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- From: lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Rotary vs. Piston Engines
- Message-ID: <184142@pyramid.pyramid.com>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 19:59:45 GMT
- Sender: daemon@pyramid.pyramid.com
- Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
- Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA
- Lines: 12
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- In article <antkasx.720933737@gsusgi1.gsu.edu> antkasx@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Ken A. Sturrock) writes:
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- >As I'm really ignorant about pistons:
- >How does the piston's movement in a piston engine prevent oil from
- >burning in the combustion chamber?
- >
- It doesn't. Oil leaks past the seal rings a bit.. and also
- thru the valve guides. I've seen a lot more "boing-boing"
- smokers than rotaries on the freeways around here.
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