Mainly, the difference is that in an overhead cam engine, the
camshaft is mounted on the head of the engine, and the valves are
still overhead, in an overhead valve engine (sometimes called a
"pushrod motor"), the camshaft is in the crankcase.
Mainly, the difference is that in an overhead cam engine, the
camshaft is mounted on the head of the engine, and the valves are
still overhead, in an overhead valve engine (sometimes called a
"pushrod motor"), the camshaft is in the crankcase.
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Fewer moving valve train parts such as the push rods.