Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-05-07

the top. When we start the motor
of the Maxwell the water next to the
cylinder walls is slowly heated. This
water attempts to rise to the top and
pass out through the large pipe lead :.
ing to the radiator. When 1t reaches
the radiator tank, it is diffused. that
is-it mixes with the clear water in
percolates down through the hun
dreds of small copper tubes. In so
doing cooling influence is brought
to bear on the water by large fan
driven by the engine. This cOols it
rapidly and it settles more quickly
to the bottom and in so doing dis
places the hot water which has COL
lected in and around the water jack
ct of the cylinders.
This process continues indefinitely
as long as there is difference in the
temperature of the water contained
in the radiator and the water con-
tanned in the engine. 1t cools in di-
rect proportion to the heat generated
in the cylinders and that is the one
feature which can never be obtained
in pump cooling.
A pump cooled car may betraveling
gine under normal conditions is not
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heat, and the car is running at
sufficient speed to keep up a circu-
lation of air; however, when pulling
through deep sand or mud or long,
steep hill and the engine settles
down to slow, hard pull, and your
car is not travelling fast, yet the en-
gine is producing its greatest possi-
BILE number of heat units, then your
pump system of cooling Is not suffi-
cient.
The pump can run no faster, no
slower than the engine. 1t Is direct
ly connected to and is part of the en-
gine itself, therefore when your en-
gine is running slowly, the pump is
running slowly. When the engine ac-
CELEBRATES the pump accelcrates.
When the engine is running at low
speed, yet your car is exerting the
greatest possible pull on the engine.
as in the case mentioned above, the
pump is circulating the water slowly.
II it were possible to so connect
the pump by mechanical means that
1t would circulate the water in direct
proportion to the heat generated by
the engine instead of the speed Of
the engine that would be perfection
In cooling. That cannot be. It is q
mechanical impossibility, therefore in
as much as we have the only cooling
system yet devised that circulates
the water in direct proportion to the
heat OF the water itself, We are sure
that we have more nearly approached
perfection than any other method
yet invented.
THE AIR CIRCULATING FAN.
The fan on the Maxwell is self-ad-
justing. 1t is the only one of this
type in the United States that has
ever come under our observation. II
you have had experience with fan
belts you will agree with us that
more fan belts are broken through
being adjusted too tightly than by
wearing out.
When an engine is accelerating
quickly and unnaturally an excessive
strain is produced on the fan belt.
With our automatic spring adjust
ment this trouble is entirely eliminat-
ed. The spring which adjusts the
fan and holds it taut. absorbs this
unnatural pressure, also this type of
adjustment insures you an absolutely
normal pressure on the generator
drive. 1t aids in keeping the battery
well charged and up to its highest
efficiency at all time.
FRONT AXLE CONSTRUCTION.
A great many Maxwell dealers do
not enter into the construction of our
front axle fully enough in their
talks. Perhaps the dealer thinks we
are using an innovation; that we have
something that is not used on other
cars and that it has no talking feat
ures.
The unique point of the Maxwell
front axle is that the yoke is forged
onto the spindle instead of the axle
The axle is practically straight
drop forging, milled OFF on the ends
is used on all models built by the
Mercer Company and the Marmon
Company. 1t is the safest type of
axle construction known for cars
which are capable of speed. The
yoke pin which supports the weight of
the car to certain extent and at
taches the steering knuckle to the
axle Is tapered in such a way that
it fits tightly and locks into the axle,
there being absolutely no chance for
wear in the axle end itself All wear
resultant from long use or lack of
fabrication comes on two bronze
bushings, one at the top and one at
the bottom of the steering knuckle
yoke. TneSe Dush1ngs can he replaced
at cost Of SOC pair, plus the ship
ment. We do not feel that there are
any other manufacturers in the
United States who have SO nearly
perfected their axle against wear or
who can replace what wear may
come so cheaply
Should the front axle be damaged
in any way in the usual type of con-
struction where the yoke end is forg-
ed with and part of the axle itself,
the weakest point is found 10 be in
the yoke. therefore it is alwavs the
first part to give way on breaks.
When this yoke is part of the axle
entire s' means In 'ss *.
the yoke Is a part OF the steering
,ikaueklea and III the event, Of its being