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Old 01-26-2022, 05:55 PM   #16
Werner
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Default Re: Compression Ratio

I would like to note that the valves of a four stroke engine are not closed at Bottom Dead Center. Because on the A engine are mounted standing valves, the cylinder volume can only be measured by a separate volume measurement up to the visible edge of the cylinder.
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