The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-20
WILLYS HOPEFUL
AS ORDERS GAIN
Overland Dealer Stocks in
Normal Shape = Assets
Ratio 5 to /.
WILL STOP VIBRATION

With retail sales in excess of $4,000
fer the month of July, Willys-Over-
land dealer stocks are down to a nor
NAL basis and factory orders are
again increasing, according to a
statement issued by John N. WHY'S
president Of The Willys-Overland
Company.
"Willys-O Overland has been very
successful in reducing both dealer
stocks and inventory in the past 80
days. Dealer stocks have been reduc-
ed more than 10000 cars and factory
inventory has been reduced $11,000,-
600. Factory current liabilities. were
reduced $15,000,0S0 in the second
quarter, July sales by dealers were
equal to last July, and June sales
eclipsed any previous month" he said
CurtaiI Manufacturing in Spring.
GAS soon as we saw in March that
conditions were not going to develop
into the abnormal spring sales that
the early months gave evidence of de-
veIoping, we curtailed our manufac-
turing program and started in i'm
mediately to get our dealer and fac
tory organization in healthy condi-
tior to go forward when the retarded
period was at an end. We are most
gratifed with the successful way
these plans have worked out" his
statement continues.
eve have invested a great deal of
money in our sales and that neces-
STATED greater refinement in the en-
CINE.
Balancer Counteracts Vibration.
The Manchester baIancer is based
on purely scientific deduction with
in a motor, and is applied in such a
manner as to counterfeit this vibra-
ton at all motor speeds. 1t is SIM
pie corrective device of two small
gears attached to the center main
bearing of the motor, driven in oppo-
site directions by third and larger
gear at twice engine speed The
third gear is part Of the crankshaft
This rotation of the smaller gears
ich are drilled in order to distri-
butte their weight unevenly, gives
equivalent, though opposite movement
to the mass of the pistons, neutraliz-
ing the vibration which these set up,
This device was first tested by Dr.
Manchester in the cars which bear his
name. Results were remarkable, but
not long after this factory turned
over it's engine capacity to the pro
duction of engines for aeroplanes. AT
ter the war the Daimler Company,
builders of Knight-motored cars in
England adopted the balancer. At
the present time all Vauxhall cars
are also equipped with this mechan-
ism.
Inventor Is Foremost Engineer.
DR.. Manchester, inventor of the bal
ANGER which bears his name, is rank
ed among England's foremost engin-
GERS. In the British "Who's Who" is
he listed as follows: Manchester,
Frederick William. LII. D., F. R. S.,
M. Inst. c. E., NJ. I. Mech. E., M. l.
A. E., Cons. Eng"
He was designer and works man
ager of the Forward Gas Engine Com
pany, developed and was general
manager and chief engineer of the
Manchester Motor Company, Ltd;
member of the advisory committee on
aeronautics during the war; and has
published numerous books and treat
Uses on gas engines for motor cars
and aircraft.
Willys-O verland's experience with
the Manchester balancer comes as the
result of a suggestion to President
WHY'S by Charles Y. knight, inventor
of the sleeve type of gasoline en-
CINE which bears his name. Two of
the Company's leading engineers were
sent aboard in the fall of 1923 to visit
both Paris and London automobile
shows and to investigate the perform
ance of the new balancer. One of
these was incorporated on WHY'S
Knight at the plant of the WHY'S
Overland Crossley Ltd, at Manchest-
err, England. The results were so re-
markable that further exhaustive
tests were made both in England and
America, with the result that the
mechanism is now being incorporated
on all Willys-Knights being built.
Pursuing its policy to test improve.
ments with utmost care, President
WHY'S placed Willys-Knight Sedans
equipped with Manchester balancers
in the hands of such engineering au-
thorities as Glenn Curtiss, of the
Curtiss Airplane Company, Hiram P
Maxim, of the Maxim Silencer Com.
pany, and W. E. Best, of the Rem
ington Cash Register Company. After
rigorous driving, this quartet of ex.
perts rendered hearty appreciation Of
the new equipment. In his statement
Mr. Maxim declared enthusiastical.
ly that in his opinion the WHY'S.
knight was smoother than most of the
six and eight-cylinder cars on the
road. From Is to so miles an hour
with absolutely no vibration was theil
remarkable experience.
All Willys-K Knight models leaving
the Willys-O Overland factory since
August 10Th have been equipped with
the Manchester balancer and Will
33x4.95 balloon tires on open model.
and 35x5.77 tires on closed cars.
In addition, certain changes have
been incorporated in the timing o.
the sleeves, size Of the ports and 9th
or engineering refnements, with the
result that the already abundant pow
CIR Of the motor has also been aug
mented.