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Old 03-28-2013, 06:47 AM   #11 (permalink)
D.O.G.
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Originally Posted by wmjinman View Post
Yeah, I think it would still need the heavier flywheel. Maybe more realistic to leave TWO cylinders running & only kill the other two. May get away with keeping the stock flywheel that way. And I know my Swift would run - barely - on 2 of the 4 cylinders, but not one.
Many years ago, my wife's 4 cylinder Gemini (Isuzu) snapped the camshaft in half so that only the front two cylinder's valves worked.
It idled OK and drove (just) on the flat, but couldn't fight it's way up any sort of hill.

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