THE MAIN FACTORS BEHIND LOSS OF POWER IN AN ENGINE
Most operators lacks the proper knowledge on how to use and maintain an engine. Knowing the requirements for an engine to produce power and other function are important factors that must be learned in engine maintenance.
Humans are mostly ignorant of the sign of power loss that emanate from the engine even when they are sometimes pronounced. For an engine to produce or loss power there are four factors that must be consider
Generally, in the absent of air, combustion of fuel can not occur. The mixture of air and fuel, known as the charge is a major factor for an engine to produce power,in absential power can not be generated.
Air contains dust,dirt particles and other contaminants of which if drawn into the injector, it causes blockage of the injector nozzle and the running jet of the carburetor. in cases like this, the air filter is applied to prevent the dirt and contaminant from flowing through to the mixing chamber.
The air filter when applied prevents dirt from flowing through. The prevented dirt thereby remains in the air filter and hence clogging follows.A clogged air filter makes the engine work harder to pull in air, and can restrict the maximum amount of air intake. Less air means less power.
Problems like this can be easily fixed, either by cleaning or replacing. Be bold it does not require a tool.
Another factor under air is the THROTTLE CABLE or ACCELERATOR CABLE, over time, due to long usage the throttle cable may loose or break. Breakage or failure of the throttle cable affects the ability of the engine to produce power due to the inability of the cable to open the throttle usually a butterfly valve for air intake.
The exhaust port is also one factor that reduces the power of an engine if not properly maintained. The burnt gases in the combustion chamber flows through the exhaust port to the surrounding. clogging occurs sometimes of which restricts the flow of burnt gas hence causing to engine more power to push it out. Also clogging of the catalytic converter and mufflers can reduce an engine performance.
FUEL
The fuel system will support the engine, if the fuel injector/carburetor and the fuel pump are in good condition. For injectors, the system can be clogged up when deposits are built up as a result of heat soak or bad fuel injected into the system, thereby causing improper air-fuel mixture ratio and misfiring of the engine.
The pump which is the fuel metering system can wear or struggle overtime due to its inability to measure up to the demand of long distance travel and higher load. These are the major factors under fuel that causes an engine to loss power.
COMPRESSION
Improper sitting of the compression rings reduces the power of an engine. This occur over time as a result of worn out component of the engine and this allows leakage of charge between the piston and the cylinder wall into the crankcase[blow-by]. That means pressure lost,compression lost and hence power loss.
Another factor is deposits on the valve sitting and improper arrangement of the timing belt which controls the movement of the camshaft and crankshaft as related to the valves. These effect on the valve cause low compression,additional restriction for the charge to come by and back firing. When these are detected,then there is every tendency that there will be loss of power in the engine.
SPARK PLUG
The spark plug supplies the spark that is needed for combustion to be initiated. Deposits from lubricants,fuel and carbon deposits causes inconsistent spark plug firing. Maintaining a high spark, ensures high power output but low spark as a result of deposits will result to loss of power.
NB:
Carbon deposit on the cylinder wall or the piston can create hot spot and these hot spot will result to engine knock. sometimes it will retard the ignition timing to reduce the possibilities of knocking if the engine is capable. These process of retarding the ignition timing, power is lost in the engine. Proper lubrication plays an important role in this.
Humans are mostly ignorant of the sign of power loss that emanate from the engine even when they are sometimes pronounced. For an engine to produce or loss power there are four factors that must be consider
- AIR
- FUEL
- COMPRESSION
- SPARK PLUG
Generally, in the absent of air, combustion of fuel can not occur. The mixture of air and fuel, known as the charge is a major factor for an engine to produce power,in absential power can not be generated.
Air contains dust,dirt particles and other contaminants of which if drawn into the injector, it causes blockage of the injector nozzle and the running jet of the carburetor. in cases like this, the air filter is applied to prevent the dirt and contaminant from flowing through to the mixing chamber.
The air filter when applied prevents dirt from flowing through. The prevented dirt thereby remains in the air filter and hence clogging follows.A clogged air filter makes the engine work harder to pull in air, and can restrict the maximum amount of air intake. Less air means less power.
Problems like this can be easily fixed, either by cleaning or replacing. Be bold it does not require a tool.
Another factor under air is the THROTTLE CABLE or ACCELERATOR CABLE, over time, due to long usage the throttle cable may loose or break. Breakage or failure of the throttle cable affects the ability of the engine to produce power due to the inability of the cable to open the throttle usually a butterfly valve for air intake.
The exhaust port is also one factor that reduces the power of an engine if not properly maintained. The burnt gases in the combustion chamber flows through the exhaust port to the surrounding. clogging occurs sometimes of which restricts the flow of burnt gas hence causing to engine more power to push it out. Also clogging of the catalytic converter and mufflers can reduce an engine performance.
FUEL
The fuel system will support the engine, if the fuel injector/carburetor and the fuel pump are in good condition. For injectors, the system can be clogged up when deposits are built up as a result of heat soak or bad fuel injected into the system, thereby causing improper air-fuel mixture ratio and misfiring of the engine.
The pump which is the fuel metering system can wear or struggle overtime due to its inability to measure up to the demand of long distance travel and higher load. These are the major factors under fuel that causes an engine to loss power.
COMPRESSION
Improper sitting of the compression rings reduces the power of an engine. This occur over time as a result of worn out component of the engine and this allows leakage of charge between the piston and the cylinder wall into the crankcase[blow-by]. That means pressure lost,compression lost and hence power loss.
Another factor is deposits on the valve sitting and improper arrangement of the timing belt which controls the movement of the camshaft and crankshaft as related to the valves. These effect on the valve cause low compression,additional restriction for the charge to come by and back firing. When these are detected,then there is every tendency that there will be loss of power in the engine.
SPARK PLUG
The spark plug supplies the spark that is needed for combustion to be initiated. Deposits from lubricants,fuel and carbon deposits causes inconsistent spark plug firing. Maintaining a high spark, ensures high power output but low spark as a result of deposits will result to loss of power.
NB:
Carbon deposit on the cylinder wall or the piston can create hot spot and these hot spot will result to engine knock. sometimes it will retard the ignition timing to reduce the possibilities of knocking if the engine is capable. These process of retarding the ignition timing, power is lost in the engine. Proper lubrication plays an important role in this.
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