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MOTORING SECTION
LIFE OF THE ENGINE.
EARLY CARE REPAID BY RESULTS.
LAGGING BEHIND.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN
U.S.A.
Although it is generally re- cognised that America has made more advancea in road improvement work than any other nation within recent years, even American road- makers have not kept pace with motor expansion,
In 1004 there were 64,600 passen- ger cars and 410 lorries in use in, U.S.A. Highways totalled 2,151,370 miles. But of this impressive mileage only a fraction more than seven per cent., or 153,530 miles, was surfaced.
THE SEVENS.
NOT THE TOYS' THEY SEEM.
In touching on representative types of 1927 cars, British or for- elgn, a beginning may be made with the most inexpensive and smallest cluss-the Sevens.
The first few years of a human life are said by life insurance statistics to be the most precari- ous. If the child is given good care in this early period he or she
There are more of these than last! is much more likely to have a long and useful career.
This same
yoar, They are not the toys that they seem to be at first sight, Good principle operates in the auto-
speed and faithful service may be motive world. Give a man a new
expected from them; they are motor car, and the length and
genuine cars, not cycle-cars. There usefulness of its career depend to
is the choice between two or four a large extent on how he cares for
duced Seven has two horizontally cylindered engines. A newly-intro- it during the first thousand miles it is driven. In other words, an
water-cooled cylinders "In the course of the next five opposed automobile may be made or mar-years," anys "The Wheel, the by forced feed, ignition by battery with alde-valves. Lubrication is red for life through the treatment oficial journal of the Studebaker and coil, and the specification in- it receives during the first few Corporation of America, registra-cludes four forward speeds with weeks by its owner.
tions increased at an annual off-side control, spiral bevel final average of 42 per cent., so that drive, and internally expanding more than 300.000 mator vehicles brakes on all four wheels. were in use in 1909, but the mileage of surfaced road had increased only 8.66 per cent, of the total dur- ing the period."
The wheelbase, tracks, and ground clearance are 8 ft. 11⁄2 in.; 3 ft. 9 in., and 9% in. Thus the modern
Seven is a four-seater, not to be ashamed of. Balloon cord tyres and dynamo lighting are included for the price.
Cars Better Value Than Ever. When cars which were not as good as those manufactured to day cost considerably more, it was the practice for the manufac- turer to do the preliminary break- To-day the American' highway ing-in. This breaking-in process system has been extended to more cost the manufacturer and, conse- than 3,000,000 miles, of which ap-
The next class includes machines quently the purchaser, consider-proximately 500,000 miles are auT- able money.
Superior manufac-faced. But motor vehicle registre-rated at 10 to 12 horse-power. The Lions have been increased to 20.- British designer is supreme in light turing processes, better merchan-000,000 cars and lorries-an expan- cor construction; with one or two dising methods, production in sion far ahead of the "still rela- well-known exceptions the Sevens large quantities, and the elimine- tively small mileage of surfaced and the 10-12 hp., class are all tion of unnecessary operations in road." Needless to say, this criti- British. One of the most inexpen the factory have served to cut cal view is American. Half a mil-sive Tens is a chassis with down the direct cost and overhead lion miles of surfaced highway pair two-stroke water-cooled en- of manufacturing to the point would seem a paradise to Austra
gine; epicyclic gears, two forward and reverse, are used and chain where much more automobile lian motorists.
drive to an axle without differential value per pound is given to-day than ever before in the history of the industry.
In line with the elimination of unnecessary operations in the process of manufacture, with the idea of giving the purchaser the maximum value for the money he expends, the manufacturer has passed on to the buyer the job of breaking in the motor. This can be done successfully by the owner if a slight degree of caution is used.
Engines are built with reason- ably smooth bearing surfaces and cylinder walls, and the polishing process is performed merely by running the engine. In the case of the cylinder walls over which the pistons slide the surfaces may appear quite smooth to the touch, but under a miscroscope they would be found to be comparative
However, figures recently
com-
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two-
On the cars next.to be mentioned
en-
piled by the National Automobile gear. Owing to the special cantil- ever suspension this car can be run Chamber of Commerce, an Ameri- can body, inferte that the motor successfully on solid tyres, since 1904, more than 100 times as gine, clutch, and gear-box form a population of U.S.A. has increased, central control prevails and fast as the mileage of surfaced unit. Here the 11.9 sells as a two- ronde. Stated in percentages, which make the comparison, more three-bearing crankshaft with side- Beuter, four-senter, and saloon, A startling, surfaced highway mile-by-side valves, the universal de- age has increased 222 per cent. tachable head, a five-plate clutch since 1904, while motor vehicle re- with cork insels and running in oil,, gistrations have increased some a three-speed gear-box and semi-
elliptical springs are 36180 per cent.
among the main features. Several French de- signs come into this group.
STICKY VALVES,
In the 14 horse-power èlass there is equally good value. In this class the new Sixes begin to appear. and a four-door light saloon with six- cylinder engine four speeds, and brukes vacuum-helped four-wheel can be had. This machine has two
overhead camshafts, forced lubrica-
ably.
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1927.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as härbar, plow, and altho.).
17
10
13
M
15
16
17
20
22
28
31
132
38
39
140
41
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리다
146
48
49
50
SI
53
54
+
HORIZONTAL 1-Self-possessed
Near the tal} 9-Pozentalve pronoun 10-A musical note 12-A college degree
(mbbr}
13-Combining form.
Equal 14-A military title
(abbr.) 10-Division of a play 16-An American post 18-N. Can. State of
U. 8. (abbr) 19-A constallation 20-A small bunch of
graus 22-Arrangement 24-Prepared: equipped 20-Character In
Shakespeare's "Tempeat"
26-A negative 29-An animal's, muzzle
31-interjection 33-8cents
38-An attempt
THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE,
| HORIZONTAL (Cont) 41-intended
43-A Chineas sacrat
society
44-Apt 45-Above
47-Brazlian coin 45-Profix. Through 49-Yes (German) 60-Flow of the wavea 62-Greek goddess of
the aarth
53-5uffix. Liko 54-Pale
VERTICAL (Cont.) 10-Steep slopes 11-Pronoun
15-Gresk god of war 17-A lizard 19-Fule
21-A number
23-Railroad (abbr) 24-Rima
28-To effect
27-Forces in operation 30-To moderate 31-Personali pronoun 32-Toward the stern
66-The great plains of 34-Close by
a. America
50-To ourve
VERTICAL 1-A pleco or morsel
meat
2-Not concealed S-Conjunction 4-Hypercritical &-Around
B-Prex. Two
7-A work animal
B-A mineral-bearing
vein
35-A household pet 36-Prefix. Into
37-To run aground
of 39-Preposition
40-A lake In N. Russla
42-Tip of the crescent
48-A
moon
vegetable
4B-A parent
14-A month (abbr.) (51-Exist
64-Plural of ""
SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES;
Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the -numbered aquares and running either horizontally or vertically er bath
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(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in Monday's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
ing a club,
CLUB LIFE.
attached" riders find that their in-
If trouble is often experienced with valves sticking up, due to congealed oil on the stems, it will be found worth while making tion, two carburettors, and right------
special paraffin injector for hand speed control. Wheel-base, ly rough. Where two rough sur-freeing them. This can easily be track, and ground clearance are 9 faces are in sliding contact the constructed out of a small oil-can ft. 4 in., $ft. 10in, and 91⁄2 in.
· Amongst those who have recently Development is to be seen in the taken up motorcycling there are minute projections look into each by soldering a suitable length of
This small-bore copper tubing to the Sixteen group. For instance, in many whose thoughts turn to join- other and are broken off.
so that the intent production of a pioneer
British firm there is a six-cylinder and nowadays it is a very small. causes wear, and, if the wear is spout and bending it
Club life is healthy, inserted through the too rapid, considerable heat is when
In the case of the Sparking-plug hole the tubing will engine of two litres, with alumin village, that has not at least one generated.
ium pistons, duralumin connecting club, whilst riders who live in large piston, this heat would cause ex-reach to the valve-head. To free rods, overhead valves and cam-
towns usually have the advantage pansion to the part where the a sticky valve it is necessary shaft, high-pressure lubrication, a piston would become so tight in merely to remove the plug of the seven-bearing crankshaft, and four of a choice.
Most of our prosperous clube the cyclinder that part of cylinder concerned, turn the en- speeds and six brakes. A really the cylinder walls and piston gine by means of the starting well-fumished saloon body, with had small beginnings, and we sug- would weld together and handle until the faulty valve is cellulose finish, seats five comfort-gest that when a dozen or so "un- be torn away, leaving ridges or lifted, and then to squirt a small
In the 18 horse-power class there terests are common they would do scores that would permanently quantity of paraffin on the stem.
are a number of newcomers, and of well to form a club of their own. interfere with satisfactory per- This will have the effect of free-various nationalities, though the It is not a big undertaking to form ing the valve in a few seconds. American and Canadian products a club, says "Motor Cycling." All formance of the engine.
For obvious reasons this is more are for the most part still that are needed are Initiative, effective with side valves than in the higher-powered classes, energy and a real liking for motor- with those of the overhead type. and
cross-Atlantic designers cycling. How about one for Hong .will have to struggle hard Kong
if they are going to compete suc- cess fully with Europe in medium ing process is so rapid that the and small cars. In my opinion, they parts become overheated, which, have concentrated too long on the Con- in turn, makes them wear still Europe, and especially Great Bri larger cars to get level with more rapidly, thereby generating tain, this year. These 2% and still more heat. Therefore, the 2 litre six-cylinder cars are for piston expands until it sticks in the most part well and cleanly de the cylinder and scores the cylin-signed and have ample room. der walls. The result is a cylin- der that will never function properly unless it is reground and given a new start in life.
How Oil Functions. To prevent this excessive wear oil is used as a lubricant. The oil forms a film between the piston and the cylinder walls, and keeps the small projections on the surface of the metals from coming into close contact. sequently the wear is very slow. This illustrates the need of thorough lubrication during the breaking-in process. When new oil is put into the motor it will keep the surfaces from close contact, provided it is of the right quality. As the motor is run this oil becomes thinned through the leakage of gasoline into the oil reservoir, and it also becomes filled with the tiny parti- cles of metal worn off from the surface of the pistons and cylin- ders. This means that it very quickly loses its ability to hold the surfaces apart. Therefore, in a new engine the oil should be changed frequently,
FRENCH MERGER.
PEUGEOT CO. GROWS.
On the other hand, if on the new motor the surfaces are kept well lubricated, and are operated
The Peugeot Automobile Co. of at a comparatively slow speed, France has absorbed the De Dion the wearing-in process consists of Bouton and Bellanger companies, slowly knocking off the micros- thus forming the nucleus of n copic high points until the metal French General Motors. The move is polished to a mirror-like finish. followed a recent trip to America When in this condition,. It may by the vice-president of the Fou- ensily be kept lubricated, and fur. | goat Co.
去
ther wear takes place very slowly. The De Dion name will be pre- When the hands are cold and
The process is similar to that served. This company was found- they are rubbed together brisky, of smoothing a hoard by rubbing in 1882, and is the oldest in exclusively to they tend to warm rapidly. Like it with fine sand-paper. Go slow-France devoted wise, in the engine of an auto-ly during these first thousand motor ontruction. mobile. If the working rurfaces miles.
The Bellanger Co. grew temen- Run your engine care- dously during the war, when it was slide over each other rapidly, fully. Perhaps in the process you making munitions. After the considerable heat is generated. will acquire a habit of operating armistice it introduced an Ameri If the engine when new is run at your car with a maximum of can assembled car, but production a high rate of speed, the wear safety and good judgment.
BY COLLY! DUGAN IS A SAILOR ON THIS [SHIPAN";
HE SAW
ME!
ceased after 12 months' work.
UNIBRINGING UP FATHER,
TOLD YOU NOT TO LET. ANYONE SEE YOU WITH- OUT YOUR WWHISKERS!
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