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crankcase
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Also known as crank case

thumb| De Dion-Bouton engine (circa 1905) with a crankcase formed from separate castings of the upper and lower halves

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It sits within the topics Engine components and Engine technology.

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Instance of
part
Part of
engine
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9 sections
Contents
  • Two-stroke engines
  • Crankcase-compression
  • Lubricating crankcase
  • Four-stroke engines
  • Oil circulation
  • Ventilation of combustion gases
  • Open-crank engines
  • See also
  • References

thumb| De Dion-Bouton engine (circa 1905) with a crankcase formed from separate castings of the upper and lower halves

A crankcase is the housing in a piston engine that surrounds the crankshaft. In most modern engines, the crankcase is integrated into the engine block.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “crankcase” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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