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Car engine firing cycle.

bigtimecharlie · 2024-06-30 11:26:06

Posting here as some of you all may be knowledgeable on my question. In an inline 4 cylinder engine (i4), am I correct that at any one time, each of the 4 cylinders is doing one of the 4 stages of running (intake, compression, power and exhaust)? If so, what's going on in a i6, are 2 cylinders idle for a portion of the…

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30-06-2024 12:26pm

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Posting here as some of you all may be knowledgeable on my question.
In an inline 4 cylinder engine (i4), am I correct that at any one time, each of the 4 cylinders is doing one of the 4 stages of running (intake, compression, power and exhaust)?
If so, what's going on in a i6, are 2 cylinders idle for a portion of the rotation?

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