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Old 03-12-2012, 08:45 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Ha- it was spinning over pretty good. Gee I wish I had a 48 volt system! errrrrr.... Next time I'll get Cletus to gimme a tow up to 55 mph or so and then see if it starts/stays running.

We all know that 2 cylinder engines start, run, and work. I think if mine had more flywheel it would have gone. Or, if it had a 2 piston delete. Or an active deac system for high rpm deac.

rooster: I haven't seen it mentioned (or, I forgot ) about if the timing of the valve closing event is critical. I would think that since piston rings don't make a PERFECT seal, that cylinder pressure- or vacuum as the case may be- would reach some sort of equilibrium in short order. After all that piston will have gone up and down thousands of times in the space of one minute...
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