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Otto's New Lease On LifeBy Robert R. RansomBox 9, Ayr, Nebraska 68925 I acquired an engine through a friend and co-worker, Norm Brocelsby. The engine is an Otto, 8 HP 6" bore, 14" stroke. The Encyclopedia Britannia, 1961 printing, describes that his work was entirely theoretical. Beau De Rochas has not been given credit for originating the basic principle of the four stroke engine. The name, Nickolus Otto, is commonly associated with that achievement in 1876. Otto and Langen applied the Beau De Rochas principle in the design of a new engine that became known as the Otto silent engine. This was the first four stroke engine employing compression and operating on the basic principle of the modern automobile engine. Manufacturing of the Otto engine in the U.S. began in 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My friend, Norm, was hunting in the area of a village called Halsey here in... 808 of 3963 characters shown.
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