Question 4Motor Plants - 1st Asst/Chief

The correct answer is A) The piston is designed with a heat dam. The heat dam is a construction detail commonly found in marine diesel engine pistons. It is a step or shoulder machined into the piston crown that helps to reduce the transfer of heat from the combustion chamber into the piston, thus improving the piston's thermal efficiency and durability. The other options are incorrect because: B) A fork assembly refers to a specific type of connecting rod design, not a piston detail; C) Water cooling is a method of cooling the engine block, not the piston itself; and D) A free-floating wrist pin is a separate design feature not necessarily related to the piston construction.