Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines

CHAPTER IX

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PERTURBATIONS IN THE OPERATION OF ENGINES AND THEIR REMEDY

Difficulties in Starting.--Faulty Compression.--Pressure of Water in the Cylinder.--Imperfect Ignition.--Electric Ignition by Battery or Magneto.--Premature Ignition.--Untimely Detonations.--Retarded Explosions.--Lost Motion in Moving Parts.--Overheated Bearings.--Overheating of the Cylinder.-- Overheating of the Piston.--Smoke arising from the Cylinder.-- Back Pressure to the Exhaust.--Sudden Stops 134