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MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1927.
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SPEEDWAY RACING. Specials, which are essentially names of Perfect Circle Duesen new Duesenbergs and the Miller-
Miller design, although not Millerberg Special and Thompson Valve, made and designed cars. made; and the Disenberg Duesenberg Special. (Continued From Page 5.)
Speciala. Of the "Duezzies" there Straight-eight Engines Practically development of the recent two are two types—the 1926 straight- eight along conventional lines, and the specifications of this year read the 1927 offset motor types. almost exactly like those of last Those are the makes that in many year, except for certain apparently cases mosquerade under various minor details. Yet most of the names-the Nickel Plato Special, fast cars have added 10 m.p.h. for Boyle Valve Special, Junior Eight, Indianapolis and nearly 20 m.p.h. Jynx Special, Elgin Piston Pin Special. Every one of these cars As has been Intimated, the cars Just mentioned is a Miller-made of the American speedway circuit special. Even the two brand-new are Millers, both front and rear race designs of the year, the off- drive, and Cooper and Detroit'set Duesenbergs, race under track
on the boards.
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years on the American tracks is, į The Miller and the Duesenberg of course, the front-drive. first types (in the Miller types this created by Harry Miller. In the Detroit Specials) have straight cara were entered, and ten actual the Cooper and the last Indianapolis race 11 of these eight engines with five-bearingly took part in the race, five of crankshafts. The standard piston dimensions are 2 3/16 Ins. by Specials and the Detroit Special. being the four Cooper 3 ins., although Duesenberg tried general all these cars an engine with a bore of 2.386 ins. basically alike.. and a stroke of 2% ina. All bows forward with a considerable crankshafts are counterbalanced sweep, making it possible to have and in diameter they vary from relatively straight line for the 1.407 ins. (new Duesenbergs) to drive shafts. This is a typical 134 ins. (front-drive Millers), and pinion-and-ring gear assembly up to 1 15/16 ins. for the Millers, which is driven from a clutch which were cut down from 122 ins, immediately behind the assembly, cylinder capacity to 91. Centei- pictured in an accompanying illus The transmission is at fugal supercharges are standard.tration. The Cooper, Miller and 1:2rithe left, with the countershaft Duesenberg Specials are driven by behind instead of below the main spur gears, while the new Duesen shaft. To the right is the dif The brake drum berg types have planetary drives ferential.
for the supercharger. The new housings are to the left and right Duesenberg and the Miller front-of the transmission and the right drive have a supercharger speel of the differential. The steering of 64 to 1 cumpared to the en-knuckles are of enormous size, and gine, while the older Millers have make room for the universal at; a ratio of 5 to 1. The Detroit the wheel hub. There are four Special has a two-stage Generai universals in the assembly, as will Electric supercharger. The com-be noted, one at each side of the and transmission pression ie has climbed up 1rom differential
5% for the 1925 Dusenbergs to housing" and one on each front 6% and 61⁄2 on various types of war-1, "
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ANTI-KNOCK FUEL AND HIGH COMPRESSION ENGINES.
As has previously been stated in knockless fuel became obtainable these colums, the prime reason for everywhere, manufacturers would the development and marketing of build engines with higher compres anti-detonating gasoline is one of sion, which would have superior and prove more fuel conservation. By using anti-performance knock fuel, the compression pres-enomical in their consumption of sure carried in motor car engines the world's petroleum resources. can be increased very greatly and Anti-knock fuel has only recently increased compression secures become obtainable the country, over evidences higher engine efficiency or, in other but already there are words, more power from a given that the above prediction is begin- amount of gasoline consumed.ning to be fulfilled by the introduc- Moreover, it enables a larger out- tion of the high compression
Announcement has been i put to be obtained from an engine engine. of a given size and weight. It was made by one of the important and long age predicted that when progressive motor car companies that it is prepared to furnish special cylinder heads, applicable to its existing engines, which raise the compression pressure 20% to 25% above that previously used. Engines thus equipped are adapted only for use with fuel of high anti- knock properties, and it is claimed that the mileage obtained per gallon is increased 20% together with a substantial increase in maximum speed and a marked im- provement in accelerative ability.) The increase in mileage should be! sufficient to balance the higher cost of the anti-knock fuel used, leaving the conservation side of the matter as a net economic gain. It may be that high compression heads may soon be offered by manufacturers generally.
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Excessive Oil Consumption. Question-The compression of my engine is good, built it uses too much oil. Will one oil-ring, installed upon each piston, stop this oil loss or should two or used? Answer-If you are certain that an excessive amount of oil passes the pistons, an oil-control ring, properly installed in the bottom groove of each platon, might prove an effective remedy. If there is an undue amount of oil getting by the pistons, we should expect that the exhaust would be smoky, that the plugs would foul badly and that the piston-heads would collect carbon very rapidly, Unless you know that some of these conditions exist, It may be that the loss of oil is not past the piston to any abnormal degree, but that it is through ex- ternal leaks. Before installing oil- control rings, make sure that there is no leakage out of the crankcase, timing-gear or value compartment. Spread a clean paper under the engine and run it idle for 15 or 20 minutes at a 20 m. p. h. speed and see if there is any oil dropped on it. If there is have the leaks stop- ped, but if there is not, try the oil rings after getting your factory to recommend what kind to use.
Front Wheels Wobble. Question Since Installing over- size tyres on the front wheels of my Ford, they wobble at high speeds and sometimes the car makes sudden "dives" to one side or the other, when stones or holes in the road are struck. All steer. ing connections have been tight ened and now spindle bushings have been put in. What can be done to overcome this trouble?
Answer Try a somewhat higher. inflation pressure in these tyres and see if that does not help. It may make the riding slightly harder, but it should reduce the wobbling tendency. Make sure that the two wheels are aligned practically parallel. Be sure that the front. spring shackles have not lost mo- tion and that the mounting of this spring is such that the front tyres touch the ground at points alightly to the rear of vertical lines extend- ed downward from the tops of the knuckle-bolts.
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