Patent ID: 6073595
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: F02B

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine comprising:a pair of opposed cylinders and a pair of pistons movable respectively within said cylinders in response to combustion being produced within said cylinders;a crankshaft and said pistons being connected to said crankshaft to rotate said crankshaft upon reciprocating movement of said pistons within said cylinders;said pistons being mounted to said crankshaft such that the centerlines of said pistons are axially aligned;an engine block enclosing said pistons and said crankshaft and comprising a first cylinder head and a second cylinder head, said second cylinder head being spaced from said first cylinder head; anda plurality of through bolts, each of said through bolts extending through a portion of said first cylinder head, through said engine block and into said second cylinder head to fasten said cylinder heads and said engine block together.