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==Terminology== *[[Short block]] - everything between the cylinder head and the oil pan (excluding those items) *[[Long block]] - a short block, with mounted and gasketed cylinder head, valves and camshaft *[[#Crate engine|Crate engine]] - a new or remanufactured engine, considered to be equivalent to a new engine.<ref name="Hadfield 2013 p. 185">{{cite book |last=Hadfield |first=C. |title=Today's Technician: Automotive Engine Repair & Rebuilding, Classroom Manual and Shop Manual, Spiral bound Version |publisher=Cengage Learning |series=MindTap Course List Series |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-133-60251-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nHQj2roUoaQC&pg=PT185 |access-date=16 June 2019 |page=185 |quote=A crate engine is a new or remanufactured engine that is built with fresh components, such as bearings, rings, and lifters. You can purchase crate engines with or without cylinder heads. When an engine is mounted perpendicular to the ...}}</ref> Parts include more than a long block, including intake manifold, and carburetor or fuel injection system, oil pan, valve covers, and perhaps an alternator
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