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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1921)
HATIHDAV. AV<H HT iti. »•»•- DEVICE WARNS DRIVER THAT GAS SUPPLY NEEDS QUICK ATTENTION Fashion Garage and Machine Shop GEORGE B. M. HARVEY A Truly BONE Phone 163 Open Day and Night RKBOR1NG. LAI HE AND MURINE WORK OE 114. KINDS GAST STEEL AM» ALVM1NI M AA «L1HNG AND BRAZING If you have a motor that has lost Its I«'t>. bring it in and let us install a set of Job :s light gray iron pistons. uncoiiifortable things In the world is suddenly to dis cover, when one Is motoring far from a supply station, that the gasoline tank Is empty or nearly so. Every au tomobile driver meets with an ad venture of this sort at one time or au- »ther. Thera ought surely to be some con trivance that would give timely ad- rance naming to the motorist of such n happening. A device newly patented by William Grab of Waterville, O., |>erfonus this useful duty admirably. It is very sim ple, Hmslsilng of a float that hangs on the end of a vertical rod which passes upward through the cap of the gasoline tank and with Its up|ier end holds »us- pended a ball of uietal. As the surface level of the fluid In the tank is lowered the float, of course, descends corras|H>ndlugly. The rod at tached to the tloat descends with the We are equipped to rebore your motor block, and fit any overaise pLstons, pins and rings you need. Our mechanics issue you service with aatl'faction and a »mile. PRICES ON APPLICATION Knox ® BurKe Grants Pass For Serivce USED Dodge, 1918 ....... Oakland Six ..... Ford, fine shape . Ford, half truck jtdoa $550 $585 $100 Ford 1921......... Chevrolet 1918 $250 Overland 75 ..........................$150 Trailer, two-wheel ...^......... $40 Maryland bus u suite motorcycle constabulary. , • • • Gasoline costs more than $1 a Krnl- Ion lu Japan. C. L HOBART COMPANY There Is now In operation one motor- truck to every 100 Inhabitants of the United States. Auto Tops and Trimming Auto Painting A new rheostat for dimming auto mobile headlights ran be clamped to a car's steering post. Nearly all cities, large and small. In South Ainerlca are Installing motor flre-flghtlng apparatus as part of their equipment. • • • An oll-hurnlng Diesel type of engine has been Invented for automobile use that is said to run on butter, lard, or even powdered coal. The Autocraft Works Opposite Round House “A blowout! FIX CARBURETOR TO AVOID LEAKS Battery Willard George Brinton McClelland Harvey, chosen to repreeent th» United Stat»» at London as ambassador to Great Britain, was born In Peacham, Vt., In 1864; bogan Ilf* a* a reporter, and I* now cla*tifl*d In "Who's Who" a* editor, having o*rv*d in that capacity on various n*wepap»r*. magasin** and periodical*, som* of which h* owned ■nd publlehed. ThU tr«-l»mark. •«•mimi in mt on Ih» *•■•, MmllOr» Oo W «liant Tluvn. M K u U x . Uallc>>. Bone Dry means not only that the Imttery has no solution in it. but that it has never, since the day it was made, had a single drop of moisture in it until pre oared for service by the dealer, it is shipped in the true bone dry condition* that means battery newness fo you. AUTOMOBILE ^GOSSIP Sixty i««r cent of the production •»' gnauline In u»«*d by motor vehicles. Difficulties Greater in Cases Where Engines Have Been in Use for Long Time. H. S. DISBROW CAUSES FOR UNEVEN ACTION Willard At one time It was considerisi un cotp entlonul for a woman to «Irle«- het own rar. • • • Twelve iu<>t«»r vehicles arc operated by rural MChiM'l« In the t’nl ted State«. • • • Muffler cutout« ara prohibit«*«! m> To Remedy Trouble Opening Should any public tyghwiiy in the »»lute of Bo Narrowed to Give Stream of Pennsylvania. Entering Air Greater Velo A iunior trip fumi l'aria to Verdun city in Chamber. through Ihe devastateci ragiona Much has been written about the return costa 245 franca • • • difficulties of carburetion under nor mal conditions, when the engines un Street cara baw thè righe of der consideration are In good shape; hetween ero»« «trevi« ovtr all but the difficulties ire even greater In viitely uwnvtl yeblclv« In Knnmi« <’fty the rare of engines that have lieen M.» used for a long time. Some of the common complaints are Since 1MH». the first year In which of the so-called "galloping engine's" statistics are avullable. there have Inability to throttle to a low speed been built in the Uniteli Sts tee and an unaccountable missing or skip H.IP.483 motor vehicles. Ping. Air-leaks diluting the gasoline va Aud.tory Nerves. pors ara the foremost cause* of trragu The action of the ear la thia, lar action. Seldom does the iilr leak sound Is transmitted from some i>oal. through a loose gasket, but the hole tlon, causing a disturbance In the air. Mustn't Expect To Much. through which the stem of the throttle A l.’nitrd N ih I hn senator had just This disturbance Is collected by the miler ear, passed down the connecting finlsh<*d n night's ««»rk on n upvorff. pussiige, and strikes tbe skin of the “You have ronvlmvtl tur,** «aid his drum, causing It to vibrate. The drum secretary. ’except for one trifling de- Where do 1, the man who ha« in turn communicates its vibrations tall. to the oval window, Thence they (n buy meat and bread, get off?“ Th« travel to the liquid of the Inner ear, senator touched his none with hl* and tbe hearing nerve fathers theta Anger and replied aagvly: “Well, no IvgiMlation Is ion per cent perfect.** up and transmits them to the brain. Batteries BRAND The Most Popular I’ll tell you what caused it ” Drawings made from actual photographs of rubber magnified 200 times 'TUST one weak spot, and a whole ne tire gone! J That’s what a lot of motorists complain of. The tread barely worn off—yet a blow-out ruins the entire shoe! “What’s the cause, you ask? What is it that makes an apparently sound tire wear thin at one point in this way? “You could actually see the answer to this question if you had samples of tire rubber under a microscope. In ordinary rubber compounds, the rubber does not mix smoothly and evenly with the necessary strengthening materials. 'Lumps’ are formed—every ‘lump’ a weak epot that helps bring a blow-out like this some day. Ordinary tire rubber Th a white trail ar a “lump»" of unevenly mixed ■ substances. Every “lump" it a weak »pot that reduce» mileage. Discovery of new rubber compound At last a rubber has been produced that reduces these “lumpy” formations to a minimum — that eliminates premature cire troubles. Two research chemists and twro practical tire-builders in the Thermoid Rubber Company spent months in labor atory work and road tests. They finally discovered Crolide —an even-texture rubber that does not weaken with the stretching and straining that goes on inside a tire in use. Crolide Compound is today used exclusively in the manufacture of Thermoid Tires, Cord and Fabric. We have compared the Thermoid Tire carefully, point by point, with other tires on the market today, and we confidently believe that no other tire compares with it for service and durability. You are invited to call and see these new tires for your self—also the famous Crolide Compound Tubes. Crolide Compound Rubber —has no large “lump*." Notice how finely divided the particles are This even texture iswhat makes Thermoid Tires wear so long. SMITH’S GARAGE GRANTS PASS, OREGON ermo, 'Cord and Fabric Six Cylinder Automobile Air-Leaks in the Carburetor and the Intake Valvea Make the Engine Mlaa Fir«. it Phone 65 latter ttlirougli a tube) until ilie luetal bull dangling from the upper end of the rod Is low enough to hung within n cup formed by an Inverted bell which surmounts the tank cap. The up|a*r end of the rod la bent In n curve, so that tbe metal ball at tached to Its extremity by a short chain may dangle directly above the middle of the cup-shaped bell. The movement of the automobile keeps the metal bull constantly suini; Ing to and fro. Rut It cannot strike the sides of tile bell until the lower- Ing of the float In the tank has eatiM-d It to descend to a certain point, which may be determined beforehand by ad justment of the tloat. Therefore, when the driver hears the bell ringing It warns him that lie Ims got only just so much gasoline left. And the bell, having started keeps on ringing and demanding at tention to the emergency. 1RES valve protrudes, due to wear, pro vldea an air leak that should be rem- edled. Take tbe lever off, bush the hole with th«* shell of a rifle cartridge or similar piece of tubing to keep the air from penetrating at thia point. Now remove the Intake valvra, discard the •-xhaust valves and use the Intake valves In their place. Purchase new intake valves and If these do not flt ihe holes snugly, ream the extreme • ■nds of the valve guide and place a •opper or brass hushing at each end or entirely through. If desired. Fit a small graase-cup and use n rraphlte grease, and the leakage of air at this place will lie overcome. Remove the piston-rings and tit new •nea with lapfied ends that will ef 'ectlvely stop all leaks at this place. In some carburetors n removable • ube Is used which ran be taken out ■ lid hush««d or given a henvy coating >f solder to close the opening. Th«* ol>- iect Is to narrow the opening and to give to the atrpam of entering air | greater velocity. If the carburetor ha» no preheater, one should he added. With the carburetor removed, push • he butterfly throttle valve to Its closed position and note the small op ening through which the engine gets Its fuel, which will give you some Idea of the Importance of closing the small i openings that give a combined area [ sufficient to dilute the mixture until It will not burn, which accounts for th« skipping of the engine in many rases.—George Lners in Popular Sci ence Monthly. The Studebaker In California the Studebaker Leads in Registration, with but one exception, Ford. In Chicago Registrations increased 124 per cent over last year. In New York Registrations increased 153 per cent over last year. J. F. Burke, LocalDealer Authorized Dodge Service Station COMPETENT MECHAM«« FOB ALL MAKHH OF TRUCKS WELDING, BRAZING ANI» MACHINE WORK ELECTRIC TICOl RLE SHOOTING CIIW a .M> A Ament ’s Àuto Machine Shop slV lAUikL'L' IIQ.I DAY PHONE IIH-J HERVKTC OAR DAY OR NIGHT ____ NIGHT "
