SlashGear

What Were Hit-And-Miss Engines Used For And How Do They Work?

The original concept of combustion engines as we understand them dates as far back as the late 1800s. And while they are more or less a solved science today, they definitely didn't start that way.
Reading Eagle

The Historian: ‘Hit and miss’ engines were a hit with farmers

Editor’s Note: This column is part one of an extended piece. Around the year 1900, “hit and miss” one cylinder, stationary, gasoline engines revolutionized farming. The term ” hit and miss” is a ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Sounds of a Hit and Miss Engine

Georgian Jeff Stevens collects hit and miss engines from before the 1940s. To the untrained year, they sound as if they are unable to start. In... Sounds of a Hit and Miss Engine Jeff Stevens of Alto, ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Hit-and-miss engines hard to miss at the Crow Wing County Fair

BRAINERD — Greg Olson returned to the Crow Wing County Fair this summer to showcase his antique hit-and-miss engines. Hit-and-miss engines get their name from how they regulate speed. When the engine ...