South Bend News-Times, Volume 36, Number 306, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 2 November 1919 — Page 28

12 SUNDAY. NOV KM I UUt 2. 1919. THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIME& Motor Cars NEWS OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Good Roads

MOTORIZED FIELD ARTILLERY II' ASSURED U. S.

ANTIrFREEZE SOLUTION A Safeguard Against Freezing

Horses Likely to be Used Under Certain Conditions in Future.

Thr 1 1 1 1 1 If nny q'iitlon that ever In tho complete r r.se motorized f!-M artillery In hero. That H, this Important rvrnt In automotive development hxs como to pa.s an'! Is not in any way a matter of futurity. Th?ro are, of cours-, thos who Rtill ailvoato the r:t-n-tion of horno artillery -rjuipment hnulrure unrif-r certain conditions, und opinion whih dsorvf s mr.si'U'rntlon is dlvidf-a to this rxtent. Th" rnrrits of tho horso will naturally l advanced as unlquo for sorntinr. As was said y Maj. (Jen. C. "Williams, rhif.f of ordnamo, IT. S. A., at thf l:it mooting of thforivty of Automotive llnRinc-rs, th military mind is a rlpr'd mind. Asido from any doubt as to comjdrt artillery motorization oein" hr or fcislblo. it is obvious that a va.t amount of work is at hand in connection with tho di stil and production of tanks, tr;u t"rs, mobile repair hhops and tiu liko for use of the ordnance department. It is w 11 Known that our ordnanco department riot only took as early steps a.s were takt-n in any country toward field .artillery motorization, but used and developed during the war a preat amount of automotive equipment of commercial and government desUn produced in this country. The policy of the ordnance department in its development and production work is to secure the .advice and assistance of the industry to the greatest extent possible.' Individuals and companies are asked to submit designs and will in turn be asked to submit bids for the production at f.rst, of sample models of approved designs. This wise and liberal method will it is believed be of Krtat and increasing effectivelies?. The ordnance department de-t-rrvrs preat credit for inaugurating the policy which in one of its most important phases contemplates the availability and use of the best automotive engineering talent in the co-intry for the common pood. The reliability of the mechanical equipment must be equal to that of the horse. Givrn this reliability tlure is no doit that the mechanical equipment would be more effective than the horve; not forgetting- that on account of the fr.ülty of the horse and tho various dirliculties of maintaining him In acute war operations, tho mechanical equipment Is now in many respects more reliable than the horse. The ordnance department will have the full cooperation of the Society of Automotive Knineers, many of whosf members worked with the ordn-inco department in a remarkably helpful way during the war. The committee of tbe society is now at work with the ordnance department and will hold meetings req-u-lativ for the purpose of formulating advisory recommendations and considering i-ncii'eerinir questions submitted to it by the ordnance department.

In the early fall and the greater part of the sarins season throughout the -r.-ater part of the country ft is not necessary to use a solution that will stand extremely low temperatures A small percentage of alcohol will usually sufT.ce as it will not freeze when the thermometer stands at 25 decrees Fahrenheit, or sever: decrees below the freezing point of water. Hut for temperatures hovering around the zero mark, we must use solutions of the maximum resistance to freezing in order to be safe. As a rule the safest course is to provide for much lower temperatures than might be expected in the course of ordinary' r.vents, so that a sudden drop of the mercury will not ooi'ie on unawares and cause serious damage, when it can be guarded against. The accompanying table anl charts give the properties of various mixtures of alcohol, glycerine and calcium chloride, and show just what mixtures of various proportions will stand in the way of low temperatures. For those who wish to compound their own anti-freeze solutions, the above three substances are those most convenient to obtain, and the easiest to handle. Alcohol is most favored because It is readily handled and makes a than mixture. It is the best solution from the viewpoint of deleterious actions on metal and the rubber-hose connections of the cooling system. Unfortunately Its price at 5r sent is: quite high and a falling oft" of its use has resulted. Alcohol. Alcohol gives off a vapor when heated, boiling at 172 degrees Fahrenheit. If the solution has sutftoicnt'aleohol to withstand temperatures below zero, it will get hot enough to evaporate readily in mild weither. Therefore mixtures strong in alcohol, require frequent attention, and the use of a hydrometer to detect when the alcohol contents lias fallen so low as to raise the freezing temperature above the required point. In radiators which have a tendency to leak, alcohol mixtures are likely to find their way out on warm days. filyceriiip and Alcohol. While glycerine and alcohol mixtures are favored by quite a few, glycerine is objected to by some authorities .as having a deleterious effect upon rubber hose connections. This deleterious effect of glycerine

upon rub

is not sufficient how-

V.y the nsA pf delicate apparatus which he invented a Kussi.an scientist has demonstrated that liu'ht waves exert a measurable mechanical pressure.

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ever to make its use prohibitive, as the disintegrating of this substance on the compounds composing the hose is not pronounced except when the mixture is very hot. Glycerine does, however, possess wonderful solvent qualities dissolving most substances that are acted upon by water ai d a great many others, especially metallic oxides. Glycerine, is an oily liquid with a specific gravity of 1.2'9 and a bollins point of 554 degrees Fahrenheit. It is hygroscopic, in that it absorbs water readily from the air. For this reason the connections of the cooling system in which it is used should be as tight as possible for glycerine "creeps." This peculiarity can better be understood by the analogy of the creeping of the electrolite in a storage battery up the surface of the terminals. This does not dry up, but increases in quantity owinE to the hygroscopic property or sulphuric acid. Glycerine and alcohol mixtures while somewhat expensive, hae the advantage of a higher boiling point ami a much smaller loss by evaporation than when alcohol Is used alone in water. Wood (methyl) and grain ethyl) alcohol.

either may be employed, and both!

l.ae their advocates. Denatured alcohol, which is grain alcohol with a small admixture of substances to

make it non-potable, may Te used, as the denaturing compound is I

harmless for the purpose under discussion. Caldum Chloride. The pure calcium chloride la In tho form of prismatic crystal Is soluble In one-quarter of Its weight of water, and dissolves readily In alcohol, in Its commercial form the substance is not very expensive. When preparing the mixture the solution may be hastened by the use of hot water and stirring. It is essential that no free acid be present and it is necessary to determine this by the use of litmus paper or some form of Indicator. Lltmu3 paper which can usually be obtained at any drug store, has the property of turning red when in contact with acid and blue when in contact with alkali. If It is found that the solution turns blue litmus paper red, there is free acid present. This should be neutralized by the addition of a small quantity of "milk of lime." This should be added gradually until the solution no longer changes the paper to red. When the solution turns blue litmus paper neither red, nor red litmus paper blue, it is said to be neutral. Crystallized calcium chloride contains about 50 percent of water crystallization and about half of Its weight of cold liquid should be used to dissolve it. Troublesome effects will be experienced if small leaks occur In the radiator, water Jackets, or connections and the solution comes in contact with the plugs and ignition wires. In some cases dropF of the solution may be carried back on the engine in a more or less atomized state, assisted by the fan when running. The salt deposit when the water evaporates Is very difficult to remove, and when It cools absorbs water and becomes a good electrical conductor, short circuiting the spark plugs and sometimes making it Impossible to start the engine. There are also certain conditions in the manufacture of calcium chloride which may result in a compound that will deposit large crystals in the radiator as the solution cools and this may prevent effective circulation. The chief advantage of calcium chloride compounds is that they are not volatile. The solutions can be kept fairly

uniform by adding water from time to time. Kerosene. Kerosene has a iower freezing

point ana a nigner vmnn& poini than water, but lnf.a.'n.-nability of its vapor makes It dangerous to use and Its high and uncertain boiling point might lead to srlotrs overheating of the engine, or even to the melting of the solder in the radiator. It also has a marked solvent action on the rubber hoje. Theoe facts clearly Indicate that this material should not be used. Suggestions For. Vise In the use of anti-freeze solution, allowance should be made for expansion by heat, and the cooling system should not be entirely filled Expansion will cause a loss of solution through over-flow. Air pockets in the cooling system are sometimes the cause of apparent loss, by the solution replacing air which has worked itself out through the liquid. When a loss occurs from any cause care should be taken to bring the solution to Its full strength. The strength of a solution may be determined by means of a hydrometer or by Its boiling point. To determine the strength of the alcohol or tho alcohol glycerine mixture by means of the boiling point, the curves presented herewith will be of service. Except when glycerine alone Is used with water, the boiling point increases as the mixture becomes weaker. Before filling the spaces of the cooling system with anti-freeze solution, they should be thoroughly cleansed. This may be

accomplished by the uso of a solu

tion of common washing soda. As much soda should be added to the

water as it will dissolve, making a

saturated solution. After the cool

lng system has been filled with this solution, run the engine for a little while and then drain it thoroughly

of tho soda. Rust, which is "in dined to form in he small sand

holes of the engine water-jacket.

should be cleaned out whenever

possible, before tho anti-freeze compound is put in. The last few years has seen the entrance Into the accessory field of radiator covers fitted with front covers that can be raised and lowered, according to the severity of the weather or when the car is standing. Always throw a robe over the hood and radiator

when leaving the car for any length of time, as it helps to kep the warm

air under the hood.

Anti-freeze Solutions and Their Freezing Points.

Water 90c Glycerine 5 Freezing Point 30 Degree Fah 90 " 10 " M 28 85 " - 15 " " 25 " 80 " ' 20 " " 23 75 " 25 " " 19 70 " 30 " " 15 oo',c oo'p im " ' 60 " 40 " " 2 50 " 50 " " 5 45 " 55 " " 14 95 Alcohol 05 " " 25 90 10 " M 18 85 " 15 M 11 80 " 20 " 5 75 " 25 " " 2 707c " 30 " 9 65 M 35 " M 15 60 " 40 " 23 95 Alcohol & 5 M " 28 90 Glycerine 10 " " 25 85 " 15 " " 20 80 " 20 " 15 75 " 25 " " 8 70 " 30 " " 3 67 " 33 " " 13 60 " 40 " " 23

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JAPANESE DELEGATES TO LABOR CONVENTION IN FAVOR OF LONG HOURS TOiaO, Nov 1. The Japanese press says that TamaJI Muto, who will go to the international labor congress at "Washington" as the delegate representing the interests of capitalists will strive for the postponement of the eight-hour working day, so far as Japan is concerned. To support Mr. Muto In the coming congress the Japan Master Spinners association has decided to send to Washington a private delegation of six business men Interested in the spinning Industry who will act as private advisers to Mr. Muto.

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