Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-05
NEW MOTOR FEATURED
IN LATEST FRANKLIN


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The Arst showing II the latest six
cylinder Franklin. designated ~ Series
TO- which In hcing made this week In |
all parts OF the country. discloses the
new motor about which 80 many ru-
mcr~ have been current In automo-
bile circles for eome time.
From performance standpoint,
power In tho feature which shows the
most noteworthy development In the |
Franklin With the new motor. In hui |
climbing. this greater power repre-
sents n 20 per cent increase In ability,
and In speed. n 10 per cent increase.
tests made by the Franklin Company |
shcw. without. however. involving any
change In the size Of the motor. but
registering IN fact. n worthwhile re-
ducticn In fuel consumption.
From, n dcsl1n standpoint. Series 10
Franklin introduces some entirely new
ideas In air-cooling which arc the em-
hodimcnt OF work started by Franklin
engineers a. far back ns 1918. The
cooling apparatus functioning on the
new motor. and called the pressure
System. In known 20 have undergone
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grcsating 100000 miles. before its
adoption. II develops current Of
cooling air which In fully two and one
half times that Of the former Franklin
system.
Tho now cooling system takes tho
mir in nj tho front OF tho motor and
forces II over the cylinders. This Is
the direct opposite from tho method
formerly employed In which the air
was drawn I'm by fan set In tho NY
wheel nj the rear OF the motor.
blower or fan of the Sirocco type is
mounted ut the forward end Of the
cronkshaft and cncased IN an alumni
mum housing. The air forced In by
tho blower passes through a continue
ton ~ this aluminium housing. is
carried over tho upper ends of the
cylinder Jackets and down across tho
cooling ms which are set IN tho walls
OF the cylinders.
A change has been mndc IN the cool
Ing ms. the ends being bent at ap-
rroximetc right angles 80 that they
form what practically amounts 20 a
closed Jacket about the cylinders
through which tho air is conducted.
This does away with the use 81 the
separate outer jacket ma used IN FOR
mer models. affords greater cooling
ei~e and permits n reduction in the
length OF the FMS themselves.
To make possible the most efficient
u~e IL tho steadily lowering quality
of gasoline now offered the motorine
public tho new Franklin motor 8,
equipped with what Franklin cngi
necrs term n fuel transformer THE
device II In the shape o. a cylindrica
. aluminium casting with corrugated
walls surrounded by n heater Jacket
through which the exhaust gas OF the
engine y passed Raw gasoline on rs
way 10 the inlet manifold is LED
through the interior OF this transfer
mcr and subjected 10 heat which turn,
u into vapor. The device Is so designed
that II Is impossible for anything ex.
cept Vapor 10 pass through IL 10 the
Inlet manifold. Heavy ends" In the
gas which were not broken up or va
porized IN their fret passage through
the transformer are trapped and re
turned again TO the bottom OF IN,
TRANSFORMER 90 be subjected ono
more 20 passage over the heated cor
rugated wai~.
Certain factors contributing Z
smoothness and qu.etnees 81 opera
ton have been perfected. among whicl
the use OF Duralamin for connectin
rods In an innovation. This new ma
tcrial. by cutting or 500 Of the weigh
of corresponding steel parts. mako
possible a considerable tightening @
rcctrrocating parts, succeeding there
by in reducing vibration.
The double flywheel effect contrf0us
ing further TO the oonteracting OF V,
bration. results from the mounting G
tho Sirocco Fan a; the front end an
the nywheel at the rear end Of IN
crankshaft. Tho crankshaf, itsei
asse-hardened by q process perfecte
Las, year by the Franklin Compan,
possible a considerable tightening {
larger diameter than heretofore;
is also mounted on seven bearlnge
The Introduction OF the unit powe
plant In the latest Franklin, by main
tanning perfect alignmen, between on
xine, clutch and transmission, pre-
vents strains and consequent irregu
lAri'ies. the result being apparen, 4
even engine performance and quie
operation OF the transmission gear,
The standard :. A. T.. shift; has ais
been employed In the gear box and a
adjustment has been put on the clutc
pedal. BY means OF Yale lock O
the Transmission. 1t is now possible Z
lock open cars either in neutral or \
reverse position. Door locks are use,
10 secure the enclosed cars
Cold weather starting. according Z
Franklin experiments. can be read,l
effected with the new motor Il ten,
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