. Automotive industries . different chassis, the timinggear cover was so arranged that it may be removed with-out disturbing the front engine supports. The bell is an S. A. E. No. 3. The oil pan can be removedquickly and easily without disturbing the front endsupports, and either thermo-syphon or pump water cir-culation may be had. Ordinarily, thermo-syphon is pro-vided, but provision has been made for the installationof a centrifugal water pump. The oil pump shaft hasbeen extended and a mounting provided in such a waythat a governor or distributor can be fitted on the sideof the cyl
. Automotive industries . different chassis, the timinggear cover was so arranged that it may be removed with-out disturbing the front engine supports. The bell is an S. A. E. No. 3. The oil pan can be removedquickly and easily without disturbing the front endsupports, and either thermo-syphon or pump water cir-culation may be had. Ordinarily, thermo-syphon is pro-vided, but provision has been made for the installationof a centrifugal water pump. The oil pump shaft hasbeen extended and a mounting provided in such a waythat a governor or distributor can be fitted on the sideof the cylinder block without interfering with other ac-cessories. This engine, known as the Gray-Beall, is named fromthe combination of the Gray Motor interests with F. , formerly vice-president of production at the Pack-ard company. It is this engine which will be incorpor-ated in the car to be produced by this same concern, withwhich F. L. Klingensmith, formerly vice-president of theFord Motor Co., has associated rl 1 1 Longitudinal section of new Gray-Beall 3% by 5 in. overhead valve, rocker arm engine 696 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES THE AUTOMOBILE March SI, 1921 French Propaganda Against theStraight Side Tire Evidently the American tires left in Europe by our army are gainingpopularity to an extent that has alarmed the French tire makers, whoprefer the clincher type. Here is the protest of the French maker and ananswer based upon experience with American tires. SEVERAL of our French contemporaries, includingOmnia and La Vie Automobile, have recentlyprinted articles in which they attempt to convincetheir readers that the straight side pneumatic tire asmanufactured in large numbers in this country, is farinferior to the clincher type of tire, the European stand-ard, and has practically no merits at all. The straightside tire is used in the United States exclusively for allsizes above 30 x 31- (31 x 4) in. During the war large numbers of American cars withstraight side tires
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