Talk:Otto engine

It would be really nice with more details, and more complete information. For example, it seems like he made his first one in 1876, from looking on the internet. But what did it run on, gas? What distinguishes it, and makes it worth mentioning so many places? That it was the first one to use spark plugs, or maybe it was just the first working engine with pistons? It seems that in some contexts "otto engine" means an engine that uses spark plugs, as opposed to diesel engines, and this term is also used about modern cars. Velle (talk) 10:01, 19 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I do agree that much more information could be added on this topic. Fortunately due to the technology age, all the books about it are public domain in the United States (anything published prior to 1923), and so any book or journal articles and illustrations about it can be directly used in this article. The big challenge is finding those very old citations and articles, though searching Google Books may be helpful. DMahalko (talk) 17:33, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

evaporavite cooling

some of the older engines seem to have had evaporavite cooling with the cylinder in a open water reservoir.

Wdl1961 (talk) 18:36, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

precursor?

Is this engine in some way a precursor of the modern car engine? If so this should be mentioned in the first paragraph. 84.108.160.70 (talk) 06:28, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]