>>> Scott Lemser <ramman@mailexcite.com> 10/07 3:11 PM >>>
>4 stroke engines can and do run backwards, but not very well. Have you ever seen
>a car continue to run after the ignition was turned off? 50 to 60 percent of the
>time, the engine is running bacwards, ignited by a hot spot in the chamber due to
>an overheated and poorly tuned engine. I had an ASE class on this.
>Scott
Given that at the time the ignition is turned off the flywheel and the rest of the engine are still moving forward I can't imagine that a few fireings of one piston would be enough to overcome that momentum and reverse the direction. I dunno, I could be wrong, but it just doesn't make sense.
Brett
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