[SEL] Muncie engine

[Blacksmith]

    They use air start and it is a hot bulb ignition. A torch
heats the bulb before starting and it stays hot enough
while running. The governor is linkage is very interesting.
It is maually barred over to past TDC for the air.

Bob Willman
The Eagle's Anvil
Bowling Green, Ohio
WB8NQW

----- 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 11:19
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
Email: listerdiesel at gmail.com
Web: www.oldengine.org/members/diesel

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