[SEL] The McVickerish Engine

Reg Ingold randmingold at hotkey.net.au
Mon Mar 22 21:08:21 PDT 2010


Wot ya drinkin Dave?
Reg & Marg Ingold
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Rotigel" <rotigel at me.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] The McVickerish Engine


> 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
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com on behalf of David  
>> Rotigel
>> Sent: Mon 3/22/2010 9:20 PM
>> To: The SEL email discussion list
>> Subject: Re: [SEL] The McVickerish Engine
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>>
>>> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com on behalf of Patrick
>>> Livingstone
>>> Sent: Mon 3/22/2010 7:22 PM
>>> To: The SEL email discussion list
>>> 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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