Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 23, 1923, Page 13

PAGE THREE PARKING PLANS ARE OUTLINED Baltimore Conference Offers Suggestions to Solve Problem. BY SPARK PLUG. Here is a parking system advo- cated at the recent city planning canference held in Baltimore. ‘The suthor of this plan is Hugh F. soung, engineer cf the Chicago plan commission. His conclusions are contained in the following recom- mendations¢ Parking should be prohibited | streets in the central busi- district, unless there is ample P yoom for two moving lines of traf- fic between the street car tracks and the curb. 2—Limit the parking to thirty nutes when it can be permitted is time lmit will treble the ber of vehicles that can reach ness property, a condition od- usly beneficial to both business an and automobile owner. 3—Provide private garages or municipally owned and operated public garages for half day and day storage in areas immediately outside and within five to ten minutes walk of the heart of the business Aistrict by means of multiple floor garages. 4—Provide parking space in ‘the center of the city by means of mul- tiple floor garages, preferably on the ramp Cesign, when other suitable spaces are not available, or appear to be inadequate to meet future eeds. 7 5—Encourage construction of garages in connectign with new buildings in residential and sub cen- ter districts. 6—Widen residential streets in the ngested apartment districts, . for f&r lines of vehicles, two moving and two standing. 7—Limit parking on the business streets and main thoroughfares in sub-centers and congested resident sections to thirty minutes and pro- hibit double rows of parking. These recommendations while as yet not exactly adaptable to the con- ditions in Casper, wit! bear thought by the motorists anc men with fore- sight will realize that In a compara- tively short time, this city will find itself In a position to welcome with open arms a set of suggestions such as these. Remember that you can almost see Casper grow, and that the time will come when the parking situation will become an ifssue. COLOR CHOICE > IN NEW AUTO Wide Range Offered by Columbia Company Held Popular. An {mnovation among moderately priced automobiles has just been an- nounced by the Columbia Motors Company in the form wide range of optiona! colors on certain models among the 1924 Columbia Sixes. “We are now al ffer the buy- er of a Columbia Six his or her choice of several beautiful color com- binat’ons,” says the local dealer. “In the case of the very popular Holly- wood models, we can go even further, and give a selection of type and color of upholstery to match the chosen body color. “One of the things that has made certain very high priced automobi'es and specially built custom bodies so yopular among those who wish to send a considera amount of money has been the exclusiveness and individuality afforded in the colors that can be had. This privil- ege has never, so far as we know, been available to owners of lower priced card. “The buyer of @ car, except those in the high price group just men- tioned, has had to be satisfied with standard blacks or blues. Occasional- ly a sport model or some other spec- jal type is differentiy finished, but even here there {s no chance for in- dividuality, Hither you take the car s it comes, or you don't. The only way to escape {fs to have the car re- finished, and this :s not only costly, but tes up your car for a copsider- able time, “We believe that the men and wo- men who buy Cotumbia Sixes and other cars costing about the same or even a good deal more, will welcome ®n opportunity to have something to say about the way their car is to be finished and upho'stered. The Columbia factory has completed ar tpfzements with a well known body ‘uilder that make this color selec- tion possible.” pssctoahe Ps OE SES Watching a blind planist in Paris (istinguishing the keys of her in- strument by her remarkable sense °f touch, so stimulated the inventive fenlus of Valentine Hauy that in 1784 he produced the first book ever Printed with relief letters for the tse of the blind. | At tia ee TIMELY TIPS FOR THE AUTO OWNER By E. H. SCOTT: or resistance there is in the cylin- How to Tune Up the Engine. To tune up and obtain the maxt- mum amount of power from your engine, the “compression” in all cylinders must be good. Perhaps you do not know exactly what this term means, yet the amount of power your engine develops depends to a very large extent on the amount of “compression” in each cylinder. An explanation of the way an en- gine operates will make the mean- ing of “compression” clear. An automobile engine operates on what is called the four-stroke prin- ciple. Starting, we will say, with the piston at the top of the cylin- der, as soon as the engine starts, the piston commences to move down. As it does, so, the intake valve opens, and through this valve a charge of gasoline mixture is drawn into the cylinder. When the piston reaches the bot- tom cf the cylinder, the intake valve clo.es and the piston com- mences +o move up the cylinder, and compreses the charge drawn in on the intake stroke into a small space at the top of the cylinder. This ig called the ‘‘compression stroke.” The more highly the mix- ture is compressed, the more power the engine develops. If the valves, piston rings, cylinder head gaskets or spark plug gaskets leak, part of der when you press down on the crank. Do not force the handle right down at first, but “see saw” it up and dcewn, and “feel” the re- sistance, which should .be quite strong and “springy.” Test each cylinder in turn in this way. The resistance should be the same in each cylinder. Poor compression may be caused by (1) leaking piston rings, (2) pitted or sticking valves. (3) insufficient clearance between the valve stem and _ tappet, (4) cylinder head or spark plug gaskets leaking. Worn, stuck, or broken piston rings or scored cylinder walls allow a loss of compression between the piston and the cylinder wall, This trouble can be detected by having some one turn — the engine over slowly with the starting crank while you place your ear near the oll filler hole and listen. If there is a leak at the piston you will hear a hissing sound in the crafk case. This trouble can only be cured by an expert mechanic. If there ap- pears to be no hissing sound in the crank case when the engine is turn- ed over, then you are fairly safe in concluding that the piston rings are all right, but that the valves require grinding in. 1 your automobiie news park Plug."—Care Tribune. to the mixture escapes, then the pres- SRA OF sure is reduced, causing a loss of power, and uneven running of the engine. TESTING COMPRESSION | | ‘To grind in the valves, first drain the radiator, and while it is drain- ing, remove all spark plugs. Next disconnect the hose at the cylinder head, then remove all cylinder head |nuts or bolts. The cylinder head }ean now be removed. ‘The first thing you will notice is a heavy de- deposit of carbon on top of the pis- tons and the cylinder head. This must be removed before you start to grind in the valves. Be careful not to allow any chips of carbon to get into the bolt holes or into the water jacket holes. | When you have the carbon clean. Jed out, remove the valve springs. To test the compression, first let The illustration shows a very simple the engine warm up by running for and quick way to do this. Hold a short time, then remove al! spark down the head of the valve while you plugs but the one in No. 1 cylinder.| pry up the spring to remove the cot- Now turn off the fgnition switch, ter cr washer under the valve re but open the throttle wide open, taining washer. Now pull out the then insert the starting crank and valve, then the valve spring can be “feel” the amount of compression pulled out. Replace the valve for the DonGeE BROTHERS TOURING CAR In city traffic or on the open road, this new touring car impresses you instantly with its exceptional rid- ing comfort. The seats are deeper and lower. The body has been lengthened to afford more leg-room. Its low- swung design reduces side sway and increases the car’s stability at all speeds. The front springs are wider, and built of more, and thinner leaves; the rear springs—now underslung —have been materially increased in length. In fact, the comfort of the car is comparable in every way with its good looks and the well known character of its performance. COLISEUM MOTOR Co. 181 E. Fifth St, Phone 724 the valve and the valvo seat with! some gasoline, and make sure the stem is free from carbon. Smear a little grinding compound on the face! of the valve, then put a light spring under the valye head, so that when pressure 1s released, the valve will be raised. Grind the valve by rota-| ting to and fro with a brace and bit or one of the special valve grinding tools. Bear firmly but not heavily, | and be careful not to make more than one-third to one-half turn be- fore reversing direction, and occas- fonally let the valve rise up so as tc give the grinding compound a chance to spread evenly, and also to pre- vent grooves being ground in the va've face and seat. ‘When the valve sents a smooth silver appearance all round, and all pits and black spots are. removed, the valve is finished, Be very careful you iv net let any of tho grinding com- -evnd get down the valve guides or into the cylind-r, If the valves is in evch bad condition that grind ing will not remove the pits, a new seat will have to be cut, an opera- tion that can only b- performed by an expert mechanic. Clean the valve thoroughly with gasoline, then replace the valve spring. When all valves are ground in, clean the cylinder head with some gasoline, but use a NEW cylinder head gasket, for it is more than like- ly the old one was damaged when you took ft off, and will leak if you use it again, After rep'acing the cylinder head, the clearance of the valves must be checked. This isa most important adjustment, and will be described in detail in next week's article. ——— a TINNING A SOLDERING IRON. The tinning of an'tron is an ox. tremely simple operation. The point of the fron is filed, with a fairly smooth file, until {t {s bright and clean. The iron fs then heated until it is hot enough to'melt a stick of solder. If the cleaned surface tar- nishes rapidly, however, the iron has attained too great a heat and it is advisable to allow it to cool and again clean the point. When the surface tarnishes slowly, however, tho iron is at practically the right temperature. A little flux may then be sprinkled on the point and then rubbed with a piece of solder. When the solder has spread over the en- tire surface, the surplus may be wiped off with a damp rag and the bit will present a bright, silvery ap pearance. z —— sirnektimtasen ome cee| DTORAGE IN TIRE PRODUCTION THIS YEAR SET =’: Live News of Motordom in This Section practically destroyed the ity, At| place that destroyed in the catas- Bets bis cable was filed, he was|trophe in Japan has been received Ke nmdeavoring to get in touch | by the advertising department of the hama to ascertain the | Stutz company. * his firm's ¢ ———— ‘ate ents. FORTH IN FIGURES FURNISHED BY MILLER FIRM Indirect reports received by Mel- cholr, Armstrong, Dessau Company | 2EFINITION OF DYNAMO AND cwnot running and that they would have used 700,000 tires had they been in operation there stil! an under production of 153, STUTZ. EPRESENTATWE IN MPAN IS. REPORTED SHFE. IN EARTHOUAKE Escape from death tn the Japa There are 12,393,263 cars regis tered in the United States. An verage tire consumption of 2.8 tires @ year would call for 17,350,568 for a six months period. Figures avail able from automobile manufactur. ers show that 2,025,000 new cars were built in six months. These new cars require a minimum of &, 100,000 tires. Thefeore, 17,350,568 which is the average time consump tion for six months, plus the § 100,000 required for new cars makes a total of 25,450,568 tires which should have been produced to meet this demand. Fifty-five manufactures, or 80 Der cent of the entire number tn the country, reported to The Rubber] nese earthquake and fire of F. A Association of America that they Zastern representative manufactured 20,493,653 tires, ac- Armstrong, Dessau cording to Miller tire officials. | company, New York City, export dl Twenty per cent of that number | rectors for the Stutz Motor Car com amounts to 4.098,653. Assuming | pany of America, Inc., 1s reported in that companies which are not mem bers of the association produced that many tires, grand total of tires produced for the six months able advices received at York of! a of the export fi Mr. Seidler left Yoko two days before earthquake and fire the New | indicate 1c 0! Figures avatiable on tire produc-pperiod would be 24,591,916. Thus| fice bulldinge ne mnie “eee deer RN mere \tlon, on average tire consumption| there ts shown an under produc I avthetsedeaietan sawing Maesteg A dynamo {s a machine for con- and total car registration, indi, leaner 108,652 which ts the dif-| havo euffered itttle damage. |? |Verumeé mechanical energy into an |that there ts an actual shortage BOL OLe ee 2A60,0GS Tani 44)-)) A’ rush ‘order itor'® new ‘consign.| retin en im starting | motor the number of tires which have been 1 |ment of advertising Uterature to rel into trechantey ceectrca! current produced so far this year. Assuming that 500,000 cars are| - re-iinto mechanical energy. Car Repairing—Battery Service LIBERTY GARAGE ANNE: 414 S. Elm Tatts 2303 LOWEST STORAGE IN CASPER Gas, oil and car greasing, axles, drive shafts and springs, passenger car and truck tires and tubes, chains, Ford parts and accessories, GENERAL REPAIR WORK Free Air and Water—Open Day and Night WILLIS GARAGE Phone 1891-W 363 South Ash St. Cars Sold on Commissi Changes featured in the new Ford Sedan make it a better looking, roomier car. 5 A higher radiator with a trim apron at its base lends dignity befitting H a closed car. The higher hood and enlarged cowl curving grace- “ fully to the dash give a stylish sweep to its body lines, and afford g additional leg room for occupants of the front seat. All body fittings—window regulators, door grips, door latch levers, door lock, dome light—are finished in nickel. The upholstery carries a fine dark line on a soft brown background that does not easily show dust or dirt. Silk window curtains to harmonize for the three rear windows enhance the style of the car and add to the comfort of its passengers. See the other new Ford body styles at your nearest dealer’s showroom. These cars can be obtained through the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan. Earl C. Boyle Authorized Agent Ford and Lincoln Cars 125 TO 137 N. CENTER ST. PHONE 9