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Subject:Re: Industrial Motors
From:Dirk Wright
Date:Mon, 3 Jun 1996 08:36:31 -0400 (EDT)

On Sun, 2 Jun 1996, Thom Fitzpatrick wrote:
> Whats interesting, is I saw 25hp dist caps last weekend for sale, for $10
> each, which is a bargain.  I picked one up and looked inside, and it only
> had 2 of the 4 spark plug contacts for the rotor!  I asked the guy what
> the deal was, and he said it was for some sort of industrial motor.  Anyone
> ever heard of these?

It might be that 2 of the cylinders were used as a 2 stage pump, and the 
other 2 were the power source, so you would only need 2 power cylinders.

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Dirk Wright 						       wright@uspto.gov
"I speak for myself and not my employer"                   1974 Porsche 914 2.0
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