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MOTORING SECTION

SPRING CONTROL.

ADJUSTABLE HYDRAULIC

SUSPENSION.

“RUNNING-IN.”

CAR LIFE IN YOUR OWN HANDS.

Most motorists realise that their

GOODS LORRIES.

THE DERURALISING OF BRITAIN,

Those who love the quiet coun-

The need for a suspension sys- tem which is adjustable to lond, speed, and rond conditions has fre- cars are to be run in carefully for tryside of England, the spacious a certain prescribed distance be grandeur of Scotland, the colourful quently been emphasised, and

fore full flexibility is attained, but glory of Wales and the quaint new afternt which has been made very few of these drivers under charm of Ireland look upon the to produce a system of this type ap stand the reason for this "running-commercial motor vehicle as the pears to be quite practicable. The

In" process.

approximate antithesis. But it arrangement is known as the Gee

"If only car owners would trou- does not really, says "The Commer- Bee spring controller. It comprises essentially a cylinder, filled with ble to find out why their new macial Motor," deserve such an im- putation. The goods lorry may an oil of suitable viscosity, in which chines have to be nursed for the works a piston, rings being fitted sults would be obtained," the man with work, be essentially beauti first 1,000 miles or so better re not, when travel-stained and worn to make it off tight. A transfer

chamber is incorporated connecting the portion of the cylinder above the piston with that below.

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ager of

one concern declared.

"Merely driving slowly does not ful: but it has romance; for it count for everything. You must brings the products of the world take into consideration the elimbing to the faraway mansion and to the f hills, the negotiation of rough humblest village home; it places upon the tables of the great and places, and slow speed work."

The rate at which all can be transferred is controlled by a valve, as Indicated, actuated through the

In view of this, it was felt that the lowly luxuries otherwise un- medium of a quick-pitch thread in the gland by means of a lever. This the following explanation and gen-procurable.

The bus and the coach are rapid- can be arranged to be controlled eral hints would be useful:

The 'motor-car manufacturer ly becoming graceful in line and from the valance or, better still,

hent-trents or

"nges"

the castings tasteful in appearance and ridding from the dashboard. The device is and carefully finishes the cylinder themselves of the ugliness In- bolted to the chassis frame by bores. But time and moderate ser- herited from the horsed vehicles means of a flange and bolts. The vice are required properly to "age" of 30 years ago. At the same time, motion of the springs of the car is these parts to the point where they they are acquiring a new character conveyed to the piston by a con- will best withstand the rapid tern from the better class of passenger necting rod passing through a leak- proof gland at the base of the cylin-pcrature changes encountered in now giving them their patronage:

every-day service.

there is, on the whole, a greater air der, at the end of which is pivoted

In spite of the care being exer- of refinement about them than was a link. This is actually affixed to the spring at the point where it is cised by the manufacturer to have the case when they first came into all engine parts fitted accurately some bearing surfaces do not be come properly run in until after several hundred miles of actual operation.

clamped to the axle: ivot ment is provided at the pivot point. The manner in which this spring contratier functions is as follows: When the wheels meet with an in-

ante in the road surface, the|

the

public favour.

The user of commercial motors

is a human being with as deep an appreciation of the charms of the It is obvious, therefore, that you countryside an any other wayfarer: and you

alone are the deciding fac- love of sylvan scenery and pride of movement of the springs is communicated through the link and or as to whether or not you secure national possession in the historic fullest measure of efficiency treasures of our land are just as connecting rod to the piston. This and service from your engine.

fully his. He, too, is deeply con- riscs.

,in

the the cylinder, lifting

Motorcar engineers will tell cerned at the threat of the column of oil above it, which, as

as you plainly that unless your en- deruralising of Britain, and his the pressure increases, is forced gine is subjected to moderate ser voice will never fall faint in the through a port into the transferice only for the first 1,000 miles, chorus of disapproval of any threat chamber, so passing to the under you will be laying the basis for to rob the country of any of ita side of the piston. On the rebound chronic engine troubles during the charm. He is ready so to shape taking place the oil is, in a similar years that follow.

his own course of action that it manner. forced from the underside

To drive a brand new car at full may help to conserve all that is to the top through the bottom port capacity may damage the cylinder left of the beauty and interest of and through three additional ports castings. Moreover, until bearing our islands and to prevent incon- situated about half-way up the surfaces have smoothed and adjust-gruities and blemishes in a land ylinder walls; so soon as the pised themselves to a perfect fit, over that is fair to the eye and a what ton, in its descent, covers the mid- taxing the car will cause wear and de ports, however, the rate of flow tear which will prevent it from giv/to the imagination.

of the oil is, of course, greatly res- tricted and therefore crentes con siderable damping effect upon the rebound of the spring.

The amount of clamping produced is governed by the extent to which the valve in the transfer chamber

ing you the best service and will appreciably lessen its useful life.

If your new car could talk,, its

very

first words would probably be, LUXURY IN ROAD TRAVEL. The first thousand miles are the hardest."

A month or two of moderation

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SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 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 phonetia spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

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141 b

116

29

12.

20

17

25 26

父

42 143

33

31

138

44

39

35

DT

A

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15

18

19

22

123

24

27

130

32

36

841

45

146

147

49

151

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55

50

154

HORIZONTAL

1-A stoppar 4-Superabundance of

moisture in atmosphore 8-lised to house

chickens

The center of a

wheel 12-Crossing of a stream 14-To drag 16-Lessoned the force

of 17-Reimburss 18-Conjunction 19-Pounding

Instrument (pl.) 21-Proposition 22-To realat boldly 24-To fondie 25-A cavity 27-The time of an

avant 29-Steals

30-To out in amall

pleaca

31-A small bay 22-A common laborer

(Mexico) -Point of compass

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THE AMTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE.

HORIZONTAL (Cont.)' VERTICAL (Cont.) 38-Small mountsia lake 10-Speak

87-Possesses.

39-Part of a tree

41-Preposition

42-lead for housing horess (pl) 45-Bahold

..

46-To drink little by

Uttla 48-Dack below barth-

deck 40-Barnyard fowl

-Flat-bottomed boat 62-Camo In contact

with 55-Dispatch 84-Tread

56-A kind of wine

VERTICAL 1-Flowed profusely -Heavy place of

wood

5-Toward higher

level B-Because

6.To mop up 7-Floats loosely

B-A lump of dirt

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11-A band,worn around

the walst

13-A unit of torge

15-Exist

16-Prefix meaning

"from"

19-Large serpent (pl.) 20-Used in digging

(pl.)

23-A blow in the face 26-Fat

28-An ac

29-To propel with oars 92-8udden frighta 33-Submarina

telegraph fino 35-Particular ability 36-To throw gently 37-To wrong

38-A tong narrow

opening 40-Loving 43-Proposition 44-Epistle (abbr.) 47-A cooking vestel 49-Posszadive pronoun 61-Pronoun

153-In this' mampas,

(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in Monday's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

is opened. Thus, if it be fully open will protect you against unneces-fort-even luxury has been Brooklands Season, Mr. Herbert Le The development towards com- At the opening event of the to allow of a very free passage of

oil. little or practically no dampar repair bills and abnormal de-

preciation. There are three car greater in travel than in almost Vack (the well-known Speed

any other phase of living. The Crack) put up a most sensational

(1) Drive your new car at mod-tendency is upwards in the home performance on his 496 cc. New- erate speed: During the first few and in the hotel certainly, and it Hudson in the Three-Lap Scratch hundred miles do not exceed 25 is probable that the conditions of Race (8% miles), which he won

ing effect is obtained; conversely, dinal points to remember: if the valve be fully closed the piston is therefore allowed prac theally no free movement in either direction, and a most pronounced damping effect results. Hence it

that variations

can be seen

respondingly low speeds in lower

les per hour in top gear, and cor- travel afforded much greaterþat an average speed of nearly 95 gears. Do not "let her out" until scope for improvement, but no miles per hour. During the courac the thousand mile point has been contrast could be greater than of this race Le Vack completed a that between the railway travell-lap at 100.01 m.p.b., this being only

passed.

сп

which

(2) During the breaking-ining of, say, 25 years ago and to- the second occasion period, when the bearing surfaces day, or between bus and coach Brooklands has been lapped at are wearing in to a perfect fit-in travel of only a decade back and over 100 m.p.h. by a 500 e.c. ma fact, during the whole life of the that which is now offered to pas-

chine.

The bus has ceased to car-it is vitally important that feally correct body and of the high-that bore a load of unwilling pag- you use only lubricants of scient-be the hard, comfortless vehicle est obtainable quality.

sengers.

of spring control can be arranged from perfectly free action down to practically no movement whatever. In connection with the fitting of these devices to the springs of a enr, if the springs give an abnor- mal movement, the piston is pre- vented from hitting the top and bottom of the cylinder, should such movement occur, by oil cushions formed in consequence of the posi (3) After the first 250 miles sengers. It nearly rivals the pri- tions, of the upper and lower trans- drain the crank case. This is the vate car for its seating comfort for parts. For a car with average most important as considerable and its speed and convenience. suspension the control valve setting sediment collects while the engine would be such as to allow a more

The motor coach, however, says or less free passage of oil with a Just aufficient damping effect.

The inventors claim that on a car on which the suspension has been apecially designed to incorporate the Gee Bee spring controller ligh ter springing than usual would be employed. In fact, the strength winter. need probably be only sufficient to maintain the car frame in its nor- mal position when stationary, all the subsequent "springing" being carried out by the controller. In this case, of course, the valve be set to exercise considerable retard-

is breaking-in. It is well to drain"The Commercial Motor," almost the crank case while the engine is astounds one, for it now offers a warm, as at this time most of the

and

sediment is in suspension in the all means of seeing the country that and will be carried away with it, has no rival for efficiency Thereafter drain off the oil from comfort, and as an example in the crank case every 1,000 miles support of this statement, we may in summer and every 700 miles in refer to the new service which has

recently been inaugurated.

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BRITISH MACHINES.

It

will cater especially for visitors from the United States. They will book their passage from New York to London, the journey from Liverpool being made by road and The sum of the Information embracing the Shakespeare coun- ing effect upon the flow of oil and provided from all sources makes try and the Washington country. consequently upon the piston and movement of the spring.

inevitable the verdict that this It will give them an earlier and a Now let us consider an actual year's Standard Stock Motor more comprehensive impression example of its application. In the Cycle Trial, organised by the of the beauties and characteristics ordinary way a four-seater car Auto-Cycle Union, has demon of the "old country." without a full complement of pas-strated to a most remarkable de- The idea, can, of course, be ex- sengers, say, with only two in the gree, says "Motor Cycling," the tender, for there are other itiner- front seats, rides badly. If how sterling quality of the machines aries that will appeal to our ever, the controller be fitted, the which took part it in. This journ-visitors, whilst the mode of travel flow of oil in this could be restrict- et by the valve opening arrangedal adds that it is all the more a will be immensely attractive, for from the dash control to obviate the matter for congratulation when the vehicles to be employed in the discomfort in riding. Further, the low prices of many of the en-service are Pullman coaches ahould the car be fully loaded, but tries are considered.

with passengers in the rear of vast-

ly different weights, the action of

the springs on cuch side could be

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equipped with armchaire, each with its table and telephone. The coaches have their toilet compart ments, and with each travels a controlled separately to give the Iities for regulating the suspension, conductor, who tells his story en best results and accommodate as it were to accommodate the vari- these differences in loads with all-ous road surfaces as they are en-route to those who care to listen round equality.

countered, and to allow for the on the telephone and. when the Then, again, in the course of a speed at which the car is being scenery fails to interest, calls a long run the control provides faci- driven.

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