[SEL] 7 HP Economy Hit and Miss Kerosene engine

[curt at rustyiron.com]

> Thanks Arnie, I'm very pleased with the engine.  They only made the Hit
> and Miss kerosene in 1914-16.  They were replaced with the throttle
> governed Kerosene engine for the Hercules brand in late 1915 and with the
> Thermoil engine for the Economy brand in 1917.   There are not to many
> around.  I don't think they were a very good runner on kerosene as they
> wouldn't run hot enough to vaporize the kerosene since they were hit an
> miss.

For running at a show, not working the engine, do you run it without water
in the hopper? Or did the p/o even run kero in it? They make beautiful
smoke rings on kero, but are messy.
Tried kero in my 6HP long ago and the smoke rings were entertaining. Yes,
this was prior to the paint job :-) Too much trouble to clean!
Curt