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Show BLOWOUT FOIS TIMER!' Felt Auto Company Manager Man-ager Discusses Highly-Vexing Highly-Vexing Problem. "One of the most mysterious things that happens to pneumatic tires is the blowout that follows a stone bruise," says the manager of the Felt Auto company, com-pany, 142 East Broadway and 325 South State street, Diamond tire distributor. "A blowout may sometimes "blow up' while tho car is standing still, i Likewise, the tire may give way while running over a glassy smooth pavement. pave-ment. In either case the owner curses the tire, its maker and the man who sold it to him. "Few people who ride on pneumatic tires understand their qualities and limitations. Not one person in a hundred hun-dred takes into consideration the tor-rific tor-rific strain put upon tires when traveling travel-ing at high speed over ordinary roads. It is hard to visualize the impact when a tiro strikes a stone the size of an egg imbedded in the road while going at a speed of thirty-five miles an hour. At the time such a blow is struck possibly pos-sibly only half a dozen threads in one or two of the powerful plies of fabric are broken. These looso threads at once become a source of trouble. The breaking of one layer of fabric permits the threads to chafe each other, setting up an internal friction that causos further disintegration. The other plies soon break down and the blowout comes, usually at a time when circumstances point to no apparent cause. "Tires should be inspected by a good repair man periodically. A bruised tire can be successfully repaired by removing re-moving the damaged fabric and rubber and revulcanizing. Motorists themselves them-selves should occasionally examine the inside of the casing to see if the fabric is ruptured. This should always be dom before an extended trip." In addition to its two establishments in Salt Lake, the Felt Auto company also maintains a modern service and repair .station in Ogden. |