Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 316
t of the motorsused on gasoline automobiles must be historical, as well as de-scriptive, it would be frivolous to attempt describing all thetypical forms that have been produced, or even to notice the GASOLINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT. 303 greater proportion of those most conspicuous for success. Sucha… … Fig. 224.—Governor Mechanism of the later Daimler Motors. As shownin this cut, the cam, A, bearing- upon the roller, C, lifts the arm, D,pivoted at K, and held in position by a spring, J. By lifting arm, D,it also lifts pushrod, B, which opens the exhaust valve. When, how-ever, the speed of the…
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