200 Horsepower Western Gas Engine

As shown at the Brooks, Oregon Engine Show, this 200 HP Western Machine Co. engine was manufactured in 1928 in Los Angeles, Calif. and was used to pump water near Riverside, Calif. There were two of these engines setting side by side each pumping 2000 Gal. per minute over a 400 foot high hill, 8 miles into 7,500 acres of citrus orchards in Riverside County. These engines ran from the time of installation until the late 50's when they were placed on stand by. They ran again in 1988 for two weeks straight while the company switched from combustion engines to electric pumps. All of this with only one repair to the cylinder sometime in the mid 40's! Wayne Thackery owns this particular engine and has the original sale receipt. It sold for $8,850.00 installed.

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[xsyar]

looks easy to loose an arm or two in that machine

[oldengine1]

It's certainly NOT idiot proof.

[ztwntyn8]

what's it used for?

[oldengine1]

It was used to pump water near Riverside, Calif. There were two of these engines setting side by side each pumping 2000 Gal. per minute over a 400 foot high hill, 8 miles into 7,500 acres of citrus orchards in Riverside County.

[tocaracer06]

what rpm does it hit 200 horses?

[oldengine1]

It is rated 200 HP at 200 RPM's, 17x24 bore and stroke.

[TestECull]

@keyboardjeff Petrol and Gas are the same thing. Otto cycle. Diesel is diffrent. Wikipedia will explain everything.

[Bravo21]

@BanditDragoon true, but Torque is the measure of an engines ability to do Work. The 4 banger may have @150pound feet...this has about 8-10,000.

[keyboardjeff]

Is there any difference between a diesel, a petrol and a gas engine works? Because I'd like to know. The only difference I know is the fuel.

[NightTurkey82]

@BanditDragoon but while a supercharcged flat four can maybe make it 200-250k miles before a rebuild, some of these engines have run at full throttle for over 30+ years without shutting down.

[BanditDragoon]

and to think you can now get the same 200 horsepower from a turbo charged flat 4 engine O.o

[Polybun]

I forget the fule consumption, but I do know it is like 2million cubic inch displacement.

[Polybun]

There is an easy way to think about all this. Torque is a measure of power at a given instant in time. You can have 800lb/ft of torque at 0rpm. You could have a million even, and that would = 0 horse power. The reason an increase in rpm gives an increase in hp is essentially you are able to pump more fuel through it in a given amount of time, and thus, more power. Effeincy of course means that hp number vaires with rpm.

[Polybun]

That is a hit and miss engine.  that is what is kind of crazy about it.

[JAROSLAVAGINA]

any figures as to fuel consumption?

[jeffb8074]

i wonder how much them rod bearings would cost ??? i know u would have to have them made :) but very cool engine :) 5 *