Hello all,
We have been tuning on our 1924 Petter semi-diesel or oil engine and thought you all would like to see it runing. This engine is not a compression ignition diesel but what is called surface ignition. Hot bulb in the head must be heated witha blow torch to start it, ignition does not occur when the fuel is injected in the cylinder, that happens with the added heat of compression. It is also a 2 stroke and rated at 12/14HP. Here running a bit under rated RPM.
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