A practical treatise on modern gas and oil engines (1902)
Grover, Frederick · Manchester, The Technical Publishing Co., Limited; [etc., etc.] · leaf 68
when the hand pump delivers directly intothe combustion chamber of a small engine, the crank willslowly move towards the forward dead centre, and be inthat position when the charge is rpady for firing. Toobviate this, a stud upon the crank web engages with aspring catch of sufficient strength to… … Fig. 37.—Starting and Working Diagram taken from Tangyes Gas Engine. small engines fitted with self-starters, larger engines beingfitted with a special receiver to contain the charge until itis admitted to the combustion chamber by means of a valveoperated by hand. An indicator diagram taken from…
Internal combustion engines
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