Question No.

25
What do you understand by timed cylinder lubrication?
Answer:
For effective lubrication, lube oil needs to be injected between two piston rings when piston is at
bottom of stroke so that piston rides in oil during upward movement. This way lot of lube oil can
be saved and used properly.

Question No. 26
What is HUCR in relation to petrol engine?
Answer:
HUCR is highest useful compression ratio at which the fuel can be used in a specific test engine,
under specified operating conditions, without knocking.

Question No. 27
Which Mechanism is used in Automobile gearing System?
Answer:
Differential mechanism

Question No. 28
In some engines glycerin is used in place of water for cooling of engine. Why?
Answer:
Glycerin has boiling point of 90°C which increases its heat carrying capacity. Thus weight of
coolant gets reduced and smaller radiator can be used.

Question No. 29
Why consumption of lubricating oil is more in two-stroke cycle petrol engine than four-
stroke cycle petrol engine?
Answer:
In two-stroke engine lube oil is mixed with petrol and thus some lube oil is blown out through
the exhaust valves by scavenging and charging air. There is no such wastage in four stroke petrol
engine.

Question No. 30
When Crude Oil is Heated, Which Hydro Carbon comes first?
Answer:
Natural gas (Gasoline), at 20 Celsius.

Question No. 31
What happens if gasoline is used in a Diesel engine? Will diesel engine work?
Answer:
No, it will not work, as the Compression ratio of Petrol engine is 6 to 10 & that of Diesel engine
is 15 to 22. Thus on such high compression, gasoline gets highly compressed & it may blast.