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Old 07-09-2012, 04:18 PM   #63 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by janvos39 View Post
If you place a balance weight on one of the connection rod places you can take of a complete cylinder with head. .
Can it be as simple as that ?
Piston and rod is dead weight and more at some point of the cycle, then it is powering the crank.

I can't really make my mind around that.

But if there is no more than that, losing a cylinder is definitely the best way !
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