Reciprocating Engine Overhaul Mid-Block Test

1. Federal Aviation Regulation, Part 33 requires aircraft ignition system to

have
a. At least spark plug per cylinder
b. 0ne pair of spark plug per cylinder
c. At least one magneto per engine

2. The short system is generally used on

a. Supercharge engine with high power output
b. Non supercharged engine and low power engine
c. Direct drive engine

3. The end of the collector is cut taper. This is to

a. Reduce the noise
b. Better scavenging of exhaust gas
c. Aid in cooling the engine

4. The purpose of exhaust augmentor is to

a. Aid in cooling
b. Get extra thrust
c. Reduce aircraft drag

5. The augmentor vane is located

a. At entry of the augmentor
b. In the exit end of the augmentor
c. At the center of the augmentor

6. When perform inspection on exhaust system component, any

discrepancy shouldn’t be mark with
a. Indian ink
b. Lead pencil
c. Wipe board marker

7. The sound energy in the muffler is break by the

a. baffles
b. galleries
c. channels

8. The gas that rush out of the exhaust system is

a. Carbon tryoxide
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Carbon monoxide

9. Connecting rod had cross sectional shape of either ‘I’ or ‘H’ is to

a. lighter and strong
b. occupied small space
c. better shape

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 10. Whenever the connecting rod is removed and should always be replaced
in the same cylinder and in the same relative position
a. connecting rod and cap are stamp with number of cylinder and piston
b. the connecting rod and assembly to be weight according to their cylinder
number
c. should be paired whenever the engine experience severe vibration

11. What material are normally used to manufactured the master rod
a. aluminum alloy forging
b. magnesium alloy forging
c. steel alloy forging

12. What method does the articulated rod are connected to the master rod
a. by the piston pin
b. crankshaft pin
c. knuckle pin

13. What are the type of piston head

a. flat, flat head with recess, mushroom and cupped head
b. flat with recess, dome, cupped and flat
c. tulip, semi-tulip, mushroom and flat head

14. What is the purpose of piston skirt

a. to provide extra length of the total piston
b. to align a piston in a cylinder
c. for cooling

15. What will happen when piston ring gap too small (below specification by
the manufacturer)
a. it provide adequate seal
b. caused blow by
c. ring face binding against each other and scoring cylinder wall

16. If a piston is fitted with 3 pieces of piston ring, the ring gap must be
staggered _________ to each other
a. 60 degrees
b. 120 degrees
c. 150 degrees

17. What is the primary function of oil control rings

a. Prevent oil from seepage in combustion chamber
b. Control oil supply to the piston
c. Regulate the oil thickness of the oil lubricating the cylinder wall

18. Oil scrapper ring sometimes called

a. oil wiper ring
b. oil control ring
c. oil compression ring

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 19. What is the rotational speed of the camshaft?
a. Half the speed of crankshaft
b. Twice speed of crankshaft
c. Same speed with the crankshaft

20. Hydraulic lifter are sometimes called _________

a. solid lifters
b. roller lifter
c. zero lash lifter

21. Purpose of reduction gear is to

a. provide the drive from the engine to the propeller
b. allowed the engine to run at fast speed and propeller turn at it more efficient
lower speed
c. allow the propeller turn at the same speed with the engine

22. Three types of piston pin are

a. stationary, semi-floating, and fixed piston pin
b. stationary, semi-floating, and full floating
c. stationary, semi-floating, and fully floating

23. Excessive valve clearance cause the valve to

a. open early closed late
b. open late closed early
c. resume the normal valve operation

24. The letter L in the 0.013L indicates

a. interference fit
b. loose fit
c. length of the item
25. Radial engine crankcase are
a. nose section, accessory section, power section, and supercharger section
b. power section, reduction gear assembly, supercharger section, and
accessories section
c. nose section, power section, supercharger section, and accessories section

26. Radial engine cylinder are mounted at

a. power section
b. nose section
c. accessory section

27. Mating surface of vertical split halves crankcase, oil leak is prevented by
a. properly machine mating surface and rubber seal place in between
b. properly machine mating surface seal by metal gasket
c. properly mating surface and seal by thin coating non hardening gasket
compound

28. During compression check, a hissing sound is heard from crankcase

breather. This indicates that

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a. air leaks from inlet valve
b. air leak from piston ring
c. air leak from exhaust valve

29. How does the cylinder barrel and the cylinder head are attached?
a. Heat the cylinder barrel, chilled the cylinder head, and screw cylinder head to
cylinder barrel
b. Chilled the cylinder barrel heat the cylinder head, then screw the cylinder head
into the cylinder barrel
c. Heat the cylinder head, chilled the cylinder barrel, then screw the cylinder barrel
into the cylinder head

30. Why is the cylinder barrel internal diameter chocked

a. Provide better compression during engine operation
b. Provide uniform cylinder barrel diameter at operating temperature
c. Maximized the compression ratio

31. Blue band on a cylinder base indicates

a. nitraded cylinder wall
b. chrome plated cylinder wall
c. zinc plated cylinder wall

32. On a radial engine the lowest cylinder has a longer skirt to

a. for better fitment of the cylinder to the crankcase
b. to prevent oil from draining into combustion chamber that can cause hydraulic
lock
c. to keep the cylinder from falling off
33. Reciprocating derived their name from
a. Rotary motion of the crankshaft
b. Converting rotary motion of the crankshaft to the reciprocating motion of piston
c. Back –and –forth movement of the piston

34. One method of classifying a reciprocating engine is

a. cylinder arrangement with the respective to the crankcase
b. cylinder arrangement with the respective to the piston
c. cylinder arrangement with the respective to the crankshaft

35. Number 1 cylinder for two rows of static radial engine is located at
a. 12 o’clock of the front row
b. 12 o’clock of the rear row
c. 12 o’clock either front or rear row

36. Main bearing journal or main journal

a. represent centerline of crankshaft
b. support the crankshaft as it rotates in the main bearing
c. both a and b

37. The crankpin usually hollow to

a. increase the strength of the crankshaft

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b. prevent the from bending during rotation
to reduced crankshaft weight and oil passages
38. State the purpose of safety circlet?
a. To keep the valve spring retaining washer in place
b. Prevent valve tip from broken off
c. Prevent the valve from falling into the cylinder in the even the valve tip broken

39. In order to dissipate heat better , some exhaust valve stem are hollowed
and partially filled with
a. alcohol
b. spirit
c. metallic sodium

40. To provide interference fit between valve and valve seat,

a. valve seat ground to an angle ¼ shallower than valve face
b. valve face ground to an angle ¼ to 1 degree shallower than valve seat
c. both valve face and valve seat ground at the same angle

41. In hot countries the oil pressure should indicates positive reading
a. 60 second after engine start
b. 30 minutes after engine start
c. 30 second after engine start

42. Which statement regarding piston displacement?

a. Volume of piston at BDC to the volume when piston is at TDC
b. Volume of charged air displace by piston as it moves from BDC to TDC
c. The amount of work produced by the engine loss due to BHP

43. Volumetric efficiency is the ratio of

a. brake horse power to indicated horsepower
b. amount of power lost in the engine to brake horse produce by the engine
c. volume of fuel/air mixture corrected to nonstandard condition charged into the
cylinder to piston displacement

44. Compression ratio is normally write as

a. 7:1
b. 1:7
c. 7/1

45. The best specific fuel consumption for most engine occurs at
a. take off
b. landing
c. cruising
46. Dual valve spring at different size and diameter are utilized to
a. ensure the valve positive open
b. provide smooth operation of the valve
c. prevent valve floating or surging

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 47. Back firing is
a. mixture is too rich and combustion continues in the exhaust stack
b. mixture burn too early
c. mixture too lean and burn at the intake stroke

48. The distance a valve is off its seat and the length of time valve held open
is determined by
a. the length of the push rod
b. shapes of the camlobes
c. valve clearance

49. On engine identification plate stamp with LIO-360-C. The number 360
indicates
a. total piston displacement of the engine
b. the engine part number
c. weight of the engine

50. On an 18 cylinder, two rows radial engine, which cylinder will fire after
the number 1 cylinder?
a. #8
b. #6
c. #12