NYT article - GM cylinder dropping

[Ron Schroeder]

At 01:15 PM 5/30/01 -0400, you wrote:
>How come it's easier to crank an engine with all the spark plugs out (same
>as valves open) than it is with all the plugs in?

At low rpm, the leakdown negates a lot of the energy that could be returned
from the compressed gases in the cylinder.



Ron Schroeder
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