Described herein is a cylinder block (1) for an internal-combustion engine comprising: - a body (2) including a top face (3), two end faces (4, 6), two side faces (8, 10), and a bottom face (12), where the side faces (8, 10) develop substantially in a long...

A cylinder block (10) for an internal combustion engine has a water jacket (18) formed between cylindrically configured cylinder walls (12) and a jacket sidewall (14). The cylinder walls (12) is arranged to slideably retain pistons therein. The jacket side...

The alloy contains 18-20% silicon and 200-500 ppm phosphorus. An Independent claim is included for the method of manufacture.

An internal combustion engine comprises a siamese engine block having cylinders defined by cylinder walls arranged in series with adjoining cylinders sharing a common wall. The engine block has a coolant jacket defined by a coolant jacket wall radially pos...