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Subject:Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
From:David Beierl
Date:Wed, 3 Jun 2009 08:55:14 -0400

At 09:51 PM 6/2/2009, Gregor Brandt wrote:
>sparking at different times, does that mean 3 times out of 4 we are
>throwing fuel into a cylinder that is not firing?  Where does that
>fuel go, is it wasted?

The fuel is injected into the intake runner -- it gets sucked into
the cylinder on the next intake stroke.  It's not wasted.

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
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