Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1923, Page 61

The Sunday Motorist An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners. EDITED- BY WILLIAM ULLMAN - [cult to mix up the gontents, t| A few nalls will cut u Two and Four-Cycles. Now that all the American auto- mobile engines are the four-cycle type motorists frequently ask, “What is & two-cycle engine?” It is a logi- cal guestion to ask, because its an- swer automatically explains the meaning of four-cycle. In the early types-oftone-lungers the valves were mere ports in the side of the cylinder, opened and closed by the position of the piston. There was a bypass or tube from the crank- case to the intake, and the crankcase when. the piston sucked into the crankease. that was com~ pressed above then fired and pushed the piston down. As the piston trav- eled down the exhaust port opened, allowing the burned gas to escape. At the same time the intake port wasun- covered, and the gas from the crank- case was forced around flirnu(h lhc bypass into the cylinder. A riate on the piston helped to Lcell tl\e burned and unburned gasses from mixing, but the whole process was crude and inefficient. In the present type of four-cycle engine there is a suction stroke to draw in gas, a compression stroke to prepare it for firing. a power stroke in which it is burned and an exhaust stroke in w! enged. The traveled up, ves open and close the nically, There Is no mix- nd the crankcase plays no part in the process. There I no law which tells whether the woman to. the right has the right of way at iftersecting streets. It isn't necessary, Show Time Thoughts. 1t is just Leginuing to dawn upon the public at large that the automo- bile is exactly'like any other article of utility. It wears out and must be replaced. Economists have lost many a night's rest worrying .over what's | to become of the automobile industry er every Tom, Dick and Harry Is plied with a car. Wastes effort, of it. We're just beginning to see that some people manage to wear out cars about as quickly as they can be deslgned, manufactured, transported and sold. Wonder if economists used to worry about what the elothing manufacturers would do when every one had an overcoat? The six is becoming more and more popular. Three prominent four-cylin- der manufacturers have Just swung over to six chugs, on the theory that @ half dozen cylinders give the de- - mired amount of flexibility with the minimum of complication. The open car isn't passing out,: either. Production of closed cars is_increasing at rapid strides and the public is de- manding closed cars for the simple rea- son that a lot of people Who are now taking to motoring like to be out, but not out In fresh alir. There are several million oXi-timers among the motoring ranks, and they're going to have some- thing to say about the open car. Watch them go for it this spring. Work for Doc Coue: Hope Coue can get some drivers to realize it would be easier for all of us if every day in every way they would try to do better and better. We've tried 1o glve them this suggestion till we're blue in the face, but apparently it's Zot to originate h the sinner. Passing on the Right. When about_to pass apother car on. the right, an en this is permis- sible, don't wa the other driver by soundink your horn. If you touch the horn button he will be ltkely to turn directly in vour way, thinking you want to pass around to the left. The better way is to creep up gradually until you are sure that he sees which Wway You are going to pass and then g0 by. At night you can flash on vour headlights for an Instant. If the light appears to the right of him there is no chance for him to think you are going to him to move over so that you can pass around to the left. He keeps a straight course. Three Tes'cd Tips. Before leaving the car in the garage for the night, and if you are using chains, be sure to see that the tires are mnot resting directly on_cross chains, as this inflicts a slight but permanent injury on the threads. It is only necessary to push the car for- ward or ard a little in order to allow the tires to stand in direct contact with the floor. For better results put a few nails in your polish bottles. In almost every good polish there is a certain content which falls to the bottom of the bottle or can. After a bottle has standing some time it is dim- On Your Gears, Trust Ebonite to put thosewhimpering, even though you slhake well before using. this residue and simplify the polishing job. o Pulling out an inaccessible cotter pin, one, for example, which secures a universal joint grease-plug, s easily accomplished by Oplnf a wire through its eye and pulling.on the wire at sgme point where the sudden release of the cotter pin will not in- Jure the hand or bruise an elbow. Tid You Know— That multi-cylinder engines were not ‘adopted because of thelr power possibilities? Adequate power for the Propulsion of a car could be obtained with one or two cylinders, but the dimensions of the combu: cham- bers would be so large that vibration would render the whole proposition impractical. With the multi-cylinder engine the individual impulses on the pistons are much less intense which, combined with the light welght of the pistons, reduces vibration to a point that could never be obtllned with only a few cylinder: he range of power control.- fs a ucondnry but highly desirable feature of the six olght or twelve cylinder power plant. Worth Remembering. Always do your hard work with the enginé while it is hot and leave the easy jobs for the car when the power plant is cold. This means that the car should always be left in such a position that it can be moved with enst effort. 1f, for instance, the ‘motorist leaves the.car on & hill he 'should head it downward, It's easler for the motor when he starts off again. In snow, mud or deep sand make a little track for the car to ull out while the engine is warm; aler. when you start off again, the engine will have less to do and is 0% Tots Tikcely o bove out & beting: Parking Pointer. Backing up in order to leave & parking space s always accompanied Dby .the danger of running into = uedestrian, particularly in the down- town sections. If sounding the horn or speeding up the engine does not warn people to logk out then pull out the choker and smoke ‘em out. It's simple, but effective. To Aid Overfeeding. Where accelerator pedals are ad- justable it is an excellent idea to cut down the range of throttle opening, handling the higher speed with the hand control. The reason for this is to prevent stalllng the engine by feeding It too much gas in an emer- gency. When a driver finds that he | has got to get out of the way of something post haste he invariably steps on the accelerator—and in- variably defeats his own purpose by glving the engine too much gas. Flnd the maximum amount of gas your car will take in one dose and then set the accelerator accordingly. When you want to drive faster use the hand control, if necessary. New Year’s Best Idea. Just when we begin to imagine that the automobile Is getting to be pretty clever mechanically along comes some oné with b new stunt that calls for a few columns of praise. Space prevents such eulogy here, but the plain facts should serve weil enough. Instead of tapping the intake manl- fold for suction to operate the vacuum tank, @ new stunt is to tap the. ol pumping system. Thus, if the oil pump fails the vacuum sys- tem stops drawing up gas from the rear tank and the engine stops—in time to'" pNV‘fll. ruining it. Copyright, 1928, by the Ullman Peature Servide, —_— RUTHERFORD IS HONORED. Goodrich Company Officlal Heads Two Big Associatiouns. ‘W. O. Rutherford, vice president of the Goodrich Company waws elected preaident of the Motor and Accessory Manufacturers’ Association at the annual meeting of the of directors held in New York early in January. few ‘days later he was accorded nn additional distinction of being elected to the vice presilency of the Rubber Association of America. The double honor comes to Mr. Rutherford as a result of his un- tiring energy in furthering the aims of the two associations. He has a wide circle of acquaintances, natienal In scope, and his opinions have been highly regarded in the councils of the rubber and automotive industries. New Version. From the Boston Transcript. The present-day reading stems toi be: Remember the Sabbath day to keep it wholly—enjoyable. Puts A Hush grindingt: sion gears tosleep. After Ebonite spreads its coating of lubri » cation over the gears you won't even get a whisper out of them, | For Transmissions and differentiais EBONIT stays on the job al season—one filling of a tight trans- imission case is all that is necessary. Ebonite -limln.m all metal-to-metal contact—kills friction--and puts keen pleasure into driving. Try Ebonite—ask forit by name. Sold at garages, gasoline mflonnndm dealers in five and twenty-five pound tins BAYERSON OIL WORKS Manutacturers Pennsylvania Petroleu I:m:. Pa. MAKERS OF AUTOC:! RAT MOTOR OlLS “The Standard of Comperison™ " We consider our Servics Department a dis- tinctosles asset. The good will that it creates br-mulumtheuho!manyl!meklub- mobiles every year. Stanley H. Horner Retail Dealer 1015 14th St. N. W. ransmis- | MRS. WAYNE SMITH AND LOCAL MODEL GARDNER SEDAN. ) SAYS JAPAN HAS BUT 10,000 USABLE AUTOS American Agent Blames Lack of and Conservatism Among- Causes. Jlnln hu only 10,000 usable. motor 'vehicles, s Trade Commizsioner W. I Irvi Department ‘of Com- merce, who has returnod from an SHiantals markets for autdmotive brod: orlental. markets for automotive hose rvations’ and uots and wi con- Iuwmoblla outlook irg motive transportation, and the anti- quated avstems in hich human labor predom! are amgng the reasons for the ||n- number of cars in Japan, which has a population of over 55, or_ 5. for every ' car. will be eliminated as the years go by, and Mr. Irvine esti- mates that even with present road con- dlv.lon! the market should soon be good r 2,500 cars a year, and with proper md development for 3,500. In 1821, during ten months of which adverss financfal conditions prevailed, Wero Imported, §33 of which came from the United States. Light cars are the more popular at present, but-many Japanese dealers pre- 8ict the future, prevalence of heavier cars on account of greater comfort they the trucks that do venture out of the citles and towns are m e e e ostly of the one- —_— Longest Telegraph Wire. From the Pathfinder. What is sald to be the longest te! graph wire in the world has just been put into use by the Western Union Telegraph _Company. It stretchos from New York to Seattle, a continu. ous copper strand 3,380 mil It gives instant: communication tween the two citl Modern mult. plex devices are used, so that four messages each way can be sent at the same. time. . The wire welghs 308 ounds to the mile ana cost abott THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE NEW MODEL TO REACH WASHINGTON, HAVING BEEN A DISPLAY AT NEW YORK SHOW. JSor Econ'omical Transporta tion T HE Superior Chevrolet is the most satisfactory low priced, fully equipped, most economically opented automobile in the world today. Motor car buyers liave recognized this fact to such an extent that during the year 1922 Chevrolet became the }:lu'gest producers of high-grade automobiles in the worl = /(HJ%VRO[ E1 omical Transpertetion LUTTRELL SALES CO. /o'Ec 14tH AND T STREETS ‘Telephone Potomac 135, 136 " (all types) ... "”‘efi)‘ Most Minute "~ Conveniert Service Great January Sale OE Motoring Necessities A comprehensive array of hood and radiator covers for all type cars, and many other accessories needed by every motorist, go on sale here to- morrow at cut prices—each and every offering is a bargain you cannot af- ford to overlook—read the list. Sale Price $5.80 $7.00 $7.00 $4.00 $5.40 $6.00 $7.00 .$1.00 Dodge Sale Price .. $2.50 Regular Price Harcules Rim S 75 Tools Regular Price $9.00 Durant _$i1l00 6cylinder ......ceevnvnen A Buick $11.00 6 cylinder ...........ioes il Buick 4 cylinder ........couen Chevrolet 490 .. Chevrolet Nash 6 cylinder ... 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