the power stroke
The four-stroke engine produces 1 power stroke for every 720 degrees of crankshaft rotation.
1st stroke, intake. 2nd stroke, compression. 3rd stroke, power. 4th stroke, exhaust. The 4 stroke cycle take 2 full revolutions of the crankshaft.
Yes, if by "720 degrees of crankshaft rotation" you mean "two rotations" Here is a great animation of a four-stroke at work: http://www.animatedengines.com/otto.shtml
Two stroke engines have one power/exhaust stroke and one intake/compression stroke per revolution per cylinder. A One cylinder engine at 900rpm produces 15 power strokes per second.
It depends on if the cylinders are in line or 'V' formation
The crankshaft has counterweights which are placed in such a way as to provide momentum when the the power stroke of any piston is absent. This drives the crankshaft to spin until the next power stroke of a piston drives it further.
It works on OTTO CYCLE PRINCIPLE. Thre is a 4 stroke i.e. suction , compression, power & exhaust which requires 2 rotation of crankshaft.
If this is a Power Stroke engine, the most likely cause is a faulty crankshaft position sensor.
The camshaft operated the inlet and outlet valves in the cylinder to admit fuel to the engine before ignition and expel the exhaust gas after the power stroke. The camshaft operates at half the crankshaft speed in a four-stroke engine.
The piston is moved by the connecting rod which in turn is moved by the crankshaft. It is only on the power stroke that the piston moves the connecting rod, crankshaft and all the rest of the engine, in all the other strokes the engine, crankshaft and connecting rod move the piston.
It depends on the type of engine. In a four-stroke engine, there are four strokes - intake, compression, power (combustion), and exhaust - required to complete one full rotation of the crankshaft. In a two-stroke engine, there are two strokes - compression/ignition and exhaust - needed to complete one rotation.
In a 2 stroke, every second stroke of the engine is a power stroke. In a 4 stroke, every 4th stroke of the engine is a power stroke. Knowing this, a 2 stroke has double the power as a 4, in the same cc