Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc.
TM
Engine
Description
2-2.
Detailed Engine Description
2-2.1. Crankcase
Two aluminum alloy castings are joined along the vertical center plane to form the
crankcase. The individual castings (with studs and inserts) are referred to as the "left
crankcase" and "right crankcase."
The crankcase provides:
•
A tight enclosure, sufficiently rigid to provide support for the crankshaft, camshaft
and bearings.
•
Oil galleries for lubrication.
Bosses molded in the crankcase castings are line bored in the assembled crankcase halves
to form bearings for the camshaft and saddles for precision crankshaft main bearing
inserts. Guides are bored through lateral bosses for hydraulic tappets. There are six studs
and two through-bolts for attaching cylinder base flanges. The fuel pump mounting pad is
located on the left crankcase half, forward of Cylinder 4.
Cylinder mounting pads on the left crankcase, beyond the corresponding pads on the right
crankcase, permit each connecting rod to work on a separate crankpin. The crankcase
interior is vented by a breather assembly comprised of a tube and baffle assembly with a
side extension for a hose attachment. The breather assembly is pressed into a boss on the
top side of the right crankcase half, forward of Cylinder 3.
REAR CRANKSHFT
BEARING BORE
Cyl #2
Cyl #4
2-4 OR L/H
CRANKCASE HALF
INTERMEDIATE
CRANKSHAFT BEARING BORE
BACKBONE
CRANKSHAFT NOSE
SEAL LAND
FRONT
CRANKSHAFT
BEARING BORE
FUEL PUMP
ACCESS
CAMSHAFT
BEARING BORE
TAPPET
GUIDES
SPINE BELOW
CAMSHAFT
CAMSHAFT
BEARING BORE
OIL SUMP
MOUNT FLANGE
ACCESSORY CASE
MOUNT FLANGE
TAPPET
GUIDES
Figure 2-3.
IOF-240 Crankcase
IOF-240 Series Engine Maintenance Manual
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31 August 2007
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