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Comment by edot | original | Internal Combustion Engine (2021)
[−]edot · 2026-07-02 Thu 03:19 UTC · link
There are four distinct firings. Look for the little yellow poofs. The pistons move in pairs for balance (vibrations). Each piston is doing one of the four strokes (suck, squeeze, bang, blow is the crude way to remember) at a given time. None of them are doing the same thing at a given time.
[−]ggm · 2026-07-02 Thu 05:57 UTC · link
Thank you. TIL!