[Shop-talk] 6 to 3 fuel saving

[Elton E. (Tony) Clark]

*Okay, open your minds . . . the guy on the next bar stool opines that on
his straight six '95 Jeep Cherokee work car,  he is considering removing the
rocker arms and pushrods on every other cylinder in the firing order and
running it on three cylinders to save gas..  The closed cylinders would
resist rotation on compression but rebound on downstroke with little loss
except friction.  *
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*I'm  thinking this would probably work for some saving but at a steady
state throttle opening, won't it just require about the same fuel to achieve
equilibrium with the wind resistance and rolling resistance?  Also, won't
it freak the ECU when 3 cylinders aren't working?*
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*What do YOU think?*
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*Tony*