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Hercules Engine News

A Waterloo by Any Other Name ... is Still a Waterloo

By Glenn Karch

Surprise! This story isn't about Hercules engines, it's about Waterloo Economy engines, which bear a slight relationship to Hercules. As I mentioned in a past column (GEM, March 2003), Waterloo Economy engines were the forerunners to the "Sparta" Economy engines. These engines used the typical early Waterloo fuel-and-governor systems patented by Louis W.

Witry and assigned to the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co., Waterloo, Iowa. Later Waterloo engines used a Lunkenheimer fuel mixer and had governor weights located in the flywheels.

This Waterloo engine hopper carries the faded remains of a Jaeger Machine Co. decal. Jaeger was among many firms to contract engines through the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co.

The Waterloo Gas Engine Co. was well-...

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