Short Block

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Bares Triebwerk, das den Motorrahmen und die Kurbelwelle enthält, ohne externe Zubehörteile

Machine-assisted source-grounded glossary draft. Human review still needed.

Bare engine including engine case and crankshaft, without external accessories

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Re: LONG BLOCK vs SHORT BLOCK??
Historical mailing list · Thu, 3 Nov 94 17:20:32 AST
short block: the crankcase, crankshaft, con. rods, camshaft and all block seals. hopefully an oil pump long block: ditto plus piston/cyls/heads/valve...
Re: LONG BLOCK vs SHORT BLOCK??
Historical mailing list · Thu, 3 Nov 94 11:10:29 PST
...If you were buying a short block for a Chevy, you would get pistons and rings installed, but no heads. a long block would...
LONG BLOCK vs SHORT BLOCK??
Historical mailing list · Thu, 3 Nov 1994 09:59 EDT
...either going to replace the long Block or the short block....I was told a long block is just a complete engine with alternators...

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