camshaft in the PONS Dictionary

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Each cylinder had one inlet and two exhaust valves actuated by a single overhead camshaft.
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It was a 589 cuin flat-6 cylinder with hemispherical combustion chambers, fuel injection, and overhead valves operated by oil pressure rather than a camshaft.
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In 1909 the two-speed singles had camshafts to open the inlets, instead of the earlier automatic valves.
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Placing the oil pump low-down uses a near-vertical drive shaft, driven by helical skew gears from the camshaft.
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A belt or chain allows much more flexibility in the relative locations of the crankshaft and camshafts.
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The crankshaft and camshafts must be made of steel or cast iron.
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Its performance upgrades include exhaust systems, engine computers, camshafts, suspension parts, brake systems, and carbon fiber body parts.
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The fuel pump, oil pump and distributor were driven directly off the camshaft.
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The dual overhead camshafts are driven by a single-stage roller chain of 8.0 mm (0.3-in) pitch, enabling a narrow included valve angle of 27.5.
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The injectors are cycled from the same camshaft responsible for opening the exhaust valves.
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