2006-12-25 03:26:07 · 3 answers · asked by tec3 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
A small amount of combustible fuel is injected into a combustion chamber, where it is ignited by a spark from the spark plug. The explosion drives a piston down very quickly, which turns the crankshaft. If you have an eight cylinder engine, this happens in a particular sequence in each of the eight chambers. The crankshaft turns a flywheel, which "evens out" the flow of the mechanical energy. This mechanical energy then is used to power a car, or some other vehicle.
There is more to it, but that is the fundamental way it works.
2006-12-25 03:31:17 · answer #1 · answered by jkc19452004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WELL IT'S WHEN YOUR INSIDE'S CATCH ONFIRE AND YOU GET REALLY HOT AND THE DOCTORS CAN PUT YOU IN ICE CUZ YOUR BODY WILL GO INTO SHOCK......
2006-12-25 11:30:03 · answer #2 · answered by MARCiiA 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm
2006-12-25 11:35:51 · answer #3 · answered by gdwrnch40 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋