. Electric railway review . he power is generated by a 4-cylinder 4-cycle engme,having cylinders 7 by 7 inches. This engine is mounted on turn drives two Morse silent chains, one to each axle. Thereare 29 teeth on the transmission gear and 61 on the axlegear. At 35 miles per hour the piston speed of the engineis only about 700 feet per minute. To take up the stretch ofthe chain the journals are cast with a thick lip on one side;this, with a wedge, allows for % inch of slack in the chain;when this point is reached, by taking out a link the originaladjustment is made. Ijubrication is by
. Electric railway review . he power is generated by a 4-cylinder 4-cycle engme,having cylinders 7 by 7 inches. This engine is mounted on turn drives two Morse silent chains, one to each axle. Thereare 29 teeth on the transmission gear and 61 on the axlegear. At 35 miles per hour the piston speed of the engineis only about 700 feet per minute. To take up the stretch ofthe chain the journals are cast with a thick lip on one side;this, with a wedge, allows for % inch of slack in the chain;when this point is reached, by taking out a link the originaladjustment is made. Ijubrication is by force feed pump and a splash system,which is giving good results. Cooling water from the cylinderjackets passes to radiators in the dash at each end of the carvestibule. The circulation of the air is such that the car iswell heated from the vestibules. There are three controlling handles. On the controllerare three points: slow, neutral and high speed. This handleIs very similar to that on a hand brake. The other two levers. Aurora-Oe Kalb Gasoline Car—Exterior. for throttle and advancing the spark are similar to air brakehandles. All three handles are easily detached and can beused on either end of the car. The engine is reversible andworks equally well in either weight of the engine and transmission is
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