EXHIBITION OF AN OIL ENGINE

Otago Witness, Issue 2455, 3 April 1901, Page 12

EXHIBITION OF AN OIL ENGINE

A" oil engire in operation ha 3 been shov, - n tbr n<; th" P'.tc few days at M--»si3 R. B. Dpnni*ton anil Co.'s premises, in Stuart street, by Mr .Aiuliew, the New Zealand agent of the Caiipbcll Ga~ Engine Company. The cagine diiffrs \ery materially in structure fiom the majority of oil engme=. The exhaust 'is opened by a push rod instead of by a ic\olving shaft, and the bed of the engino is lengthened so as- to support the cyhnde" for the greater part of its length, instead of the latter being o^orhung, as in mo<=t engine^. It is claimed that the lengthening of the bed aid the sup^ori of the cylinder give the whole a rigidity which giea'ly reduces shock and \ibration, and also tends to lessen the friction of the engine.* Owners of gas and oil engines will appreciate this when it is mentioned that the explosions in the engine under notice are in the proportion of from linß to 1 111 12 when running light. Simplicity of construction, it is alsn claimed, cannot bo cairied further than in this engine. There is only one inlet -\alve and one outlet Aahe. Theie i= no pump for delivery of oil to the engine, no electricity, and no fans for heatintr "P About seven or eight, minute* after lighting the lamp, we aie told, the engine is rcany for work As to economy, the agent tay« that at public trials of engines in England." the " Canvobell " has consumed a few decimali of a pint more than some makes and a few decimals of a pint !e=* than others," but he contends that the =avm- of a few quarts of oil per annum is noihing beside the fact that rhe company's engine may bo trusted to v.ork every day in the year in the met inexppnenced hands, and his nothing in it scarcely to get out of order The engine seems to" ho r.ias=he and well finished, and now that ke t-o=enet -o=ene is so cheap =uch a motor -hould bo imaluaWe to farmers and others requiring power whe-e gas ife not available.