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1898 Image-Dayton Gas Engine Co., Gas Engine |
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Gas, Gasoline and Oil Vapor Engines, 1898 pg 168 |
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10/22/2012 7:34:52 PM |
The Dayton Gas and Gasoline Engine
The engines of the Dayton Gas Engine and Manufacturing Company are built in the vertical and horizontal style, and also mounted as a portable engine on a wagon for agricultural purposes. They are of the four-cycle compression type, with the valve chamber on the top of the cylinder in the horizontal style, with poppet valves operated by straight-line push-rods from cams on the secondary shaft. The exhaust-valve rod with a back spring is on one side, and the admission valve with a positive cam motion and back spring is on the other side of the valve chamber, while between is the igniter rod, also operated by a cam—all having straight-line motions. The gas or gasoline valve is also operated by a rod and push-point, which is controlled by the governor.
The governor is of the horizontal, centrifugal style, mounted on the main shaft, adjusted by springs, and so arranged that the engine speed is regulated by hit-and-miss charges of gas or gasoline. The ignition is electric. The spark is produced by the end of the push-rod passing an insulated stem in the mixing-chamber, and made adjustable by a movable collar and handle between spiral springs. The handle on the igniter rod allows the electrodes to be readily cleaned by vibrating the rod. The battery and sparking-coil is similar to those described with other engines. A match igniter for starting is also provided.
The Dayton is built in eleven sizes, from 2 to 50 H. P., and arranged for using natural and producer gas, illuminating gas, and gasoline. |
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1898 Dayton Gas Engine Co., Gas Engine
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