Sedalia Dave Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 1909 10HP Blackstone oil engine was used for pumping water from a river to a market garden. The engine was sabotaged in the 1920s by someone blowing up the cylinder with explosives. A new cylinder was installed and the engine was returned to service for a number of years when it eventually fell into disuse. A number of river floodings submerged the engine and it was eventually partially buried in silt. It was recovered in the 1990s and in 1997 it was dismantled, cleaned and started again after many years of neglect. The starting procedure requires heating of the hot bulb with a blow lamp in order to vaporise the fuel ( kerosene ) and to preheat the internal combustion chamber to allow fuel ignition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 One heck of an interesting history for that engine. Thanks for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Nelson Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Neat! I want one in my front yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Almost mesmerizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Wonder if those are sorta like the old hit'n'miss engines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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