Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1927, Page 63

“motive Salesmen’s SUN BUTO SALESMEN'S BODY FINDS FAVOR Dealers” Responses Show Need for Newly Organized National Association. Favorable and emphatic response to the newly-formed National Au Association ix ported at national headquarters of the organization here. Every part of the dealers in metropolitan centers as well as in small are repre- sented in the flood of lette Erams received. it is said. Accordin 1o officers, these communications e press a united conviction that operation between the retail distribu- tors and the smen, through the National Automotive Salesmen’s Asso- ciation, not only is feasible but great- 1y to be desired as a constructive step | forward for the industry as a whole. | Need Shown by Messages. country and communities In the opinion of Eugene Ochsen. | dent of the association and | reiter, pres member of the sales department of the Semmes Motor Co., local Dodge distributors, the number of spontan- | eous communications received indi- | | entes the vital need which has existed for a mational automotive salesmen’ ociation which would work in close | harmony with the dealers everywhere. | “Before we actually organized the | National sciation,” Mr. Ochsenreiter says, | we felt that there was a definite pince in the automotive scheme of | things which would do for the sal men what the National Automobile | Chamber of Commerce has done for | the manufacturers; the National Auto- mobile Dealers' Association for the dealers; and the American Automobile Association for motorists. We be- ed that the dealers of the coun- v would welcome a group which would labor with them to raise the Jevel of salesmanship so that all—| dealer, salesman, industry and pur- r—might benefit. ow that the test of our belief ha come, we are proud and happy to say | that we were correct. In fact, were more correct than at first we al- lowed ourselves to think would be possible.” Sees Approval of Aims. Ochsenreiter points out country’s dealers, as well others, have given substantial and | whole-hearted proof of their confi-| d»me in the thought underlying the | A, | “They have signified their very gen- eral conclusion.” he asserts, “that the organization is entering a field where | @veat service and constructive work | is possible, and that our basic aims are such as to warrant sincere approbation.” | According to officials, many ln‘ quiries are coming into national head quarters, which have been located nt 1108 Sixteenth street, from interested persons throughout the country. | Final details incidental to launching | of the organization have been com- | pleted, it is said. HACKSAW iS USEFUL. Motorist Finds Tool Is Necessary Repair Adjunct. For the car owner who does his own repairing, a hacksaw is an almost in- dispensable tool. The eight or ten inch size is to be preferred. The motorist who adds such a tool to his kit will find it cheaper and morée convenient to buy blades by the do: Unmvne is rather adroit at W, blade breakage’ usually runs l'ufl!ery high. If one does not want ‘to buy Mr. the that a and tele- | Automotive Salesmen's As. | N¢ | man or | the | models. | After | the laborato | longer, wider and more leaves being Locking of Wheel Stops Car ButPuts | Burdens on Tires | | | Contrary to a belief that persists among motorists, brakes that will lock the wheels are not the most When the wheel is , there is a considerable re- duction of friction between tire and road surface, and friction is the factor that is most important in stopping a car. The best brake ad- justment is that which stops just short of locking. And, of course, the tires that have been through s>veral brake lockings are the ones that wear out quickest. NEW POWER AND BEAUTY IN LATEST CARS:; MANY CHANGED IN CHARACTER __(Continued from ¥ Pumn\ Page.) | January seat that| be- | cars offers a rear than ever cylinder is three inches wider fore. This gain in seating space is| achieved hy extending the body out over the rear wheels, the practice in- | dulged in by all car m kers who seek | to make their oducts more com | | fortable. | Seats Made Adjustable. | Adjustability of the front seat, a feature offered by several motor c makers last Winter, has been incr ingly adopted, and with telling effect | in the case of one of the largest pas: | ars on the market, which just | ¢ has gone to this important | ch ) one of the three| ; st p rs on the market, | may be driven by the largest the smallest woman without discomfort or difficulty on the part of | her. | The two-toned interior has arrived, | ars the ap- | vle of finish on the The use of subdued, rmonizing ves an espe- Iy appealing h warmth to interior of several of the larg new | One of the most important develop- ments in connection with the new models is that relating to i of relative taken the center of v, Every manufacturer eems to have come to the conclusion that something had to be done with hese very vital appurtenances to car comfort, and as a result one finds new materials being used in ‘spring springs 1sed in some cases and fewer leaves n the front springs of other cars, dif- erent degrees of arc, important and nteresting new ideas in shackling | and suspending. “Dry-Leaf” Spring Ts Here. At least one manufacturer is making d claims for a type of spring that will cateh every one’s imagination. The spring in question is the “dry- leaf” type. Its producer declares it | never will call out the ofl or grease gun, because the composition of the metal used assures the exact amount | of resiliency during the entiro life of the car. Who cannot see the end of the bitter and perennial controversy over the wisdom of oiling the spring leaves if this new cessful? Another development that Is inter- esting in this connection is the ball- | bearing shackle, which is declared to | be above the need for lubricant during the life of the car. Rubber shackles also have been improved and adopted by stil other manufacturers as an ex- pression of what is going on in this sphere of motor car improvement. And speaking of springs, even the springs of the seat cushions have been OFFICIAL LOCKHEED HY- DRAULIC BRAKE blades with both fine and coarse | teeth, the former type is better fur‘ most work. 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Just a of course. but it reflects the fact that nothing is too small for im- provement in the automobile field to- n innovation that stands out in a of the latest cars is offered by 2 manufacturer who ~ppeals to the ultra-exclusive buyer. It is a depar- ture from that practice which decrees that the best-lookins instrument board tenances on a s fgle panel. In the of this indfidual manufacturer > instrumentr/are placed upon the d where tfey are most visible to the driver, ard a surprising harmony bas been ac'feved, although the panel has Leen d.scarded. The racing type steering wheel, the small co/rugated rubber rim around which tie daintiest fingers may reach with exse, is an offering of several car makess to the “woman's influence.” And as to the woman's relation to the moaern car. a study of automobile row shows that none of them is too|s all or too large for her to handle with relative ease. About the most the motor enthu; interesting st can do thing these upon what he and every one else last iiled as perfection. No de- © has been too small or to get attention from the and the result, while per- radical, is singularly im- tail of the too bulky engineer, haps mnot pressive. TIRE SIZE DATA ASKED. Dimensions of Wheels. Information relative to ‘any con- templated changes in wheel and rim dimensions of new models of automo- biles has been requested from manu- turers by the standards committee of the Society of Automotive Engi- neers. The committee intends consid- ering dimensions of rims for low-pres sure tires s all meeting. Circular were addressed to | all manu of passenger cars, The information wanted relates to the nominal tire sizes to be used, the wheel diameters and cross.sections of the rims. Data received will be tabu- lated summarized for discussion and possible action in revising the rim standard. WATCH EXHAUST VALVES. Wear Out Quickly. When there is evidence of valve trouble, the motor car owner should know that the exhaust valvesare to be suspected first. They suffer more wear than the ‘intake valves because they operate at a very high temperature, This exci ve heating reduces their ability to withstand the effects of pounding as well as causing pitting. It may be that these valves will be found to be warped as a result of this constant heating, but in these days of better valves little of this trouble is to be expected Dalco Oil Lubrication For Transmissions and Differentials 5,000 Miles Per Filling Quiet Gears No Leaking on Brake Bands No Channeling in Cold Weather Your Dealer Will .. Supply You Dalco Lubricants, Inc. 4th and Channing Sts. N. North 10055 DAY “STAR, bump. This heat quickly and Small service charge for installation WASHINGTON, D. ¢, SEPTEMBER 1 John Smith and His Car BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. John Smith is a character whom every motorist should welcome. | | He is not selfish; rather he is a motoring martyr, a chap willing and | | lad to have exploited, in an interesting way, his experiences for the | genem of other members of the motor clan. | Carburetor Fright. Don't touch that,” Smith cautioned as I was about to make an adjustment to his car in an effort to make it run better. “‘That’s the carburetor!” It's the usual attitude toward car- buretors. Most car owners have what might be called *‘carburetor fright,” and it’s unfortunate because'it means that many good opportunities to im- | prove the running of the engine are overlooked. “Your carburetor is a comparatively simple thing,” 1 reminded him. ‘Manufacturers started to warn car owners not to monkey with it because the device is so handy and the ad- justments so simple they know most people would abuse the convenience. The timing of an engine is a mucn more complicated process, but no warnings have been found necessary in that case for the very obvious rea- son that but few car owners get into such deep work. If for any reason hey do, the chances are that they now what they are doing and won't make obvious mistakes. “The average car owner soon dis- covers that if he turns one of the carburetor adjustment knobs a little to the right, let us say, the machine will climb hills to better advantage or start easier. This spurs him on to 1 varlety of experiments which, like as not, lead to trouble. So the manu- facturers say ‘Hands off!" Must Know Carburetor. “It's a different story when you know what you're doing and keep em- vhatically in mind that a carburetor is a delicate instrument so far as results go. There is, however, little that'you can do to it to harm it. It's fairly strong in the sense of endurance. You can get it all out of whack so far as results go and still be able to make | it as good as new in less time than it takes to tell it.” 00ks like a carburetor is no bette: than the man who monkeys with it, Smith commented. And that was pre- cisely the situatlon. 1 called his attention to the fact | that before raising the hood or mak- ing any attempt to do anything to the carburetor T had warmed up the en-| gine by running it awhile. This always is advisable. Not that it is| impossible to make an adjustment | when the engine is cold or stock still, but simply that if one goes wrong in | adjusting while the engine is hot it is far easier to correct the mistake. | It the engine is cold, there is the problem of getting it started and| warming it up if_the carburetor mix-| | ture is wrong. Choking further com- | plicates the situation. All in all, the | owner may make a bad muddle of it | and perhaps set fire to the car if the rburetor floods with gas and there is a_backfire. When the engine is hot it will run on an excessively rich mixture and also on an excessively lean one. This helps because it obvi: tant stalling. or refusal to s gain after ! having stalled. | Adjustments Are Simple. ““The big trouble with your present adjustment is there the high speed mixture,” to him. “This gives you t - | able ‘break’ in the performance of the engine at car speeds between 15 and 20 miles an hour,” sometimes in a slightly lower range and sometimes in a slightly higher one. .Your car may idle well enough and when you ar traveling at normal speeds it mu have both power and gas econom but still it isn’t right. thing to do is to try lean- the idling mixture. This usually is too rich. So long as the | engine doesn’t stall we are safe in going pretty near the limit. And there should be a steady hiss through | the carburetor as the engine idles.” } | This merely was a matter of turn- ing the idling screw control to (h“ left as the instruction book indicated. | | Then we jumped into the car and | | tried it out. I reminded him that un‘ |actual trial should follow every detail | of adjustment. | The ak” in the performance dis- | appeared immediately, which surprised | Smith because I had made a very minor adjustment. That's characteristic of a carbu- | | Exceed Previous | months of 1927 exceeded by almost 1927—PART 3. retor,” 1 explained. “Sometimes the| biggest results are obtained with the | least alteration in the adjustment. | Evidently with the idling mixture a little t0o rich there was an excessively | ‘heavy’ mixture just at the point where the high speed jet came into action and where the idling was sup- posed to fade out. Too rich a mixture causes loggy action which at speeds between 15 and 20 results in a buck- ing through the engine and drive line. Common Sense Is Needed. know one car owner who has overcome carburetor fright to a point where before starting the car in the morning he raises the hood and gives the high speed adjustment a twist | toward the rich side. That insures | him a good start with less resorting to the choke. Then when the engine | has warmed up sufficiently he steps | out and sets the adjustment back to normal again. He avoids mistakes by | counting the number of notches turned. would not recommend this in the case of a carburetor where there is an (djustment needle valve, which sug- gests the importance of making your vules fit your car. Such a process would result in unnecessary wear on 2 l'l)n%l«ll\t by Aflhw!ment flf telligently Any motorist who is so afraid of hi carburetor that he refuses to study it admits that he is afraid of himself. That is bad busine: Sometimes, in traveling especially, a distinct change in atmosphere may necessitate an im- mediate switch in carburetor adjust- ment. A little previous practice comes in handy at such crucial moments. (Cobyright. 1927.) . AUTO EXPORTS GAIN. Mark for Months by $40,000,000. Exports of automotive products from the United States during the first six | Six 40,000,000 the previous record set during the corresponding period of , when the total amounted ‘to $182,115,784. The value of the 19 exports to June 30 amounted to mo than $221,000,000, an increase of 21. s, per cent. Of this amount $117,000,000 repre- sents exports of passenger cars, while $34,000,000 represents shipments of | | trucks and busses. The remainder is | taken up “in shipments of electric trucks and automotive Accessories |Auto Purchasers Should Seek Best Comparison of Cars When taking a demonstration in a car that one is considering pur- chasing, do not leave the matter of a “proving ground” entirely up to the salesman. The best way to compare another car with the ma- chine one has been driving is to take it over the same route. The salesman will be found willing, but he, of course, is subject to the di- rections of the prospective buyer. Get the best possible comparison between the potential new car and the old one. SCIENTISTS STRIVING TO FIND NEW AUTO FUEL Purdue University Experiment Sta- tion Anticipates Depletion of American Gasoline Supply. Acting on the oftrepeated state- ment that the American gasoling sup- ply would be seriously depleted within | from 10 to years if consumption continues at the present rate, a series of experiments are being carried on | by the Purdue University engineering experiment station regarding the rburetion of heavier fuels. These experiments are bing conducted with kerosene and other fuels and the data al being carefully filed for future ncfc-rmrn Results of the experiments have been published in a bulletin issued by the engineering experiment station. This publication presents data on the arburetion of kerosene and provides additional information concerning the effect of fuel volatility on the carbure- tion problem. Its purpose also is to show how an engine operating on kerosene reacts to variations in the strength and temperature of the mix- ture, to point out the optimum tem- perature for satisfactory performance and to specify the correct mixture ratios for economy and power. The bulletin has been noted with interest by automotive men generally and also by fuel companies of the country, which are vitally interested in this work, c/New magnificence new power, new features new lower prices! HE awaited 1928 models by Chandler have arrived—opening a still greater era of success for a company that enjoys a most enviable position of strength, independence and stability. For 1928—bodies of supple lines, built close to the ground —with smart luxuries! IMITATING SAFETY SIGNS DENOUNCED |A. A. A. Hits Merchants Who Copy New Standard Road Indicators for “Ads.” ~ What it terms “ome of the most serious and alarming threats against the safety movement” is seen by the American Automobile Association in the imitation of the recently adopted United States safety and direction [signs by “unscrupulous advertisers,” | and strong condemnation of the prac- | tice was voiced in a statement issued here \M(erday by the national motor- | ing “This is the worst form of commer- | clalization of the safety movement |that has come to our attention,” Thomas P. Henry, president of the A. A, A, was quoted in the statement. Sign Style Copled. Mr. Henry pointed out that reports from many of the clubs included in | the national organization show indis- putably that the standard diamond- shaped United States sign, even to the color scheme of black on yellow, now is Leing widely imitated by adver- tisers along the highways. In addi- tion to appealing to their national ofli- cers, it is sald, A. A. A. clubs have protested to the Bureau of Public Roads and the various State m,h\‘ay departments. According to the statement, Mr. Henry has directed that there be for- warded to A. A. A. headquarters lists of outdoor advertisers in various locali- ties who are infringing on highway safety and direction signs. Will Publish Names. “We certainly shall not hesitate to | give our members and tke general public as well the names of those who have resorted to this practice,” he “The matter is a most serious one and should be stamped out with- out delay, and it is to be hoped that all interested civic and commereial | bodies perate to that end.” unusual and delightful niceties and A smoother-flowing development of Chandler’s world-famous Pikes Peak power principle—new features and refinements that further accentuate color themes carried out in exquisite harmony —form and finish that fairly radiate the presence of unimpeach- able quality. 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