valve spring
noun
a helical spring used to hold closed a valve in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine
any spring that closes a valve after it has been opened mechanically or by flow pressure
Words nearby valve spring
valvar,
valvate,
valve,
valve gear,
valve lifter,
valve spring,
valve stem,
valve trombone,
valve-in-head engine,
valved,
valvelet
Example sentences from the Web for valve spring
The engine had to be stopped three times, twice due to valve-spring collar failures and once due to a valve head breaking.
The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 |Robert B. Meyer