a camshaft moves the rods up and down as to open and close the valves. a rod rides on the camshaft and the lobes are oval, so every time it turns the rods are pushed up and when the lobe is down they are closed. this happens very fast, the rod rides on camshaft and pushes on rocker arms to open and close valves.
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Mounted to the bottom of the block and rear main journal and extends its pickup tube into the engine oil pan. It is driven by a rod that goes straight up from it to the distributor. Distributor driven by the camshaft.
push rod or tap its. It would be a cam lobe that moves the lifter.
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Slack adjusters are used to adjust for wear on s-cam brakes on heavy and medium sized trucks. A lever, connecting the brake chamber push rod with the foundation brake camshaft
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you are probably refering to a rocker arm. In a pushrod motor the rocker are opens the valves. A rod rides on the camshaft and as the lobes on it come around the rod pushes up on the rocker are which does exactly that, rocks the same as the rocker on a rocking chair . The rod pushes up on the rocker which then pushes down on the valve, opening it.
Pistons, cylinders, crankshaft, crankcase, oil pan, spark plug, camshaft, connecting rod, rod bearing, exhaust valve, intake valve.