[SEL] FMZ Gear and Timing questions.

[Doug Tallman]

Some of you may remember the Lutz opposed piston engine from Portland or 
Coolspring. In his patent on the valve arrangement he claims that the 
engine can operate on a 1,2, or4 cycle principle. He was granted the 
patent. I figured out how the valve can operate as a 2 cycle but have 
yet to figure out what a 1 cycle is. Maybe this explains it! Is it still 
operating when stopped?? Doug T

> Quoting William Olson <weolson at wiktel.com>:
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>> Maybe we already have 1 cycle engines, i.e. STOPPED, in that case perhaps
>> 1/2 cycle could be "I wish it wasn't stopped"