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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1933, Page 15

■ LIGHTING-UP TIMES provements^^ in carburetion, manifolding, and increased compression ratios. Some ■ ■ „ . of the low-priced cars will show thirty , Sunday 8.1 p.m. miles a gallon. Monday -7.59 p.m. The range of compression ratios this Tuesday 7.58 p.m. year is higher than last, and the end Wednesday 7.57 p.m. is not is sight. Fuel improvements, .Thursday 7.55 p.m. cylinder-head designs, and the fact that Friday 7.54p.ra. anti-knock fuels have complete distri- - Saturday 7.53 p.m. bution this year make the uso of high- • er compressions universal CAR DEVELOPMENT carbubetion. Down-draft . earburetion with auto- - matie controls for heat and choke is AN AMERICAN REVIEW to be f°und on nearly all makes this ; year. As these modern systems work, when the engine starts the richness oi! COURAGE OF THE INDUSTRY the .mixturo depends on the heat of the engi.no. The colder it is, the richer : , the mixture automatically supplied. Ihe automotive industry has been Wh(r n, *he engine warms up, the thercaned onAf the most resourceful in the world because of its ability to do with in cars using this system. Most the "impossible" under pressure. This °f the intake systems this year are year's ' cars illustrate that industrial tted witti silencer, air cleaner, and quality (writes Mr. H. A. Tarantous, a •?ack : fir.e arrester. member of the Society of Automotive Tlie year givea more examples of Engineers, in an article published by uo'- pumps with take-offs for the windthe "New York Times"). During two sl"eld wipers, so the latter will operate years of depression the automotive in- f u^ speed regardless of throttle opendustry has.worked courageously to de- *nSvelop new equipment and designs to Inside the .engine pistons have remake the 1933 cars more attractive, ceived more attention than, any other easier to manage, faster, and more Part. Some have adopted the tin-plat-comfortable, and at prices lower than e& iron piston" and ono has cleetroat any time in the industry's history, plated iron pistons. It appears that These cars have more power and tne improved iron pistons with then larger displacements, on the average, quick run-in ability will supersede the than last year;_ engines have higher aluminum, although the new T-slot alucompression ratios and are equipped minium on "a Well-known lino shows no with devices to make starting quick, lack of development of this form, easy, and automatic. Nearly all en- Ho notes improvements in. the congineß have automatic chokes and ther- nccting. rods, also a hydraulic system mostatie. heat controls. Many have of valve lifting. In this the hollow automatic spark advance. Down- tappet is fitted with a hollow, plungTESTING OF DRlVEßS;—r£tfc the object* of \ reducing the' frequency of accidents on omnibus routes, a series of tests has been evolved by the National Institute of Industrial Psychology in France. They are for attention, judgment of speed, anticipation, etc., and the results are shown in graph form recorded by instruments as-the tests proceed. Finally, there is the test depicted in this block, the driving test. The candidate is seated in a dummy bus in front of amoving picture of Parisian traffic, the speed of which is controlled by his accelerator. draft carburetion is the rule, "ana er, with a light spring at the plunger changes inJotakc manifolds are num- .bottom. . Oil under pressure is fed into er?l ls"f • the plung6l-; The purpose is to keep Cooling capacity has been increas- the tappet at no clearance by means of cd ; Power plant mountings have re-1 oil pressure and proper pressure release, coived more attention than last year. This system insnres quiet action by The industry generally has adopted taking up all back-lash, that form of engine mounting known . Many makes ■•-'. have valve inserts as floating power." Other car makes especially for the exhaust valves. have_ modified forms of 3, 4, 5, 6, and These inserts, generally of tungsten 7 point mountings on rubber biscuits, steel, increase engine life and reduce springs, and combinations of them, valvergrinding periods. Crankshafts in Treads generally are wider. Heavier some cases heavier. Nearly all ana stiffer crankshafts are seen in a makes have some form of damper. few cases. In terna i bearings have re- The wooden wheel is gaining much ceived attention from the standpoint of favour, especially in the smaller dia-quick-qihng and quick-cooling by rapid me ter, owing to both appearance and heat transfer.: Many car makers have weight." Wooden wheels .give a massive departed • from .alumuuum pistons to appearance to blend in Irith the new use iron pistons with tin or some other low-pressure tires and yet provide the plating. lightest wheel available. This is of MATERIAL. importance in offsetting the increasing Materials are-better. Use of elec- wei Sht of -the - low-pressure tire, and trie furnace iron for cylinders is consequent v frout-end: difficulties. A common.. Valve inserts are on tne wei Snt. saving :Of .from tnree to five increase,' and alloy valves are uni- Pounaa per wheel,in the demountable versal. .Considerable attention has w°°d wheel over either wire or steel been given to cooling, particularly to ** apparent. 1 . obtain uniformity through the cylinder S= block to,avoid, hot spots. Oil coolers _. ' . • '■ show spme increase. Many engines wnen the windshield is dirty it greathave -.'. improved vibration dampers.- \7 ln«*eases the glare of brilliant headVibration "and noise reduction have on approaching cars. The cai been-responsible for additions and ?wn&r_ who takes the trouble to keep changes, as, for instance, the insula- n. lB, ymashield clean will find it a detion of muffler's and' exhaust' systems "dccl Je/P la abating the glare of the by rubber from the remainder' of the other driver's headlights. cKassis. Mufflers are quieter, and num- „ . erous new types are seen. ~~ ~ Clutch changes have been made in f^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^M^——~_^_ (l _ many, cars for greater smoothness. —_M—_a_a_l More cars use clutch control. TJniver- ~ — - sals are better, more of the needletype .being used. The grease-packed ' W\ W J| \T^l univprsal is passing out. W~ m j\ IF M MJ All ears have synchronised mesh, __4f_T_L JE jL—fAm. and improvements haye been made to : produce a non-sticking shift. Free- ■———____«i______ ______ wheeling continuef. Constant-mesh heli- -__-_-_________._,_n^^.^^^.^^^„„,„, cai type , transmissions are used in _ __ nearly all makes. Much attention has *^im^^^^mm^^ been given to details of gear manufac-. Th« Nto«fc turey A few vehicles use herringbone )_ ■ . ?, 'constant-mesh. ■ . R*Bl_rkable 'Spring suspensions have received j PIA\~^O teome attention. No increase is noted r^TjT _»5^ on the .ball-bearing type shackle. A P L/Q^ IN O TBB■■s~Sjg few cars have done away with kick- ever H___RSl^H shackles in front. An increase in the f*#»*,«.|~, V" J M^HH—gz£a IT-type threaded rear shackle is notice- || yo~scruccea 3^^^^^^^ Steering improvements have, had to ' _B_«^___^^^S be made in many cars to overcome ' troubles cafused by big-section* tires. In . V_H^_s___si some the fore-and-aft drag link is re- mßl———BsSf placed by a transverse link, and the MB_B__l_^^& pitman arm operates transversely. ' J[ll|h^SHh9 MORE EFFECTIVE BRAKES. V^^^^^SS Power brakes have been installed on liimiiiiimmiiiimn«_«iiumiiiiiim» »m mi fmT car. makes able to afford this improve- PMWMInl^^ ment. One car has an adjustable ' . - •power-brake layout to give four degrees *~Vlnn (I~\/{T3~[ *TT\ of braking action. "Where power brakes _ fJ6 IYLLZiLu I\J are not used, at least the brakes have been made larger, more effective, and t, .. „ . „, less likely to be affected by water . Recording Expression Player r, ■Beeping inside the drum. Drums them- introduction. Call and 'hear : selves are all of the non-scoring type. try it yourwlf—then will you i The use of flexible power plant -~"•_«_...■•• . • , jnountinga has introduced more frame wonderful bargain you can obta problems. All makes have strengthen- . chasing NOW! Ed this member. Rear axles otherwise ..are somewhat heavier and some have EASY TERMS ARRAN flanged instead of tapered shafts. Better oil seals are used. Chassis lub- "—-—--—»——-——_»«»—-—-»—_-_____■ irication has received attention. . . In a few cases cars are of longer . a jgf\ XT r> tjr C A T TIT -.frheelbase,: but the general tendency IVlUlV t* Y-iJA VII ii toward shorter length. Greater : overall length, however, gives more Tempting reductions have been mi room in the body than before. Droc t>i „„<, „ „. centre rims are universal, and tires of Planos from m'> Cha PPell *»™* true balloon type are on a few cars Gramophones. ' Usually £95. Sa yith 16-inch wheels. POWER AVERAGE HIGHER. i In 1933, cars average more than 129 PIANOS JL I inches in wheelbase, The average en- . —' em I ginehas a displacement of 284 cubic ' inches and produces around 104 horse- r____&v t~ ii \II rpower at 3300 r.p.m. The average IJ_r"^K\ '_H fflß_\ll_F ' Igures tell the story—a large, power- ilnlNll M <ul chassis. But the figures do not tell W^Sm) IKFIPINNV Acceleration is better, torque is im- . fsßEl^ rißilfißDivßr"? proved at low speeds, and most cars 1-—M| (jBHj|MnlJ [| give a good account of themselves from the standpoint of fuel economy. " ; ■ This ia owing almffst entirely, to im- H—__■__■■■■■■■■■■■■■