Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
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a few months.
Longer Parking Better
Boston is the latest big city to dis
cover that motorists will not stand
for a twenty-minute parking limit.
Something like 800 Boston motor
lists were tagged daily for violating
the twenty minute rule, but every
day there were just as many Of
lenses. 1t was like legislating
against exhaust fumes without pro-
yiding means of eliminating the
exhaust.
The traffic authorities of many
cities have declared that the parking
situation has gotten beyond them,
and the car owner replies by ex-
planning that the authorities have
been inclined to 80 farther than
necessary with the problem. 1t has
been demonstrated that twenty
minutes is not long enough to pro-
vide for purchases and business
transactions, which means that
where cities persist in enforcing too
heavy restrictions on parking every
body must suffer. Even those who
are forced to violate the rules must
pay fine.
Boston business men and merch-
ants declare that restricted parking
means considerable more movement
of vehicles being parked and un-
parked, all of which serves to inter-
fere with the regular traffic which is
already moving slowly enough.
1t is believed that If the regula-
lions bearing upon the manner In
haftar
enforced it would be unnecessary to
consider time restrictions so serious
ly since there would be more eff
ficient use of parking space.
When Buying A Car
Anyone can tell whether car is
good looking. 1t doesn't require
much ability to note the arrange
ment of the seats. the color of the
upholstery and the advantages of a
few little outstanding accessories.
But that isn't car shopping. The
real job goes deeper. Now that the
salesrooms are budding with the
1926 models it is well to go at the
job with a Z definite knowledge of
what to look for. Perhaps the fol-
lowing suggestions will serve as a
sample of how it should be done:
How is the engine supported in the
frame?
How many cross members are
there in the frame?
How is the fan adjusted?
How long are the springs? And
how many leaves have they?
Are the pistons aluminium alloy or
cast iron?
What is the gear reduction in the
rear axle?
At what engine speed does the
motor attain its advertised horse
power?
Is there any provision for shield
ing the brakes against water splash?
What is the total bearing area of
the engines crankshaft?
Fresh Oil Necessary
Being able to travel 1000 miles
WITHOUT changing the oil in the en-
CINE is one Of the new realities Of
the new. automobile season. thanks
to the invention and adoption of oil
purifiers and rectifers. There Is
danger, however, that many car
owners will overdo the thing and as
sumo that so long as the oil is kept
clean and free Of gasoline dilution it
will be good. II this were possible
the oil companies would be justified
in cleansing and rectifying the oil
discarded at garages, reselling 1t as
lubricant as good as new. The filters
and rectifiers> are further aids to
motor health. and should not bescon-
sidered as substitutes for fresh oil.
Did You Know
That higher pressures in the
crankcase when an engine Is cold
will minimize crankcase dilution
The latest thing in engine design is
to eliminate the breather tubes and
to screw down the oil filler pipe cap
Breather tubes were designed origin
ally to reduce crankcase pressure
Now this pressure is being utilized to
keep the raw gasoline from leaking
past the rings when the engine is
cold.
That a blended oil is believed to
produce more carbon than one with
straight base? There is naturally
considerable difference Of opinion on
such matters, among engineers as
well as among oil specialists. But
the fact remains, however, that
many owners have found that a
blended oil will carbonize a motor
quicker than the unblendid type.
That the crankcase will smoke
more-out of a breather tube of the
oil filler pipe-when the motor has
stopped than while it is running ?
This is because, when stopped. the
oil quickly heats to an evaporation
point on the hot cylinder walls
While the engine is running the oil
circulates and splashes with the re-
suit that it keeps cooler. Returning
to the bottom of the crankcase every
few minutes it has a chance to cool.
In one make of car on the market the
water from the radiator circulates
around the crankcase and assists in
keeping the oil cool.
Speeding the Start
Approaching that most crankcase
dilution occurs during the starting
process of the cold engine there has
developed a determination on the
part of engineers and manufacturers
to speed up the start for 1926. The
starters on several cars have been
designed to provide more torque
This builds UP compression in the
motor quicker and saves a lot of
| choking, or which Is worse still
flooding. The starter on one car is
designed to prevent jamming of the