Gas and Oil Engines
SIMPLY EXPLAINED

An Elementary Instruction Book for Amateurs
and Engine Attendants

BY
WALTER C. RUNCIMAN
FULLY ILLUSTRATED

LONDON
Model Engineer Series. The "Model Engineer"
Series, no. 26.
1905

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
PREFACE[5]
I.INTRODUCTORY[7]
II.THE COMPONENT PARTS OF AN ENGINE[13]
III.HOW A GAS ENGINE WORKS[22]
IV.IGNITION DEVICES[33]
V.MAGNETO IGNITION[47]
VI.GOVERNING[51]
VII.CAMS AND VALVE SETTINGS[63]
VIII.OIL ENGINES[81]

PREFACE