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TROUBLESHOOTING THE GAS ENGINE

By Stan Read

Star Rte. 2, Gunnison, Colorado 81230

Continuing the discussion on two-cycle engines that I started in the Sep-Oct GEM:

The little Maytag engines are fairly easy to find and if one does not have too much room for collecting the bigger engines they provide an interesting example of design used on many of the larger two-cycle engines. Most present day two-cycle engines use the reed-valve a thin metal strip covering a machined opening - to allow the fuel-air mix to enter the crankcase and prevent its escape. The vertical Maytag built from 1914-23 used a brass poppet-type valve to perform this function, and it was located in a small brass carburetor or mixer which also contained a needle valve to regulate the fuel-supply. The later horizontal one-cylinder Maytag used the same type system but more refined in design. The two-cylinder horizontal Maytag used the cranks...

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