Reciprocating internal combustion engine and support assembly

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An engine block includes cylinders cylinder, heads, a crankshaft, connecting rods connected to said crankshafts, a camshaft, camshaft-driving gears operatively connecting said crankshafts to said camshaft and intake and, exhaust manifolds communicating with the interior of said cylinders. A sheath encloses at least part of said engine block. Sealing elements connect said sheath to said engine block and insulate against structure-borne sound. A flywheel is non-rotatably connected to said crankshaft at one end of said engine block. Power train housing means are disposed at said one end of said engine block and include a flywheel housing which accommodates said flywheel. The flywheel housing …