what a liter is and does in reference to a vehicle engine.
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Gas engines work on the force of a bunch of controlled explosions of gasoline vapor and air. These explosions take place inside “cylinders.”
A piston pulls out of the cylinder, and gasoline vapor and air are drawn into the cylinder.
Then the piston pushes in, compressing the gas/air mixture.
Then the sparkplug ignites the compressed gas/air mixture, creating an explosion that transfers a bunch of energy into moving the piston back out.
The piston pushes in again, and the cycle repeats.
“One liter” means that if you add the volume of all the cylinders (and eight is a common number of cylinders for a medium sized truck; maybe four or five for a compact car) you would have a liter of explosion space.
I have a one-liter motorcycle which has four cylinders, each one approximately 250 mL.
You could have a smaller engine by having fewer cylinders or by having smaller cylinders, and you would harvest a smaller amount of power.
~~cylinders are also called carbs or carburetors.~~
My bad. I have an old Suzuki and no formal motor training. Sorry.
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