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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After studying this chapter, you will be able to:
• Identify the four events in the power
cycle of an internal combustion engine.
• Identify the events that occur during
each stroke of a two-stroke engine.
• Identify the basic components of a two-
stroke engine.
• Identify two basic types of two-stroke
handheld engines.
• Describe the operation of a two-stroke
engine.
Chapter
5
The Two-Stroke
Cycle Engine
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KEY TERMS
air filter
carburetor
clutch
compression ratio
connecting rod
crankcase
crankshaft
cylinder
flywheel
fuel filter
fuel line
fuel tank
ignition coil
ignition module
muffler
piston
piston ported
power take-off
(PTO)
reed valve
rewind spring
rewind starter
spark plug
stale fuel
transfer ports