Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1923, Page 17

VOLUME 32. News Of Casper Dealers asper Suway And WYOMING WEEKLY REVIEW SECOND NEWS SECTION Oil : RICKENBACKER MAKES RECORD Travels at Rate of 83 Miles an Hour on Frozen Track, Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Fed. 17.— On the frozen two and one-half mile bricked oval of the famous Indian- apolis Motor Speedway, a Ricken. backer touring car travelled at the rate of .83 miles per hour. The test was made with top and windshield up, comptete equipment and a full com- plement of passengers. The car was run for a solid hour at the rate of 63 miles an hour previous to the trial for speed. In a speed trial a Rickenbacker sedan made. seventy-two files per hour. THe sedan was driven on a non- stop 500 mile tour*of the course at the rate of 52 miles per hour and the touring, car was driven 250 miles at a speed of 58 miles per hour. At a speed of 83 miles per hour, the Rickenbacker motor was. turning up 4100 revolutions per minute, ac- cording to C. L. MeCuen, who con- ducted the tests. The trials at Indianapolis» were made at the conclusion of a 4500 mf'e experimental drive conducted A. with two Rickenbacker cars. Leav- ing Detroit the cars were travelled around the lake to Cleveland, thence to Buffalo and on to Springfield, Mass., south through Connecticut and into New York City. From New York the cars were driven through Philadelphia, west over the moun- tains to Pittsburg and a dash from Pittsburg to Chicago—a distance of 580 mile without a stop, in twenty- two hours. Unusual conditions of sleet, snow, rain and cold were encountered and the chais' were ecessary. on the wheels during many miles of the experi. ntal journey. Markets : Lee Doud of the Doud-Weaver Motor company, Paige and Jewett dealers, has just returned from a ten day visit in Detroit. and Chi- cago. He made this trip in order that he might be up to the minute on the two cars represented by the Doud-Weaver company. He writes the following | for the ‘Tribune readers: The Paige Motor Car Co., which has been manufacturing passenger cars and trucks for fourteen years, one of the foremost automobile companies ‘¢ the United étates, be- ing eighth in production. Tho Paige company has for a number of years been a closed corporation, no stock having: been offered on the market. I was given the opportunity of studying the various manufactur- ing and assembly plants. Visiting the Jewett Motor plant, it was in- deed interesting as well as gratify- ing to note’ what precision” and care each man_takes 1: doing his specialized piece of work. Every motor block, is bored to a fraction of a thousandth, and then ground to’ the exact size. This grinding leaves: the cylinder walls with the same somothness as glass. After each piston, connecting rod, crank shaft, etc., hays. passed their critical inspection, they are put into the hands of experienced fit- ters, who do not throw the parts together, but fit each part so that they make a “snug” fit. Connect- ing rods are selected in sets of six; and each one of the six must weigh within one eighth once and each have exactly the same center of . balance, After the motors are assembled, they are not put right into the chassis, but each motor is put on a block and run for three hours, with. o, motor: expert in charge. Snould the slightest. foreign noise develop, the motor is thrown out, rechecked, and again put through the.three hour test. These ¢xact- ing methods are making it easy : Editorial PAIGE AND JEWETT DEALER INSPECTS GREAT PLANTS LEE DOUD WRITES INTERESTING STORY OF HIS TRIP) for our service department and has gone a long way in making the “Sensational” Jewett “Stand Up.” | Money. could not buy a better piece of workmanship. H, M.. Jewett, mesident of the Paige Co., in a snappy address to the National Paige Dealers banquet in Chicago, brought out the fact that $5000 would not build a better car than their latest creation, the 6-70 Paige. I spent half a day in the 6-70 plant, and in my study of material used, assembly, body fin ish, etc., I could understand Mr. Jewett’s broad statement. Each and every car is hand made. They are not run through on a conveyer and .assembled under pressure df haste, but are put together as you would expect of cars in the $5,000 class. The many new refinements and improvements will be; a revelation to our Casper. friends when the first 670 arrives the later part of the month. Added to the six Paige body de- signs, is a 5. passenger touring Sedan. Beautiful body design and workmanship with exquisite. ap- pointments -has made this luxurious closed car one of the senations of the Chicago show. The «most. serious handicap ap- parent to all automobile manufac- turers this year is the shortage of freight equipment for shipping cars. Hundreds of cars are being driven out of Detroit daily. At present there is a freight embargo on in Detroit, making it exception- ally hard to get. any shipments started, so I unite In urging you to “order your new car now.” Of the 305 leading cars and trucks, only 101 make their own engines; 11 their own carbureters; 2 thelr own ignition; 70 their own clutches; 97 their own transmissions, and 83 their own rear axles. All the rest, by far CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1923. - Church News SECOND NEWS SECTION NUMBER 30. To lubricate is to cause to To lubricate is to cause to slip easily. That is what oil in a motor does for the automobilist. There are three things nocessar: to start an cngine in an afico—zus in the cyi'nder. compress'on and 2 spark. To keep it going there must i} Cooling is recensary to keep ths ¢y) enough so tha: the of! will not burn. And it is essential to keep a film of} o1 between the cy¥inder wall and the piston which travels up and down! within it. If it wer> not for lubrication the frie" en of the 7urts sliding over each o'er wou'd be ©o great that tho ang ne could net Acvelop sufficient shoeg strenuous'y along a paved road In a short distance the feet become hot and th eshoes begin to wear out. But if in this process one steps. on & banana peeling at once .the tect beg’n to travel with such speed that the owner has difficulty in keeping the predominant majority, have these} parts made for them by unit manu- facture ATTN “wa 3 pp na natn a ee © eee © A Double Protection In addition to fitting per- fectly without a gap, the . storm cui on Buick open models are provided with a weather strip or flap which seals the joint so that wind or rain cannot penetraté. Buick open cars, with the curtains in place, have no cracks for cold to penetrate. bey, t Buick Ds) se — mee» "he Standard of Comparison oP: Unusual Winter Comfort Buick reputation for anticipating your ideas of comfort forall weathers, perform- ance and utility, with models of advanced design, is strikingly upheld in Buick open models. Examination shows how the thoughtful application of simple, practical methods of sealing curtain and windshield joints against wind, cold and rain has resulted in'a welcome degree of winter and early spring comfort you never thought pos- sible for an open car. Sixes them under control. The banana skin acts as a lubricant. It is equivalent to pac'ng a film of nonfriction ma- ter'al between two sliding surfaces. In the auto engine there ore a number of po'nts that have a sliding contuct, and therefore require lubri- gation. These inciuce the. eylnid Walls, p'stons, piston rings, bearings of crank’ shaft and crank pins. Jitt'e bearings in the piston that support the p'ston.pin, bearing on wh’eh the cam shaft revolves, the cams and the valve lifters wh'ch they operate, the guides for valve lifters, tne gears and chains which operats cam shafts. pos sibly the pump shaft, the shaft for ignition tim’ng anl_ the enere tor. These parts are usual!'y all conta’ned inside of the engine, and are Jubr! cated from the commen supply sthat ie placed in the erank case of the ‘erg ne. Types of Systems. ‘Teere are a number of different tvtes of ayg!nn lubricating #yKtems, eer in which oll is foe70d under pres sure to practtrats every el'ding p: bat. perhaps the most common sys- tem js that in which the ofl Is car- ried { na compartment called a sump or reservoir in the bottom of the crank case. On the top or s'de of the crank case provision is mad> for filling this sump, and there ts usu- a'ly a float or some other device to indicate how much oil there is at any time. This case may carry a gallon or more of oll. As the indicator shows it is being used. out it may be re- placed as needed. In this system there {s usually a pan placed direct'y over the sump in which there sre sma'l depressions directly under cach p'n to which the lower end of the connection rod is connected. When the engine ts going a small nump takes ol! from the sump ‘and forees it to th’s pan, where it runs ‘nto the depressions. As the con nect’ng rod comes around it dips into the o'l and throws {t up into the cylinder, lubricatng the cylnder walt below the pston. If Oil Works Past. If too “much oll is picked up or Sf the pistons-and rings do not fit the ey'Inder properly, the oll will work past the p'ston in large quantities, get into the combustion chambers, be burned and exhausted in the form of smoke. This is one of the causes of carbon depos't in the cylinder which causes knocking, In addition to Jubricating the cylinder well th's oll lubricates practically all other working parts of the engine. An the crank shaft revolves at high DIL 3 LIFE BLOOD OF ENGINE; ‘HOW LUBRICATION 15 OBTAINED Several Systems, But Sump in Bottom of Crank Case Is Most Common—As Oil Is Used It Becomes Filled with Particles of Metal. in a motor does for the automobilist. There are three things necessary to start an engine in an auto—gas in the cylinder, compression an da spark. To keep it going there must be a cooling system and lubrication. Cooling is necessary to keep the cylinder walls at a tempera- jas) pr be a cooling system and lubrication. | !s slip easily. That is what oil side the engine, and is deposited on every part contained within it. Thus ctical'y every working part of the motor is contained in the crank case or in the compartments such as the cylinder and t'ming gear case the lubrication of the entire engine red for by this system. The exceptions are the fan bear , &enerators, starter, motor bear- ngs and water pump glands. rplus Oil, ‘The pump which c’reulates oll, de ers much more oil than {s used, so that an amp'e supply may be assured under all clrcumstancys. In order that surplus of! will not go to waste the oil pan under the connecting rods has openings at such a height that Liwer to dr've -teol? to say nothing La f the car wah pessengers o- freight; When a sufficient amount of oll is fa it. If an engine should pe nade|Present any surp'us will automatic te run witheat luhr:etion ft woula|®Uy drain back into the ol! reservoir. dsircy itsetf 'n a very short ti \It is a good practice to inspect the nil indicator each time before driving Object Lesson of Need. ou Dle imporvaa-o of Iubrisatten| *® 8": to be sure there is an ade Mipht be intrs.cd by sliding one’a| Wate Supply. & : | As this oll {s used over and over Jagain it becomes filled with partic'es |of metal; also while the engine is go: jing the vaporied gasoline in the com: bustion chamber will be — forced |Past the piston into the crank case when there is pressure in the com: |bustion.chamber, ‘Th's vapor con- Genses into gasoline and drops down into the oll cup, thinning the Consequently the of! should be chang ed about once every 500 miles. If the ofl is kept in the eng'ne, the crank case cleaned out and the strainer at the oll pump cleaned, there should be little or no troub’e with the modern engine lubricating system. ‘GAD UNIFIES PRICE OF PARTS Owners Now Able to Buy Anywhere in U. S. Without Paying Tax on Freight. February 1 there was put into effect by the Cadillac Motor Car com pany a new plan for the sale of parts, whereby owners of this make car were enabled to purchase parts at a uniform catalogue price anywhere in the United States without having to pay war tax, freight or handling charges. In connection with this innovation there have been no increases in cata- logue prices, according to Warren M. Warren, parts department manager of the company. “In fact,” says Mr. Warren, “during the last year prices have been reduced on all parts most generally called for, so that the ab- sorption of the war tax and freight by the factory represents a clear re- duction and substantial saving to the Cadillac owner, “The new plan conforms with the whole trend of the automotive in dustry toward reduced and standard fzezd repair charges. That cost of maintenance has a direct effect upon future sales Is now generally real- ized. “We have endeavored to recognize this relation between sales and cost of maintenance by producing a car Auto Wrecking Co We tear ’em down; everything saved but the honk. THIRTY DIFFERENT MAKES OF CARS SALVAGED NOW 1117 East Yellowstone rods d'p into oil, the oi! is splashed and broken tip into a very fine spray speed and the énds of the smal At Scoop’s Garage ol, What Labor Owes to Autos clothe and hcuse ourselv: CLOSED MODELS We eat, drink, with very little thought of what enters into the industry producing our needs and wishes. We speak of so many people employed in this, that or the other industry. but we can go farther back. For example taking the motor vehicle indus try what it profited other laboring fields in 122 may be judged by the fo. ldwingg interesting statstics: Production of cars and tracks Workers affected by the industry Who'esale value of ca: dtrucks Gasoline used (4,200 000,000 gais.) of Glass of toal U. 8. production —_..-- Rubber (U. S. receives 70 por cent of industry uses Steel, of U. 8. production BUYING SEASON Purchasing of Automobiles Is worl: 10% Aluminum, pounds —_ 57,650,000 Thus Distributed Through Copper an brass, tons 100,000 Winter Months. Tin and lead, tons — 24,000 J | - Nickel. pounds 6.500.000 f| Lumber, feet 400,000,000 The increasing popularity of closed Paint and varnish, gallons — 7,800,000 1 improvements {n the cur- Leather, square feet 545,000 ains of Upholetering cloth, yards 00,000 | | ai the touring models is dis- Roads built (50 per cent federal aid), miles -. 20/000 || puting the buying season for mo- Roads, highways, streets projected to cost (estimated ----$1,000,000 000 J, tor vehicles, making for a heavy win- Annual consumption, barrels Sack ter business which previously was a light season of the year. Shipping announced by W. E. Metz » chairman of the traffic commit- of the very highest grade, one which|1 that with the rapid growth of ds | of the National Automobile seldom needs replacement parts. Our|and with appro: ely 250.000 Cat-| Chamber of Commerce, indicate an records show Cadillacs running today | iliac cars in operation throughout the | output of 000 cars and trucks for after 500,000 miles of service. When | country, considerable extension of|the month of January 1922, which hrough accident, unusual conditions r long life, replacements are neede. t has been our aim to make the cos sales and service facilities “had been | effected, and that expansions were | continuing almost daily. was a gain of 164 per cent over the corresponding month a year ago. The improved condition {s bein: low. “New economics in distribution, re-| felt by cars in all price classes, . “The lowest possible price for parts | sulting from a broad plan of coopera-| phe best previous January was aps has been coupled with educational work for service men. Our technical school for this purpose is the oldest in the industry, and has been teach — Ing service men. effective and eco- tion between the factory, d'stributors | proximately 168,000 in 1920, and dealers aro the major factors in| ithe truck « making possible the latest reduction.” | o¢ y909 Ww: ports In the last month 89 as compared with : | 584 in December 1921, a gain of 234 More than half of all the fountain| per cent. Ca cman : effective “and, exports also made nemical methods for the pas pens manufactured in the United] !arge strides, increasing from 2,920 in years. States are produced in New York| the earlier period to 7,180 in Deceme “The company announced January | oity Iver 1 Very Attractive Closed Cars —Very Attractively Priced America has finally opened its eyes. Today it is buying closed cars, particularly Rickenbackers, for year around use, Two reasons for this. First, because the Rickenbackers are such perfect beauties; second, because the prices are considerably below those generally asked for cars of similar type and capacity, Models are hung low—just a natural step up. Upholstery is of fashion’s finest fabrics. ‘Touches of appropriate hardware harmon- iously match an interior color scheme that combines richness with rare good taste. Doors are wide and close easily, noiselessly and snugly. Shock absorbing rear springs. Splendidly equipped throughout. And last but not least, the greatest of all the great Rickenbacker features—the motor that has no period of vibration. Vibrationless —mind you! Atany speed, whether at ten miles or sixty, whether at twenty miles or forty, always the same—smooth, positive, abundant vibrationless action. The ingenious Rickenbacker tan- dem flywheel is the reason. Morning Crikiune Prices 105d. Factor y s or fog. This is circulated by air in- Fatitig et t3 {Pie Pourag 133 1 Pan Fring, “tas Sve EEE O Ba - Phaeton—$1485; Coupe—$1885; Sedan—$i985, f. o. b, Detroit. : pre Pementa sPiteeied 11503 Bftre Bourn’. ters BENEDICT MOTOR COMPANY D-30-26-NP PASSENGER CARRYIN DISTRIBUTORS FOR STATE OF WYOMING Sal 2030—Phones—Servite 2100—CASPER, WYOMING—550 E. Yellowstone DEALERS—We have some good territory av: ble for live wires. Wire, write or phone uS for our proposition. * COCHRANE AVIATION FIELD On Salt Creek Pavement SUNDAY AFTERNOON L. D. BRANSON AUTO CO. AGENTS FOR BUICK AUTOMOBILE 132 North Wolcott Street WORTHY Phone 1741 CAR ¢ - ITS * NAME WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT, BUICK WILL BUILD THEN EK - AUTOMOBILES ~ ARB BU EGEs: BUNAS vere ous FES