The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-16
The F-A-L CAR
ONE OF The FINEST
NEW 1910 DESIGN HAS MANY
STRIKING FEATURES or CON-
sTRucTIoN AND SHOWS THE
MASTER HAND or THE MAN
WHO CREATED lT--LocAL CON-
PANY HAS AGENCY.

The Fargo Auto s. supply Co. is
marketing for this season, the f. A. H.,
one chassis car, Of the four cylinder
type, to which are fitted three body
types-a two-passenger speed car, a
four passenger toy tonneam, and five-
passenger touring car Thief. "A. l. made
its initial public appearances last sea-
son I'm connection with the Cole trophy
road race In Indiana, but the 1910
model is considerably changed, the
! the chief alteration being the adoption
Of an entire new type Of motor fami-
lliarly known as the Excelsior and
which Is of the four cylinder type,
having twin cylinders OF Il design, the
valve offset being on tho left side. This
motor has AZ -inch ore to 5A inch
stroke, giving an A. L. A. M. rating Of
at horsepower. Tt was designed by
4 Louis p. Mooers. whose name has
j been linked with such concerns as
Peerless, Moon and others during the
rise of the motor car. This motor is
long stroke type and is very care
fully designed. the cylinders, crank
shaft, camshafts, valve stems, valve
faces. and many other parts being
ground. Grinding is carried further In
this motor the intake manifold being a
ground fit, permitting of eliminating
the gaskets. In fast, the base plates
of the cylinders are ground, so that
the usual gasket between the cylinders
and crankcase is done away with.
Motor Carefully Made.
In this motor specraI care in manu-
facture Is used throughout, and Sim
plicity is aimed at WI rever possible.
| Cne example of this is the intake
manifold which is on the left side and
above the valves, the carbureter being
on the right side, This manifold at
taches by screw unions to the valve
chambers, and being carried above the
chambers does not interfere with the
vavie springs, which are not hidden
by the exhaust manifold.
From the standpoint of design the
two-part crankcase is made use OF
with the bearings of the crankshaft
carried in the upper half and the lower
portion Incorporating an oil reservoir
together with a gear pump, which de-
llivers the oil to the three bearings &C
the crankshaft. BY drilling the shaft
the lower ends of the connecting rods
are lQDfiCALeu. EaCH connecting EOu
cap is provided with scoop which
aids in providing the splash, which
cares for the cylinder walls and the
wristpins.
In the matter OF valve operation the
use of integral cams on the Constant.
as well as the complete bearings of this
shaft should not be overlooked, and the
valve tappets have mushroom heads
instead Of rollers The camshaft If
OFFSET from the center line of these
/ tappets in order to eliminate side
thrust. Valves are made with 1A-
Inch diameter and have 5-16-inch lift.
A feature Of the valve construction is
grinding machine by which the valve
stem and the bevel face are ground at
/ the same time.
The crankshaft is a three bearing
1 type with the first and second bearings
1% Inch in diameter with the f1ywheel
bearing inches in diameter. The
total length of the three bearings Is
10 inches, being distributed as fol-