[SEL] Galloway's decompressor hand valve

Best, George George_Best at adp.com
Wed Dec 7 10:10:36 PST 2011


I've thought it could even be used to prime the engine, although pouring gas into the little holes on the top may be a bit messy.

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From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Richard Strobel
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George, I'd say that decompressor unit would be handy for several things.

Thanks
Rick


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> Here's another engine with a decompressor valve,  although not with a 
> check valve.
> This is my 1910 Ceres (French) engine.  The valve sits on top of the 
> cylinder above the exhaust valve.
>
> You can press down on the top of the decompressor which opens a valve in 
> the decompressor unit.
>
> http://www.irontrader.com/graphics/ceres.jpg
>
> http://www.irontrader.com/graphics/ceres1.jpg
>
> http://www.irontrader.com/graphics/ceres2.jpg
>
> Not really sure how it is supposed to be used.
>
> George
>
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