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Cylinder Block Assembly: Description and Operation

The cylinder block is a partial open deck design to improve cooling and weight reduction. High rigidity is provided with ribs cast in the outer wall, and a monoblock or beam type main bearing cap system. This single unit four bearing cap is designed to control vibration of the cylinder block partition walls.