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Final review 2201

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What are factors that decrease VE?   Improper valve timing, sharp bends in the induction system, and high carburetor air temperatures  
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Which strokes are both valves open?   Intake and exhaust  
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Three types of bearings used   Plain, roller, and ball bearings  
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Which one has the least rolling friction?   Ball bearing  
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Which would make a good thrust bearing?   Deep grooved ball bearing  
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How many springs are required for valves?   2- Redundancy and reduction of vibration, valve flutter dampening  
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When is the air fuel mixture ignited?   compression stroke  
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Operating valve clearance   will be greater when hot  
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Cam ground piston   Oval shaped that turns round when heated  
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Primary concern when establishing a firing order?   – provide for balance and eliminate vibration to the greatest extent possible  
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Grinding the valves of a reciprocating engine to a feather edge is likely to result in –   preignition and burned valves  
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Master rod bearing for a radial engine are generally what type?   Plain  
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Which bearing is least likely to be a rolling or ball bearing in a radial engine?   Master rod bearing  
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. What is the HP delivered to the propeller called?   brake horsepower  
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When is the combustion process completed?   Shortly after TDC on the power stroke  
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A condition that occurs in radial engines but not horizontally opposed engines is   hydraulic lock  
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Five events of an engine   Intake, compression, ignition, power, exhaust  
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Which statement is correct in regard to engine crankshafts?   Moveable counterweights reduce dynamic vibrations  
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What is the principle advantage of propeller reduction gear?   increase engine RPM without breaking sound barrier  
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What is a choke or tapered ground cylinder   – slightly smaller at the top of the cylinder and expands when it heats up. Provides a straight cylinder bore at operating temperatures  
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What can happen if the intake valve opens too early?   Backfiring into the induction system  
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What is valve overlap?   When both valves are off their seat  
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Where do most cylinders wear-out the most?   at the top because the heat and least amount of oil  
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What is the operating valve clearance for an engine with hydraulic lifters?   0  
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Method of hardening cylinder walls?   nitriding or chrome plating  
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Which of the following is caused by excessive valve clearance?   Intake and exhaust valves will open late and close early  
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Which statement is correct regarding 4-stroke engines?   Intake valve closes on the compression stroke  
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What is compression ratio?   the ratio between cylinder volume with piston at bottom dead center and top dead center  
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Which of the following will be caused by excessive valve clearance?   opening late and closing early  
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Why does the smoothness of operation of an engine increase with a greater number of cylinders?   The power impulses are closer together  
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What does valve overlap promote?   Better scavenging and cooling characteristics  
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Excessive valve clearance causes the duration   to increase  
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Excessive valve clearance causes   Reduced valve overlap period  
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If the hot clearance is used to set the valves when the engine is cold, what will occur during operation of the engine?   The valves will open late and close early  
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Which of the following is most likely to occur if an overhead valve engine is operated with inadequate valve clearances?   The valves will not seat positively during start and engine warmup  
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Primary purpose of proper valve timing and overlap   obtain the best volumetric efficiency and lower cylinder operating temperatures  
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What do full floating piston heads allow motion between?   the piston and the connecting rod  
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If the oil pressure gauge fluctuates over a wide range from zero to normal operating pressure, the most likely cause is   low oil pressure  
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Cast iron piston rings may be used in   chrome plated cylinders.  
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Chrome plated rings may be used in   plain steel cylinders.  
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If the exhaust valve closed, and the intake valve just closed, what stroke is the engine on?   Compression  
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A hissing sound from the exhaust when turning the prop manually   exhaust valve isn’t seated  
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What is an advantage of using metallic-sodium filled exhaust valves in aircraft reciprocating engines?   Reduced valve operating temperatures  
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What is oil viscosity?   Resistance to flow  
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Which of the following has the greatest effect on the viscosity of lubricating oil?   Temperature  
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What component controls the oil pressure   Maybe oil pressure regulator  
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Horsepower in the cylinders   indicated  
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Before starting a radial engine, what should be attempted?   Rotate the prop in the same direction  
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If the oil pressure of a cold engine is higher than at operating temperature   normal operation  
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When does valve overlap occur?   At the end of the exhaust stroke and the beginning of the intake stroke  
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Which fuel/air mixture will burn all of the fuel and air?   Stoichiometric  
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Backfiring from the carburetor is caused by using   running excessively lean  
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Which of the following conditions will lead to bleeding detonation?   Low octane fuel  
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Which of the following is true?   preignition is caused by an area that is incandescent  
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When would small induction system air leaks have the most noticeable effects   At low RPM  
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What can cause excessive build-up in the crankcase of a recip engine?   Plugged crankcase breather  
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An unsupercharged aircraft reciprocating engine, operated at full throttle from sea level to 10,000 feet, provided the RPM is unchanged, will   lose power due to the reduced density of the air drawn into the cylinders  
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What does a TSIO engine designation stand for?   Turbocharged, supercharged, fuel injected, opposed  
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What is the advantage of an inline engine?   aerodynamic  
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how many cylinders does a radial engine have in the first row   An odd number of cylinders  
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What does the clearance between the rocker arm and the valve tip affect?   Height of the valve opening, point at which the valve opens, duration of valve opening  
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What variable can the pilot control to increase VE   RPM and Throttle  
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Back suction mixture control operates by   varying the pressure acting on the fuel in the float chamber  
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Purpose of the economizer   provide a richer mixture and cooling at maximum power output  
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What stroke does the fuel injection system inject fuel?   all of them  
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Where is the carb heat in a fuel injection system?   Doesn't have one  
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What are pole shoes made of?   laminated soft iron to dissipate magnetism readily  
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E-gap angle is defined as   several degrees of magnet rotation beyond the magnet's neutral position  
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Spark is produced when breaker points are   Open  
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What is grounded when the ignition switch it turned off?   P-leads  
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What is the purpose of using an impulse coupling with a magneto?   To produce a momentary high rotational speed of the magneto  
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What is an advantage of using metallic-sodium filled exhaust valves in aircraft reciprocating engines?   Reduced valve operating temperatures  
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