Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16

par'mcnt OF automobile mechanics.
INSTRUCTORS FURNISHED by
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
That this cooperation was secured
is shown by the following list of au-
tomobilc dealers who turned over their
foreman for government service with
he training detachment:
Ch"stcrteid Ecpair shop. Glass No. !:
j. w, Jackson. instructor.
r, hsSe Gen Motor Company. Glass No. 2: ].
Store Motor Company. Class No .: d. d.
HrTpwder: ins'Cuc,or
q. w. Saxby. instructor.
II i crnard ' insiruc SSmpa"y' CLASS No
Kelley Truck Company. Glass No g. ].
:, MG2dGl Garage Corpora,ion. Glass No. :
,-,l Kline Kqr CORPORATION. Glass 80. S: o. c
Ch,!1r"ss. instructor.
w,hiis Auto Service Company. Class No.
~; a. rr%nti4:. CLASS & S%5' 10; II. T. Hcas-
:, HmsrpGr Overland Company. Class No. IL:
Lloyd Motor Comrnny. class No. IL: =.
:" Ca Mp,;,hf Mo,a 1ns, ,r6,ion co..,
j. r Harris instruct
G. q. Joseph, Instructor lass NO ~
,, Smith Form Truch. Glass No. 49, -
;, K;iine Sales Company. Glass Is: II. p.
-. cohurn Motor Sales Company. Class IL:
wi Jones %; h%HF S;o4 t f!2s3TuG,2f l,,as
Smith : IilsEs Class No. 10: F. II. node
GSyas9 3:I1 ST. x"hig!e comrany. Glass 90;
Ho, MoioF a:p 5nS'F"G Class No 81,
A. Meyers Sons Company. Class No. %;
rcr r; naIdl Mo ins'f ,,n,,,r
L. T. Rice. instruc;or. lass 40 20
= ild,n min; Company, Glass No "a: o.
/, i, a A. b, r. Tilicr Class No IS: G. 6. Carter.
G. StrhhInS 8 Paul. Class No. 20: H. IT.
IL was Mr. Moons idea to number
the SnODS n
putting the name Of the car. the con.
struction of which was studied in that
Special shop on the outside. There is
a Thoroughly equipped garage in con-
reciion with the shops and a central
Office where any dealer who is sending
out car for repairs may communicate
with his foreman. for no cars are re-
ccived except By order of the shops
downtown.
CARS SENT OUT ny
LOCAL GARAGES
From 600 to 90 cars are sent on,
weekly by different garages in the
city. These cars serve the practicuI
purpose of teaching automobile me-
chanics and from the owners point of
view his car is repaired under the eX-
pert supervision of an experienced
foreman and the charge is only tho
usual charge for the service OF a me-
chaiic.
In the classification Of the men. 1t
was found that out OF the 46S who
applied for instruction in automobile
mechanics. l25 were already more or
less skilled mechanics These men as
sisted the instructors with the new
men. Another division will be made
shortly ana four or five men out o.
each class will be sent downtown to the
shops in the city every day to work on
all types of cars which come in for re-
pairs.
The truck driving is an important
phase of the training. the purpose Of
which is % to train expert truck
drivers. and CD TO teach the housing
and garage treatment of the big gov
eminent motor trucks. several of which
are in constant use at the camp. both
i'll doing police duty and in bringing
the men downtown to classes in the
John Marshall High School shops.
where instruction in machine and forge
shop work is given and machine shop
and electrical instruction at the Vir-
Ginia Mechanics Institute.
FOLLOWS
WELL. DEFINED COURSE.
There arc those who might suppose
that the instruction in automobile me-
cha MICS undertaken by foremcn from
the shops and garages of the city
would. OF necessity. be more or less
This is cmphatically not
the case. II just isn't done" by I'm
Gle Sam. Therefore, the instruction in
automobile mechanics carries out we'll
defined specification which are as fol-
lows:
Duties = Setting UP OF knocked
down" cars. Survey OF cars for repair
Making repairs to various parts OF
cars. Maneuvering cars in garage.
Qua lihcations-Thcse men should he
given training which will serve rs Il
tasis for the development of expert
enccd workmen, as follows:
Taking down and assembling in good
working order the motor, rear axle.
ignition system starting
and lighting system and steering gear
on both pleasure cars and trucks, all
parts properly aligned.
The condition Of car as it Is re-
ccired Knocked down" at an over
seas station should be explained and
proper procedure OF assembly care
fully described
The four whcel-drive type OF truck
should be carefully explained
practice in chipping. filling, screaming
bearings, hitting pipe joints. use Of
pneumatic and electric drills. grinding
and adjusting valves. including timing.
chassis assembly. including placing
ana removal of springs: properly align
Ing engine: transmission, axles and
wheels; adjusting OF brake rigging and
motor control levers
Carburetors explained, disscmbled
and put together in proper working
order. At least ono carburetor should
DO taken down as mentioned. AS many
diHerent types OF carburetors should
De studied as possible, within reason.