[SEL] Q on engine at Portland

[Curt]

Rick,
You got the answer on the compression release. I was surprised to see 
this on such a small engine. Both my Alamo and Abenaque have compression 
releases but they are 5 and 6HP respectively.
These air cooled engines are Reliable brand engines and I'd guess were 
in the 1 to 1 1/2HP size range. Certainly not the size engine that would 
need compression release. These were the first Reliable engines I'd ever 
seen (there were 2 there this year) and they were in good company as 
they were both displayed next to a 3 HP Stickney and a very rare 1 1/2HP 
Stickney.
I'll try and get the captions added to my pictures this week. Got 'em up 
quick to help Paul with his needed Portand fix ;-)
Guess you saw the Taylor vacuum engine. Those are pretty neat.....
Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC

Rick I. wrote:

>In this Portland picture:
><http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/Portland2005/P8250021.html>
>(very nice set of pix, by the way!!), there is a small brass petcock valve
>on top of the engine cylinder.  What's this used for?  There isn't a cup, so
>I don't think it's for priming- or is it?
>
>Thanks!
>Rick
>(Rick's Taylor Vacuum Engine: http://www.oldengine.org/members/inzero/ )
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