Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 February 1939 — Page 16

‘Automobile News—

Engine Assembly Chiefs Keep Close I ye On Fluctuations in Outside T emperature

5-Degree Variation May Throw. Cylinder Bore: Wee Bit Askance.

By JOHN B. MILLIS United Press Staff Correspondent _ DETROIT, Feb. *10-—Cold winter days find: production experts on engine assembly lines in automobile factories scanning -the weather reports with ‘as much interest as the housewife who wonders if it is going ta be too cold to go shopping. With the mercury in Detroit currently fluctuating between zero and 30 degrees above, engine assembly line experts must keep one eye on the thermometer and the other on the precision metal parts that go into the engine. If the temperature in the plant varies as much as five degrees on either side of the 70-degree mark, some engine parts expand or contract from one ten-thousandth to one-thousandth of an inch. If the mercury fluctuates five to 10 degrees from one day to the next, for exs

ample, assembly workers have their |

hands full when it comes to cylinder bores and pistons. They are fitted together so accurately that they are measured down .to the ten-thou-sandths of an inch. 70 Degrees Is Ideal At the De Soto plant, production men have developed several methods of getting around the difficulties encountered during cold weather. When the cylinder blocks are first started down the line, they are on a conveyor that travels through a " hot water bath. By the. time they reach the spot where pistons, piston rods and wrist pins are fitted—the spot where parts are fitted to the 10-thousandths of an inch—their temperature registers about 70 degrees. This, production men have found, is the ideal temperature for engine assembly. In the case of pistons, a special blower heater is constantly pouring heated air on the pistons at the point of fitting to normalize their size and insure perfect fit. The process warms them to the “master” temperature of about 70 degrees— the temperature the block registers where the pistons are installed. In the summer, when plant temperature soars, the blocks and pistons are cooled instead of heated to normalize their size. Cold water is used to bathe the blocks and cold air is poured over the pistons in- - stead of warm air.

De Soto Dealers at

Sales Clinic Here

Nearly 100 De Sofo auto dealers from the North Central states met here yesterday for a preview of the new Plymouth commercial car line and ga spring sales clinic at the Hotel Lincoln. R. M. Rowland and K. W. Vance, De Soto assistant general sales manager and merchandising man- ~ ager, respectively, spoke.

"Cars on display were the Plym- ||

outh panel delivery, pickup express’ and station wagon.

Marmon-Herrington Has

Record January

The Marmon-Herrington Co., local manufacturers of all-wheel-drive trucks, had the biggest month's business in January in the company’s history, Bert Dingley, vice president, announced today. Mr. Dingley said the company officials were optimistic about the

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Mountain Route Tests . New Trucks

duction was begun, Tests were for ‘hill’ ¢limbing, brakes and transmissions. The: Toye is imate: up: of Stes grades and hairpin turns.

future and have outlined a more aggressive program for ihis year than last. He said the firm earned a profit last year. The Marmon-Herrington Co. builds a line of more than 30 truck models with capacities up to 25 tons for trucks and as much as 80 tons for trailer tractors. The company also converts Ford trucks, commercial cars and passenger cars involving chassis changes on a production basis.

New Night Reflectors Paring Accidents

Times Special CHICAGO, Feb. 10.—A new type of roadside reflector installed on the Detroit-Lansing highway has‘ resulted in a night accident reduction of 60 per cent, the American Public Works Association reported today. The reflector was installed on 70 miles of the road. iN Night accidents were reduced from 91 to 36 for six months. Fatalities dropped from 10 to four. The success of the reflector has led the Michigan State Highway Department to install more of them on 63 miles between Monroe and Pontiac, the A. P. W. A. reported. The reflectors are mounted on

three-foot standards; ‘and ‘spaced: at 100-foot intervals. Their uniform spacing, location and‘height insure direction for the motorist, the report said. Other states now experimenting with the reflectors are Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, California, Kansas, Oregon, Delaware and North Carolina,

Ford to Make 2 Types Of Station: Wagon

Times Special

Motor Co. today announced the production of a de luxe and a standard station wagon for 1939. The increasing demand for this

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 10.—

contact with the road and providing side drainage of water, give the Lest

protection againstss a’ skid,’ Lal report by Prof. John M. ;Lessells;: Massachusetts Institute: of Technology, said today. A special. two-wheeled. trailer towed by a truck equipped ‘with a sprinkler provided. wet roads for two years of tests by K. D. Smith and W. F. Billingsley of the B. F.. Goodrich Co. Prof. Lessells. said" ‘that narrow zig-zag angular: .bars and ‘side grooves for drainage act as a wind-

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shield :-wiper sweeping water from|: : ‘|the-road.: A layer’ of water’ allowed DETROIT, Feb. 10.—The Ford

Detours Are Set Up Around All impassable Routes, State Reports.

The’ State Highway Commission

today. reported that high waters ‘|continued to render impassable sev- | : eral highways in the southern part | : |of the State. : 2X

It reported, however, that detours have been established around all flooded roads. Ohio Road 50 ig still closed, the Commission said,” and

Ind. 9--From Marion north two

‘| miles over Road 21 and county road.

U.S. 33—From U. S. 6 west and

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:Ind. 145—From ‘one mile north New Boston to Fulda, 6% miles over

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0’DANIEL ASKS END “OF DEATH PENALTY

AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 10 (U. P)—

“| Abolishment of the death penalty

and enactment of a law providing for irrevocable life sentences was urged today by Governor O’Daniel in a message to the Legislature. Last week Mr. O’Daniel gave a condemned man a month’s reprieve. He said, he did it so the prisoner would: suffer more in having to

think for a month about his: impending death. - Legislators, news-

papers and clergymen criticized his act. )

ANGERED AT GIRL, BITES OFF HER NOSE

NAPLES, Italy, Feb. 10 (U. P.):— Lucia Deleva, 20, promised to meet Salva Santo Nicola, 23, in a meadow outside Naples. Lucia was suspicious of Salvatore and failed to keep the date. Salvatore found her today and

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'ANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 10 (U, P.).—The Milo C. McDonnell other twin arrived today, five days later than his brother, but hale and hearty. 3 / The first twin, named James Charles, was born Sunday morning. He weighed four: pounds, one-and three-fourth ounces, Then the McDonnells and the doctor sat down to wait for the second child. As the hours wore on Mr. McDonnell anxiously paced the corridors of Research Hospital. Other doctors were consulted and finally it was decided several days would elapse before the mext birth. Mrs. McDonnell, who has a rheumatic heart, welcomed the interlude, but her husband said it was : a severe strain on him. Early today the second boy ‘arrived, bigger than his brother and just as bright-eyed. The scales showed five pounds, two and threefourths ounces. Mr. McDonnell said it certainly was a relief because now he could get some sleep. dition was good, said the second boy would be called John Anthony.

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17 RABID DOGS, FOUND IN LA PORTE COUNTY

LA PORTE, Feb. 10 (U. P.).—Nine. § | of La Porte County’s 21 townships ‘today ‘had been placed under a rabies order by the State Board of

Health. Seven rabid .dogs have ° been found there in three weeks. _ No one has been bitten by the animals, however.

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