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Hercules Engine News

Sorting out Drip Oilers

By Glenn Karch

Shown above are pictures and catalog illustrations of #1-1/2 and #2 size cylinder oilers. Although the oilers in the photograph appear to both be from American Injector, the smaller oiler does not have their name on it.

Every open-crank gas engine requires a cylinder oiler of some kind. Did you ever wonder what is the correct cylinder drip oiler for your Hercules-built engine? A study of catalogs and parts diagrams would indicate that the proper oiler would have a cone-shaped top with the sloping part at about 27 or 28 degrees from the horizontal. Several manufacturers made oilers with that appearance. However, American Injector made oilers that appear to match the illustrations closely. Shown are catalog and parts illustrations and photographs of the #1-1/2 and #2 sizes. Although it is obvious that they are from the same man...

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