The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-08

tor starts The latter is connected to the, starter by an intermediate shaft with universal couplings.
 Other self starting devices on the market include the Hercules. a purely mechanical one, in which the ratchet engages with gear on the crank ing crankshaft. The ratchet is brought into play by a lever beside the driv. CTS seat and the motion is carried to the front of the car by a rod.
 The Motor Starting Company's de- vice operates on gasolene. Although the idea is not wholly new, 1t is diff hcult because gasolene is taken di- rectly from the gas tank of the car. The arrangement consists of a small carburetor, a little hand pump fit ted near the drivers seat and pipe the medium of the pump a mixture of gasolene and air is forced into the cylinders and then the ignition spark, of course, starts the motor.
 The Wilton Never Miss Motor Start CT, uses small compound air pump ito fill a. tank of 800 pound pressure. which takes about eighteen minutes and which is assumed to start a car about thirty-f1ve to forty times, be- sides being useful to pump up tires
 The Blitzen Self-Starter, made in and is a combination of dual ignition and a Prest-O-Lite tank. A small switch on the dash short-cireuits the magneto and at the same time opens Lite gas to go through a small pipe from the Prest-O-Lite tank to the intake manifold tank of the motor into which it is drawn by the dying revolutions of the motor, hence the gas does not have to be under com, pression to be explosive, and. there fore. can remain in the motor. an m definite time. the motor being started by the first spark in the battery,
 The Prest-O-Lite of indianapolis has just brought out self-starter. using araeafWv Terl1 it's operation. The total weight of the device is six pounds, and 1t operates much upon the principle of pres sure gun. A handle on the dash board pulls charge of gas from the Prest-O-Lite tank and pushes it into each cylinder, the operation being one simple out and in strike. The amount of gas taken into the cylinder is reg ulated by a reducing valve in a posi- tive manner, and it is impossible therefore to obtain more than the small amount necessary to charge each cylinder.
 The Janney- -Steinmetz starter oper- ateS on the compressed air principle, and the outfit includes the pump, dis tributor, seamless air tank and Rres- sure gauge. The air tank carries pres sure from 80 to 150 pounds, and in starting motor the drop on the gauge is said to run from three to five pounds, so that the pump needs to run but a few seconds to restore the original pressure. The device is use- to pump up IlTSS- d4SO, because lC gives an air supply free from oil. AL lowing for the pressure necessary to lift the stem in the valve of the tire, it takes about 120 pounds to place about 80 to 90 pounds of air in the tire. The whole outfit weighs about eighteen to twenty pounds and occu- pies a space of 6xSx1O inches.
 The self-starting arrangement which is used on the Midland cars is one of their own. It is worked from com- pressed air stored in a tank located under the runboard splash guard. The l tank can be used not only to start the motor but also to initiate the tires.
 In addition to the cars already named, the following makes of cars l have already announced the adoption | of some form of self-starter: Velie, l Rambler, Amplex. Austin Bergdoll, l Croxton, Hupmobile, Royal-Tourisl. | Michigan. Warren, Havers, Carter l car Moline Norwalk and Lion.