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A boy's text book on gas engines

Chapter 10: THE CRANK CASE
By Fay Leone Faurote
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This practical manual presents a clear, illustrated introduction to automobile gas engines aimed at young readers. It breaks the engine down into individual parts—valves, piston, crankshaft, connecting rod, crankcase, carburetor, ignition and cooling systems—explaining how each functions and how they interact. It describes the four-stroke cycle and the two-cycle motor using simple analogies and step-by-step diagrams, and offers accessible explanations of operation, maintenance, and common mechanisms so readers can visualize and reason through engine action.

THE CRANK CASE

The crank case of a motor serves as a foundation for the engine, furnishes a support for the main bearings in which the crank shaft revolves and encloses the working parts in such a way as to provide for their lubrication and protect them from the dust and other substances which might materially hinder the proper performance of their functions. To a certain extent the crank case might be compared to the framework of the grindstone, although the latter does not answer as many purposes as the real crank case of the motor does.

Fig. 20—The two halves of a Four-cylinder Crank Case.

The case itself is made of iron or aluminum, and is so put together that, although practically air-tight, there is still a means provided for getting inside of it for examination of the working parts or an adjustment of the bearings.