3022406 - 1016E cylinder head/s - various operations

CONSTRUCTION FEATURES

The cylinder head is of the monolithic type, of aluminium-silicon alloy.The two valves per cylinder, parallel and vertical, are fitted in the valve guides and are operated by a single overhead camshaft with cams acting on mechanical type tappets.The valve guides are installed by interference fit in their seats in the cylinder head. The bore is finished off after assembly, using a specific reamer.Compared with heads with precombustion chambers, the entire combustion process takes place in the combustion chamber in the piston.The cylinder head gasket is of the multilayer metal type, and there is no need to retighten the cylinder head at all during the life of the engine.