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 622
E ENGINES. American Steam Carriage Engines.—In the particular con-struction of steam engines for use on motor road carriages therehas been almost as much variety of design as in the otherbranches we have already noticed. We may say, however, thatthe typical engine for steam carriages, as… … Tig. 447. —Crank Shaft of the Locomobile1 Steam Carriage, snowing the cranks at bothends, the ball bearings and eccentrics, and the sprocket at the centre. Most steamcarriage engines have similarly arranged crank shafts, although with several makesthe entire mechanism is turned from one solid…
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