The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-06-22
THE KNOX GASOLINE ENGINE.
What the New York Nautical Gazette
SAYS of It.

SayS VI II.
The Camden Anchor Rockland Ma
chine Co., RockIand, Me-, manufac-
tuners of the ''knoX" marine motor.
are having very successful season.
They were recently obliged to put on
night crew and are now running day
and night to keep ahead of their orders.
This company has been manufacturing
the Knox motor for the past six
years. The success of the motor is
shown by comparing their pay rolls.
Five years ago they carried seven men
on their payroll, while they are now
carrying over 100 men. They manu-
facture all their brass and iron castings,
and have new and up to-date foundry
connected with their plant: also pat
tern shop. They manufacture every
thing they use on the motor excepting
the standard pipe and fittings used. In
this way they are able to know Just
what metals they are using, and can
select the best material for their wants.
The "Knox" motor is of the two
cycle type, running III sizes from II
h. p. to - hip, in both the one and two
cylinder styles. The cylinders and
cylinder heads are thoroughly water
jacketed. Their 1905 motor is of the
piston cutoff type, or as some express
it, the "three port type, there being
no check valves used in the motor. All
the motors are fitted with the "Knox"
float feed automatic carburetor, which
mixes both warm and cold air, and after
once set needs no further attention for
the season. The engine cannot be
flooded and the carburetor will mix the
gas properly winter or summer without
changing the gasolene feed.
The crank pins are oiled direct from
oil cups located on the outside of the
cylinders, and can be filled when the
engine is running. The Oil is led
through the end bearing and is delivered
into disc cup, then carried by centri-
fugal force to the crank pin direct
through oil passages drilled for same.
No oil is carried in the crank chamber.
The connecting rod is fastened securely
to the wrist pin. This pin turns on
Two extremely large bronze bushings
pressed into piston. The end bearings
are pushed with phosphor bronze bush
ings. BY means Of a hand hole plate
ing rod is so arranged that the piston
simply taking off the cylinder head.
The center bearings in the two-cylinder
engines are pushed with phosphor
bronze bushings, and are also fitted
with two thrust rings that run on the
crank shaft This prevents any pos
sible chance for the gas to blow from
one crank chamber to the other. One
carburetor only is used on the two
cylinder engines, and mixes the gas so
the two cylinders are independent of
each other.
The time of ignition is advanced or
retarded by simply moving the circuit
breaker lever up or down, the range
being from IA in. late to IS in. early.
The motors are also fitted with throttle
valves which throttle the quantity Of
gas passing from the crank chamber to
the cylinder. The make and brake
spark is used throughout. The igniter
plug carries both movable and station
airy electrodes, and can easily be re-
moved from tine cylinder. The firing
pins have platinum points and are
movable and adjustable as well as the
circuit breaker finger; the leads can
easily be changed.
The two-cylinder engines are usually
fitted with reversing clutch, being self
contained with engine, the bed for the
engine taking in the clutch. The Cam
den Anchor Rockland Machine Co. do
not boast of high speed and light
weight; their motor is designed for
hard work, and their greatest success
has been among the working boats.
Many of the "Knox" motors are used
by the fishermen along the New Eng
land coast and it is no unusual thing
for these fishermen to run these motors
from 10 to - hours per day both winter
and summer, and it is for just such
work that the "knox" engine is de-
signed.
This company also manufactures
fishermen's power dories and power
peapods, which they are selling to a
great extent among the fishermen.
Their motors and boats are known from
Newfoundland to Mexico.
They are also having a large demand
for their carburetors, and are placing
them on many different makes of
marine engines and automobiles. They
are now building and getting ready to
place on the market, two-cylinder
four-cycle 20 hip. motor, and a four
cylinder four-cycle 40 hip. motor.-The
Nautical Gazette.
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