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How Two-stroke Engines Work

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A car engine uses a four-stroke cycle -- how can two strokes accomplish the same tasks? Learn all about the two-stroke engine, where it's used and how it compares to a four-stroke.

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: March 9, 2007 at 10:04 pm
Author: HowStuffWorks

Length: 02:14
Rating: 4.76
Views: 189957

Tags: engines  howto  stroke  two  

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popupwool (October 6, 2008 at 8:41 pm)
Coul I connect two or three 100 cc motors (for more power and low fuel cost)together to replace the motor in my car?
LionsMirage (October 5, 2008 at 6:45 am)
yea but how does the fuel valve open and shut thats the only thing i dont know
windoes98se (October 5, 2008 at 2:01 am)
i love two-strokes they are so simpul :)
ecurveman (October 4, 2008 at 12:46 pm)
There isnt enought time it happens in mil sec of coures if the piston stays down.
ecurveman (October 3, 2008 at 11:02 pm)
severng as the piston moves down under compression the exhast opens first at this point the gases start rushing out to atmosphic presure this allow about 85% of gases to excape now for the magic the fresh charge under the piston under presure forces a remaining 12% out leaving 3% in but allows some of the fresh charge out these relationships are refered to as savaging.
paintballgundown8 (October 1, 2008 at 2:56 am)
well you gutta love those imports then if you live there
sangolt88 (September 30, 2008 at 11:55 pm)
Well, that depends very much on the boat hehe. I think the torque on a 4 stroke 250 would be stronger then a 150 two stroke on a 36 feet boat. :-) But then again, it is also alot about the direct injection, do they have carburetor, or EFI (Electronic fuel injection) or other direct injections... I think at two stroke it is essential that direct injection is used.
Allhailnirvana (September 30, 2008 at 6:17 pm)
not saying they are but compare a 125 two stroke to a 250 4 stroke. theyre pretty evenly matched.
danfloun (September 28, 2008 at 8:49 pm)
Some of the fuel mixture does get blown out the exhaust port.... Hence why 2 Strokes are unefficient creatures to run and one of the reasons they are not produced for the UK market anymore. Global Warming and all that BS.... Bring back the 2 stroke I say... woohoo
severng (September 28, 2008 at 10:31 am)
one thing i dont get though is the exhaust port doesn't get shut off in any way, so how come the fuel/air/oil mixture doesn't get pushed straight out of the exhaust port from the rising piston????? look at the uncovered exhaust port between 1:19 and 1:21

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