In Honda ATV engines, the cam chain—also known as the timing chain—links the crankshaft to the camshaft to control valve opening and closing during each stroke. This mechanical connection ensures that ...

What Does the Timing Belt or Timing Chain Do? On a conventional piston engine — which is found in virtually all modern passenger cars — the up-and-down motion of the pistons turn the crankshaft, and ...

Do you know what a timing belt or a timing chain is and what they do? Could you find them on your vehicle's engine if you had to? If you answered no, don't sweat it. Both are buried behind a lot of ...