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exhaust stroke

British  

noun

  1. another name for scavenge stroke

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However, on the exhaust stroke no spark is being generated in the magneto, hence none is produced at the spark-plug.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

On the exhaust stroke the unrestrained outer piston moved all the way to the head, expelling all of the products of combustion and pushing the exhaust valve shut again.

From The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology by Berkebile, Donald H.

Some engineers, however, were concerned because this engine, on the completion of the exhaust stroke, had not entirely evacuated all of the products of combustion.

From The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology by Berkebile, Donald H.

Because the piston no longer struck the exhaust valve, a short rod had to be screwed into the pistonhead; this pushed the valve shut at the completion of the exhaust stroke.

From The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology by Berkebile, Donald H.

It may happen that at the end of the exhaust stroke incandescent particles may remain in the cylinder, which particles may consist of caked oil or may be retained by poorly cooled projections.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by Mathot, R. E.