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CHEAP SELF-STARTER
A MANUFACTURER has now cut
the cost of self-starters in half, and,
in addition, has produced a starter which
cranks the motor in the natural way.
The device is a two-unit electric starting
and lighting system and weighs but
twenty-two pounds, while the starter and
generator combined
weigh only thirty-two
pounds.
The unique point of
the system is that the
starter is concentric
with the crankshaft,
and cranks the motor
as the driver would
crank it. Because it
goes directly on the
crankshaft, the installation
of the starter
does not disturb the
construction of the
motor, and obviates any
necessity for chains.
It does not produce any
weight on one side of
the motor, providing a constant strain,
but being concentric with the crankshaft,
really forms an integral part of the
power plant. Tests of the starter show
that it will turn the stiffest motor of a
new Ford car 190 revolutions
per minute, and attached
to a motor which
provides normal resistance,
the starter will revolve the
motor 240 revolutions per
minute.
The instrument board
operating the starter is
equipped with a two-button
lighting switch and a battery
indicator. Pushing
one button of the switch
lights the tail and head
lights, the latter being
dimmed for city driving and for
standing at the curb. The second
button is for the head lights.
The starting switch is mounted
under the floor of the car and is
AUTOMOBILE TIPS 919
The New Adjustable Auxiliary Seat
entirely out of sight with the exception
of the push button. A slight pressure of
the foot on this button throws the starting
motor into engagement and connects
it with the battery. Thus the motor is in
motion only when starting the engine.
Its price is $55.00—approximately half
of the former cost.
A NEW AUXIL­
IARY SEAT
THIS new auxiliary
seat in one of the
1917 motor cars is the
neatest on the market.
There is very little
"underground" w o r k
required in installing
it, and few hinges. It
simply pulls out from
the wall, or front of
the tonneau, and when
closed can hardly be
discovered.
AUTOMOBILE CLEANING
BRUSHES
"THERE are now more than "57 varieties"
of special brushes on the market,
each of a shape and type of bristle
suited to a special purpose.
One which will appeal to
both men and women—hecause
cleanliness gives
beauty and preserves the
finish of a car—is an automobile
wheel brush of black
China bristles held in
twisted wire and tapering
in form to permit reaching
odd corners. It will stand
water and much friction
and outlast ordinary
sponges. A second form
consists of a straight brush
with another smaller brush
of horsehair attached on
the other side of the handle
for cleaning mud and
cleans the Car grease from the hub.