[SEL] Muncie engine

[Richard Strobel]

Ok GREAT Peter..you the man of the hour in my book.  I did see some strange 
piping on the back of the engine that I didn't understand and your link 
shows that.
  Well that's just great...don't quite understand how it works with just one 
cylinder..understand it somewhat on a two cylinder so will have to find out.

nice pix
Rick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Listerdiesel" <listerdiesel at gmail.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Muncie engine


> On 10/11/05, Richard Strobel <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com> wrote:
> > Arnie..do they "bar it over" to start it..or use a pony setup?  And does 
> > it
> > blow an oily mess?  The two stroke I've seen can kill misquitoes for 
> > miles
> > around.
> >
> >   Just wondering what kind of injector was used on this ole girl...not
> > mechanically operated so It must just shoot a spray when fuel pressure
> > overrides the injector spring...at the correct time.
> >
> >   So now after chatting with a guy last night, this is probably what's 
> > known
> > as a semi-diesel.  It doesn't have enuf compression to start, so an 
> > external
> > hot bulb must be used...am I correct?
> >
> > Damn this is an exciting engine and probably once in a lifetime shot. 
> > I'm
> > pretty sure he'll trade it for my Toyota pickup which I'm cleaning up 
> > today.
> > He does want it to stay in Montana and has made the statement several 
> > times:
> > "Rick, will you promise me, you'll get it running?"  I'm going to assume
> > it's stuck as he has nothing covering the intake and the bottom of the
> > flywheels are in the dirt...aaarghhh!!!
> >
> > Well enuf fer now..
> >
> > Rick
>
> Rick:
>
> We have taken pictures of the Muncie Oil Engine on each of the three
> years we have been to Portland, but non are really close-up. It has
> two great big air tanks on the back of the trailer, so it definitely
> isn't hand-start!
>
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Portland/Portland048.htm
>
> Peter
> --
> Peter A Forbes
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