Everything about Engine Blocks

[@M-N00]

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Great video!

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They're from a professional website that you have to pay $25 to watch the rest of the content, so unlike your average youtuber they don't need subscribers, but they're still selling their content.

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only 79k views??? whats wrong with youtube algorithm? This is top stuff

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[@georgerosebush9754]

Only if you pay $25 to watch the rest, this is merely a preview.

[@lewisbiggs5977]

The level of detail you went into is perfect, you left nothing out, on just a bare block!. This is what car nerds want, you're gonna have every nerd subscribed in no time if you keep this up!. Beginner or experienced, everyones loves this much detail. I knew 99% of what you said, but I was hooked cause the camera quality is great, your explanations and voice are spot on, it's super refreshing!

[@f.g.6019]

I knew 5% and he got me to 7% thanks to this video. Really perfect stuff indeed!

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Sir ! i am a Chemical Engineer but the selection of your words and the Pronunciation Is excellent. Its quite easy to understand , the way you explain . Please don't stop making videos like that

[@PyleHD]

What does you being Chemical Engineer has to do with his pronunciation 🤔

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@@thatguy1919 u Racist chav Shut up

[@benedictsmith4581]

Love the relaxed, organic style of this - weirdly, I actually like the fact that you haven't written an exact script and so have the occasional "um"and "err" in there: for me, it makes it much more informal and therefore a lot easier to watch - I concentrate and learn more from what you're saying, because it sounds like you're just plucking the information out of the air.

[@howacarworks]

Yeah, that's basically exactly what happens!

[@BallisLifeProductions23]

0:00 Engine Block 5:08 The Deck 6:39 Oil Galleries 9:00 Under side of Engine (Crankcase) 12:58 Core Plugs 16:18 Water Jackets

[@-NOGOODRACING-]

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I don't get why he doesn't just post it on KZbin and get more views and money, cuz doesn't KZbin pay you for views anyways?

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​@@lukemiller7884it's not enough

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[@seangoulden]

I wanna thank you for being the teacher i sadly never had. Just before I got into high school, my school district cancelled their auto shop so everything I’ve had learned has been from KZbin and self taught. And this is the only video I have found that goes straight into depth and detail about the engine

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You had me mesmerized with the beauty of this engineering marvel.

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Love the way he delivers information. So clear and concise.

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This was made spectacularly. Interesting ,never boring and jam packed with information. Super cool of you to do this dude.

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I'm so happy to see such a thorough presentation of the good word about cars and their engines.

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I just learned a semester worth of studying by just watching this 17-minute video. If i have to watch all the videos, that would be worth a doctorate degree, and still these videos are far more understandable than any indoor discussion 😂😂

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Please keep doing videos like this. These are probably the most complete, concise, and useful I've found yet.

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I just discovery this channel and, I don't need to see any other mechanical channel anymore. Congrats.

[@ronroberts110]

Great video. The oil jets at 10:40 are for cooling underneath the exhaust side of the pistons. The intake sides have a constant influx of cool intake air.

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[@hasysn]

One of the best engines videos I've ever seen

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Bloody brilliant! Can't wait for the rest of the series!

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[@johneric3886]

I like your comment about how freeze plugs came to be called freeze plugs. That was very funny referring to they were a sales gimmick.

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Came cross this channel by accident. Hidden gem. Hope you blow up on YT soon, you deserve it. Top content

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you answered more questions than I knew I had. Video was in depth, to the point, well organized, and demonstrated competent knowledge. Good video.

[@lMX14l]

Love this!! The more in depth the better!

[@evansisgreat]

11:45 bearing caps are cast separately, certainly not cut off the main block casting. The mating surfaces are machined and they are placed together before the final crank hole machining.

[@hyperboly]

best explanations I have found on the internet anywhere on how a car works

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The Best automobile channel i never seen in my life👍👍👍

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Wow, your the man brother. Thank you. Great videos.

[@The_Acquainted_Era]

I've leaned a lot. Keep up the good work my brother. Thank you

[@joanntran940]

Great work! The explanations are well done and the stories are interesting! Continue the great work!

[@davidparker9676]

The only bit of misinformation was regarding the main caps. they are not typically cast with the block. They are usually forged and the grain pattern runs lengthwise. The block and caps are machined to fit one another and the main bore is cut and honed. Besides that, great and simple explanation for anyone at any level.

[@atobpilot]

That was brilliant to watch.

[@kinsley2108]

I believe they're called freeze plugs because you soak them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen, "freezing them" and then you press them in while extremely cold. When it warms back up to ambient temperature, you have an excellent seal.

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Thank you for the teck video, i am also a mechanic and i love how you love to teach.

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This was way better than I was expecting it to be, good work

[@nickPOPmusic]

Great Video! For future reference, a pressure regulating hole used to restrict fluid movement is called an orifice.

[@gaminggazonk]

I'm amazed how this gentleman explained everything, but I'm more amazed how part by part everything was thought of and discovered .... o-o hmm ...... amazing. Ty for the awesome video.

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great man, you did very well , need to know more about different parts of the vehicles

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This is an amazing vid i learned a lot about car engine within 18 minutes thank you so much ♥️♥️♥️

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Top notch, no nonsense, presentation. Kudos.

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[@howacarworks]

Happy to read this!

[@joseibro1406]

Thanks for the little training that you offered to me on engine starter and how it works

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Amazing video series! Truly, incredibly succinct and fun.

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it´s a Miata block ! from the NB i think............ i saw all videos from the beginning stripping the MX5 ,very cool ,now i hope you rebuilt the car............. Alex you are my hero !

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yeah great videos, but when the new one are coming out???

[@howacarworks]

New ones every week for people who bought the course! All on the site at www.howacarworks.com/video-course

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i HAVE bought the course in fact. and I'm pretty sure I watched them more than 6 months ago? still the lastest is "rear suspension" and I'm not seeing "new ones" every week. do you have a mail for customer support?

[@Nebbia_affaraccimiei]

sorry I figured out the issue, the vides are NOT in date order so the lastest are neither at the top or the bottom, a little confusing. last email update i have is 19 february, before that 19 december. not exactly every week but still good enough XD

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Now, this is a proper presentation :)

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Fantastic! Thanks for putting the time and effort into this.

[@chrissy6925]

Thank you so much for this detailed video, im in quarantine and also in engines class. So Im not able to attend school and the textbook can only provide only so much info. This video helped me understand the components and functions visually

[@EastingAndNorthing]

Take a shot every time he says 'block' 😂

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I did this and the hospital called the cops cause they didn't believe me when I explained the bullet holes in myself.

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A loo men yum

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Ace presentation. And a very colour co-ordinated garage!

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Very nicely explained sir! Thanks for vital information..

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Loving the full detailed explanation

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Surprised nobody said it. MIATA ENGINE! Specifically early 1.8 95-97

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Jimbo Jak I noticed that too!

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it's in the description lol

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You sure not an m42 ( bmw e30 318 88’+ )

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@@bigercat im not a mech.. mee three lol. my stepdad worked on my aunts several times tho, lol. i didnt Kno, but i thought it looked familiar. now i might be able to learn. since i subscribed. thanks you sir. Excellent explanation. that engine has a perfect alibi for lookin that way. you are a great block lawyer.. lol im silly.

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You absoulotely deserve my subscription. And a LIKE 😉😉

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This. Is. Absolutely. Brilliant.

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Most professional attitude ever seen in this type of videos! Popular mechanics brought me there, also I learn about engines in a mechanical engineering study right now. Can you tell us, what your background is? ;) Wish you a big success!

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Your way of explaining , is perfect

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[@mpetersen6]

The jets pointing up at the cylinder have to restricted for two reasons. The first is to maintain oil pressure the other is so that oil comes out in a spray rather than a stream. The Main Bearing Caps on cast iron blocks are cast as a seperate piece, machined and then sawn apart by a set of cutters that literally look like circular saw blades. On modern aluminum engines the caps are typically made from a powdered metal in a sintering process. These typically have 4 or 6 bolts.

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Hell yea I was thinking that as well.

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This is a wonderful world of experience and gaining knowledge am very impressed

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Can't beat the cast iron blocks if you want longevity. I specifically bought a 2022 4 banger Tacoma because it's one of the last cast iron block 2TR-FE powered Toyotas that will ever be made. Heavy , slow? Yeah but I will get 350,000 miles out of it.

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My first car was a 2001 Ford Taurus that has a cast iron V6. Its not a powerful car, but it was reliable in the nearly 4 years I had it. I gave it to my aunt in Mexico several years ago and is still running strong on the original engine and transmission. Last I heard, it had over 239k miles and still runs fine.

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What a great channel. Thank you!

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Pure clearity .. Awesome video

[@porscheguy09]

I always knew that the core plugs were from the casting process but thought they were designed to also act as a “freeze plug” that is pushed out if the coolant was to freeze. I always figured that they were designed to kill two birds with one stone. What I didn’t know was that the whole idea of them being designed to be a freeze plug specifically for protecting the block from cracking was nothing more than an urban legend.

[@Steven3D8888]

Very impressive videos, exactly what I was looking for, learned a lot, thank you!

[@andyl2212]

awesome video very informative for someone who knows nothing, for a small research project on engine blocks

[@ericcindycrowder7482]

Make sure you talk about engine blocks machined from a forged block of aluminum “billet” like some race engines :). Edit...OK you did talk about billet blocks lol, I guess I need to fully watch a video before commenting..... I’m waiting for 3D printed sintered blocks myself.

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im here to see this channel goes big..really big..

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I don't understand why this channel has less subscribers

[@Tagayangigz]

More videos like this please it helps a lot for us willing to learn thanks

[@je967]

13:07 They're called 'welch plugs' in Australia. FYI. Thanks for the amazing content.

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[@GuldeScott]

They are commonly called freeze plugs because I had water in an engine that I forgot to drain before the cold came. It got cold enough to lightly freeze the water, which made 2 plugs leak. I got the water out before we had a hard freeze. Engine saved.