15 hp Reid Oil field Engine Startup How To Start

[1krr]

Very cool old engine. Where do you find these old big stationaries at?

[Hallaran]

John Deere tractor and a Reid oil field engine ~~ God bless America!

[alabamaramma]

You think we can hear what you are saying after you llight the hot tube, but we can't.

[billstmaxx]

oh i just read down the comments thanks lol

[billstmaxx]

i don't understand how the hot tube works could you explain it please?

[shaggyadon]

this really resembles an ajax motor, what is this mainly used for? is it used on pumping units? im a roustabout and i have never come across anything like this except for an ajax. cool video though thank you

[trudsmtuner]

yes used very early, 1900's to actually drill the well then to pump it, but instead of pumping one well it would pump 3 or 4 off of one engine.

it used a bunch of cables run through the woods to pump different wells

[RustyCarnahan]

Are Reids 2 cycle, or split cycle?

How does the chaarging cylinder play into it?

[trudsmtuner]

Reids are 2cyl, which means no valves, it relys on the charging cylinder to push out the exhaust fumes plus push air and the gas charge into the main cylinder.

In between the charge and main cylinder is a transfer valve. Basically it is a one way valve.

it lets fresh air and the gas charge pass into the main, but when the main piston comes up on compression it won't let it blow back into the charging cylinder.

[RustyCarnahan]

OK. It all makes sense now. Thanks!

[gelynch52]

This one is being run on propane but in the oil fields they ran on straight natural gas from the same well fields the oil was being pumped from.

[trudsmtuner]

it is the ignition for engine. instead of a spark plug. it uses the hot to to detonate the propane mixture. The hotter it is the sooner detonates, the cooler it is the slower it detonates. that's how you time it.

[farmerphil]

Your Reid sure starts up nice. I am still working on mine hope to have it ready this summer season. Was your engine set up for a magneto at one time I see the spark plug. Phil

[trudsmtuner]

no magneto, i am in the process of converting it to a buzz coil and gasoline, think I'm going to try a Fairbanks carb on it. or maybe just a mixer.

She starts easy now. THEY FLOOD VERY EASY.

Took me forever to get it figured out. First night i had it wouldn't hit a lick. Found out i flooded it. I turn on the gas let her take a good snort then turn off the gas. so she don't flood