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| Frisbie Single Cllinder Marine Engine |
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wbullivant
| | Posted on Friday, February 15, 2002 - 07:17 pm: | 
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I have an old Frisbie Marine Engine that has been in the family for quite a few years. It appears to be fairly complete, but I'm not really sure what the original looked like. I'm looking for help!
I would like to restore the engine and possibly display it. I don't want to do anything that may detract from its value or "authenticity". Advice would be sincerely appreciated.
The engine has been put away for quite a while and I think that most of the parts are there including a reverse gear. There are several different carburetors in a box as well as drip oilers, buzz coils, valve parts, etc.
The engine was originally in a fishing boat out of Moriches, L.I., N.Y. until some time in the '50s, I was told. My father purchased it from a boatyard on Smith's Creek, Sewaren, N.J. in the late '50s. He had it in a boat for a short time, but it created too much viberation for the light-framed boat.
Anyway, If there is anyone that knows about the Frisbie and could give me some advice and encouragement, I would appreciate it. I'll be looking forward to hearing from another rust and crust enthusiast.
Thanks, Wil... |
Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Friday, February 15, 2002 - 07:52 pm: |
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Will,
These are scans from 2 Frisbie catalogues about
1919 0r so.
Tom |
Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Friday, February 15, 2002 - 07:56 pm: |
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Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Friday, February 15, 2002 - 07:58 pm: |
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robert Holcomb
| | Posted on Friday, February 15, 2002 - 09:08 pm: |
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I have a 2 cyl 6-8 hp here is yours ignitor or spark plug??? Tom do you have a port side view of the center valve model,the engine in my web page has a bracket on the inspection cover.did it hold the coil box ???? http://www.nwlink.com/~rholcomb/fris%20and%20stew.html
bob... |
Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 10:23 am: |
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Bob,
Pics attached of the high voltage mag and the low voltage mag and coil box setups. |
Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 10:24 am: |
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Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 10:25 am: |
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Robert Holcomb
| | Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 06:03 pm: |
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Thanks Tom,you answered a long term question i had
a 6 volt generator......kept on thinking high tension..... wil what style is yours????
bob...can you give us a description of it??? |
Tom Stranko
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 04:48 pm: |
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Bob, I don't have a Frisbie-only the catalog pages. Question: The 2nd picture from your website; on the magneto bracket (or should we call it a generator bracket?) there is a round item that I assume is a collar or an eccentric follower?? Not part of the bracket??
I also wonder what the "coil" looking device is in the first picture I sent above? The catalog states that the Bosch dual mag and coil are shown and that the coil could be bulkhead mounted. I know what dual ignition is (usually
2 plugs per cylinder fired from different circuits) but I see only one plug per cylinder on this engine. I suppose they could have used the mag to provide HV directly or connected in a battery and that coil shown and just used the LT part of the the mag (timer) ?? |
Richard Day
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 05:43 pm: |
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Tom, one of the common early ways of operating was a low tension mag putting out about 9-16 volt AC with a Mag-OFF- Bat switch where you started from dry cells and switched to mag once you were up to speed. Back in 1946 I restored a 1908 Buick ser. no.729 touring car with a Delco Remey set up like that. Palmer Bros.clearly used the same system up until about 1920 when the went to separate high tension mags and two spark plugs for separate battery/coil an mag ignition. Incidentally the use of AC with buzz coils.
dramatically reduced point migration. Henry Ford well understood that aspect of his model T design. Did you get my note regarding the single cylinder Victor sold by the Fairbanks Co? |
Bruce
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 11:34 pm: |
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The Sterling GR series (mid/late 20,s)used an Atwater Kent Triple/Double ignition with the Battery/Mag switch Dick mentions. Three plugs per cylinder/three magnetos and a 6 wire distributor. The engine cranked on a seperate battery(12 vdc)and fired the intake side plugs on the ignition battery.When the brute (1100 cid) fired, the bat/mag switch was rolled to the intake side mag and you were of to the gas dock again. |
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