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Engine Works Detroit, Michigan. 2 Cycle Marine Engine Photo's |
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NOTICE * engine parts per factory spec's such as carburetors, fuel reservoirs/injectors, Exhaust, Etc... |
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Detroit 2hp. Owner: Roger Tan from Tampa.
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 Owner: ? Photographer ? Hp ? 
 
 Is this a Detroit? The literature sections show that Detroit Engine Works, Termaat & Monahan and Caille manufactured marine engines with four holes in the flywheel. The carburetor is a Essex. This engine was sold on Ebay. Owner or hp not known. Original literature shows that Detroit Engine Works
single cylinder
(marine engines) were manufactured with three or four large holes in the flywheel
or a combination of large holes and small holes. There were
a lot of engine companies including Detroit Engine Works, Detroit Motor
Car Supply Co., Columbia Engine Co., Caille Perfection Motor Co.,
Termaat & Monahan Co., Michigan Steel Boat Co., Detroit Boat Co.,
Etc.... that had different combinations and quantity of holes in the
flywheels.
Trying to identify the different brand of marine engines by how many or
what size holes are in the flywheel simply does not work. Collectors
have also tried to use the location of greasers or grease cups on the
end of the crank shaft as a means to identify certain engines, again
this does not work. You will see examples of engines on original
literature and photos on this website that will prove that all these theories
do not work.
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pressure fuel reservoir-injectors, carburetors and mixers that were used on Detroit marine engine's |
The two piece Automatic fuel feeder-injector (patent # 926,892) was designed by John Peterson and Frederick O. Peterson patented on July 6, 1909 manufactured by Ben J. MiddleDitch for Detroit Engine Works. It appears that this fuel injector was produced a number of years before being patented in 1909. A Detroit engine catalog dated 1907,1908 shows this same fuel feeder-injector with a different style ribbed fuel reservoir cap, see photo's below. Sources = (1907-1908 Engine Catalog), (U.S. Patent # 926,892), (1909 Engine Catalog), (Bulletin No III Jan 1st 1912), (Bulletin No III part 3 Nov 1st 1914), (1915 Engine Catalog), (Information embossed on Peterson fuel feeders). 
 
 
 
The one piece fuel feeder-Injector (patent # 1,026,425) was designed by Frederick Barthel and patented May 14, 1912 manufactured by Detroit Engine Works. There were 3 styles of this one piece fuel feeder/Injector produced. They are listed below in the order which they were produced. 
Krice Float type carburetor
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