Overhead Valve (OHV)
In an overhead valve (OHV) engine, the valves are mounted in the cylinder head, above the combustion chamber. Usually this type of engine has the camshaft mounted in the cylinder block, and the valves are opened and closed by push rods. Today the technology is widespread, and the term, “OHV”, is generally used to differentiate a pushrod engine from one which uses overhead cams, although both types employ overhead valves and so are both OHV engines.
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Good to see that someone else knows that OHC engines are also OHV engines. there is a lot of poor information on the web.