Model Engine Maker

General Category => Outside Links & Suggested Reading => Topic started by: Roger B on January 17, 2014, 10:00:13 AM

Title: Gas, Gasoline, And Oil-Engines Gardner D Hiscox
Post by: Roger B on January 17, 2014, 10:00:13 AM

This gives a large amount of information on the early designs and design calculation for internal combustion engines. There appear to be several editions. This is the one I have:

http://www.amazon.com/Gas-Gasoline-And-Oil-Engines/dp/1559182032

Title: Re: Gas, Gasoline, And Oil-Engines Gardner D Hiscox
Post by: gerritv on January 17, 2014, 03:45:00 PM

Also available via google books: http://books.google.com/books?id=oidYAAAAYAAJ

Makes for a good read. The detail drawings are particularly useful for ideas on how to construct almost any part of an engine.

Gerrit

Title: Re: Gas, Gasoline, And Oil-Engines Gardner D Hiscox
Post by: gmac on January 17, 2014, 06:39:39 PM

....or here free as a pdf;

https://ia700508.us.archive.org/2/items/gasgasolineoilen00hisciala/gasgasolineoilen00hisciala.pdf

Lots of similar books on the same website.

Cheers Garry