| commutator | | abbrev. end of travel of a piston at the bottom of a cylinder |
| cylinder | | passage in the engine block that transports oil to the cam and crankshaft |
| Exhaust | | sytem that removes heat from an engine |
| cylinder head | | color of ground for DC current |
| Engine block | | i.e. nut, bolt, screw, rivet used to hold parts together |
| camshaft | | basic framework of the engine |
| oil pan | | lever used to open valves |
| cooling | | ethylene glycol |
| lpg | | abbrev. single cam inside engine head |
| brush | | leakage of air around a piston |
| sulfuric acid | | current that change directions predictably |
| safety | | series of parts that open and close valves |
| dohc | | devise used to discipate heat |
| blowby | | key-off battery load |
| cca | | number of cells connected together in series in a battery |
| Rocker | | shaft having a series of ecentric lobes for opening of the valves |
| parasitic drain | | used in battery electrolyte |
| armature | | stroke of the engine from BDC to TDC after intake stroke |
| power | | starter componet that engages the flywheel |
| nozzle | | corn based alcohol fuel |
| wrist pin | | practice of protecting yurself and others |
| valve train | | ring fitted into a piston used to form a sliding seal and prvents blowby |
| Main bearing | | when the lead sulfate remains on the plate in a battery |
| distributor | | rotating part of starter that contains coil windings |
| valve seat | | reservior for engine oil |
| bendix | | abbrev. end of travel of a piston at the top of a cylinder |
| ethanol | | abbrev. ampere rating of a battery at zero degrees F |
| vom | | fluid inside a battery |
| six | | componet that houses the intake and exhaust valves and ports |
| BDC | | abbrev. two cams inside engine head |
| TDC | | cylindrical machined opening in an engine block |
| sulfation | | device to transmit electricity to a commutator |
| compression | | abbrev. device to measure electrical potential, current, and resistance |
| sohc | | the stroke of the engine that expells burnt gases |
| compression ring | | devise designed to establish base timing of spark ignition |
| antifreeze | | surface that the valve face makes contact with when closed |
| Oil galley | | abbrev. alternative automotive fuel |
| black | | stroke of the engine after fuel is ignited in the cylinder |
| radiator | | pivot point of a piston and connecting rod |
| electrolyte | | the bearings that carries the crankshaft |
| fastner | | series of copper segments placed side by side to form a ring on an armature |
| ac | | opening or jet which fuel passes to be discharged |
