On Wed, 15 May 1996, James Robert Mcdougal wrote:
>
> Not to make this situation any more complex than it already is, My
> housemate has a motorcycle with a one cylinder, four stroke engine. It is
> a Suzuki Savage, and I imagine that the flywheel is weighted to allow it
> to run, but I wouldn't be calling the people at Guiness just yet.
Well, the Savage doesn't have three dead cylinders, etc. to drag along
either. _My_ roommate had a two cylinder bike which would barely run on
one after you had started it on two. It would not start on one!
So since we couldn't call Guiness, we drank it...
Ulix
> On Wed, 15
> May 1996 Ragthyme@aol.com wrote:
>
> > > attempted to start the car it would run on cylinder #4 only.It ran fine
> > > till this i did not change the timeing I changed the plugs and wires the
> > > distributer cap looks fine.The fireing order is correct also.The only
> > > thing thas seems wrong is that when it is running on one cylinder the
> > > ignition light remains "on" the car is a 1979
> > >
> > > allan eldridge eldridge@nbnet.nb.ca
> > > 70,72,79 mgb's
> >
> > Allan:
> >
> > Have you called Guinness yet? If not, do so immediately. This is the only
> > instance of a 4-cyl car running on one cyl I have *ever* heard of. You
> > should by all means take full-colour video and get a corroborating witness
> > there and, if possible, a notary public to take down your statements. MIT
>or
> > Cal-Tech might wish to purchase this machine for research purposes, as well
> > ... you may want to keep that in mind before you tinker with it any further.
> >
> > ::cough::
> >
> > On a more serious note, this is just mechanically not possible. It's very
> > difficult to tell from your description exactly what's going on, but if
> > you've replaced the head gasket, it could be a whole series of things. Take
>a
> > deep breath, start from the top, and try again. What is it exactly that
>your
> > car is doing?
> >
> > Corey
> > 75 MGB 'Rags'
> > 4 out of 4 Cylinders Firing At All Times
> >
>
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