The four-stroke piston engine
21-09-2003, 22:06
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The four-stroke piston engine
So I was helping out with ground school class today (for flying), and I was most amused at the little memory thingy the instructor came up with to remember the four strokes of a piston engine.
Suck, squeeze, ***, and go.
"Of course," he said, "don't use those terms on the exam. They are not very technically correct."
(suck being intake, squeeze being compression, *** being power, and go being exaust)
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21-09-2003, 22:09
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Yep, Dave Stones.
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Originally posted by Jerrek
So I was helping out with ground school class today (for flying), and I was most amused at the little memory thingy the instructor came up with to remember the four strokes of a piston engine.
Suck, squeeze, ***, and go.
"Of course," he said, "don't use those terms on the exam. They are not very technically correct."
(suck being intake, squeeze being compression, *** being power, and go being exaust)
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we got told this in physics as well 
i think the real one is suck squash bang blow isnt it?
i hope no one was actually stupid to write suck squeeze *** and go on their a level paper... 
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21-09-2003, 23:18
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Going to a school with higher tastes, we were taught suck, squeeze, bang, blow
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22-09-2003, 00:56
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Originally posted by Xaccers
Going to a school with higher tastes, we were taught suck, squeeze, bang, blow
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of course the school I went to was only concerned with questioning the drivers affidavit - not how the car worked!
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28-09-2003, 11:22
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Brillant way to remember it though lol
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28-09-2003, 11:39
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Quote:
Originally posted by Xaccers
Going to a school with higher tastes, we were taught suck, squeeze, bang, blow
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Mmmm..... never done it that way before..... well not in that order... 
Different schools..... of thought obviously 
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28-09-2003, 11:56
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good job it wasn't a 2 stroke engine being discussed - that does suck & squeeze first then bang & blow
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28-09-2003, 13:22
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good job it wasn't a 2 stroke engine being discussed - that does suck & squeeze first then bang & blow
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Am soooooooo tempted to reply..... but decency prevents me.... and the thought that i might get banned
Damn you gaz and your leading posts
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28-09-2003, 14:14
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lol not often we find you lost for words
It was just my dad used to have a 2 stroke car, a DKW made by Auto Union & what I stated above was pretty much how he described the way it worked. Course I was young & innocent then & didn't read anything into it 
The advantage of a 2-stroke is theoretically more power for a given engine capacity, but a 4-stroke engine is less prone to wear and causes less pollution as it doesn't need oil in the fuel mixture. (totally transparent attempt to stay on topic:p)
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28-09-2003, 14:24
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lol not often we find you lost for words
It was just my dad used to have a 2 stroke car, a DKW made by Auto Union & what I stated above was pretty much how he described the way it worked. Course I was young & innocent then & didn't read anything into it
The advantage of a 2-stroke is theoretically more power for a given engine capacity, but a 4-stroke engine is less prone to wear and causes less pollution as it doesn't need oil in the fuel mixture. (totally transparent attempt to stay on topic:p)
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Well.... even i can see the reason for that.... of course a 4-stroke engine doesn't need oil in the fuel mixture.... a 4-stroke is always going to be better lubricated than a 2-stroke :p
Gaz..... i didn't say i was lost for words.... i know exactly where they are..... i was just hoping they would stay there
Now stop goading me..... or i'll have to report you
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28-09-2003, 14:52
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I'll be good, nice to see you back on form after your bout of Bronchitis 
- I'm just glad the thread isn't discussing rotary engines - I could have got in serious trouble.
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28-09-2003, 15:39
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Oh - is that a W*nkel Rotary Engine??
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28-09-2003, 15:52
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Oh - is that a W*nkel Rotary Engine??
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yes
- all four strokes happening at the same time  (in a roundabout way )
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28-09-2003, 15:55
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Blimey!!
There's NO sensible answer to that, is there??
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28-09-2003, 16:00
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Originally posted by kink
Mmmm..... never done it that way before..... well not in that order...
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Could be interesting to try....
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