Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1923, Page 15

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1923 HM pe Casper Sunday Cribune PAGE Leasert Dealers Use These Pages Gears Can Be Changed Surely and clutching Method. Crash—You have changed gear all right, but it does make you mad to notice the way people turn around and smile at your performance. Sometimes you can make a per fectly sient gear change, yet at times, you cannot change with- crashing and grinding gears. Why is this? “What is the secret changing gears silently, not just Mow and again, but every time. To understand just why you crash gears, you must understand what happens when you move the gear shift lever from one speed to an- other. If you will go out to your ake a few simple expert that inside learn more out the “art” of gear changing, than you will pe able to learn w driving a car in ‘the ordinary way for six years. , Jack up one rear wheel and » chock up the other, then Now some one spin around (be sure the brake is off) while you look in the gear box. You will notice that only one shaft, the main” shaft, revolves, Now start up the engine (leaving the gear shift ever in neutral) and look into the gear box again. You wil see that the “main” shaft is stationary, while t shaft revolves. Now push clutch pedal, and you will ay out th notice the “lay” shaft stops re volving. Keep out the clutch pedal while you move the shift lever into first speed, then let the clutch pedal / back gently. : You see that as soon as you let the clutch pedal back, both the ‘ay” shaft and the “main” shaft revolves, and the rear wheel you have packed up turns around. What you did when you.moved the shift lever, was to mesh the large gear whee! on the “main” shaft, with the small wheel on the “lay” shatt. Here is the secret of silent gear changing. When you grind gears, you are trying to mesh the gear wheel on the “main” shaft with the gear wheel on the “lay” shaft when the ’ shaft’ is turning over, either too fast or too slow for)the year on the “main” shaft. To make a silent gear change, you must have the “lay” shaft running at the proper speed for the gear you wish to engage. But, I can hear you say, how am ing. ro reduce the speed of this shaft to the correct. speed. There ate two methods of chang- ing gear—the _single-dec’utching method, the double-declutching method. With the sinele-declutch’ng TAKE FOOT.OFF ‘SHIFT ei se LEVER \\ PUSH OUT CLUTCH -MOVE SHIFT LEVER TO NEUTRAL — we. LET CLUTCH PEDAL BACK — ‘. PUSH OUT CLUTCH ~ MOVING SHIFT LEVER SMARTLY INTO GEAR AS YOU PUSH OUT CLUTCH pus. hua, you ouL the ciutch ce, then wait until you think the shaft {s running at the correct peed, then change. The second and better method, known only to a small. number of drivers, is called the double-dec'utching method, he- cause you push out the clutch twice every time you change gears. Silently with the Double De- With this method you make the en gine itself regulate the speed of the “lay” shaft, and you are able, with a little practice, to become, in a short time, as proficient at chang- ing gears as an old experienced driver. Here is how ft is done. After engaging low speed, you accelerate the engine to start the gear moving along the road, When | you are ready to change ap, you take «your feot off the accelerator and the etigine at once slows down to id’ing speed, which is the speed the “lay shaft should revolve to make a silent change of gears,'so after you push out the clutch to enable you to move the gear shift lever to neutral, Tet the clutch pedal back for just a fraction of a second to connect the shaft to the engine. You now have the “lay” shaft Lowest Storage In Casper ) Gas, Oils and Grease TIRES TUBES ACCESSORIES Willis Garage 363 S. Ash St. Phone 1891 running at the correct speed, so as you push out the clutch pedal with your foot, move the shift lever smartly into second speed. Your foot on the clutch pedal and your hand on the gear shift lever should move together, while the clutch ix being \pushed out, the gear shift lever is being pushed into gear. When the gears are engaged, the clutch is allowed to come back in the usual way. To use the doubledec'utching method successfully, it is necessary that the throttle stop on the carbure- tor be set at a point that will allow the engine to idle slowly when the foot is off the accelerator. Learn this method first by sitting in the driving seat and practicing without the engine running, until you.can make the movements in their proper order’smartly and with- cut hesitation, The who'e operation must be carried out in from 1% to 2 seconas, This is the best method to use in making a silent change from a low to a higher gear. When you change sear on a hill, however, you change from a high to a lower gear. Next week I will show you how to apply this system on changing from a higher to a lower gear. Next week—How to make a quick, rhs silent change of gears on a ill. TIRE PRICES TO GO UP IN NEAR FUTURE By SPARK PLUG. Tires are going up! Not up in the air, but. up in price. This startling information was gleaned Saturday morning when Sparky paid his weekly call upon J. J. Thomas, owner of the Liberty Garage. The forerunner of the rise in tire prices is a letter received at the Liberty Garage from the Penn sylvania Tire-and Rubber company, whose product they. handle, Mr. Thomas advises rotr car and truck owners of Casper to “stock up” in preparation for the upward shoot in prices. Here is the substance of the warn- ing letter: “As developments in connection with prices prevailing on casings and.tubes were, last year; contrary to expectations, and entirely out of Ine with logic as based on the raw material and labor market, we ¢> not possess the heroic qualities necessary to predict that tire prices will advance. ‘We are, however, considerin conditions now prevailing in tie ‘otton market, prompted to call at ention to a few facts as follow “It is reported that a compara tvely small number of tire man:- veturers have cover d, even to a Umited degree, their 1923-24 require: | ments of tire fabric. Since the jod when this company (about three months since) entered the mar- ket for fabric against a portion of next season’s needs, there has been, on the basis of the lowest obtainabie pot price prevailing today, an ad- ‘When two fire trucks collided on a downtown street in Dallas, Tex., 14 firemen were injured, four serlously, ce This German police dog, owned by Ailsa Mellon, daughter of the} secretary of the treasury, certainly is the eel's eye-brows. ' He can flirt, smoke cigarets, wear spectacles, and pose for photographs., Which is, something. vance on tire fabric approximating | for next year will be even greater 32 per cent, and this advance, repre-| the most reliable sources of infor |mation in the cotton industry ar¢ inclined to predict an actual scarcity of better grades of tire fabric.” ——.—_—. sents as near as our production de- partment can figure an increase in | costs equal to approximately double | the average profit now being shown | by the ten most representative | American Automotive Production. manufacturers In the tire field. The number of cars and trucks “Quotations on cotton fabric, as| produced in the United States dur- gathered for several weeks past,|/ing the 10 months of this year is show a continued marked tendency | 4,389,982. This is an average of toward higher rates. Keenness of| nearly 11,300 cars a day. competition has, for some time past, pa Sdn had a restraining influence on tires, but it should be borne in mind that production for 1923 represents the greatest in the history of the tire business, and that as the demand Business Before Pleasure. Automobiles are officially recos: nized by the state of New York as a necessity and not a Juxur, Brake Inspection Your Protection Drive In—We’ll Inspect Your Brakes FREE If In Need of Repair, Adjusting or Relining We’re Equipped with the Latest and Best Equipment THE RAYBESTOS RELINING MACHINES Guaranteeing You a Real, Genuine Service L. D. BRANSON SERVICE Corner First and Durbin Streets WE WILL GIVE YOU $35.00 CASH ON ANY AUTOMOBILE ordered for future or immediate delivery if order is placed between December Ist and 15th. Merely bring this ad with you and select your car. This applies to any New or Used Car. Why wait until Spring when you can place your order now and save $35.00. THE BEST TIME TO BUY AN AUTOMOBILE IS IN THE WINTER, you get a better deal. COME IN AND TALK OVER OUR MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN The Following USED CARS are Big Bargains, Deduct $35.00 1920 Dodge Touring, Westinghouse, good tires new; extras; at sacrifice ; at 1923 Dodge Tour- ing; like new tires ; runs good ......_. 1923 New Chand- GRAY TOURING—ROADSTER Haynes Touring, Model 60 $395.00 1923 LZS Studebaker Touring; like $875.00 1923 Chalmers Coach; cost $2000.00; 9800.00 1920 Oakland Roadster; new cord $275.00 ler Sedan, 4 doors PLO £0.00 IN ADDITION WE HAVE ON DISPLA Y—OAKLAND—Sedan, Coupe, 3 passenger Coupe, From Any Car Listed ‘SeIB Ra $900.00 "= $650.00 ing: ramsok $30.00 1922 Chevrolet Touring; good little ct ._.... $90.00 1918 Oldsmobile Touring; good mn: oY 0 | 1922 Oakland Touring; new rubber pent overhaul: $675.00 PaO ees oe, runs good, 4 passenger Roadster and Touring Winter Glass Slides. Sport cars. LIBERAL TERMS THIS UNUSUAL OFFER IS MADE TO TEST THE VALUE OF ADVERTISING Be sure to bring the ad with you. PATTERSON OAKLAND COMPANY 540 E. Yellowstone Phone 2202 (Tribune) | Britain, France, Belgium, Italy and| | London auto shows. EUROPEAN AUTO PRODUCTION METHODS ARE FAR | BEHIND MODERN PLANTS OF AMERICA, 15 CLAIN The popular impression that) American cars, including four wheel European automotive engineering is| brakes, which are rapidly being superior to American engineering adopted by the prominent makers methods {s not entirely justified, ac-| in this country. cording to Benjamin Jerome, chiet| “At the Paris show more than 75 engineer of the Oakland Motor Car| per cent of the cars exhibited had company, Pontiac, Mich., who has| four wheel brakes. I saw about 15 just returned from a two months|of the leading makes of cars ex- tour during which he visited the! hibited at the London show had this leading motor car p’ants of Great) equipment.” — ence to engineering that would make) STAR RUINS (IN for production effictency,” explains! Mr. Jerome. “In Europe the design! of a motor car never seems to have| economical production as tts ob- jective.” | “Each individual tries to make a| distinctive auiomobile, regardless of witzerland, and also the Paris and “This is particularly true in refer. aividva! features. in mnany case, Special Construction simply Seats reerabent the whim of a Makes Possible “The largest daily production ot! Unique Stunt any motor car company in Europe is about 150 cars, while numerous companies make but one or two cars a day. Hand hammering of parts is more common than the stamping of parts in dies such as are used in this country, “When you see workmen tn the largest motor car factory in Europe hammering the fender into shape by hand, you realize how far they By SPARK PLUG. You never saw a car run on three weels? Did you miss the amazing exhibition of one day last week when a special factory representa- tive of the Star company, makers of the Star and Durant, piloted a Star touring car through the streets still have to go to approximate our|of Casper upon three whee's. The production methods. When you|right front axle remained in a know that this same company, with| horizontal position, due to the a production of 150 cars daily, em- ploys between 6,000 and 7,000 men you realize why the European cars cost so much to produce. “The majority of European fac. torfes resemble our large expert- mental shops, with a great majority of the parts fashioned by hand. There is a’so much useless work, such as polishing the crankcase. “In fact thefe ts no foundation for the belief that Wuropean engi- neering ts in advance of our Ameri- can practice. Practically all of the features exhibited at the Paris and London shows are already found on —_—_" special tubular back bone construc: tion peculiar only to the Star and Durant cars. Yes. Sparky was there, perched in the back seat of the freakish Uttle bus, and holding onto the half open door for dear life, She handled perfectly, turned corners with the utmost In ease and grace, and never once gave indication of her crippled cond'tion. What a b'essing such a construction would prove upon the auto race track, when some hapless river might throw a wheel. The three wheeled Star car made its home at the Van Sant Motor The Auto Service Co. Is Now Owned and Managed Exclusively By JOSEPH RYAN GREASING WASHING CLEANING The shop is now completely enclosed and weather- proof. Auto Top and Paint Shop in Connection. The Auto Service Co. 133 N. Wolcott Phone 2370 ANNOUNCING A Change of Location of the Tucker Auto Top Shop Formerly at 1129 South Beech Now At 455 WEST YELLOWSTONE Completely Equipped to Manufacture and Repair All Auto Tops and Side Curtains Tucker Auto Top Shop 455 W. Yellowstone Phone 1523-M “Quick Service” Bargain Week We can grind valves on any make car. Ask us about prices—you will be surprised. JACK JONES GARAGE Phone 2041 R. B. (Shorty) GROVES C. (Dutch) BLUTHARSCH Se ee re TIE TL, company while in Casper, ficials of that company are unusual- and of-| selves at the show room and ask whatever questions about the tubu- ly cordial in their invitation to|!ar backbone construction which Casper citizens to present them-| may enter their minds. JEWETT SIX PAIGE BUILT Cash and Balance Monthly Buys this Car ° $680 ee A Closed Car Beauty of Marvelous Power New Jewett Special Sedan Gives “Open Car” Performance ‘THE New Jewett Six Special Sedan captivates the ca» ual observer with its beauty—amazes the motor-wise with its sturdiness, power and sparkling performance. Jewett’s full 50 h. p. Paige-built motor FILLS THE HOOD! Cylinders are 314 x5 inches—giving 249 cu. in. piston displacement. Experienced motorists know what that means—a “closed car with open car performance.” Think of taking most any hill in high—of beating most any car up any hill. Drive from 2 to 60 miles an hour or more in high—accelerate from 5 to 25 miles an hour in 7 seconds, in high! This New Jewett Special Sedan is smart and stylish— a fit setting for any family. Its rich Japanese blue finish is strikingly set off by nickel trimmings. Full, luxurious comfort for five. Seats are richly upholstered; interior fittings are in good taste. You'll agree it is beautiful. Equipment is complete at $1695 factory. Nickeled bumpers frontand rear; nickeled radiatorand motometer. Extra tire, tube, rim and cover carried forward at the left. Nickeled head and side-lights. Trunk rack and trunk. Nickeled body-guard rails, Automatic stop-light. Auto- matic windshield wiper. Rear view mirror. Sun visor. Drive this New Jewett Special Sedan yourself. Let your wife drive it. Call us—any time. toay THE LEE DOUD MOTOR CO. 434 W. Yellowstone Phone 1700 BUY THE TAMILS. A Neutrodyne-Radio Broadcast Receiving Set For Christmas. ‘They'll Appreciate It.” L. D. BRANSON SERVICE CO. Ist_and Durbin Will Demonstrate Phone 383 BREAK AWAY FROM THE OLD-FASHIONED XMAS— EVERYBODY LOVES THE CAR DAD would appreciate a set of tools. MOTHER would adore a laprobe. SISTER would love a new set of side cur- tains. BROTHER would delight in a motormeter. “Make This an Auto Accessory Xmas” AUTO ACCESSORIES AUTO TOPS TIRE REPAIRING AGT. FOR DAYTON TIRES The B. & D. Supply Co. 619 East Second Street Phone 2426 Special Sale for 15 Days PNEUMATIC TIRES SOLID TIRES GOODRICH RUBBERS TUBES 40x8 — 40x7 — 36x8 — B6x7 86x6 32x83 %>. -$ 15.80 | S3x4U- This Is Our Pre-Inventory Sale to Reduce Large Stock of Tires LIBERTY GARAGE 428 South Elm St. Phone 983 Our