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Subject:Re: dumb fuel injection question
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:32:02 -0700

Three out of four fuel injections get squirted at a closed intake valve.
What possible difference does the injector pattern make then? And what
does the fuel do when waiting around for the valve to open? Puddle?
Whistle at passing pretty ladies?

On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 16:50 -0400, Mike wrote:

> The injected fuel waits until the intake valve open up!  It's not wasted .
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>
> David White <sirgrumpsalot@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> >I can rearrange the fuel injector wires on each side of the engine
> >without effecting how it runs, suggesting that they must inject fuel
> >into every cylinder at the same time. Isn't this a waste of fuel? What
> >am I missing?