>
> > I hope they can make the "Multi-Displacement System" work. Cadillac
> > tried it for a couple of years in the late seventies, to no avail.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> >

How can they do that? Are there counterweights or something to keep it
smooth with different #'s of cylinders?

Thanks,
Matt

 

Not very well. I would imagine they would have to kill the lift to
the valves. Of course they can't do that it'll start sucking oil in
those dead cylinders
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt wrote:
>
> How can they do that? Are there counterweights or something to keep it
> smooth with different #'s of cylinders?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt

 

Not very well. I would imagine they would have to kill the lift to
the valves. Of course they can't do that it'll start sucking oil in
those dead cylinders
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt wrote:
>
> How can they do that? Are there counterweights or something to keep it
> smooth with different #'s of cylinders?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt

 

Not very well. I would imagine they would have to kill the lift to
the valves. Of course they can't do that it'll start sucking oil in
those dead cylinders
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt wrote:
>
> How can they do that? Are there counterweights or something to keep it
> smooth with different #'s of cylinders?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt

 

Not very well. I would imagine they would have to kill the lift to
the valves. Of course they can't do that it'll start sucking oil in
those dead cylinders
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt wrote:
>
> How can they do that? Are there counterweights or something to keep it
> smooth with different #'s of cylinders?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt

 

BMWs use recirculating ball I think.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40FC315D.4910A6A3@***.net...
> I don't think you can beat rack and pinion in small to intermediate
> cars. Or small cars with big engines like the Bimmer seven series with
> V8 or V12 must use a drag link and idler.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> attnews wrote:
> >
> > and i hope someone can make the rack ^ pinion work. That has been tried
for
> > about 100 years, and still no luck...

 

BMWs use recirculating ball I think.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40FC315D.4910A6A3@***.net...
> I don't think you can beat rack and pinion in small to intermediate
> cars. Or small cars with big engines like the Bimmer seven series with
> V8 or V12 must use a drag link and idler.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> attnews wrote:
> >
> > and i hope someone can make the rack ^ pinion work. That has been tried
for
> > about 100 years, and still no luck...

 

BMWs use recirculating ball I think.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40FC315D.4910A6A3@***.net...
> I don't think you can beat rack and pinion in small to intermediate
> cars. Or small cars with big engines like the Bimmer seven series with
> V8 or V12 must use a drag link and idler.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> attnews wrote:
> >
> > and i hope someone can make the rack ^ pinion work. That has been tried
for
> > about 100 years, and still no luck...

 

BMWs use recirculating ball I think.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40FC315D.4910A6A3@***.net...
> I don't think you can beat rack and pinion in small to intermediate
> cars. Or small cars with big engines like the Bimmer seven series with
> V8 or V12 must use a drag link and idler.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> attnews wrote:
> >
> > and i hope someone can make the rack ^ pinion work. That has been tried
for
> > about 100 years, and still no luck...

 

Yup, just like your TJ and the '55 Cadillac.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> BMWs use recirculating ball I think.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ