The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-12

cars an Oldham coupling is USED &c
transmit power to- the pump. This
permits removing the pump without
disturbing the driving shaft or other
parts, and this same thought is true
of the Matheson cars with respect to
driving the magnetic, while in the Ma
tional cars a regular double jointed
universal shaft is provided having
small sized 'gimbal joints as do the
propeller shafts. While such little
the car. they also add to its perfec-
ton and smooth running and are well
worthy the attention given them.
In the Knox cars are to be seen
one Of the few examples Of central
control levers with the steering wheel
on the right hand side. This is shown
in a four door limousine and permits
the operator to get in and out just
as freely at the right side OF the We
hicle as the other passengers get out
the left. The central placing Of the
control levers gets them away from
the doors to the space between the
riders, where they cannot bother any
one. This central placing Of the con-
trolling levers is. a logical and proper
one, and is certain to be followed
more fully in future with great salts
faction to all concerned.
A very practical and likewise neat
looking feature of the Haynes cars is
the provision made on the head Of the
engine for cleaning both the water
jacket and the cylinders. This con-
sists Of a conical brass plate which
gives a nice finish to the cylinder
heads and can be easily lifted off by
taking out a few screws. This large
opening into the water jacket per-
mits inspecting or cleaning it, while a
large plug offers access to the in
terror of the cylinder for inspection
n oil mi ~
may be therein after many miles Of
use. The Haynes car is built by one
of the pioneer makers and contains
a number of other interesting fea-
lures. The power plant is set high
on the frame, making it easy of ac-
cess and to permit this the central
cross member of the frame is arched
over the transmission and shaft
1t is we'll recognized that the rear
wheels offer the most powerful brak-
ing construction with the least strain
on any working parts and with the
greatest safety, but in order to. get
both brakes to act on the rear wheels
It has been customary to fit one
brake inside the drum and the other
one on the outside of the drum. This
arrangement permits housing the in
terror brake and protecting it from
dirt and grit but leaves the outer
one more or less exposed and likely
W LII Will IluO d1O InuS not serve
its purpose so perfectly. In the Roy
al-Tourist cars the exterior brake OBJ
jections are avoided by the simple ex-
pedient of using doubly wide face
drum and transferring the brake to
the interior where the two bands lie
side by side and are duplicates of
each other. These brakes are operat-
ed by eveners Of an unusual kind in
that a small bevel balance gear or
differential is used to send half the
brake pressure to each lever, just as
the well known rear axle differential
sends half Of the power to each
wheel
In the Hotchkiss cars, as in a good
ly number of others. the carburetor
is water jacketed which assists TO
keep the temperature of the mixture
constant regardless of weather condf-
tions, and thus contributes to econ
omy, high power, absence of odor and
similar desired features. In the
Hotchkiss cars also is to be seen
steering knuckles of the foreign type
having the outer or female member
and the spindle end and the inner
or axle member simply a short II
head. This arrangement is contrary
to the most common American prac-
tice and worthy of notice because Of
this difference, although that great
advantage accrues is not likely.