![Video: How a Radial Engine Works-An Amazing Cutaway in Motion - Mac's Motor City GarageMac's Motor City Garage Video: How a Radial Engine Works-An Amazing Cutaway in Motion - Mac's Motor City GarageMac's Motor City Garage](https://i0.wp.com/macsmotorcitygarage.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Jacobs-radial.jpg?resize=568%2C341&ssl=1)
Video: How a Radial Engine Works-An Amazing Cutaway in Motion - Mac's Motor City GarageMac's Motor City Garage
Where is the camshaft in a radial engine? I've seen radial engines that have cam followers engaging a cam on the crank, but that would open the valves on every rotation -
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7-cylinder radial engine built from air-cooled VW parts - The Technical Forum - The Autosport Forums
![Radial engine timing and cam mechanism. Note the 1-3-5-2-4 firing order and how the upper piston has a master rod with a direct attachment to the crankshaft, while the other pistons pin Radial engine timing and cam mechanism. Note the 1-3-5-2-4 firing order and how the upper piston has a master rod with a direct attachment to the crankshaft, while the other pistons pin](https://thekneeslider.com/images/2010/04/xr600-radial-master-link-rods.jpg)
Radial engine timing and cam mechanism. Note the 1-3-5-2-4 firing order and how the upper piston has a master rod with a direct attachment to the crankshaft, while the other pistons pin
![Russell Sutton's Honda Radial Engine is Close to Initial Start Up | Radial engine, Engineering, Motor engine Russell Sutton's Honda Radial Engine is Close to Initial Start Up | Radial engine, Engineering, Motor engine](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c7/d6/9a/c7d69ab67de8553c02c0555409267b90.jpg)