Dingo40
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The steam car!
(The 1925 Doble E-20 Steam Car )
And:
Another maker, the 1907 White steam car:
(The 1925 Doble E-20 Steam Car )
And:
Another maker, the 1907 White steam car:
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The steam car!
(The 1925 Doble E-20 Steam Car )
And:
Just a flash in the pan ( boiler ).
noelekal
The Home For Wayward Accordions
Cool!
I had an old gun club buddy, exactly 50 years older than I am who told me of his family having a Stanley when he was a kid. Said it was very fast and smooth. And quiet. He said that one only heard the swish of the tires on pavement or gravel and a slight whine from the axles. Of course his dad had to get up a head of steam before backing out of the driveway so there was that.
I had an old gun club buddy, exactly 50 years older than I am who told me of his family having a Stanley when he was a kid. Said it was very fast and smooth. And quiet. He said that one only heard the swish of the tires on pavement or gravel and a slight whine from the axles. Of course his dad had to get up a head of steam before backing out of the driveway so there was that.
And very dangerous if the relief valve does not work. Several years back, a neighbor of mine was taking his steam tractor to the Medina County Fair (Ohio). There was a long line up for him to get into the fair. He had been "pushing it hard" to get to the fair and had a good "head of steam" built up and had to stop in traffic. So, with the tractor idling, what to do with all this steam/energy. The design was to have the relief valve release the steam pressure to safe levels. Well, the valve didn't work--the tractor blew up -- and killed him. Since then, the Medina County fair does not have steam tractors anywhere.
Dingo40
Been here for ages!
In the 1960s and 1970s, there was a revolutionary internal combustion engine design, the Wankel rotary engine, which also had a similar problem, needing to be "warmed up" before being put under load. At the time, I had an outboard motor, built on the Wankel principle. It was somewhat unnerving to drift about at the mercy of the elements while waiting for the motor to warm up!
The Wankel rotary engine was used in some sporty Mazda cars.
See here:
Rotary Engines Explained | Capital One Auto Navigator
Innovative and compact, the rotary engine was once celebrated as a promising breakthrough in automotive technology.
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In the 1960s and 1970s, there was a revolutionary internal combustion engine design, the Wankel rotary engine, which also had a similar problem, needing to be "warmed up" before being put under load. At the time, I had an outboard motor, built on the Wankel principle. It was somewhat unnerving to drift about at the mercy of the elements while waiting for the motor to warm up!
The Wankel rotary engine was used in some sporty Mazda cars.
See here:
Rotary Engines Explained | Capital One Auto Navigator
Innovative and compact, the rotary engine was once celebrated as a promising breakthrough in automotive technology.
Even worse, Dingo, were the early disc brakes on the R8 Renault which were somewhat ineffective until warmed up and completely useless as a parking brake.
A panel beaters' delight
Rosie C
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and also in some Norton motorcycles
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noelekal
The Home For Wayward Accordions
Even worse, Dingo, were the early disc brakes on the R8 Renault which were somewhat ineffective until warmed up and completely useless as a parking brake.
A panel beaters' delight
My first car was a Renault R10. Second car was a Renault R12.
My dad kept a Renault Dauphine for commuting for 10 years and loved it! He may have been the only person in the world who had only good things to say about it.
He was the person who influenced me with my first two cars.
That's ok. He also encouraged me to play accordion.
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