Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

considerable attention. polished IS q
V" che ssis was also received by the local
| representatives for exhibition purposes.
A few federal highways would be bet
ter than none at all.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins has received
her new 1912 model 81 Lozier Ian
daulet. finished in black, with blue strip
ping. with the running gear of the same
type and is the first to arrive in WASH
ington. Delivery was made last week.
T. o. White of the Ideal Garage Com
pany. Frederick, Md, was the guest OF
the Buick Motor Company while on a
trip here the early part Of last week.
The Frank G. Fickling Company has
been appointed sole distributor for the
Ted Johnston self-starter. The device
Is the patent of Ted s. Johnston man
ager OF the Washington branch of the
Buick Motor Company.
The good roads movement is taking pos
session Of the people throughout the en-
tire country.
The spring weather brought out many
motor car which has been lacked
up all winter.
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The writer has often been asked the
question. What is the actual difference
In the running of a four-cylinder and
q six-cylinder motor" For the benefit
OF those who have from time to time en-
gagged in discussions on this point the fol-
lowing explanation is given:
The Six-cylinder engine has a. Com
tinuous torque." as the engineers call it
that Is. delivers power continuously, in
stead OF applying it at intervals and in
jerks. One. two and four cylinder en-
gines cannot possibly have this advan-
tage-
All gasoline motors deliver power by
explosions. like shooting a bullet out OF
a gun. The explosion drives the piston.
which turns the shaft connecting the en-
CINE with the rear axle and so makes
the wheels go. Unless something We're
interposed to break up the shocks, the
car would seem to be propelled by a
series Of blows. Therefore the fly wheel
was introduced to maintain an even en-
CINE speed.
Obviously. the milder the force of the
explosions and the closer together they
come, the smaller and lighter the fy
wheel may be made. So automobile in
ventors have worked from the beginning
In the direction of developing an engine
In which the explosions should be as
nearly as possible continuous and would
not have to be SO forceful
In the one-cylinder engine. power IS
appued only one-quarter Of the time. 1t
Is as II a man riding bicycle and US
ing only one foot pushed down on the
pedal and then waited until the pedal
went all the way round and came up
q second time before he pushed again.
The effect is a jerky motion. You might
expect that a four-cylin engine could
apply power steadily. but as a matter of
fact. 1t Is necessary to release the power
as the piston approaches the dead-center
at the end of each stroke. No push is
exerted on the piston during the last
fifth OF the stroke so there is still a
jerk when the power is applied to the
running gear.
In the six the idle pauses of the
fewer-cylinder types Of engine are COM
pletely eliminated The strokes not only
meet, but they overlap each other Be-
fore the first cylinder has stopped APP
plying power the second begins, and SO
on. In other words, each revolution Of
the engine is divided into three periods,
and during each of these periods two
cylinders are working at the same time.
One thing the adoption OF the six-cylinder
engine accomplished was q considerable
saving in dead load. for it has made it
possible to reduce the weight Of the fly.
wheel one-third.
Chains can be used in New Jersey on
tires as soon as Gov Will
son signs the bill passed by the legisla-
may be used where necessary to save
life, sufficiently broad condition to in
clude pretty general use where the roads
are slippery. The reciprocity measure.
with no reference to power of attorney.
has had easy sailing In the lower
mousse. passing by a vote OF a to I8. Tho
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