Inventors:
David L. Clinton - Leucadia CA
Gary L. Cyr - San Marcos CA
Stephan J. Demirjian - Oceanside CA
Assignee:
Darton International, Inc. - Carlsbad CA
International Classification:
F02F 110
Abstract:
A cylinder sleeve for an internal combustion engine having an engine block and a cylinder head. The cylinder sleeve includes a cylindrical section having a top portion and a bottom portion, and configured to receive a cylinder piston that reciprocates in the block. The top portion is configured to mate with the cylinder head. The cylinder sleeve also includes a flange section adjacent to the top portion of the cylindrical section. The flange section is configured with a coolant groove and at least one coolant hole to provide a passageway for coolant to pass into the coolant groove of the flange section.