Updated: 05-Feb-2018
Californian company that made an engine with a new concept.
-They were double-action pistons, with combustion on both sides.
"Deeble Duplex”
-This arrangement of "double acting" is called Duplex.
-Below we show a cutaway of this engine.
"Deeble Duplex cutaway"
From Appendix A7/6: Bizarre engine built by Deeble Motors Ltd. of Long Beach, California.
-It is an engine with double-action pistons, as in steam locomotives.
"Practical installation of a Deeble"
Engines of DEEBLE
Model: Duplex, 300 HP
Arquitecture: 6-cylinder In line inverted
Cooling: Air
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 300 HP @ 2000 rpm
Weight: 417 Kg
It has double-action pistons, with combustion on both sides.
The stroke was 5 inches and the actual diameter of the top 4.5 inches and 4.3 inches in the bottom.
"Deeble Duplex engine"