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Old 07-24-2023, 09:07 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by bigdano711 View Post
I looked at a computer and just "got it". I look at an engine and I can see a couple major components, but when you start talking about rockers and lifters and cam lobes and valve lash, holy crap does my head start spinning. Like, this is the first time ever I put my hands on a valve and did an "adjustment".
All those things you mentioned is just parts of an analog computer in the engine controlling the timing and volumes of suck, press, bang, blow. That’s it, all there is to them. If you reframe your mind to thinking of it as a computer made of analog parts it might help you learn easier?
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