3 Cylinder Atlas Imperial Engine

[djlau1]

why is the vid so short i hate that btw nice vid man

[mechmusicman]

Wow, I remember this exact engine powering the workshop at Jahncke Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard in Madisonville, Louisiana when I was a boy. The shop was steam powered until around 1927 when the Atlas was installed by my grandfather, my dad ended up yard Supt. and around 1968 replaced the Atlas with an electric motor. The engine sat there until the 80's when the whole workshop was scraped. What a shame that was.

[FuglyFucker]

holy shit I WAS THERE WHEN I WAS LIKE 9, that's in Easthampton!!

[fanmanJ]

i could watch the 3 individual rain caps go at it all day!

[wendyspwnsu]

@fanmanJ its a beautiful thing for sure

[douro20]

Is that an air compressor connected to this engine?

[alex568plank]

love the beat!!

[idontcare80]

lol, the flappers on the exhaust look like something you would see in an old disney movie.

[jacktaylor2115]

@idontcare80 lol yeah it is probably what some of the old disney movies were bassed on they were around that time

[sbd650]

5*****!

[digitalrushdude2112]

i can tell that the two rods that are moving control the intake and exhaust valves, but what do the other two rods do?

[stoobers1]

"The valves to be controlled by cam action are inlet, exhaust, fuel and air-start."

Atlas imperial manual, Section 5, page 45.

[zer0mind]

i love the individual weather caps on the exhaust stacks...great motor.

[oldtacomamarine]

Beautiful. I didn't realize that LIAPA's Atlas was operational. I might have to stop by on the next New York trip.

[WARD5KUSTOMZ]

WHAT IN THE WORLD?