Vacuum motor

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 9:15 am

These are a unusual and tempermental engine, they also are called flame lickers for obvious reasons.
They were made in Dayton Ohio in the mid 1930`s, heres the patent data.
http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=0217 ... /2,176,272

A video of it running.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kSn0KtLqhc

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:42 pm

Interesting engine, what were they used for?

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:43 pm

gamekeeper wrote:Interesting engine, what were they used for?

Nuttin, just a toy.

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 2:01 pm

Pitchy wrote:
gamekeeper wrote:Interesting engine, what were they used for?
Nuttin, just a toy.

That's what I was getting to ask.

I like the "nuttin". Good redneck talk.----6