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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1928)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1928 ' mo- FILTER PROTECTS 0 Removal of Abrasive Matter from Oil Reduces Wear and Tear . How the oil filter works and whether It It working properly if of Interest to every motorist who wants to secure over many thou srJs of miles of Berries, freedom engine wear and from need of adjustments or replacements according to Ernest Bonesteele of t the Bonesteele Motor Company, lo cal Dodge Brothers dealers. "Too many owners," says Mr, Bonesteele. "are briefly Informed at the time of purchase that an oil filter Is part of the standard equipment of the new car but are not told how important the filter Is in prolonging engine life. Some times the salesman tells the buyer that the engine oil filter Is 'engine' life insurance, but too often the owner overlooks the fact that in time the policy lapses, that is. the filter becomes no longer effective aDd should be replaced. "Some manufacturers recom mend replacements at the end of a specified mileage, some when test indicates that the oil no longer flows through the filter sufficient ly freely the result of gradual ac rumuation of sludge and abrasives removed from the oil circulating system "Tests made in the laboratory indicate clearly the extremely harmful nature of the material which the filter removes. If the black tarry looking cloth sack re moved from a new car is burned and the ash or non-combustible matter analysed it is found to con slst of sand and gritty matter as well as small particles of metal largely what is worn from-the cyl inder walls and piston rings dur log the breaking in. "The crankrase breather and the carburetor air filter exclude much dust which might otherwise enter the engine. Any fine ma terial which does get in and be comes mixed with the oil is trap ped out by the filter. Otherwise the fine dust would circulate again and again, and cause wear of cyl inder walls, pistons, rings, bear ings and in fact all parts Inside the engine which turn or slide one against tiie other. "The oil filter should be tested every two or three thousand miles by the mechanic in the approved service station or by the owner. The method of testing is very sim ple, consisting of merely opening a small valve in the oil filter outlet pipe. If the oil flows freely when the engine is running slowly the filter is good for further service but if the oil fails to flow or drips glowing even when the engine is waim aud is speeded up until nor mal operating pressure is shown on tbe oil gauge on the dash the and Petroleum Origin Explained 5 "JJjCrrfSfe) I ' s turned ,out r.rrtUn, wa. rosy HOW AUTOMEBILE landtag on Uay wood field. Chi cago, thrss hours and forty min utes alter we left Omaha. "Air travel Is' a wonderful time saver .for business men. Just consider what It means to he able to- come from Los Angeles to Chi cago la 19 hours, which Is the airplane schelule. Instead of three days. In this trip of mine I have been able to stop in Detroit, after an overnight tram jump from Chi cago, long enough to gel my new Chrysler and will have a day la Niagara Palls to visit my brother w.hom i haven't seen for ten years because I never had . a day to spare before in my hurried trip East on the Santa Fee's 'Chief and the Twentieth Century limited. Yet It will be barely four days from the time I left Los Angeles when I reach New York. "Hereafter It will be airplane and the Chrysler for me, flying in the air for specially nrgerjt occasions and safety and comfort ably along the ground in my '72' Royal Sedan the rest of the fime." BODY CONSTRUCTED (CatlBB frm peg 1) . Fish, many millions of years old, leave imprint in slab of diatomaceous earth found near Lompoc, California, This Vic tory deluxe sedan, by Dodge Brothers, fnc visited the place recently. Below is a dia tom character, greatly magnified, of the Lompoc diatomaceous earth. From these tiny animals 1JD00 of them are in one drop of watercomes the supply of oil in C alifornia. filter has become clogged "The filter is conveniently lo- .eaiea wnere it can be removed sa ri. a nnit by simply loosening the two V oil tube connections with a wrench and one clamp boltb with a screw driver. In fact changing an oil filter Is just about as simple as changing a spark plug. Si "As the filter permits the driv I er to use the oil two or three times as long as would be safe to use unfiltered oil it saves the cost of replacement several times over . during its life but if neglected until it becomes entirely clogged it can no longer remove tarry and I gritty matter from the oil and in- creased engine wear results." t I Dame Motorist Again ! Vindicated As Driver i: I Dame Motorist is again vindi f rated as a careful driver. A re fcent study of one thousand fatal I motor vehicle accidents in San Francisco showed that fewer worn Jen than men were Involved in j such accidents, In proportion to the number of men and women ,? drivers, according to the Ameri- en Automobile association. It was brought out that in VTJ10 of the cases investigated the Wt drivers were men, as compared with 46 in which wpmen driver were involved. Forty-four were unknown due to hit-and-run cases. California traffic authorities, who made the analysis referred to, estimate that 20 per cent of those holding drivers licenses are women, on tms basis, women, constituting only one-fifth of the number of drivers, were respon sible for a little less than 5 per cent, of the fatal accidents. ed headquarters for the entire en gineering staff; all of which are now realized, was reached after long study of the automotive needs not only of this country but of the entire world. Year after year Buick has reg istered a normal and healthy gain ie its sales. Distribution of Buicks abroad has begun . to pick up as Jomestic distribution quickened 20 years ago. Many of the first mil lion Buicks went to foreign lands; more of the second million were sold abroad, and a far ' greater proportion of the third million which Buick now Is building, are destined for export? It is the conviction of Buick of ficials that even the banner year 1927, which sswlhe greatest busi ness volume in Buick history, will be exceeded In the year now under way. Production Is set at over 19, 000 cars a month for this month, April, and the rest of the spring season, with every indication that it Will reach plant capacity of 1, 200 cars a day by midsummer. FLIES FROM WEST TO BUY CHRYSLER (Continued from pc 1) March 14, but urgent business prevented his leaving Los Ange les until Saturday, March 10. There seemed to be no way of getting across the continent In time for his New York appoint ment, let alone stopping off in Detroit to take delivery of a car, but some one suggested the air mail and a new conception of the meaning of speed begsn for Mr. Church. At 8:00 o'clock Saturday morning, March' 10, he boarded; the government air mall plane and was the lone passenger on its eas bound trip. Even for. the speed loving en ginees, the air journey was a reve lation. - The plane bucked a heaC wind through the mountains and across the Mojave Desert but Salt Lake City was reached at half past two that afternoon. By evening Cheyenne was behind the pilot and his passenger as they streaked eastward along their beacon blazed sky trail, and at 1 o'clock Sunday morning. 15 hours out of Los Angeles, the pair dropped down through a fog to the land ing field at Omaha. A break in the mail plane's routine was made necessary at this point because of the fog's density and a few hours sleep were snatched. At 10 a. m. Sunday the flyers once more took to the air. To find clear sailing they were forced to an altitude of eight or nine thousand feet for the rest of the voyage, and the fog was still below them when they felt their way down to the Chicago airport to take a desperate chance as they dropped through It to the ground. "It was the greatest thrill I've bad in many a year,", said Mr. Church In Detroit, "when we -came out of that fog and saw a thou sand feet of clear air under us. I was afraid the fog went clear down to the ground, and if It had we ran a grave risk of smashing up in trying to land. But as It work in tunnel told by Lights (Continu! from paff 1) - m tell how each motor and fan in the distant tubes Is functioning. Some are keeping watch on. the power cables that feed the elec- trlcaL equipment of the tunnel. Others reveal whether the ventil ating system" Is working properly whether the water pumps are do ing their assigned tasks and whe ther a faraway switch is opened or closed. Traffic control also is recorded by lights. Each little reifc green or white bulb on the third board In the control room Is a counterpart of a "Stop." "Go," or "Single File to the Right" signal in the tube, and the supervisor at his desk can tell at a glance whether the line of automobiles be!ow the river is moving smoothly, or whether a tie-up hms occurred, making pos sible one-man control of whatever ft! tnJkf frhfl mow .Hfla number of unit assemblies, which Include special building of the door frames.' After the door frames are hang on the main bo dy structure, the body Is then ready for Its outside armor, of steel. Watching this operation, you would see vivid flashes of i electric flame, as men. weld to gether the outside steel panels to the staunch under structure. Wherever metal and wood come In contact, the special adhesive is nsed to eliminate body squeaks when the body is put Into service. "After the body panels are ap plied, metal finishers go over the entire body with electric controll ed buffing equipment, to elimin ate any 'foreign particles and blemishes. This insures a perfect finish for the first priming coat preparatory to the lacquer. "Preparing Chandler bodies for lacquer Is a painstaking operation. This first primer coat le put on. then baked to insure absolute ad herence to the metal. Then sev eral more primers are added . be fore the first coat of color lacquer is put on. Coat after coat of the finest lacquer follow, building a deep, lustrous color finish so much In demand these days. It takes from eight to nine hours to lac quer finish each Chandler body, yet the time Is well worth it to the ultimate owner." Mr. Black points out. "When the bodies have been completely sprayed with their beautiful lacquer colore and have been thoroughly dried, they are moved on a truck conveyor to the upholstery department. Here you will see workers at long rows of eowing machines fashioning up holstery and car carpets. As these trim' materials are fashioned to each Job, upholetery experts tee that this material is properly built Into the Job for which they are Intended. Only the finest mater ials Including broadcloth and hair are used as Chandler uphol stery. "Throughout Tarious stages of the building operation, roving In spectors check the workmanship to Insure a definite standard of quality. Chandler officials feel that 'in building thejy bodies com plete in their own plants, they are not only building a body that fits the chassis, but one which will render the maximum in service," Mr. Black concludes. W INSTILL CONFIDENCE NOT DOUBT Monroe S. Cheek Complete Automotive Lubrication Court at Capitol Phone '2295 CHRYSLER SERVICE BEING STANDARDIZED (ContiBurd from 1) satisfactory upkeep and of pleas ant relations with the dealer's service department is of increas- ng importance in every automo )ile sale:" FEDERAL AID ROADS BUILT IN OREGON (Continod fnm Pf 1) round campaign toward the end of reducing traffic accidents, will bear desirable fruit,, he say, "Bulwarking this greater Interest and broader educational campaign are the changes to be wrought In the two main physical causes of sccldents the automobile and the street or highway. "In the auto's realm, we have marked the passing of the two- wheel brake on passenger cars. Now, almost every make from the cheapest to the most expensive, has four-wheel brakes and, equal ly Important, the best four-wheel brakes ever produced. Greater flexibility, marvelous ease of steering, generally easier opera tion throughout its whole range of action these are features of the 1928 car that will contribute Immeasurably to the cause of safety. "As to the changes In street and highway construction, the cur- ' rent year will witness widening and straightening operations of ob viously vital consequence. It will also see the improvement of see ondary roads which will divert a part of the traffic burden from main arteries of travel. "The result of these changes in evitably will be greater safety." Every SEI3ERLING resource backs this 1 J J ONE YEAR'S FREE h against accidents, wheel mis alignment, negligence, cuts, under-inf lation. rim cuts, blowouts, bruises, or any road hazard AND WHEN YOU BUY CONSIDER WHAT YOU HAVE BOUGHT AND THE SERVICE YOU WILL RECEIVE We have the best equipped repair and vulcanizing shop in the city and take care of our customers when it comes to service. If you have a flat just call for our service car. SEIBERLING ALLTREAD 193 S. Commercial Telephone 471 air.: $ BUICK FIRM HAS MANY EMPLOYES ( Continued from pass 1) All of this development has par alleled closely that of Buick. The five years subsequent to 1904 saw f production of 30-.207 Buick cars. L - and established Flint definitely as I an automobile manufacturing cen- V ter. This production was more f b than quadrupled during the next five-year period, when 123,281 Buicks were made. The output for I5 tn 1Q19 InrlnitT wan ill.. 8 and for the ensuing tire yars - 683,241. And the past three yeafs , have exceeded even : this Jotaf, more than 700.000 Buicks having been built with two years of the fire still to go. . . J, .The past two :years hare aeen completion of one of the- most Im portant expansion steps in the his tory of Buick, a step involving the expenditure of millions of dollars X .-to insure "production which would keep pace with the growing de mand for Buick cars. 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