El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-17

teriaL Kerosene is introduced here,
and ignited by point. electrically
heated to sufficient temperature to
ignite the kerosene. The steam is
then passed back to a two cylinder en-
CINE mounted in unit with the rear
axle. A condenser is utilized. so that
the steam is recOnverted into water
and used over again. The kerosene
tank is mounted at the rear of the
chassis. just AZ n gasoline reservoir
would be carried
Aside from the advantage OF not re-
curing 4 new supply Of water at fire.
practically instantaneOusly although
steam is not already up. All that is
necessary TO start and run the car is to
turn the switch to the running position.
This heats the iGniter point and ig-
mites the fuel Then the throttle Is
opened and the machine starts imme-
diately. IN case the car has been in
active for several DAYS so that every
thing is cold. IL takes about one and
one-half minutes TO start. but after n
wait Of few hours. such as over night.
the machine can be started at once. In
case the electric switch is left in the
running position. the steam pressure
remains at the normal point continu-
ously-
NO Clutch Or Gears
No clutch nor gearset is used.
Power is transmitted TO the rear axle
by spur gears. a Il toothed gear on the
engine crankshaft and a ~ tOOthed
gear on the differential That reduc-
tion gears are not required was demon
strated by the fact that the engine had
more power than was needed to spin
the wheels from rest on a dry pave
ment-
The fuel is burned by means OF
system that eliminates any attention
or labor on the part of the driver.
and reduces the time necessary to
start the car from cold by the amount
formerly necessary to properly pre-
heat the vaporiZer- This has been ac-
complished by taking A few pointers
from internal combustion motor design,
broadly following the same idea where
by air is made 10 pass through de-
vice which mixes into II a correct
amount Of fuel. then this mixture is led
into the combustion chamber described
above in connection with the generator,
where il IS ignited by means OF cleo
tricity. In order to cause the air to
flow. 4 small blower is used in vacuum
cleaners. This blower forces air
through the carhuretor.
The steam is used in a simple. uni
flow. double acting. two cylinder To-
conceive type steam engine with a
bore Of five inches and a stroke Of
four inches. This type OF steam engine
is one in which the steam travels
through IL in one direction only: that
is IL goes from the cylinder head to
the center exhaust port The slide
waves are on Top OF lue CA llAutT anu
are actuated by a Joy valve gear
This gear diSpenseS with the need
for eccentrics. thus making a one
piece crankshaft possible. and gives
a superior steam distribution. The
gear also reverses the engine without
the need OF extra. devices. The cut
off can be set at any desired point,
three being the usual number OF cut
offs provided In operation three
quarters cutoff is used for starting
or heavy going. three-eighths for or
binary running and accelerating and
for high speed and high
economy work. The valves are made
in two pieces so that they can lift ,
in slow running whenever the com
preston exceeds the steam chest
pressure. This makes a smooth en-
CINE at all speeds and also allows n
and steam chest pressures-
Practically No Wear.
Piston rods pass through special solid |
ca stiron glands. which are made such !
good fits on the piston rod that no :
bearing surface there is practically no {
wear. and never any need for repack- !
ing. Il is said.
The crankcase Is = well Tsroportioned J
aluminium casting, and contains the Z
entire moving parts of the engine ex- !
cept the pistons and valves. The diff /,
ferential is also contained in the crank /
Ease, and the taper tubes OF the axle Z
bolt directly TO it Thus the engine
and rear axle are ore unit
The main bearings and the big con- /
Meeting rod bearings are annular roller
and are OF such proportions that no