Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Ignition Devices for Gas and Petrol Motors: With an Introductory Chapter Treating Specially of Structural Details, Choice, and Management of Automobiles
The author is of opinion that the form of motor that will finally be adopted for all but the very smallest types of automobiles, is a small and compact steam engine, with paraffin spray firebox, to get up the steam. As, however, these are not yet largely used, we shall direct our attention to the essential portions of the more usually employed petrol-engine. We shall not give any detailed description of the body of the car, as this, of course may be varied to suit the taste and the requirements of the purchaser; and in describing the engine proper, we shall take one typical form, premising that variations may be expected in the designs of nearly every maker.
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