[OT]Electronic Cams? EDN article Link

[Seth]

Actually, keep the valves closed. So they act as springs more or less. 

Old radial aircraft engines used to have a shotgun shell starting system
that used a shell without pellets and the expanding gases start the
engine. Sort of like a prechamber on an indirect injection diesel.

Programmer wrote:
> 
> Ummmm...then the rest of the valves remain open ?
> I just don't think there'd be enough "pop" to get one going on a real cold
> day. Without cylinder pressure, it's going to be pretty whimpy.
> 
> Lyndon.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: steve ravet <sravet at arm.com>
> To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 2:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [OT]Electronic Cams? EDN article Link
> 
> > open valve, squirt fuel, close valve, send spark, motor is now
> > spinning.  The valve(s) to open is based on the position the motor
> > stopped in previously...
> >
> > --steve
> >
> > jyancey at twrol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > I've read about these myself... I don't know about the starter
> > > eliminatio... you still have to get the motor spinning (somehow), can
> you
> > > eliborate on this?
> >
> > --
> > Steve Ravet
> > steve.ravet at arm.com
> > ARM,Inc.
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