Henry Ford's First Engine

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By R.V. Anderson on Tuesday, December 03, 2013 - 08:40 pm:

I think 1893 is a bit of ante-dating, but it's fun to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VKDHWE5owQ


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Will Copeland - Trenton, New Jersey on Wednesday, December 04, 2013 - 08:44 am:

Cool, It looks to have a rebar connecting rod. Im not sure if the oil sight glass is for the fuel or oil. I wonder why he choose to have such a long connecting rod. I have a 2hp Fairbanks Morse that has the same timer set up.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Wednesday, December 04, 2013 - 01:18 pm:

Is the engine shown sitting beside it Ford's 2nd engine?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kenneth W DeLong on Wednesday, December 04, 2013 - 02:47 pm:

I think Henry's first engine used house current for ignition and either was driped in a sponge from a eye dropper for fuel?? Bud.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By R.V. Anderson on Wednesday, December 04, 2013 - 04:29 pm:

Bud, I think Clara was the carburetor, in that in the experiment it was her job to splash gasoline into the little cup that served as a crude carburetor bowl. And you're right about the house current. But the coil is more correct in that the house current at the time was, I think, DC and that's not available as house current today!


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