Chapter 18

Horsepower is expressed in units of ________.

Foot-pounds

All overhead valve engines ________.

Have the overhead valves in the head

How many rotations of the crankshaft are required to complete each stroke of a four-stroke cycle engine?

One-half

Torque is expressed in units of ________.

Pound-feet

Technician A says that a crankshaft determines the stroke of an engine. Technician B says that the length of the connecting rod determines the stroke of an engine. Which technician is correct?

Technician A only

The coolant flow through the radiator is controlled by the _______________.

Thermostat

A rotating force is called ________.

Torque

A normally aspirated automobile engine loses about _______ power per 1,000 feet of altitude.

3%

One cylinder of an automotive four-stroke cycle engine completes a cycle every ________.

720 degrees

An SOHC V 8 engine has how many camshafts?

Two