New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-08-28
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TONIGHT IN BEL HZDERE
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Parachute Jump--Watch For the Girl in Red

out htting. Their bearings are hah-
eltt, cast integral by a centrifuray
process, insuring an even, close grain
OF the metal throughout, thereby
providing perfect bond and a bear
ing free from flaw or foreign SUBJ
stance. Each rod is so drilled that
at given point in the crankshaft
revolution jet OF oil Is thrown
against each cylinder wall, giving
thorough fabrication at these points,
no shinns are used in fitting the rod
bearings. Use of shimless bearings
has always been a Chrysler feature.
and indicates fine manufacturing
practice.
Cams Assist Engine Quietncss
4 Similarly the camshaft has three
bearings, die-cast and of babbitt. II
is made Of drop-forged. special
steel, carburized and hardened.
which insures quiet valve operation.
cams are integral with the shaft and
Of special design to lift The tappets
gradually, contributing materially 10
the engines unusual quietness and
smooth running. The center cam.
shaft bearing is machined in this
crankcase.
Cooling system is thermo-syphon.
Radiator is the vertical tube and
nm type with detachable shell and
large frontal area TO admit plenty OF
air. Fan is OF the two-blade air.
plane propeller type, adjustable for
1 wear OF the belt, and designed ia
assist maximum cooling.
Wilchrome steel heal valves. with
steel stems, are used for the inlet.
+ Exhaust valves are chrome selico
steel. Both are extra large. Valve
stem guides are removable, Tan
pets are mushroom type OF special
manganese steel, carburized. mount
ed IN the cylinder block. They are
readily accessible for adjustment
and thoroughly fabricated from the
connecting rods.
Clutch is of the single disc. dry
plate type. with driven disc and as
bestos composition facing riveted to
1t on each side. Its weight has been
reduced to the minimum consistent
with best practice by using a single
thin plate Of spring steel. 1t is un-
usually easy to operate. Like other
rotating parts it is both statically
and dramatically balanced. This
balance of rotating parts is a stand
ard Chrysler feature, and one not
found in many other cars. 1t as
slsts materially in prom oting
smoothness of general operation and
insuring long wear.
Transmission Strong and Rigid
Selection of alloy steels, accuracy
Of machining and heat treatment,
make the $50" transmission more
/ than equal to any task it may meet,
Its main shaft Is exceptionally short.
and is, therefore, of exceptional
strength and rightly. Gears have
wide faces and tooth form cal
culated to carry heavy loads without
strain. The countershaft has bronze
bearings. All gears are chrome
steel. Flywheel is gray iron and,
like the crankshaft. is Dramatically
and statiscally balanced.
Distributor is of the semi-automa-
tic type. Regardless of where the
manual control lever Is set, the dis
tributor will advance and retard Is
degrees with variable engine speeds.
This feature promotes smooth engine
idling. The engine responds to full
throttle from low speeds and re-
turns to them readily and quietly
without the necessity OF moving the
hand lever.
Manifolding is of Chrysler design,
perfectly proportioning the flow Of
mixture into each cylinder, and CIV
ing uniform discharge of exhaust
gases. The hot spot" forms a coz
nection between the two manifolds
and conducts heat from the exhaust
to intake manifold. thus aiding in
proper fuel vaporization, especially
in cold weather. Exhaust gas heat
is also utilized by hot air pipe be-
tween the exhaust manifold and car
buretor, also aiding vaporization.
in summer, when not needed, and
kept closed in winter in order to
permit heat to pass through the
pipe TO the carburetor.
Carburetor is OF the plain tube
type with adjustment for fdling. The
hot air inlet connection with which
it is equipped facilitates rapid op-
Grating efficiency after starting. 1t
also permits running at low speeds
without excessive choking. Another
special feature is the float, which
does away with the usual system OF
levers.
Propeller shaft is of special, heavy
seamless steel tubing. 1t is built
to withstand torsional strains for
greater than can be applied to It in
actual road service. The cars
straight-line drive also assists the
shaft TO ohviate the whipping and
gathering noises characteristic OF
some cars.
High Safety Factor In Axles
The front axle combines excep-
tional strength with light weight
and has adjustable roller wheel
bearings. Rear axle has also been
designed with high factor OF safety
in view. 1t is semi-foating, built
to form an extremely rig bridge.
This is strengthened further by in
ternal reinforcements. The drive
gears unusually large cross section. !
together with the tooth form used.
insure quietness and absence of re-
sonance.
Brakes are external contracting. s
The bands are actuated by double
acting operating lever. which grad
ually wraps the bands about the
drums, causing them to bear on the
largest possible surface. The sud
dent jar or chatter which occurs
when brake band grips the drum
at several points at one time Is thus