ASE Engine Repair
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The sprocket on the camshaft that is turned up by a chain or belt from the crankshaft. The camshaft sprocket has twice as many teeth as the cam shaft sprocket.
A belt driven device that provides electrical current for the vehicle charging system; a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy; a generating device that uses diode rectifiers to convert AC to DC.
The volume displaced by all of the pistons in all of an engine's cylinders.
Friction material it is bonded or riveted to curved metal structures attached to the backing plate. The brake shoes press on the brake drums to stop its rotation.