The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-23
Loehlnann Displaying
Improved Chevrolet


and toe boards are Of steel. A foot
rest Is formed into the rear COM
partment floor. Trim, hardware,
moulding finishes, and equipment
are all new. In the new instru-
ment panel, the dials have been
grouped directly In front Of the
driver. Dials are illuminated by In
direct lighting.
In the construction Of the body,
the solid steel turret top, steel dou-
BILE cowl, steel body panels, and
steel floor are formed into an inte-
gral steel structure by the new uni
steel construction. The body is as
sembled by welding, without single
bolt, rivet, screw or nail. Doors,
also, are entirely Of steel.
Box Girder Frames
An entirely. new box-girder type
Of frame, similar in construction TO
that used In the 1885 Chevrolet
Standard model, Is used In both
1897 chassis models. It Is both
lighter and sitter than the elabo-
rately braced type Of frame former.
ly used. Both the side rails and
the structural cross members, OF
which there are four, are Of box Sec
ton. The frame is much simpler,
allowing better access to the chassis
units for inspection and servicing.
The engine front support Is q dou-
BILE box section member instead OF
az, open section, as formerly. Step
hangers, battery support brackets,
spring hangers and other attaching
parts are fastened directly to the
box section side rails. Springs line
lp directly under the side rails. The
steering gear Is mounted on the top
Of the side rail. Wherever bolts
carrying heavy loads pierce box
section frame members, they are
run through reinforcing tubes.
Power Plant
The new Chevrolet engine, used
In all chassis models, Is OF 3 liz
inch bore BY 3 ga inch stroke, IN
stead OF 3 b-l6 by 4, as formerly.
The displacement Is 2l6.5 cubic
inches formerly 206.s). The COM
preston ratio has been raised from
8 to / to 6.25 to /. Increased pow.
or and greater torque are available
at all engine speeds.
The new engine has four crank
shaft bearings, instead Of three,
with an eight per cent increase IN
main bearing area. Crankshait
bearings are steel-backed babbitt.
They are Of graduated diameters
increased by 1-32-inch from the
front, which Is 2-1l.16 inches In
diameter, to the rear, which Is
2-2532 inches. The crankshaft,
weighing SO pounds, Is counterbal-
anced and equipped with q new
harmonic balancer, lighter IN
weight and more sensitive.
The pistons are not only new IN
size but completely new IN design.
They are lighter, dome-head pistons
With cutaway slipper-type skirts,
| reinforced by integral cast ribs.
| The connecting rods are shorter
and sitter, with bearings 2-b.l6
inches In diameter by i-6.l6 inches
long. 'l
The camshaft now has four bear
ings and increased bearing area.
Bearing diameters range from 2-l.32
| (frbnt) to 1.27.32 (rear). All cam
shaft bearings are steel-backed bap-
bitt. ~ VA ~ r. ~ :.
N Manifoiding has been improved 70
give better heat control In conjuiac.-
tion with the thermostat control
The outlet to the exhaus pipe u
now In the center Of the engine.
Accessory equipment includes q
new air cleaner with easily reinov-
| able altering element; . gear-type
oil pump, replacing the former vane
type; shorter, self-adjusting Leak
| proof water pump; new design hign
reserve fuel pump.
The syncro-inesh transmission
also Is completely new, being more
compact and Of more rigid con-
struction. The syncronizing mech
anisrn has been simplified through
the use OF improved cone clutches
A new type shifter interlock Is used,
and the shifter yoke now straddles
the gears instead Of operating on
one side only. The transmission
case, torque ball socket, speedometer
gear housing and rear support PAD
are cast In one piece.
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