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Old 03-28-2013, 04:38 PM   #17 (permalink)
Diesel_Dave
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Originally Posted by wmjinman View Post
I think Diesel Dave is joking with that picture.
It's possible I may have overstated things a wee bit

Obviously you wouldn't need something nearly that large, but it does illustrate the point.

BTW, it's actually not a steam engine, but rather one of the early diesels ("oil engines"). Given we we coming out of hte steam era, most early internal combustion engines bear a strong resemblence to steam engines. I've even seen one or two old antique gas hit and miss engines that we converted from steam engines.
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