The Knight sleeve valve engine used the four-stroke Otto-cycle system present in most modern vehicle engines. Starting with the piston at the top of the cylinder, the crankshaft's rotation pulls ...

[Lindsay Wilson] has a lawnmower engine which a few years ago he converted with the addition of a sleeve valve to run on compressed air. It’s not a steam engine because creating a safe and legal ...

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