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Re: What happens when gasoline burns in a cylinder?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 10/6/2004 2 Replies

Gasoline is a blend of diffent hydrocarbon molecules all mixed together. They average about 8 carbons to every 17 hydrogens.

They are mixed with air. The air is about 4 parts nitrogen (80%) to every 1 part oxygen (20%).

The gasoline and air are mixed into ... Login to read more.

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