Yes, 18 is an even number, but a V-18 engine has 9 cylinders on each side!
(similar to a V-6, with 3 on a side, also not as "balanced" as an I-6)
Werner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Cathey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:35 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Number of cylinders
odd-number cylinder engines. Such as the 3 cylinder Smart and GM
engines, 5
cylinder German and Scandinavian cars; 7 cylinder low speed marine and
medium speed V-18 locomotive (ALCO) engines.
Near as I can tell, 18 is an even number! :-)
I used to think it mattered a lot, but I think less so now. Nothing
particularly special about an I-6, two jugs moving in tandem, three
sets of 'em. Just that there's always two overlapping flames going
on somewhere in the bunch, and the torque is always applied through
the same crank angles. (Unless my mental movie is haywire again.)
-- Jim
