Motore marino Niagara Motors Special
Anni '20
Description
Inline 4-cylinder 4-stroke gasoline engine manufactured by the Niagara Motors Corporation in the first decades of the XX century for motorboat propulsion. Its overall dimension suggests the employment in small recreational boats.
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | Niagara Motors Corporation, Dunkirk, New York (USA), 1920s |
| Description | inline 4-cylinder 4-stroke engine, crankcase, cylinder block and head made of cast iron |
| Stroke | 100 mm |
| Bore | 70 mm |
| Displacement | 1539 cm³ |
| Power | 15 hp |
| Valvetrain system | 2 side valves per cylinder, operated by a camshaft housed in the crankcase |
| Fuel feeding system | with a Zenith single-barrel gasoline carburetor |
| Ignition system | with a spark plug per cylinder fed by a high-voltage magneto distributor |
| Cooling system | liquid-fed |
| Lubrication system | forced by a gear pump |
Application
Small recreational boats.
Kind donation of the technical high school Vittorio Emanuele III of Palermo.
