As the engine rotates you simultaneously have 1 piston in the firing stroke (down, both valves closed), 1 piston in the compression stroke (up, both valves closed, 1 piston in the exhaust stroke (up, exhaust valve open) and 1 piston on the intake stroke (down, intake valve open), this happpens on every engine revolution. As you can see, the intake valve opens only on the intake stroke for each cylinder. Any fuel that is injected remains in the head until the valve opens then it is sucked into the cylinder.
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