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 628
f the familiar mushroom or poppettype, and are opened by a push rod positively operated from acam shaft. This shaft is operated by a spur-wheel, which mesheswith another spur of the same diameter, mounted on the crank-shaft, so that the two turn in even rotation. The exhaust valvesare of precisely… … Fig. 453.—One Model of Serpollet Single-acting Two-cylinder Engine. As may be seen,this engine, with cam-actuated poppet valves, centrifugal governor for regulating thecam movement, and large fly wheel, closely resembles gas engines of the double-op-posed cylinder type. power effect as an engine of…
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