Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
WALLACE TALKS
ON COLE THIRTY
LwUBRICATION
Gives Some Interesting Facts
Regarding 0iIing System
Used by Cole.

A noticeable feature in the Cole 80
cars exhibit at the automobile show is
the absence of an underpan. AS there
are no exposed working parts on the
Cole chassis, an und, rpan, MIR. Wall
lace, of the firm OF Wallace-DeW llde
Company, distributors for Cole 80 cars,
explains, is entirely unnecessary. Ihls
innovation has appealed to those, he
said, who are famlllar with the amount
of unpleasant work that Is necessary IN
removing an oily underpan.
This discussion was responsible for
an interesting talk on the cole ~
fabrication system by Mr.. Wallace,
when was listened to with mucn IN
terest by a number OF automobile men
and visitors at the show.
There are no oil pipes running all
over the Cole 30-power plant" MIR.
" ailace said, when gives a motor an
uasigntly appearance n gathers a
lot Of graf and dirt. In the Cole
cars the new engine lubrcaung sys-
tenn s used, and 1t deserves the careful
consideration of motorists. Inc sys-
tenn cannot be relegated to any special
class as it is Unique in many ways.
In operation it partakes very mucn OF
the constant level splash system. 1t
possesses, however, a decided advan-
tage over the latter, In that fresh oil
Is constantly ADDED instead of dead
oil being used over again.
Constantly added fresh oil to the
fabrication system is rapidly becom-
ing the practise on the best cars IN
Europe. Mercedes. for one, has adopt
ed 1t. Rolls Royce has employed it
for some time. The system consists
OF two distinct parts. the fresh oil
supply system and the constant circu-
lation system.
"In Cole cars there Is an oil reser-
voir cast Upon the forward end of the
crank case. From this reservoir the
oil travels through a pump. At the
same time ii closes an aperature in
the side OF the tank through which
the oil is drawn into the oil pump.
There Is a sight feed on the for
ward left-hand side of the crank case.
There Is a sub-crank case on the power
plant. 1t is interesting to note that
the oil is not directly let into the
crank case, but to the middle cam
shaft bearing. Then 1t is discharged
into the crank case.
For city work an engine seldom
has = work very hard, and so does
not use up a large amount OF oil
/ 1T for high speed work. or where the
going Is severe more oil is required.
This Is taken care of by a special ad-
justment In the oiling system.
1.-THE sub-crank case has four basins,
separated from each other by partitions.
Into each of these basins a connecting
rod dips. II splashes some of the oil
contained in the basins Upon the side
walls. When the oil overfiows IN the
last basin 1t Is caught in a trough and
conducted to the other basins SO that
a level Is always maintained. There
can be absolutely no flooding of any
Of the cylinders by the system, ard
no chance of one part of the power
plant getting more or less thar its nee.
essary quantity of fabrication. Should
the forward basins spill over into the
rear ones It's supply OF oil while going
up a grade. the character of the cir
.culation will quickly cause the oil to
return to It's proper place.
1.-THE main bearings, three In num-
Der, have large oil pockets. cast above
them into which the oil is splashed.
The middle bearing is split, while the
front and real ones are solid. They
are all of white bearing metal and Git
cast. To insure the longest possible
wear they are compressed by driving a
drift through them when they are as
sembled. This gives a hard and fine
wearing surface. The rear bearing Is
carried in a solid bronze castjre. likN-
wise the middle bearing. The front ons
10 placed In the aluminium crank case.
at should be noted here that d
of the construction of this l%ubricating
system, which is Independent of the
angle at which the engine Is tipped,
within certain limits, OF course, it IS
possible to set the engine at an angle
with the horizontal of "a degrees. This
results in a straight line drive to tbs
propeller shaft and eliminates an ap-
%preciable amount of wear from the uni
versal joint,
THE straight line drive OF the Cole
80. In connection with the three-point
support unit power plant, makes the
3G-4O horsepower of the motor real
power, because II is really delivered
TO the rear wheels. Automobile power
is not h the motor can develop, but
real power that is really delivered to
the rear wheels