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The '''Four stroke''' internal combustion engine is used in cars, trucks, [[motorcycle]]s, construction machinery and many others applications. | The '''Four stroke''' internal combustion engine is used in cars, trucks, [[motorcycle]]s, construction machinery and many others applications. | ||
==Four stroke cycle== | ==Four stroke cycle== | ||
[[Image:Four stroke engine diagram.jpg|thumbnail|left|175px|Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine:<br>(E) Exhaust [[camshaft]],<br>(I) Intake camshaft,<br>(S) [[Spark plug]],<br>(V) Valves,<br>(P) [[Piston]],<br>(R) [[Connecting rod]],<br>(C) [[Crankshaft]],<br>(W) Water jacket for coolant flow.]] | [[Image:Four stroke engine diagram.jpg|thumbnail|left|175px|Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine:<br>(E) Exhaust [[camshaft]],<br>(I) Intake camshaft,<br>(S) [[Spark plug]],<br>(V) Valves,<br>(P) [[Piston]],<br>(R) [[Connecting rod]],<br>(C) [[Crankshaft]],<br>(W) [[Water jacket]] for coolant flow.]] | ||
The four strokes refer to intake, compression, combustion and exhaust strokes that occur during two rotations of the [[crankshaft]] in a working cycle. | The four strokes refer to intake, compression, combustion and exhaust strokes that occur during two rotations of the [[crankshaft]] in a working cycle. | ||
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