Ben Kaufman spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-dollars pobox.com wrote:

"Beav" beavis.original ntlwoxorld.com wrote:
"John Doe" jdoe usenetlove.invalid wrote

I'm looking at gas/petrol stabilizers, Sea Foam and STA-BIL.

On their FAQ page, both of them refer to a "2-stroke" engine
as a "2-cycle" engine.

It's only semantics, but you would think that those
manufacturers would know the difference between a "stroke" and
a "cycle".

Per Merriam-Webster...

stroke:
the movement in either direction of a mechanical part (as a
piston) having a reciprocating motion; also : the distance of
such movement
cycle:
a course or series of events or operations that recur
regularly and usually lead back to the starting point

"2-stroke" "4-stroke" engine

About 3,270,000 results

"2-cycle" "4-cycle" engine

About 427,000 results (0.48 seconds)

Using "cycle" is not a big deal for casual speakers, but
besides being less popular, it's semantical nonsense.

I see it in quite simple terms.

A 2 stroke engine requires the piston to travel 2 full strokes
to complete the cycle needed to get the gas in and the gas out
(induction, compression, power, exhaust) and be ready to do it
all again to continue running.

A 4 stroke requires 4 strokes of the piston to do the same
thing.

2 cycle is wrong, 4 cycle is wrong.

No wonder US schools are behind in math and science. :-)

In other words... You don't understand the difference between a
stroke and a cycle?

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From: Ben Kaufman spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-dollars pobox.com
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Subject: OT Semantics of "2-cycle" versus "2-stroke"
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:29:11 -0400
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