pump to the adjacent bank of cylinders and the second discharge passage is formed on a cover for the timing gear mechanism for supplying coolant to the remote bank of cylinders.

Abstract: In a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine to be installed horizontally in a motor vehicle the cylinder block (2), the cylinder head (4), one half (8) of the crankcase and the oil sump (9) are formed from a single casting, the oil sump being positioned below the cylinder block and having an opening (13) in the same plane as a flat surface (12) on the cylinder head which locates a camshaft case (14).The camshaft case (14) and the oil sump cover (17) are formed as one unit, and a stay between the camshaft case and the oil sump cover accommodates the drive shaft (21) of an oil pump (22) located in the oil sump and driven by the camshaft. A second stay (19) between the camshaft case and the oil sump cover contains a duct (25) for conveying oil from the camshaft case back into the oil sump.

Abstract: A cylinder block of an internal combustion engine, comprises an integrally formed metallic main body including a cylinder section and bearing bulks and a part of a water jacket. First and second side cover members are secured respectively to the opposite side surfaces of the main body so as to maintain a fluid-tight seal therebetween, each side cover member defining thereinside a part of said water jacket and including a skirt section. The side cover members are made of a non-metallic material which is light in weight and high in damping capacity, thereby effectively damping the engine vibration transmitted to the side cover members to prevent the skirt section of the side cover members from emitting noise.

Abstract: An automotive internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder block formed at its bottom section with a plurality of main bearing carrying sections, a plurality of main bearing caps respectively secured to the main bearing carrying sections, and a beam member formed of a sheet metal and disposed to rigidly connect all the main bearing caps, thereby effectively suppressing the vibration of the main bearing caps to greatly decrease engine noise emission.

Abstract: An automotive internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder bores and a plurality of bearing bulkheads, and a bearing beam structure secured to the bottom part of the cylinder block and including a plurality of main bearing cap sections each of which associates with each cylinder block bearing bulkhead to rotatably support the journal of a crankshaft, and two beam sections for securely connecting all the bearing cap sections, the two beam sections extending parallel with the axis of the crankshaft and being located at the opposite side portions, respectively, of each bearing cap section, thereby improving the strength of the main bearing cap sections and the cylinder block bearing bulkheads against the tortional and flexural vibrations to effectively suppress the vibrations of a cylinder block skirt section and an oil pan.

Abstract: The bearings of the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine are surrounded by rings of a high temperature resistant polymer, the rings being pressed into bearing seats in the upper and lower portions of the crankcase, the rings being formed with extensions to completely separate the upper and lower portions of the crankcase. The rings enable the use of plastic materials for the lower crankcase, by insulating the lower portion of the crankcase from heat in the upper portion thereof.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine having a cylinder block, comprises a bearing support beam structure secured to the cylinder block and including a plurality of main bearing carrying sections which are made of aluminum allow and incorporate with the corresponding sections of the cylinder block to rotatably support a crankshaft, and a steel pipe securely disposed within and in a manner to pierce the main bearing carrying sections, thereby lightening the weight of the entire engine, increasing the flexural rigidity of the cylinder block.

Abstract: The oil pump of an internal combustion engine having an engine unit support elastically suspended in a crankcase, is arranged in a front wall of the crankcase and actuated by a flexible shaft driven by the crankshaft of the engine. Thereby, a vibrational decoupling between the engine unit support and the crankcase is ensured and a ducting of the pressurized oil out of the crankcase is simplified.

Abstract: An engine block for a reciprocal piston internal combustion engine which is constructed from two substantially identical block halves. Each block half includes a mating surface formed around its outer periphery which is symetrical about the center line and a cylinder adapted to receive a reciprocal piston. Each block further includes a pair of manifold passageways wherein one end of each passageway is adapted to be connected to the cylinder through a valve means while the other of each passageway is open to the mating surface on opposite sides of and equidistantly spaced from the center line. A recessed channel is formed in the mating surface and extends from the other end of each passageway and to the outer edge of the mating surface. The engine block halves are secured together so that the mating surfaces abut together whereupon the recessed channels on one block half register with the recessed channels on the other block half.

Abstract: In a water-cooled, multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, which comprises cylinders and a cooling jacket, the cylinders are connected in the lower region thereof to each other and to the cooling jacket, and crankshaft main bearings consisting of two parts which are mutually connected by means of main bearing bolts, the lower ends of the cylinders are connected to the cooling jacket at a height from the bottom edge of the cylinders corresponding to 0.5 to 0.75 times the cylinder diameter, and downwards from this level the lower cylinder ends are connected to each other but otherwise free and unconstrained, and the threads for the main bearing bolts are arranged at a height from the bottom edges being at least that great as the distance of the connection between the cylinders to the bottom edges.

Abstract: A lubricating system for an internal combustion engine comprises a crankcase cover secured to a cylinder block of the engine and arranged to absorb vibration applied thereto, an oil reservoir for containing lubricating oil, disposed independently and separately from the cylinder block, and pipes for establishing communication between the inside of the crankcase cover and the oil reservoir, and establishing communication between the oil reservoir and an oil pump associated with the cylinder block, respectively, thereby preventing noise emission due to vibration transmitted to the crankcase cover through the cylinder block.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine an engine unit support is attached to an engine housing which is extended in upward direction. The two-part crankshaft bearings are attached to the engine unit support such that their upper part is fastened to the upper part of the engine unit support by mounting screws which can be handled from above and outside of the engine housing. The assembly unit which consists of crankshaft and crankshaft main bearings is supported in the engine housing by means of sound insulating elements. The whole design thus facilitates assembly and disassembly of the engine.

Abstract: A liquid cooled multi-cylinder internal combustion engine comprises a crankcase which extends above the crankshaft axis and a cylinder block which is fixed to the upper edge of the crankcase by means of a connecting flange arranged on the cooling jacket. The engine has two-part crankshaft main bearings which are connected to the cylinder block by means of through bolts. The cooling jacket of the cylinder block is shorter than the cylinder liners, and adjacent to the cooling jacket and extending to the end of the cylinder liners downward opening conduits are formed which are communicating with each other. These conduits are tightly covered by a cover plate, which is arranged between the lower end of the cylinder block and the upper bearing parts and serve for the oil supply, especially of the crankshaft main bearings of the engine.

Abstract: A cavity forming structural support assembly for a chassis element of an internal combustion engine incorporates an elongated member made of metal or fiber reinforced plastic material having a peripheral wall with a plurality of internal longitudinally extending wall portions defining a longitudinally extending cavity and further including a plurality of secondary longitudinal cavities at least partially surrounding the primary cavities. The elongated member is capped by a material different than that of the elongated member to form a respective end thereof and to include transverse walls forming cavities within the elongated member and enclosing the secondary longitudinal cavities. The respective caps include a portion extending inside the walls of the hollow section chamber and in pressing engagement therewith. A support member extends transversely into the primary cavity and is connected to the inner wall portion of the cap.

Abstract: A drive aggregate for a heat pump includes a common cylinder block which combines a heat pump compressor and an internal combustion engine driving the compressor. Bearings mounted in the cylinder block support a common crankshaft which serves both the engine and the compressor and which is formed of a first crankshaft part and a second crankshaft part. The two crankshaft parts (engine-side and compressor-side crankshaft parts) have adjoining end portions which are mutually non-rotatably interconnected. The bearings comprise a first and a second end bearing. The second end bearing supports both adjoining end portions, whereas the first end bearing supports the other end of the first crankshaft part. Between the first and the second end bearings there is situated at least one intermediate bearing which is split for permitting lateral installation thereof on the first crankshaft part.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine with an engine unit support (1) comprising parts directly affected by body resonance as, e.g., cylinder block (2), cylinderhead (3), crankshaft (7) and crankshaft bearings (6), the engine unit support is connected to the crankcase (8) by means of several vibration absorbing and power transmitting elements (29) whereby the crankcase is insulated against body resonance. A sealing element (40; 44) is arranged between the engine unit support (1) for the crankcase (8) and sealing a lower oil-wetted part (15) of the engine oil-tightly against an upper dry part. The vibration absorbing elements (29) are mounted on the one side at the walls (25, 26) of the crankcase (8) and on the other side at the main bearing walls (20, 21) of the engine unit support in the region of the crankshaft axis (22).

Abstract: A reciprocating-piston i.c. engine is supported on a supporting structure by means of mountings which are attached, not to the crankcase wall, but to the main bearing structure of the engine, by means of rigid support members which extend through flexibly-sealed apertures in the crankcase wall and are rigidly secured to the main bearing blocks. The crankcase wall is thus isolated from vibrations generated by internal moving parts of the engine, and the deformations of the crankcase by such vibrations, and hence the level of noise generated by the crankcase wall, are reduced. Where a longitudinal stiffening beam is secured to the bottom bearing blocks of the main bearing structure, some of the rigid supports of the mountings may be attached to the stiffening beam.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine, in particular for the driving of an aircraft, having a bipartite crankshaft case to receive the cylinder blocks in opposed arrangement; having three crankshaft bearings to receive the crankshaft and with screw-thread means arranged on both sides on the periphery of the crankcase bearings in order to clamp the crankcase halves together, the central screw-thread means being developed in a first crankshaft case part as continuous boreholes without thread, characterized by the fact that in the second crankshaft case part (1) there are provided continuous boreholes (9, 11) with threaded sections (22, 23) in the region adjoining the first part of the case and that first and second tie rods (8, 10) with threaded sections (12, 13; 20, 21) on both ends for engagement with clamping nuts and, in each case, a threaded section (16, 17) in the central region of the shaft for engagement with the corresponding threaded sections (16, 17) arranged in the second crankcase part (1) are provided.

Abstract: An engine structural assembly is disclosed including an integral head and upper cylinder section assembly for use in combination with an integral crankcase and lower cylinder section assembly wherein the upper and lower assemblies are formed to receive a wet cylinder liner which is adapted to be directly contacted by engine coolant over only the exterior surfaces of the liner which are received within the upper assembly. For purposes of forming a coolant cavity around the portion of the liner received in the upper assembly, a coolant seal is provided between the liner and the upper assembly adjacent the joinder zone between the upper and lower assemblies. In one embodiment the liner includes a mid stop located adjacent the upper and lower assemblies for holding the mid section of the liner in a fixed axial position and for applying an axial compressive force to the liner along the portion of the liner received within the upper assembly.

Abstract: A multicylinder internal combustion engine with a crankcase secured to a connection flange of the cylinder block and a flywheel at the output end of the crankshaft, the distance between the connection flange and the crankshaft axis corresponding approximately to half the diameter of the flywheel.

Abstract: Low-noise-level internal combustion Vee-engine with a skeletal engine unit support and the cylinder head mounted thereon, auxiliary units rigidly connected to the skeletal engine unit support and the cylinder head, an engine case surrounding the engine unit support and connected to same by at least one sound-absorbing member.

Abstract: A composite engine block is disclosed including a main frame containing plural cylinder liner receiving cavities interleaved with plural cross walls extending generally perpendicularly between the outer side walls of the main frame and an oil pan adapter or ladder frame forming the lower section of the composite engine block between the main frame and the engine oil pan. Each main frame cross wall is combined with a pair of pillars extending between the upper head engaging surface of the main frame and a crankshaft bearing support located adjacent the lower surface of the engine block, wherein both the cross wall and pillars are shaped to strengthen and rigidify the composite engine block and to facilitate metal casting of the main frame.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine is provided with stiffening side wall ribs which are lightened by the provision therein of internal passages that alternatively cooperate with cylinder head passages to provide oil drains from the valve chambers to the oil sump or provide mounting means for an oil level indicating gauge rod. The oil gauge mounting provision includes an angled uniplanar passage in the cylinder block wall aligned with a cylinder head boss and oil pan mounted guide member as well as additional features.

Abstract: A modular internal combustion engine is provided in which a single crankcase can be adapted to a plurality of different types of engine configurations. The crankcase is open at its top so that each upper side edge of the crankcase forms a mounting flange while a crankshaft is rotatably carried by the crankcase. Block members and adapter members are provided and each includes a mounting flange formed along each longitudinal side. All of the mounting flanges are substantially identical to each other so that any one mounting flange can be detachably secured to another mounting flange. Thus to construct the engine, one mounting flange of either the block or adapter member is attached to one crankcase mounting flange while one mounting flange on the other member is attached to the other crankcase mounting flange. In addition, the remaining mounting flanges on the block and adapter members register with each other and are secured together.

Abstract: A pair of closely adjacent electrically conductive coils, suitably encapsulated, are secured to or retained closely adjacent the positive terminal of a battery of an internal combustion engine. An electrical wire extends from the coils and is electrically connected to the negative terminal of the battery.

Abstract: An enclosure spanning circuit for carrying fluids through opposed nonparallel walls of an enclosure used in a preferred embodiment to drain the open valley cover and manifold member of a V-type automotive diesel engine through a drain tube extending through walls of the valley cover and engine block and the crankcase enclosure and having sealing means at the associated wall openings to prevent leakage of the drained fluids into or crankcase vapors out of the engine crankcase.

Abstract: In an engine having an elongated block terminating at one end in a flywheel housing, a flywheel with at least one timing mark on its periphery and rotatable within the housing, and spaced lifting eyes secured to the engine so that the engine may be lifted from a support, the improvement wherein the flywheel housing has an opening in its generally uppermost surface through which the timing mark may be viewed and one of the lifting eyes includes a base defining a closure for the opening. Bolts removably secure the base to the flywheel housing about the opening to (a) close the opening and (b) secure the lifting eye to the engine.

Abstract: The invention relates to an internal combustion engine fit-up device, according to which each intake manifold is arranged at a level lower than that of the associated cylinder head, a walkway is mounted above each intake manifold, and the engine pipes are mounted in the space between the said walkway and the said intake manifold.