New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-08
oncial Report of A. c.
A. Makes II the
Champion.
CARRIED FULL LOAD
WITHOUT FALTER
o.,,s All in Perfect Condition at
End of S3S.Hour Unvary-
ing Grind.

g., guaranteed 81 horsepower
..iebt motor won all world :
49, sor poUer. endurance and econ
~ during is SSs-hour grind in the
..,,o-v OF the Automobile Club OF
.... is conclusively demonstrated oN
.~cial report released by r. r. Hut
-, chairman. and Herbert Chase,
,.,,-storv engineer. and their asso-
-, y, the technical committee Of the
..,o.-ohge club Of America. In the OIL
.i.,aisrent the committee says:
r., Nfoline-Knieht motor ran without
CON whatever for $50 hours. with
"a, ore, throttle and set spark. at an
'.,-.ye speed Of III revolutions per min
-i,,pr Am average brake horsepower
So The lowest horsepower reading
-.,v ff,een-minute interval during the
.,,lre 5ss hours was So.'
al the end OF TINS period tS$ hours
.a.bouf s;oppins the motor. the speed
=, ,rereese5 and the motor developed
:. average OF Sc brake horsepower for
a, p,riod az one hour while averaging
N revolutions per minute.
arrior 20 and following the endurance
on. 8 series Of short tests were made
.,s vide open throttle and spark set for
-.,,,,ur, power. TO determine the power.
,.s,.,o, and fuel consumption OF the
-,,or At various speeds The same car
,s,.t,r setting employed during the en-
S.sncs run was used in these runs. The
-.,,,,,urn brake power shown in these
80. vas Hsat I $50 revolutions per min
us
.rssr, was a wide variation in atmos-
..-,c conditions during the test the
.,,,oersture ~ the air blowing upon the
-.,.or VARYING from 81 10 Il degrees. with
q, average Of g. degrees. while the
s,-ort,sr varied from 2S95 inches 70 1910
.,shes Of mercury. with an average Of
az inches II was noted that the power
d, tire motor increased and decreased as
~, barometer rose and fell.
The carbureter was a one and one
All inch schebler. and no changes in the
A.-bureter setting were made during the
sssurance run. The ignition was fur
,s.As bv the Bosch Duplex Magnetic.
-Four Bosch plugs were put in at the
rart and none u these were taken out
q the cylinders or otherwise disturbed
gsul after the endurance test was com
y,,ri.
The motor was dismanued before and
snsr the test 10 permit careful inspec-
Ton At the end Of the test the parts
q, The motor were without exception,
!, excellent condition. There was no per
e,,lble wear on the bearings, sleeves or
Ger PARTS The slight irregularities in
essleeves were built up with carbon 10
fem a close-fttinE. glossy surface.
The ports in the sleeve were not burnt.
ifs there Was only very slight deposit
o. carbon On the port edges. The cylinder
beads and the tops OF the pistons showed
only a very thin coating Of carbon, and
only small quantities Of carbon were
found elsewhere.
No shake could be felt In the bearing,
and there was every indication of perfect
lbricaton There was not A single ring
n either piston or cylinder head which
vas not perfectly free at the end OF the
iesi The running Of the motor as re-
cards noise and vibration was not APP
rrtciably different at tie end OF the test
from that al the start and early hours.
TIE manufacturers Of the motor have
hed With the club an affidavit which
states that the motor is a stock model in
every particular including design, ma
i.fial and workmanship. except as TO the
BOT air supply pipe for the carbureter,
steh vas not used during the test, and
which will be bsse-integrA with the
erank case In all motors. except the first
50 produced. OF these six the motor
tested Is one"