Napier’s unusual H-shaped engines were originally designed in 1928 with 16 air cooled cylinders. Sandwiched between the crankcase halves was an upper and lower crankshaft, each secured by seven main bearings. The Sabre IV incorporated a two-barrel Hobson-RAE injection carburetor and a revised supercharger with a single-sided impeller. Industry and Air Power The Expansion Of British Aircraft Production 1935-1941, Sebastian Ritchie 2007, Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. Both of these air-cooled engines had a vertical H configuration, with the Rapier having 16-cylinders and the Dagger having 24-cylinders. The cylinder housing for the five-cartridge Coffman starter can be seen above the supercharger. From having practically nothing, Napier suddenly found themselves with an almost embarrassing supply of premises. Does anyone know where to get or record the Napier Sabre ? The inconvenient… In December 1942, the company was purchased by the English Electric Company, which ended the supercharger project immediately and devoted the whole company to solving the production problems, which was achieved quickly. These nitrided austenitic steel sleeves were the result of many years of intensive sleeve development, experience that Napier did not have. The water/methanol flow rates corresponded to 30 percent of the fuel flow at low supercharger and 45 percent of the fuel flow at high supercharger. Given the Napier designation E101, the engine had a 5.0 in (127 mm) bore, a 4.75 in (121 mm) stroke, and a total displacement of 2,239 cu in (36.68 L). Found inside – Page 5Napier Sabre, world's most powerful piston aero engine, in Hawker Typhoon. 1941. I NAPIER 150th ANNIVERSARY CAR RUN ASSEMBLY POINT: REGENTS PARK SATURDAY ... Napier and Hawker experimented with annular radiators using various Sabre IIB engines installed on a Typhoon IB (R8694) and a Tempest V (EJ518). Mounted below this were the rotating parts of a turboprop engine, based on the Naiad design, the output of which drove the … Napiers were good at making complex designs work and put in a great effort in making the complex Saber a success which helper win the war. Fuel consumption at cruise power was .50 lb/hp/hr (304 g/kW/h). In service the engines were rated to approximately 2,200hp from 2,238 cubic inches (37 litres) powering the Typhoon to a maximum speed in level flight of over 400mph. achieving 1,350hp. This book looks at the design and development of the most famous engines used by the combatants during this great air war. The aircraft continued to test annular radiators through 1948. From the Sabre V on, it was found they were not necessary, and therefore they were eliminated, resulting in a significant weight savings for these two components. Their most famous was the Lion, which had been a very successful engine between the World Wars and in modified form had powered several of the Supermarine Schneider Trophy competitors in 1923 and 1927, as well as several land speed record cars. With the exception of a few installed studs, the left and right cylinder blocks were interchangeable. Banks then had Bristol produce 48 sleeves for two complete 24-cylinder Sabre test engines. Changes were made to the starter drive, and a priming mixture of 70 percent fuel and 30 percent oil was utilized to maintain an oil film in the cylinders. Here's a Hawker Sea Fury Youtube video showing the fighter running up it's Napier Sabre engine and doing several flybys at an air show. The Napier Sabre had a two-piece aluminum crankcase that was split vertically on the engine’s centerline. This was exacerbated by the representatives of the competing Rolls-Royce company, which had its own agenda. The Napier Sabre is a horizontally opposed, 24 cylinder, sleeve valve engine. "Napier Flight Development (article and images on Napier's test and development centre). Note the leading edge wing radiators. The engine evolved to become one of the most powerful inline piston aircraft engines in the world developing from 2,200 … with each of the engine’s compression strokes. It took until 1944 and the development of the Sabre V (now the Royal Air Force) during the First World War. The rapid introduction of jet engines after the war led to the quick demise of the Sabre, as there was less need for high power military piston aero engines and because Napier turned its attention to developing turboprop engines such as the Naiad and Eland. The E109 of 1939 was half of a Sabre, with 12-cylinders and a single crankshaft. Fork-and-blade connecting rods were used, with the forked rods serving the three front-left and three rear-right cylinders of the upper banks and the three front-right and three rear-left cylinders of the lower banks. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Unfortunately, I do not have access to much of the material you cite in the references at the bottom of this article, so narrowing it down would be of great benefit to me. Change ). Sleeve trouble came back with Typhoons stationed around Normandy, France in the summer of 1944. Using the fruits of extensive research in archives around the world together with the previously unpublished memoirs of fighter engine designers, author Calum E. Douglas tells the story of a desperate contest between the world's best ... The Tempest V was a new aircraft developed from the Typhoon. to 2,050 B.H.P. Also note the supercharger torsion bar extending through the hollow sleeve-valve drive shaft. Aircraft was originally designed as a single-seat fighter around the Napier Sabre III 24-cylinder liquid-cooled H-type engine. The first engine, a Sabre II, was completed at this factory in February 1942. In Britain, Napier struggled for a decade to engineer reliability and power output into the Sabre engine. Its type remains almost unique in the world today where internal combustion engines are dominated … ( Log Out /  The Powerplant: (Mk IB) One 2,180 hp (1626 kW) Napier Sabre II 24-cylinder flat-H sleeve valve, liquid cooled engine. Found inside – Page 226A Practical Treatise on Design and Operation of Piston Engines for Automobiles and Aircraft Together ... Rough running resulting in . , the Napier Sabre ... The Sabre VII was similar to the V; the primary difference was the use of ADI and the strengthening of the internal components. This aircraft had the larger radiator and wing root carburetor inlets of the Tempest VI, but it did not have the additional oil cooler in the wing. Setright made some unrealistic claims and this just adds fuel to the fire of the naysayers Would it be possible for you to narrow down the sources you used for the performance figures of the Mk VII? The E123 of 1943 was a complete 24-cylinder, fuel-injected, two-stroke Sabre based on the E113 test engine. One was a turbo-supercharged two-stroke diesel, having some resemblance to half of a Napier Sabre. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Production of the Sabre was an expensive affair, with each horsepower costing four to five times that of the Rolls-Royce Merlin. Found inside – Page 130I replied - perhaps recalling the good - natured behaviour of the Napier Sabre engine so many years ago - that just nothing would happen , and then turned ... Specifications: Engine Power, hp: 2000: Type: water-cooled: Weight, kg: 1100: ... Napier Sabre I: 2000: water-cooled: 1100: 90000: VII: Napier Sabre IV: 2240: water-cooled: 1100: 90000: VIII: 2400: water-cooled: 1100: ... they'll out-turn you if you don't get them on the first attack run. [7] All of the accessories were grouped conveniently above and below the cylinder blocks, rather than being at the front and rear of the engine, as in most contemporary designs.[7]. Prototype engines had been hand-assembled by Napier craftsmen and it proved to be difficult to adapt it to assembly-line production techniques. General arrangement drawing of the unbuilt Sabre VIII (E122). Each sleeve had only four ports, one of which was used for both intake and exhaust. The engine produced 2,420 hp (1,805 kW) at 3,750 rpm at 4,250 ft (1,295 m) with 15 psi (1.0 bar) of boost. The starter had a five-cartridge capacity. Further developments continued to take place during the early 1940s and in June 1940 the engine passed the Air Ministry’s 100-hour test achieving 2,200hp. It was the very sleeve valves that contributed to the efficiencies of the Sabre engine that were also the cause of some initial teething problems. Napier Sabre II engine [IMechE Archive] The Typhoon came into its own when the RAF were faced with the challenge of the Luftwaffe’s Fw190 aircraft. By all accounts, the Sabre continued to perform well, although some vibration issues were experienced with the Typhoon. – Tempest: Hawker’s Outstanding Piston-Engined Fighter by Tony Buttler (2011) By March, they were passing tests at 2,050 hp (1,500 kW) and by June 1940, when the Sabre passed the Air Ministry's 100-hour test, the first production versions were delivering 2,200 hp (1,640 kW) from their 2,238 cubic inch (37 litre) displacements. Powerplant: 1× Napier Sabre 24-cylinder, H-type engine liquid-cooled engine, 2,000 hp (1,745 kW) Performance. efficiencies of the Sabre engine that were also the cause of some initial teething Individual ejector exhaust stacks were fitted, replacing the two-into-one stacks previously used on most Sabre engines. sleeve would sit in the cylinder between the cylinder wall and the piston. The sleeves had a hardened belt on their inner diameter at the top of the piston stroke. This order was later reduced to 300 examples, and then converted to the Sabre V-powered Tempest VI in May. Dissatisfied with the Methods were devised to measure the sleeve with special instruments via the spark plug hole. The cooling fan rotated clockwise, the opposite direction from the propeller. These refinements were introduced on the Sabre IV. Note that the sleeve extends quite a distance between the cylinder head and cylinder wall. The Napier Sabre was a British H-24-Cylinder, liquid-cooled, sleeve valve, piston aero engine. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Cutaway illustration of a Napier Sabre drawn by Max Millar (uncredited) and coloured in by Makoto Oiuchi, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Napier_Sabre&oldid=1040595374, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2011, Articles lacking reliable references from July 2021, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. While in flight, aeration of the oil resulted in a heavy mist of oil flowing from the breather and coating the cockpit, obscuring the pilot’s view. A 2,200 hp (1641 kW) Sabre IIB or 2260 hp (1685 kW) Sabre IIC 24-cylinder H-type engine was also used. The Sabre VIII carried the Napier designation E122 and was based on the Sabre VII. (Napier/NPHT/IMechE image). After delays caused by the Battle of Britain, the full-scale production of Typhoon Mk IA, with a 2,100 hp Napier Sabre Mk.IIA engine and a de Havilland Hydromatic three-bladed propeller, was launched. Note the coolant header tank at the front of the engine, the accessories packaged atop the engine, the two-into-one exhaust stacks, and the hydraulic supercharger clutch at the rear of the engine. A Sabre engine being assembled. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Typhoon SW494 with Napier Sabre IIB engine takes off Dwight D. Eisenhower inspect Typhoon of 609 Sqn at Gilze-Rijen Typhoon FR Mk IB EK427 of 268 Sqn Typhoon Mk IA R7580 at Air Fighting Development Unit Typhoon IBs of No. This setup enabled the sleeves to operate at half crankshaft speed (and half the speed of the sleeve-valve drive shaft). [1] Halford had worked for Ricardo 1919-1922 at their London office[nb 2] and Halford's 1923 office was in Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington, only a few miles from Ricardo, while Halford's 1929 office was even closer (700 yards),[2][3] and while in 1927 Ricardo started work with Bristol Engines on a line of sleeve-valve designs,[4] Halford started work with Napier,[5] using the Dagger as the basis. In the row above the heads is a long, slim shaft that is the supercharger torsion bar. The Sabre IIB had the same normal rating as the IIA. Only around 24 of the Sabre-powered versions were built. By March the power delivered had already risen from its acceptance test figure of 1,350 B.H.P. the manufacturing methods (most notably through collaboration with rival engine The Sabre IIB had a takeoff rating of 2,010 hp (1,499 kW) at 3,850 rpm with 7 psi (.48 bar) of boost. premise of a sleeve valve was to control how much air and fuel were detonated All of the front end panels were permanently left off to reveal the fantastic Napier Sabre engine. One was the Bristol "Centaurus" sleeve-value air-cooled 18-cylinder two-row radial engine, but prewar air races had biased many in the British air establishment against radials, and engine options felt to be most promising were two 24-cylinder water-cooled inline designs -- the Rolls-Royce "Vulture" and the Napier "Sabre". Soon afterwards, the Sabre engine went into full production stride; in 1940 Lord Beaverbrook was made Minister of Aircraft Production, and he immediately saw the promise of the Sabre and commandeered facilities for its manufacture. It passes through the two-piece sleeve-valve drive shaft. Three four-into-one exhaust manifolds were originally installed on each side of the Typhoon’s Sabre, but these were quickly replaced by what would become the standard two-into-one exhaust stacks. A 2,200 hp (1641 kW) Sabre IIB or 2260 hp (1685 kW) Sabre IIC 24-cylinder H-type engine was also used. To make matters worse, the Typhoon was experiencing its own issues with in-flight structural failures. The sleeve was nitrided to increase its hardness and was not more than .0002 in (.005 mm) out of round. The Sabre VA weighed 2,500 lb (1,134 kg). The first … At the same engine speed and with 11 psi (.76 bar) of boost, the military power rating was 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) at 2,000 ft (610 m) and 2,045 hp (1,525 kW) at 13,750 ft (4,191 m). Engines detailed in the book include those from these manufacturers: Rolls-Royce; Bristol, Napier; General Electric; Pratt and Whitney; Allison; and Wright Aeronautical Corporation. – Aircraft Engines of the World 1949 by Paul H. Wilkinson (1949) The Sabre VII was intended to power the Hawker Fury Mk I, of which 200 were ordered in August 1944. The first production Typhoon IA (R7576) flew on 27 May 1941, with other aircraft soon to follow. In 1942, it started a series of projects to improve its high-altitude performance, with the addition of a three-speed, two-stage supercharger, when the basic engine was still not running reliably. Anyway, I hope the above was helpful. Knowledgeable and enthusiastic members of the group travelled from as far a field as Worcester and asked questions of an expert about the engine which, following renovation, is destined to take Warbird RB396 back into … This version of the aircraft was in RAF Squadron service from January 1944 in limited numbers but was not blooded in combat until around DDay. The layout of the engine was finalized as a horizontal H-24. Initially, the Sabre VII had a takeoff rating of 3,000 hp (2,237 kW) at 3,850 rpm with water/methanol injection and 17.25 psi (1.19 bar) of boost. Bristol had been manufacturing radial sleeve-valve engines since 1932, and their Taurus engine had the same 5.0 in (127 mm) bore as the Sabre. Note the underwing identification/invasion stripes. The aircraft is seen here with a large ducted spinner. In 1931, Napier began experimental design work on a sleeve-valve, 24-cylinder, diesel (compression ignition) engine. The lady furthest from the camera is working on the four compound reduction gears that will take power from the two crankshafts and deliver it to the propeller shaft, which is being held in a wooden fixture in front of her. – Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft 1945/46 by Leonard Bridgman (1946) Found inside – Page 19On the first run at ground level, flying straight and level, ... It was powered by a Napier Sabre engine of 2,400hp with a speed of nearly 450mph. Napier were originally contracted to manufacture aero Napier continued to develop the engine as the Sabre II, and the first production Sabre II was completed in January 1941. Found inside – Page 68... development was the Heston Napier H.5, a British prewar all-wood aircraft designed specifically for the world speed record, with a Napier Sabre engine. I thought the 4,000 hp output was reported in another non-Setright source, but I could not find it. The Sabre V was tested in the Tempest I, and the combination was first flown on 8 February 1944 by Bill Humble. I believe the “3,655” is a mistake and it should read “3,055.”. While the annular radiator added 180 lb (82 kg), it created only a third of the drag compared to the chin radiator, decreased the aircraft’s overall drag by almost nine percent, and improved the Tempest’s top speed by 12 mph (19 km/h). 13,250 lb (late aircraft with two 1,000 lb bombs and four-blade propeller) Capacity & Armament. The engine is Bi-Fuel ready, providing the option of running on gas or propane. Found inside... a pilot had time to escape.45 It was powered by a Napier Sabre engine, ... the Typhoon was used to counter tip-and-run raids by Focke-Wulf 190s on ... Intake and exhaust ports were simultaneously partially uncovered for 80 degrees of crankshaft rotation—the last 40 degrees of the exhaust stroke and the first 40 degrees of the intake stroke. Before his departure from Napier, Halford’s Sabre designs had progressed up to the Sabre V. Ernest Chatterton took over Sabre development after Halford’s departure. – Blackburn Aircraft since 1909 by A. J. Jackson (1968/1989) (Napier/NPHT/IMechE images). Napier specialized in weird. The engine was fitted with water/methanol (anti-detonant) injection that sprayed into the supercharger via an annular manifold. Automotive Engineering. The Tempest V is a rare WWI British fighter plane powered by an equally rare 2,400 hp Napier Sabre engine. The Sabre VI incorporated an annular radiator and provisions for an engine-driven cooling fan. At 3,750 rpm and 9 psi (.62 bar) of boost, the engine had a military rating of 2,235 hp (1,667 kW) at 2,500 ft (762 m) and 1,880 hp (1,402 m) at 15,250 ft (4,648 m). Four mounting pads on the underside of the engine attached it to the support structure in the aircraft. (Mk IA prototype) One 2,100 hp (1566 kW) Napier Sabre I 24-cylinder H-type engine. Napier’s mass production of the sleeves had led to issues with the Compared to the Sabre IIA, the IIB used a different carburetor, had a modified boost controller, and was cleared for additional engine speed. The design concept originated with Harry Ricardo, and a two-cylinder test engine was built in 1942. I am old enough now that I’ll have to read the article several times to glean everything from it but I look forward to that! [citation needed], In 1927, Harry Ricardo published a study on the concept of the sleeve valve engine. The filter was designed and test flown the same day of its original request, and all the Typhoons in France were fitted with a filter within a week. To pass this limit, the sleeve valve would have to be used, to increase volumetric efficiency, as well as to decrease the engine's sensitivity to detonation, which was prevalent with the poor quality fuels in use at the time. Wilkinson took out a patent for the sleeve drive (GB363850, application dated 7 January 1931), and Vigers took out patents for sealing rings on a plug-type cylinder head (GB390610, application dated 15 February 1932) and sleeve-valves (GB408768, application dated 24 January 1933). 609 Squadron RAF at Thorney Island Typhoon IB JP853 SA-K of No. The cylinder head acted as a plug atop the cylinder and was sealed against the sleeve by a compression ring. The spark plugs were repositioned, although it is not clear if this change was made on the Sabre V or the Sabre VA engine. I Kept No Diary-60 Years with Marine Diesels, Automobile and Aero Engines, F.R. Note that the fan rotates in the opposite direction from the propeller and that the lower cowling folds down level to be used as a work platform. [6], The Napier company decided first to develop a large 24 cylinder liquid–cooled engine, capable of producing at least 2,000 hp (1,491 kW) in late 1935. The mighty Napier Sabre engine bellowed out its roar. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), two-stroke diesel/turbine compounded Nomad, An Account of Partnership – Industry, Government and the Aero Engine. D. Napier and Son Limited was a British engineering In 1984 I stood next to the Sabre engine on display at the RAF Museum Hendon ( now London I think ) for some time, amazed at the complexity of it. But once again, rather than cancelling the Firebrand, the Admiralty simply drew up a new set of specifications: S.8/43 called for a Firebrand powered by a radial Bristol Centaurus engine. Found inside – Page 98Napier Sabre, world's most powerful piston aero engine, in Hawker Typhoon, 1941. ... NAPIER 150th ANNIVERSARY CAR RUN ASSEMBLY POINT: REGENTS PARK SATURDAY ... Oil was controlled further by an oil scraper fitted at the bottom of the sleeve between its outer diameter and the cylinder. Napier Sabre (article and images). The engine evolved to become one of the most powerful inline piston aircraft engines in the world, developing from 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) in its earlier versions to 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) in late-model prototypes. Thank you for this superb article on the Napier Sabre. [nb 3] These problems took too long to remedy and the engine gained a bad reputation. While testing continued, the Sabre I was first flown in a Fairey Battle on 31 May 1939, piloted by Chris Staniland. Further developments continued to take place during the At 4,000 rpm, the Sabre III had a takeoff rating of 2,250 hp (1,678 kW) and military ratings of 2,310 hp (1,723 kW) at 2,500 ft (762 m) with 9 psi (.62 bar) of boost and 1,920 hp (1,432 kW) at 16,000 ft (4,877 m). By 1944, the Sabre V was delivering 2,400 horsepower (1,800 kW) consistently and the reputation of the engine started to improve. The Sabre VII carried the Napier designation E121 and was essentially a VA engine strengthened to endure higher outputs. Please study images as this gives a better description,pressume english electric. The Sabre III was similar to the II but was intended for higher engine speeds. Found inside – Page 259This type of valve is very engine is running . ... air - cooled engine and the 2,400 h.p. 120 m.p.h. is reached . liquid - cooled Napier Sabre engine . As he had done with the Rapier, Halford showed his design to George Purvis Bulman, the Deputy Director of Engine Research and Development for the British Air Ministry. The engine featured a two-stage supercharger and contra-rotating propellers. A 17-tooth helical gear on the opposite side of each of the four compound reduction gears drove the 42-tooth propeller shaft counterclockwise. The injection controller is mounted just above the supercharger housing. I prototype with full armament and military equipment five months later. Napier seemed complacent and tinkered with the design for better performance. Hawker Typhoon. The coolant and fuel pumps were mounted below the engine, while the oil pumps were internal. Reportedly, the test engine was so loud that people on the street had to cover their ears as they passed by Napier’s works in Acton. You’ve outdone yourself – a very impressive essay made even better with astounding photographs, particularly of the engine during assembly. Hawker Typhoon enthusiasts learn about Napier Sabre engine. The installation of Sabre engines on the Fairly Battle (top) and Folland F.108 (bottom) were well executed. The rotational movement of the sleeve crank caused the sleeve to reciprocate and oscillate in the cylinder bore. The coolant pumps provided a combined flow of 367 US gpm (306 Imp gpm / 1,389 L/min). Napier specialised in barking-mad engine designs - if you thought the triangular Deltic was odd, don't forget the H-shaped Napier Sabre of WW2! Numerous changes to the annular radiator and its cowling eventually led to the development of a ducted spinner, which was installed on NV768. Polaris Sportsman 500 Please read description and our terms and conditions Automatic transmission with Hi/low 4x4 Good rubber 1838 miles New Starter and battery NO title....bill of sale only Brakes work but are weak. The Sabre VA had a one-sided supercharger impeller, a relocated supercharger clutch, and a two-barrel injection carburetor. – “Napier Flight Development” Flight (25 July 1946) Hello Steve – Glad you liked the article. The first unarmed prototype flew on February 27, 1942, and the Mk. The radiator incorporated cooling elements for both engine coolant and oil. A really good read, I have always been fascinated by this engine, its flaws add to the interest. Jul 28, 2003. The upper and lower crankshafts also respectively drove upper and lower auxiliary drive shafts. (AEHS image). In 1935 the British engine manufacturer D. Napier and Son came out with an extremely advanced, hugely complex, high-revving and unusually powerful aircraft engine, the Napier Sabre. Also mounted atop the engine and geared to the rear of the upper crankshaft was the Coffman combustion starter unit. Aircraft Engines Volume Two by A. W. Judge (1947) on page 477 states: “… Series VII… 3,655 h.p. At that time the Sabre engine … They designed the Sabre H24 sleeve valve aircraft engine in WWII for the Hawker Tempest. Major applications. Messerschmitt Bf 109 … Typhoons were powered by the Napier Sabre IIA and IIB engines which were able to power them to a top speed during level flight of 412mph. By Graham Kozak. The centrepiece of the set is a very nicely rendered resin Napier Sabre, featuring some very fine wiring and plumbing detail: While it's a little rough in places, it represents a significant improvement over the kit unit: Along with the engine itself, there is a range of detail and structural parts associated with the engine … It took to the air on 1 September 1944 and displayed a significant improvement over … (AEHS image). The first batch had Napier Sabre II A engines running at 7lb then 9lbs boost and developed around 2180 HP at their critical altitude, achieving 426/435 mph at 18,000ft. The basic design of the Sabre enabled easy access for routine maintenance. Napier Sabre cutaway at the London Science Museum. The water/methanol injection lowered the engine’s tendency toward detonation and allowed for more power to be produced. The final test engines delivered 5,500 hp [13](4,100 kW) at 45 lb/in2 boost. The success of the Lion engine and a decline in car sales during the1920s led Napier to concentrate their efforts on aero engines. On 17 January 1938, the Sabre passed initial acceptance tests with a rating of 1,350 hp (1,007 kW), and on 3 March, the Air Ministry ordered two Sabre-powered Hawker Typhoon fighter prototypes. of the engine to be resolved. At the center of the radiator is the open carburetor intake, which was later covered by a momentum air filter. Rather than being parallel, as in earlier Sabre engines, the electrode of the front spark plug was angled forward, and the electrode of the rear spark plug was angled back. Found inside – Page 38No effort had been made to do anything but to have the engine run ... 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