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A shaft in an ICE that actuates components that open valves into the combustion chamber to allow the flow of necessary gasses in order for a combustion process to function.

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What Type Of Camshaft Location is most common?

They are all common in different configurations. OHV is most common in V style engines, since you can have a single cam in the middle of the block. This weighs less than having a cam over each head, …
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Where do you install cylinder heads, camshafts and valves in different engine types?

Valves are opened by the camshaft and closed by the valve spring. The camshaft is typically in 1 of 3 locations. In the block. …
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