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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1927)
THE KLAMATH .NEWS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, lf27 PAGE NTC Automatic Windshield Swipe a Necessity lr-l?'""Zsss- -i-' .fTTT. luL 1 m"mmsmmmmtmmm Tire Is Inflated White Car Runs 1 AKIION, Ohio. Nor. . Will i automobile srlenra eventually de vlro mean In inflate tire while running, with gauge on the In- Irument board lu reeurd lire In fluilun, similar tu gasoline and oil gauge T Kurh speculation I" ; Inspired by a dm I re tlml Inflate lire anil ku them Hi the re quired pressure while being tent-' 'ed for power transmission at 'he fuilurr In Akron. evhere Miller j tiros iiro inude. While running la lire at high speed on this nia ,1'IiIud, Veiled a dynamometer, nlr In furred into the lire by the .mere turning of t talw. ! On convenient Instrument Ixurd. a ceil so keep xrurnle record of the elr preure In the Why Oldsmobile's 4 Brakes Act As One : t'nleu )ou desire a Iwlh rveri I time ihi ill he In the mill, li Is adrlsnhle to rquk)t Jour rare with nn nuluinntlr wind. hh lit rlt-an. r. The ueeil fur auili Uevlre la shown In llui above uliulo. graph from the Western Aulo Huppl) roiniMii)'. The elm urlim of Hie wlmlKhlelil li) drop of water during a rait) tnokio driving dangerous and bui arUvtte ami gives the driver a fellni of helpleasness. . If the ear bi equipped with un nuloinatlr wlndshluld wiper audi weather hold ho terror for the winter driver a the 'cleaner keepa Ihe glaaa free from owls- I It jure,, li la nerem V. tlrea under tent In V-jiA "I certain preaai i ' J larcurute reaulla ma ; - , . ,.., ,f-? , .V1.:, y net' In openitlnn tif run fat or nlnw, atconllni to weather ronill urn at Ihe will of the driver," eava Mr. I null . "Willi ibo auto mat le cleuner It la not necemmry to even remove the hand from the eleerlitK wheel nm-e It virion a de- ma- t lure and render rlear ihroimh Ihe wlndnhleUl. -The neeeanltr for nrh vice la reetanlaed bv ih Jurliy of rr manufaclnrera for ! Check OveT Spring iiHK-mniiv w mu "iiieia Cleaner are now appearing, on niom ran' aa inilard equipment. ' Yel there i . are lhnuund of cart not equip-; It le good practice to go over ped with aurh device, accord- nll the boll aud mita of Ihe car'e lug lo,t.. It. Illatl, local manager aprlnga about once a month and of the Weatern Auu Hupply com- tighten any which have become Pny- ,lmo. Many a "rattle" or "Automatic Ijpua thai oie-rate 'iqqeak" will be prevented by ltm the Intake tnaiiltold are verydolng thla. No matter how good popular, aa urh leanera can be the locking derlcea ud to pn'- aolved throiigh the une of a dou ble electric clouuer I hut aweepa lomplcte bulf-rlrclc and cleoua Ihe entire ililcld at one opera tion."' "The Wentern Auto atorea anil la turned UiouhuikU of theae cleaner each year and their performance Is "The problem of keeping both Ibelr bent advertlatment," ay halve nl Ihe gla clean baa been , Mr. Html. .u . !i ' ; ; a.. ... a Miii ... . cn. ueceiMaryi to hold thi marhlne reeaure that moat may be obtained In determining power tranmla- !lon. Theae laboratory teat are ifar more eevera than every-dny 'leal actual aerrlce. In order. to make leata deliver the greateat 1 jcoiiatructlve Information, condi tion are made very caactlug. . ! The purpose of theae teat, ac-. cording lo Miller englueera, la to, I employ science tu make even bet-' Iter tire. On the dynamometer tire ahow the amount of power, Igeneruted by an automobile Vn- glue, that la tranamltted to the road at various ' soeed. ' Tire Hp llght:y it each revolution ' and friction result. Dynamo meter test ahuw the amount of tour ended friction reused and the effect on parlment. where part of th'e day's the lire. i production wa lined up In two 1 : rowa a block long, separated by ItKI'I.ACH TIIIK KL.U' la 10-foot passageway. He and his guide, one of the ! 'Ay'-' ' 'y 7 All " ' . 4 i - - - avv f-vK Windthield Rubber ' Must Be Replaced If' Ihe "rubber In . the wind- j shield ha ahrnnk, U aboiild be ; replaced at once, according to I the National Automobile rlun. ; Attemptlna; to drive while rata la clouding the gloa I du I gernua undertaking. j AI'TOMOItll.KM l KKAMK AuUiDinhlle In. Great Ilrltnln j now total 1.7r..oou. Thla la an v Increase of I7.0U over the total j of last year. This machine accurarelr equally mobile Icavei the production line. all four brakes as each OUf London Police Have Bullet-Proof Cars CIIKISTM.tH HIXT Itecently a visitor was Inspect- A new flf of buKet-proof Nearly everybody baa a car these days, so when yon give Aito supplies, not only do you vent the nut from turning, llieie ImiIin will loosen, a, because Bolts More Often constant pounding lo which Ihey are auhjecled, they will slrolch s lliile. i:roitTM icnr.si: I'nlted States automobile n pjrl to Auttralla have Increased llu per cent In the pant five years, nccorllng to tho Niilfonul cUjm her of commerce. I If Ihe tire flap Is cracked whne to heat itKctrnn Harry A. '.Mill r. fum.us for his racing ram. haa del?oeJ an en gine that, bo says, will ex.-eed the record of 2D.1 miles an hour es-' 1 tabllahed by Major 8egrave. c'-- . i i .jin aire uaeini kuis mai are lusiina Ing Ihe elld.moblle factories. Ilia "'T.00" "."'"L" J " 7 Z ! reminder, of your thonglit but in the shipping de- "" " ' " ! also give pleasure to the entire ot nirhi lo combat motor ban-1 'amily. dits. The cars of the night flying squad" will be able to icommnuicate among themselves were talking about one of the i the lull is removed a new flap last Inspection operation, that of :" cua'K- should be luslalled. advise III- adjusting the four-wheel brake. Weatern Anlo Supply company. , "Come with me." said the en The break will chafe the Inner glneer, who escorted the visitor lube or pinch It causing a leak. ;to the last far In one of the rowa. ; They entered the car and the en ' glneer lined It np at the end of the passageway.' He accelerated to 2i miles, speeding down the line formed by the new auto mobiles. Nearing the end he re-! moyed both 'hand from the leering wheel and appMcd the I TWO nil.l.lOV A YKAR KKKI OIT THK HAI.V (.'losed car wing are a great help to winter driver, according to information from the Western jAutq Supply company. The wln idows may be kept open when 1 the wing are adjusted to keep lout the rain and wind. Tbj 400 manufacturing con cerns comprising the Motor and Accessory Manufaclurera' associa tion employ 2l0. out) persons and have an aggregated ontpnt of i about i S.Oou.OoO.OUO a year. HOLD AXMAL HALE The second ee nil-annual "Week of Kneels! Values" sale is belne held at all' Western Auto store . , I during the week of November For result nse New Class Ada. 12-19. 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Absolute accurate' adjustment of all brake was; practically impossible." -' . j J "The brakes of every Oldsnio-i bile are adjusrhcl by means of the t'owdrey lynanilc broke tester, which definitely and pre cisely Indicate the exact braking .olfort developed by the brake .at: each wheel, thus enabling the I mechanics, , in making adjust-; mnnts. lo attain absolutely cor rect distribution of braking ef fort among tho four wheels anil t I perfect equalisation between the 'rli:ht and left front wheel brake. : J "The brako tester Is ail elee 1 trie motor driven dynamometer j wilh a complete unit tor each wheel. ' , The four units are lai- ; i bedded in the floor and each consist ot an operating motor.- spoed reduction gears, driving, roll and weighing mechanism. 1 I "Kadi Oldsniohtle as it leaves ; the production line is driven on. the testing machine so that each, " wheel rests on a pair ot the cor- j rugatcd Iron rolls which are used to transmit the power ot -the electric motor to the tire tread. The surface of the rolls pro duce iho same co-efficiency of friction as a good concrete road and rotute at a slow speed to i i avoid taking advantage of the high sclf-cnerglsIng characteris tics ot Oldamobllo brakes, and to make sure that readings will not hp Inaccurate because of decep tive tompernture rlso of brake 'lining or drum. 1 "After driving the car oa the rolls, tho operator places the j transmission control Into neutral position, stops tho engine and do 1 presses the brnke pedal a dis tance of ,31a Inches, here It is held by a gauge block. This dis tance Is equal to 75 pounds pedal pressure. "I'nder those conditions, with 'ihe road surface literally being pulled under the tires, the dials on the weighing scales of the re spective units register accurately ihe pound ot "road pull' cre ated by the resistance of the en gaged brakes. Kour mechanic, working In a pit beneath tho car. quickly nnd easily adjust 'each brake to Ihe requiretl figure, a Indicated ' on , tho disl. Insuring perfect equalization between the broke at tho left and right sides of thu ear. , . "After ilie(ndjtistment is made ihn brakes are released and tho dials again Vead to make sure 'thai none of the brakes drag on the drum. ' "As n result, upon application of 'the uldsmohlle four-wiieol brake tho cur does not 'drag' to left or 'right and nil four brake build up to tho point ot ninxl j in li m braking vnluo slniuliaiieous ;ly. . Thnt I wy there was no danger of turning Into either line lof new OltlHinolilloa when w-e ni ' lilted tho brakes after leaving the (Steering wheel tree." 38 ATTENTION 0 We have installed a new Electric Vulcanizing machine and are now prepared to handle " - , 1 v Vulcanizing and Tire Repair .' in the most up-to-date-method. .?.'..':? We Give Service Vr ,We give the. best service and fin est work anywhere and only ask you to give us a trial. Our prices k" Tare not higher than, for ordinary quality ' work. J . '. A Our Seiberlfng Cord Prices: T '30x3 V!r-4-ply Seiberling Cord .1.........'. $.11.75 C0x3'i. 6-ply Seiberling Cord, extra heavy.! 15.85 o2x4o 8-ply Seiberling Cord, heavy duty 33.20 30x5 Srply Seiberling Cord, heavy duty ...... 33x5 8-ply Seiberling Cord, heavy duty . ... 32x6 10-ply Seiberling Cord, heavy duty .... 32x6 10-ply O. S. Heavy Duty . ..I........... 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