Expert Auto Advice on Batteries Valves and Pistons Today
A long reader Q and A covers electrolyte levels and testing with gravity methods, glycerin in antifreeze, warm-start issues, drilling pistons safely, rivets for light cars, die friction chains, and ignition symptoms. It explains adjusting valves, possible weak magnets, steering knuckles, anti rust mixtures, spark plug gaps, and mistiming or oiling faults. It also discusses crankcase oil, piston rings, acetylene use, battery charging, and layout for practical maintenance.
April Proves Great Month For Eight Cylinder Cars
In Indianapolis May reports show Cole Motor Car Company finds April strong for eight cylinder demand as orders push the month toward its second largest in the plant’s history. Connie Mack offered a contract to Carroll of Fordham College after seeing him play. Pat Haley and Walter Hediy joined the Providence Grays from the Boston Americans in the International League.
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Cole Motor Car Company
Connie Mack
Athletics
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Fordham College Nine
Mack
Pat Haley
Walter Hediy
Boston Americans
Providence Grays
Paige-Detroit head tours Pacific coast for Paige growth
Harry M. Jewett president of Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company spent five weeks touring the northwest and Pacific coast to inspect Paige agencies and promote Paige growth. He visited Spokane Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles and Denver meeting dealers and owners. He reports strong demand for the Paige six and notes excellent business conditions and a prosperous year ahead. He also collected orders and toured the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco confirming its standout Paige display and lighting.
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Harry M. Jewett
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company
Northwest
Jewett
Jewett Alse
San Francisco
Don Lee
Paige
California
New Cole Engine Demonstrates Record Mileage
Egonomial gar Indianapolis dispatch reports a Buffalo demonstration where a new Cole engine ran 129 miles on eight and a half gallons of gas, about 15.3 miles per gallon, with a climb up Lewton Mountain at under eight miles per hour and a later sustained 6 002 miles per hour on level road with the same passengers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Buffalo
N. Y
E. H. Baker
Old Warrior dies at Reading aged eighty five
Major Phillips late of the Eighth Hussars and one of the last two surviving officers of the Balaclava charge has died in Reading at his eighty fifth year. He joined in 1821 and served through the Crimean war, later aiding to quell Indian mutinies before retiring in 1860.
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Eighth
Hussars
Balaclava
Reading
India
Kingslake
Brown
Lancers
Jackson Company Sells Lexington Car to Porter Maxwell
The Jackson Automobile Company delivered a six passenger Lexington touring car to Porter Maxwell of Peeltree this week. Maxwell is highly pleased with his new purchase as the Lexington model grows in popularity among local automobile enthusiasts.
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Jackson Automobile Company
Porter Maxwell
Peeltree
Maxwell
Jackson Company
Battery ignition system preferred in 1945 cars
Cuppert Brothers promote generator battery ignition as equal to or better than magneto. They note over sixty percent of leading 1945 models use it, especially on eight cylinder touring cars where low speeds occur. Magneto excels at high, steady speeds. the two systems are comparably dependable overall.
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C. B. Cuppert
Cuppert Brothers
America
Bayer
Athletics booming at state university
Athletics at the state university show strong growth with baseball excelling, tennis fair, and track developing rapidly. The baseball team has lost only one since the Southern trip, a 5 4 loss to Pitt in ten innings. Key players Dougher Dalton Simon and Steadman standouts, with lineup shifts due to injuries. The varsity's upcoming trips include Marietta College and Marshall, with 15 to 16 players destined for the trip. Track candidates excel, especially hammer and discus. a state hammer record mark of 133 feet is noted.
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Dougher
Bernard
Morrow
Outfeld
Steadman
West Virginia
Ickman
Colebank
Marietta College
Marietta
Parkersburg
Huntington
Marshal
Fifeen
Hickman
Gurea
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Tuck
WVU Track Camp Sets Stage for May 22 Pitt Meet
Willer Burnside and Hague consistently clear five five in high jump while Blosser and Griffith lead distance events. Freudal tops pole vault near ten feet with Burnsde close behind. Richardson, holder of the state two mile record, tops West Virginia’s lineup for May 26. DeForest shows speed in dashes with a 190 finish near ten and two-fifths seconds. Coach Pyle plans five or six entrants for the Pitt meet May 22 and a local event on May 15.
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Burnside
Hague
Blosser
Griffith
Freudal
Burnsde
Richardson
West Virginia
DeForest
Pyle
Pitt
Seaver Dies in Berkeley. Gribbins Plays in Southern League
Dr. Jay W. Seaver longtime Yale gymnasium director died suddenly in Berkeley California. Benny Kauff a former Brooklyn outfielder seeking reinstatement asks President Gilmore to reinstate him. John Francis Gribbins, known as Gribby locally, is with the Little Rock team in the Southern League this year.
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Jay W. Seaver
New Haven
Benny Kauff
Brooklyn
New York Nationals
Gilmore
John Francis Gribbins
Gribby
Little Rock
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John B. Smith, Jr
Clarksburg
Berry
Harold Berry
University of Pennsylvania
Cape Ships
Philadelphia
DE. Seaver
Palm Beach
Bloch-Parrish Tailoring Co
Pike ST. Masonic Temple
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