Electronic valve control

[Michael T. Kasimirsky]

On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, steve ravet wrote:

> post in a while, though.  One of the good ideas that came out of the
> discussion was eliminating the starter:  Computer locates a couple of
> pistons that are near the top of the power stroke.  Open the intake,
> squirt in some fuel, close the intake, apply a spark, voila the engine
> is started.

The company that is running one of these systems has also proposed 
elimination of the throttle as well.  This could be performed by varying 
the valve timing for throttling action.

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