Practical Hand Book of Gas, Oil and Steam Engines: Stationary, Marine, Traction; Gas Burners, Oil Burners, Etc.; Farm, Traction, Automobile, Locomotive; A simple, practical and comprehensive book on the construction, operation and repair of all kinds of engines. Dealing with the various parts in detail and the various types of engines and also the use of different kinds of fuel.Rathbun, John B.
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Practical Hand Book of Gas, Oil and Steam Engines: Stationary, Marine, Traction; Gas Burners, Oil Burners, Etc.; Farm, Traction, Automobile, Locomotive; A simple, practical and comprehensive book on the construction, operation and repair of all kinds of engines. Dealing with the various parts in detail and the various types of engines and also the use of different kinds of fuel.
Rathbun, John B.
Internal combustion engines; Traction-engines
By means of the connecting rod (56), the motion of the piston is
transmitted to the crank-shaft throw (54), both ends of which are
provided with bronze bushings (59) and (58), fitting on the piston pin
and crank-pin respectively. Between each crank throw are the main crank
shaft bearings (55) which are provided with the bronze bushings (54).
Below the connecting rod ends is the small drip trough containing oil
into which the pipes on the rod ends dip when passing around the lower
end of the stroke. When the pipes enter the oil puddle a small amount of
lubricating oil is driven into the crank-pin bearing because of the
force of impact, this force also causing oil to splash about in the
crank case for the lubrication of the main crank shaft bearings and cam
shaft. In order to maintain a constant level of oil in the puddle so
that the bearings shall receive a constant supply of oil, a small
overflow opening is placed in the center of the puddle which allows an
excess of oil to overflow into the return oil sump below.
This excess of oil drains by gravity back to the oil circulating pump
(73), at the right which again forces the oil to the various bearings.
In this way, the same oil is used over and over again until it becomes
unfit for lubricating purposes because of dirt or decomposition. The oil
pump is driven from the cam-shaft through the level gears (66) and the
vertical shaft (72). To the right of the oil pump is the fly-wheel (75)
which furnishes the power for the idle strokes of the engine.
At the upper end of the vertical shaft that drives the oil pump is an
extension (68) which passes through the bearing (70) and drives the
ignition timer shown at the top of the housing (69). The timer controls
the period of ignition in the cylinders in regard to the piston position
so that the spark occurs at the end of the compression stroke. At the
extreme left of the engine is the radiator fan (1) which is driven from
the crank-shaft pulley (16), the belt (10), and the fan pulley (1122).
This fan increases the amount of cold air that is drawn through the
radiator, (mounted to the left of the engine) and increases its capacity
for cooling the jacket water of the engine. The water circulating pump
is located on the opposite side of the motor.
[Illustration:
Fig. 19-a. Buda Four Cylinder Automobile Motor. Carburetor Side.
]
[Illustration:
Fig. 19-b. Buda Motor, Pump Side, Cylinders “En Bloc.”
]
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