[modeleng] Re: stationary engines

  • From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 06:32:38 -0800 (PST)

In reply to your question, "no", but didn't some of
them have semi-rotary valves?

Al Messer 
--- alanjstepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> As far as I am aware, all the early stationary
> engines used slide valves.
> Later ones sometimes used piston valves on the HP
> cylinder, usually with 
> slide valves for the LP cylinder.
> 
> I dont think any used just piston valves until the
> got to the enclosed 
> verticals later in their development.
> 
> Am I correct?
> 
> Does anyone know of any early single cylinder
> stationary engines that had 
> piston valves?
> 
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