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6 mE Es mE WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1917 CHANGING OF GEARS WEARS ON MACHINE Remove Floor Boards and See What Happens when the Driver Throws Out the Clutch in Starting. ' THE CAUSE OF GRINDING Most Common Mistake Is with Ac- celerator on Shifting. Changing gears seems to he little understood by a good many automo- bile drivers, and a few remarks on the subject may be of interest to those who like to do as little grind- ing as possible. To make things clear, start your motor and remove floor boards. Get on the driver's seat and throw out clutch. You can ob- serve the clutch shaft slow up and come to a stop. Whether it stops slowly or quickly will depend on the state of lubrication of the bearings and also the thickness of the oil in the gear case. The thicker it is, the more quickly the clutch will stop. From the foregoing it is evident that if you attempt to put in the gear im- mediately after throwing out clutch, there will be a frightful grinding, so frequently heard. 'Therefore, the proper method in starting is to wait a few seconds before engaging in gear so that the clutch shaft and gears will be at rest or nearly so. In making shifts upward, a certain interval must elapse after the clutch is out before making the shift. to al- low the gear shafts to assume their proper relative speeds. If you have a quick stopping clutch. the interval should be short; a slowly stopping clutch, the interval should be longer. . Making shifts downward is more difficult. A great mistake, so often made, is releasing the accelerator, thus slowing down the motor. In the lower gear the motor must go faster than it did just before the change, so the obvious thing is to keep the throttle open (the habit of releasing the accelerator when the clutch is thrown out is hard to break and a good plan is to open the throttle lever on the wheel a little way). The slower the gear lever is moved, the more momentum the clutch shaft will lose. Therefore, shift as quickly as possible. On some cars this method will work well. On others it will not, and the best practice to follow is what the English call double clutch- ing--that is, the clutch is just touched to release torque on transmission, so "that gear can be thrown out and momentarily clutch is engaged again, throttle remaining open all the time. The 'engine speeds up, and with it the clutch is again touched; the gears are approximately the proper speeds for them to slip in noiselessly. All this is done very quickly. It is, how- ever, difficult to do right and requires practice. : Crankshaft and Play. End play in the crankshaft is apt to first be noticed when the car is throttled down to around five miles per hour, when so-called bucking will take place, accompanied by knock- ing. If the play is excessive, the knocking will be heard as the speed increases. This condition may be caused by the main bearing ends be- coming flattened or worn too much, so that the shaft can move back and forth and, as it does so, it pounds against the bearing ends still more. In many cars with four-bearing crankshafts the second bearing from the rear is designed to take the thrust, hence replacement of that bearing is sufficient, In three-bear- ing shafts the center or rear bear- ing ustially is the one which requires replacement. In the four-bearing shafts it is best to simply change the one bearing instead of attempting to remove the play by using two or three bearings with thicker flanges. Poor engine operation at low car speeds is a common complaint, with the usual cause in the carburetion system. Often an air leak throws out the carburetor adjustment, so that an insufficient amount of fuel is fed. Wide plug gaps with a magneto with weak magnets is a combination which may give this trouble. With a bat- tery system in use, the ignition may be neglected at first and the carbure- tion attended to, but this done, the ignition should be gone over care- fully. ; Motor Events September 3--Track--Albuquerque, N. M. September 3--Speedway, Union- September 3 -- Speedway -- Union- town, Pa. September nati. September N. 7. 3 -- Speedway -- Cincin- 6--Track--Red Bank, September 8 -- Hill climb -- Pike's Peak, Colo. September 15-- Speedway -- Provi- dence, R. I. September 22-9 -- Ford accessory show--Chicago. September N. J. September 29 -- Speedway -- New York, N. Y. October 6--Speedway--Uniontown, Pa. October 6--Track--Danbury, Conn. October 13--Speedway--Chicago. | R-0. 0.0. NEW EXECUTIVES NAMED TO DIRECT FORD SHOWS A change has been made in the ex- ecutives that are promoting the ex- position of Ford accessaries, which will be held in the Chicago Coliseum from September 20 to 22. W. Ralph Morris, father of the automobile fit- ment show, resigning as secretary of the organization. A successor to Mr. Morris has been elected, H. S. Irving, vice-president of the Advance Auto- mobile Accessories Corporation of Chicago, having accepted the posi- tion. In resigning Mr. Morris assured the promoters he had lost none of his interest in the Ford show and that he would work unceasingly for its success. Pressure of other interests made his withdrawal from the office imperative. Two hundred and thirty of the 300 exhibit spaces in the Coliseum have been contracted for to date, and H. V. Buelow, manager of the show, is confident he will display the "sold out" sign two weeks before the ex- position opens. |B 0-0-0. WESTERN MOTORISTS TO GUARD SIGNS ON ROADS 28 -- Track -- Trenton, Calling upon more than 12,000 mo- torists for assistance, officials of the Automobile Club of Southern Cali- fornia have begun a tremendous drive on sign post vandalism. Although the call has been issued direct to the 12,000 club members, it is also to be extended to every automobile owner who appreciates the value of the signs on the highways. Every mo- torist is to be asked to co-operate in the movement, not only to stop the sign destruction, but also to increase the efficiency of the club's big sys- tem. The club has erected more than 17,000 guide signs. BRIDGES GIVES REASONS WHY SALES ARE BOOSTED North Shore Dealer Places Success with Owners' Satisfaction. By C. E. Bridges. The reason of the big increase in sales of Franklin cars as compared with the sales of other fine cars is found not so much in the difference in first cost as in the operating ex- pense. Business men get together at the club or on the links and naturally talk about their cars. When the own- er of a Pierce-Arrow or a Winton twitches to a Franklin naturally his friends are interested. When they find that he is getting three or even four times as many miles to the gallon of gas and two or even four times the mileage from his tires, they begin to look into the mat- ter themselves. 3 |B -B. 0. -Q. 35 MILES PER HOUR IS LAW IN WEST VIRGINIA State Road Commission Issues New Set of Traffic Regulations. The West Virginia state road com- mission, under the acts of the regu- lar session, has issued a new set of traffic regulations and automobile registrations. Under the new law no person shall operate a car at a great- er rate of speed than thirty-five miles per hour. Cities, villages, or towns, however, have the right to prescribe regulations relative to the speed at which such vehicle shall be oper- ated. No vehicles are allowed to stand on the streets without first tying, locking or taking other rea- sonable precautions to prevent such vehicle from being started in itself. The age limit has been set at four- | teen. VILLAGE OF WINNETKA SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE In the Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois. General Number 331496. Notice is hereby given 'to all per- sons interested that the Village of Winnetka, Cook County, Illinois, hav- ing ordered the improvement of Lin- den Street from the present pave- ment at the south line extended from the west of Elm Street, to the south line extended of Willow Street, in- cluding all street returns as far back asthe street lines of said Linden Street extended. The width of the roadway to be paved in said Linden Street not including the curbing, from a line forty-seven (47) feet south of and parallel with the said south line extended of Elm Street to the said south line extended of Oak Street shall be forty (40) feet; from the said south line extended of Oak Street, the width of the roadway to be paved in said Linden Street, not including the curbing, shall narrow gradually in a distance of thirty (30) feet as measured along the center line of said Linden Street (south of Oak Street) to a width of twenty-seven (27), feet, and the width of said road- way shall thence continue to be twenty-seven (27) feet to the south line extended of said Willow Street. That portion of said roadway to be improved from said line forty-seven (47) feet south of and parallel with said south line extended of Elm Street and said south line of Elm Street extended shall be bounded on the east by the westerly line of the right of way of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company, and on the west by a line thirteen (13) feet east of and parallel with the west line of Linden Street. At curb corners, said roadway shall be widened along curved lines having radii of thirty (30) feet. The said Linden, Street as above described shall be improved by grading, curb- ing, constructing new catch basins with connections, constructing new inlets with connections, adjusting present catch basins, adjusting pres- ent manhole covers, adjusting pres- ent concrete walk approaches, fur- nishing new catch basin covers, mov- ing fire hydrants and paving with vit- rified brick on a Portland cement concrete base with a grout filler and asphaltic felt joints, and covering the brick wearing surface with a one (1) inch layer of earth, all in the Village of Winnetka, County of Cook and State of Illinois, the ordinance for the same being on file in the office of the Village Clerk of said Village, and the said village having applied to the Superior Court of Cook Coun- ty, Illinois, for an assessment of the cost of said improvement according to the benefits, and an assessment therefor having been made and re- turned to said Court, General Number 331496, the final hearing thereon will be held on the tenth day of Septem- ber, A. D. 1917, or as soon thereafter as the business of the said Court will permit. All persons desiring may file objections in said Court before said day, and may appear on the hearing and make their defense. Said ordi- nance provides for the collection of said assessment in ten (10) annual installments with interest thereon at the rate of five per centum (5%) per annum. : Dated, Winnetka, Illinois, August 24, A. D. 1917. ¢ HARRY I. ORWIG, Person appointed by the President of the Board of Local Improve- ments of the Village of Winnetka, Cook County, Illinois, (and such appointment approved and con- firmed by the Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois) to make said assessment. FREDERICK DICKINSON, Village Attorney. T23-2tc VILLAGE OF WINNETKA Winnetka Special Assessment No. 231. STATE OF ILLINOIS, ] ss. COUNTY OF COOK, : IN. THE COUNTY COURT OF COOK COUNTY. In the matter of the assessment of the cost of the improvement of Woodland Avenue and Essex Road by the construction therein of a con- nected system of vitrified tile pipe sanitary sewers, including brick masonry manholes, vitrified tile pipe junctions closed with discs, and con- nection to the manhole of the North Shore Intercepting Sewer of the San- itary District of Chicago, in the Vil- lage of Winnetka, County of Cook and State of Illinois. NOTICE is hereby given to all per- sons interested that the Board of Lo- cal Improvements of the said Village of Winnetka has heretofore filed in said Court in said cause, a certificate showing the cost of the work pro- vided for in said cause, the amount reserved for interest, and showing also that the improvement has been constructed in substantial conformity to the requirements of the original ordinance therefor. The hearing to consider and determine whether the facts as stated in said certificate are true, will be held in said Court on the tenth day of September, A. D. 1917, at ten o'clock A. M., or ag soon there- after as the business of the Court will permit. All persons desiring may file objections in said cause by or before said time ,and may appear on the hearing and make their de- fense, DATED, Winnetka, Illinois, August 24th, 1917. BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVE- MENTS OF THE VILLAGE OF WINNETKA, By WM. D. McKENZIE, President. FREDERICK DICKINSON, Village Attorney. T23-2tc VILLAGE OF WINNETKA Winnetka Special Assessment | No. 232. STATE OF ILLINOIS,) t ss. COUNTY OF COOK, IN: THE COUNTY COURT OF COOK COUNTY. In the matter of the assessment of the cost of the improvement of Woodland Avenue and Essex Road by the construction therein of a six (6) inch cast iron water pipe, includ- ing all fittings, hydrants, valves, valve vaults and connections, in the Vil- lage of Winnetka, County of Cook and State of Illinois. NOTICE is hereby given to all per- sons interested that the Board of Lo- cal Improvements of the said Village of Winnetka has heretofore filed said Court in said cause, a certificat showing the cost of the work pm vided for in said cause, the amo reserved for interest, and showi also that the improvement has constructed in substantial coniormif to the requirements of the origin ordinance therefor. The hearing f consider and determine whether th facts as stated in said certificate an true, will be held in said Court on th tenth day of September, A. D. 19 at ten o'clock A. M., or as soon there after as the business of the Court will permit. All persons desiri may file objections in said cause by or before said time ,and may appear! on the hearing and make their del fense. : DATED, Winnetka, Illinois, Augus 24th, 1917. 3 BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVE; MENTS OF THE VILLAGE WINNETKA, By WM. D. McKENZIE, Presidentf FREDERICK DICKINSON, T Village Attorney. T23-21 |= 0-0. | VILLAGE OF WINNETKA Winnetka Special Assessment ] No. 230. STATE OF ILLINOIS) t ss. COUNTY OF COOK, IN THE COUNTY COURT COOK COUNTY. In the matter of the assessment of fr the cost of a connected system dif tt vitrified tile pipe sanitary sewers, in cluding brick masonry manholes, vit: rified tile pipe junctions, closed wit discs, and combined brick mason : manhole and connection to the man: hole of the North Shore Intercept ing Sewer of the Sanitary Distril of Chicago, to be constructed in Wik low Street, and other streets, in th Village of Winnetka, County of Cook} and State of Illinois. E NOTICE is hereby given to all pen sons interested that the Board of Lu cal Improvements of the said Vill of Winnetka has heretofore filed if said Court in said cause, a certificaf showing the cost of the work pro vided for in said cause, the amou reserved for interest, and showin also that the improvement has bee constructed in substantial conformity to the requirements of the origin ordinance therefor. The hearing fo consider and determine whether th facts as stated in said certificate a true, will be held in said Court oh th tenth day of September, A. D. 191} at ten o'clock A. M., or as soon ther after as the business of the Court will permit. All persons desiring may file objections in said cause b or before said time ,and may appea on the hearing and make their de fense. DATED, Winnetka, Illinois, Aug 24th, 1917. ; BOARD OF LOCAL, IMPROVE MENTS OF THE VILLAGE OF WINNETKA, Ed By WM. D. McKENZIE | Presiden FREDERICK DICKINSON, Village Attorney. 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