| CPC F02F 1/004 (2013.01) [F02B 75/02 (2013.01); F02B 75/22 (2013.01); F02B 2075/025 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. An inverted V block, two stroke engine, comprising:
a central axis;
a crankcase comprising a crankcase surface that extends along a plane from a first side of the crankcase to a second side of the crankcase opposite the first side, the plane is oriented at a non-zero angle with respect to the central axis, the crankcase surface comprising an uninterrupted portion extending from the first side to the second side along the plane;
a cylinder extending along the central axis, the cylinder comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end along the central axis;
an opening centered on the central axis and defined by the first end of the cylinder; and
a liner positioned within the cylinder and protruding through the opening and beyond the crankcase surface in a first direction along the central axis at the first end of the cylinder.
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