The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
AUTOMOBILE NEWS
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large cities. The tendency of the
post office is to use motor for carry
ing freight between different cities
and for delivery purposes in the large
cities
Alcohol Best Carbon Solvent.
The man who cares for his own car
will find that half a tea-cupful of de-
ratured alcohol poured into each CYL
inder through the printing cups, or
Spark plug openings, when the en-
CINE is hot, and allowed to stand over
-afght, Will dissolve the carbon better
than kerosene or any other known
solvent. 1t can do no harm and pas
ses off with the gases when the en-
CINE is started in the morning. A
pint will clean a four-cylinder en-
CINE.
Alcohol As Fuel.
The DEVELOPMENT of motor transport
IN England is being severely handi-
capped by the high price of gasoline,
which is due to some natural and ard-
fetal restrictions of the source of sup
ply At any rate the worlds oil
fields are being continually depleted
and must at some time give out, be-
cause the natural forces which went
toward their making no longer exist
But the same thing is true of the sour
ces of supply from which it has been
sugEested that alternative fuels should
be Overwhelmingly whale OIL crude
florists must look in some other di-
rection for a complete solution of the
problem. because all these fuels must
tend to rise in price as the supply be-
comes less secure. The only sug-
gested fuel not subject to this law of
depletion is alcohol, because 1t is an
artificial chemical production and can
be made from cereals or even sawdust
Brakes ON Front Wheels
I'll
brake design and construction during
recent years 1T must be admitted that
great improvements must occur be-
fore the automobile engineer can rest
on his laurels. And right in front
of the tasks which stand before the
designer is that Of evolving satisfac-
tory 'front.' wheel brakes Many have
been the attempts to produce rea-
sonably good design, but in almost ev-
cry case the results have ended in fail
ure When It is remembered that
only on very rare occasions do you find
rear wheel brakes which are equally
adjusted. 1t will be realized that the
front wheel braking problem calls for
very skilfu1 design indeed, since the
least inequality in the retardtng force
would upset the steering action, unless
center-pavot steering be employed I'm |
fortunately the limited dimensions OF
hubs In these days of the detachable |
wheel renders the center-pivot steer |
ing wheels almost impossible In real |
ization in the case of the touring car.
Motor Print.
Leaky Tires.
There is nothing much more mys- |
terious OF battling than tire which |
gradually loses its air, though 1t is /
positively known that the tube does
not leak and the valve is in good |
shape But there is always q reason
for such things, and one reason for
1arl
tire valve is shade too long, SO that
when the cap is screwed on 1t makes
contact with the pin and pushes the
valve offs1ts seat Filing q little off
the end Of the pin is all that is nee
essary to end the loss of air.
Starting Reluctant Engine
Four men were. trying to start a
particularly su1l1y 40 horsepower en-
CINE of seni-racing design. The the
oretfc plan would have been, of course,
for them to have ascertained why the
engine did not start at the first pull |.
and remedy the arrangement In
practice, however, these four experts
failed as a; si1gle-handed amateur
probably often falls At last the
quartette bodily pushed the car some
distance to the summit of a hill, and
started the car, and, of course the en-
CINE as well. by gravity. Climbing
the next ascent the driver pnudd1ed a |,
CINE stopped dead. While the party
were attempting to make a bargain
with the owner of a horse and cart, an
outsider suggested placing ten-cent
pieces between each valve and it's tap
pet, thus attaching an emergency
haIf-compression valve. No sooner
had this been done than the handle,
which had just previously caused four
strong men to stand a1oof, could now
be reyo1ved by a girl, and the engine
started up at once. Testing being thus
sfmp1ihed, the arrangement was soon
sped on its way-Motor Print.
Checking Auto Speeding.
State Secretary Phillips is handing
out some valuable decisions as a part
of the duty of his office, concerning
the careless operation of autos and
by drivers who lack in ex-
perience or do not give the proper at
tention to the laws and the required
ments of safety. The time has come
when the liberation of the reckless
driver has reached its limit. The
overlooking of the action of one sim
ply licenses the action of all who wit
ness and perhaps suffer from fragrant
disrespect for the regulations. Driv-
ers may be willing to take all the
chances which are involved in their
speeding by motorcycle or by auto but
such gives no insurance to the safety
Of the public who must be protected.
1t is the removal and the suspen-
sion OF licenses which is likely to have
the best effect upon increasing regard
for the speed laws of the state. Too
much is at risk to permit the making
of express train speed through the
streets OF a city its outskirts. 1t
needs the strongest kind of discour-
agement and it is the power which has
been given to the state secretary which
is aimed at the speeders' vulnerable
point, the losses of the privilege of en-
Joying his, pet hobby 1t is bound
to have a much stronger effect than
prosecutions which dispose of such
cases by the application of a small fine