Patent ID: 6439187
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: F01L

Abstract:
A compression release mechanism for relieving compression during engine starting in an internal combustion engine having a camshaft rotatably disposed within a housing, the camshaft having inboard and outboard cams and a cam gear disposed thereon, said mechanism comprising:a flyweight having a hub extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom, a non-cylindrically shaped bore disposed in said hub; and a release pin disposed substantially axially parallel to the camshaft, said release pin including a first end having a shape corresponding to said bore, said first end received in said bore, said release pin having a lift member disposed at a second end thereof, said lift member adapted to selectively engage a valve actuation device, and further comprising an adhesive proximate said first end of said release pin, wherein said release pin is adhesively secured to said flyweight.