Show t o t t t d I o p t l e TRIAl RUN DETAilS GIVEN MORE MURE COMPlETElY Local Franklin Dealer Has Particulars Particulars Par Par- Particulars of Record Run Runby Runby by Averill We Ye have received a n copy of ot the t of ot tho the Automobile Club of or America that conducted tho the test run a and nd quote the principal points said A. A L. L Taylor of or tho Salt Lake Automo- Automo b ile company compan yesterday Tho car cur car which was wan especially pre- pre p ared for tor tho test was driven a 0 dis- dis tance ance of or miles milos with a a. consumption or f one gallon of at gasoline All AU roads traveled In both directions so 80 hat that the grades encountered were sere aken taken both up and down The car returned re- re turned to starting point throe three times tho the runor run Of or the tho total mileage made mado approxImate forty five miles mUes were made ver over asphalt or other smooth pavement pave pave- ment In good condition About seven miles were run over Belgian block bloc pavement while tho remaining remaining- dis- dis anc ance was largely maca macadam road most- most y In poor condition No l heavy eaVY grades w were ore ere encountered the tho course being I comparatively lev level l throughout The In i running n o ne tithe time of iii the tho test test was G 12 42 hours houns giving an art average speed of or 54 miles per hour The car was wn allowed al- al lowed to coa coast t down grades and forlong for Cor long distances on tho level el after a start lart The motor was wait cranked by hand but jut three times after the start twice because of at traffic stops and once when hen turning around Tho The car was not a a. stock model Great care caro h had d been boon taken to make It easy running It was wa was built light weighing when empty 1690 pounds and nd when hen loaded read ready for the test with driver river and observer 1955 pounds Full elliptic springs spring wore were used both front and nd rear The Tho motor had four tour air air- cooled cylinders and wa was of ot tho the four cycle type Its dimensions as given Iven by owner were 38 31 inch boro bore by 4 inch stroke The high speed peed gear car ratio w was vas s 1 16 5 to 1 1 and the the- drive was to rl right ht I rear car wheel only no differential being used sed All four tour tires Ures were inch Palmer Palmer Pal Pl mer Webb Goodrich Inflated to 35 pounds pressure The odometer used was V carefully checked between mileposts and a suitable correction applied to tho distances dis distances dis- dis above recorded Carburetor Tho Tho carburetor was used the starting nozzle beInG bong be- be belog log InG ng disconnected The level for tor adJusting adjusting ad- ad the mixture from Crom rich to loan bait was connected to a dash control Ig- Ig Ignition was furnished b by a a. Bosch Dosch mag- mag noto oto with band hand controlled advance mechanism Fuel Fuel Tho Tho gasoline used was wa tho the same ame as that regularly dispensed in fn the tho clubs club's garage e having a a. specific gravIty gravy grav- grav Ity y of ot or degrees Deaume Beaume nt at t 60 degrees deg Fahrenheit no adulterant ant n of any kind being used Before starting the trial tho motor was run until It stopped topped for tor lack of ot fuel A measured U. U S. S gallon a cubic JIh Inches s of gasoline I e was then n pour pour-CO into u. u iiii inu on uli i The rhu he gasoline Pipe leading from this I tank ank was the tho only one ono connected to tho the I carburetor tho the main gasoline supply tank ank being entirely disconnected Lubricating 01 An oil An An effort was wa wu made mado to measure the tho quantity of ot lubricating lu- lu oil used by filling tho the splash pans ans to a certain ln level le at tho the start and ind adjusting tho the level lo in these those and andIn In n tho the lubricator at tho the end of or tho the t test est st to the thc samo same point Tho The consumption con con- was too small to bo be accurately measured by this method how- how vcr over being something less Ies than one- one eIghth of ot a n. pint The exhaust from the he motor was ns notably freo free from smoke moke As w we said sold last week It does not mean menu that or e every Franklin owner can expect to mako make such a record but It was WAI a n. that did it and any other car has tho the privilege e of going out ut and trying to o e equal 1 It IL |