Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 21 | Air Cooling System Arouses Interest All over Europe

lir lr ir Cooling System Arouses rouses Interest All Over Europe Otto OUo Kahrs a prominent importer and automobile dealer of Norway on a a. recent visit Isit to the United States gave save some rather Il Illuminating il- il illuminating ideas as to what the tho war waris waris waris is uncovering In the lie matter of automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile efficiency Mr Kahrs says that In European countries the direct air cooling system system stern s 's tem tern for automobiles Is arousing considerable con con- considerable Interest and that it is quite freely predicted that after the tho war there thero will bo be a goodly number of oC firms manufacturing manufacturing- cooled air-cooled cars For a long Ions time Europ European an papers have reflected the growing tendency toward air cooling People over there interested in automobile de development development development de- de being In close cloe proximity to actual military operations operations' have o had splendid opportunity to observe the present types of oC cars airs under tho the hardest conditions From the tho observations observations thus made It is suite clear that future developments must be bealon alon along the tho lines of lighter weight greater flexibility and more moro economical economical eco eco- operation Tho fact act that direct air cooling Is particularly adapted to these requirements un undoubted undoubtedly undoubtedly un- un doubted accounts for lor its growing groin popularity among European automobile automobile automo automo- bile engineers There are man many features feature about the system of oC direct air cooling that have tremendous appeal says sas Mr r 1 Kahrs but none nono arc are of or more Importance Importance Im inn- than the lie greater simplicity all and lI lighter weight eight possible with this typo of engine Ism In view or of tho the difficulties en encountered encountered en- en n- n countered In getting sufficiently largo large quantities of or gasoline and tires tire to Europe It Is imperative that carsbe earn cars be Le u used ed which make mako the mo most t of oC what can be bc had Aud And the time cooled air results In this respect ic ic- type Une gives gl I es great reat as ns can be shown right hero heroIn heroin In America with the tho Franklin air air- cooled car a number of oC which are in In m my country War ar 11 ar has also disclosed how ho hoIm impervious Im- Im pervious are cooled air-cooled cars to tho the effects of oC extreme temperatures both hot and cold be because with the tho elimination of water neater Is al also o r removed mo the tho danger of oC freezing or overheat overheat- In Ing That freezing Is IR a Yer very serious condition will be recognized b by tho the fact that mat there Is a ru rule c III in the French 1 Into effect each arlit which goes winter demanding that all water bo be drawn from the radiators when earn cars are arc to stand Idle for any length of or time limp When one considers the time tim to refill a r radiator the difficulties difficulties dif dlf- necessary the car cor drivers rivers must contend contend contend con con- tend with In the lie face of oC a quick call can readily he be seen