[SEL] The McVickerish Engine

[David Rotigel]

Hell Jim, Fred knew "basically nothing about [his] MAYTAG [MOTORS]  
Most of the time they would NOT start unless the ambient terepurture  
was at least 76 degrees! Clearly that temp was NOWHERE THAT MAYTAG  
MOTOR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE KITCHEN AND THENN     WNEN THE MAYTAG MAN  
GOT THERE   THE MAYTAG WARMED UP AND THEN WOULD FIRE WHEN KICKRD
	Dave

On Mar 22, 2010, at 9:56 PM, Kangas, James G. wrote:

> I know basically nothing about MAYTAG engines. I do remember hearing  
> that they were two-cycle which made me think of a chain saw. Also  
> I've noticed that MAYTAGS get a lot of grief here so I'm not sure if  
> yourCUSSIOS remark might be an inside joke.
>  Jim K
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> Rotigel
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> Hi Jim, Neither the exhaust nor the intake valve on a MAYTAG operate
> either!
>        Dave
>
> On Mar 22, 2010, at 8:59 PM, Kangas, James G. wrote:
>
>> Thank you Arnie and Patrick but I'm still a little puzzled. If
>> neither the exhaust nor intake valve is opened at any time while the
>> engine is missing wouldn't that be like a Diesel using it's Jacob
>> brake? The compression without firing will stop the engine very
>> quickly if it was not for the vehicle's momentum forcing the engine
>> to keep turning over.
>> Jim  K
>>
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>> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com on behalf of Patrick
>> Livingstone
>> Sent: Mon 3/22/2010 7:22 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [SEL] The McVickerish Engine
>>
>>
>>
>> Crossley kerosene engines govern on not opening the fuel valve which
>> means
>> no valves are open when they are missing.  My Bartram also works on
>> not
>> opening the intake valve.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Arnie Fero <fero_ah at city-net.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> There's a lot of hit & miss engines that don't hold a valve open.
>>> The Lorenz is one.  The only time the engine fires is when the
>>> intake valve
>>> is
>>> opened to admit a fuel charge.  They run beautifully.
>>>
>>> See ya,  Arnie
>>>
>>> On Mon, March 22, 2010 3:46 pm, Kangas, James G. wrote:
>>>> How can this engine be a hit and miss when it sounds like the
>>>> engine must
>>> hit in
>>>> order to operate the exhaust valve?It would seem if the engine
>>>> doesn't
>>> fire and no
>>>> valve is being held open the engine would quickly slow to a stop.
>>>
>>>
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