THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1928 '
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FILTER PROTECTS
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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
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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
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. 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."
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I Dame Motorist Again
! Vindicated As Driver
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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
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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
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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
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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
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BUICK FIRM HAS
MANY EMPLOYES
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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. The decision
to Inaugurate the' Unified Assem
bly Line, to erect a new and model
foundry, and to provide centralis-
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