A practical treatise on modern gas and oil engines (1902)
Grover, Frederick · Manchester, The Technical Publishing Co., Limited; [etc., etc.] · leaf 362
OIL GAS ENGINES. 351 inlet valve closes automatically, and the mixture is com-pressed into the ignition tube at C To insure regularignitions, the platinum tubes should be heated in the centreto a bright red by an almost invisible flame. The tubes willrequire attention every three or four weeks when… … Fia. 177. ■use, and should be kept perfectly clean by rubbing themlightly with the finest emery cloth. It is just as importantthat the tubes should be kept clean on the inside as the out-side. For the removal of the tube a box key is provided,which should be carefully used, as the tubes are thin,…
Internal combustion engines
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