. Automotive industries . lyparallel with the engine axis, which makes them unobtru-sive and gives a clean cut engine layout. In respect to control rod connections many designersstill have much to learn. In a great many cars either thecarbureter or the ignition unit is located on the oppositeside of the engine from the steering gear, and this re-quires running the control linkage around—or through—the engine. Now that an interconnection between thethrottle valve and the pressure relief valve on the lubri-cating system is provided on many cars, this linkage hasbecome even more complicated than
. Automotive industries . lyparallel with the engine axis, which makes them unobtru-sive and gives a clean cut engine layout. In respect to control rod connections many designersstill have much to learn. In a great many cars either thecarbureter or the ignition unit is located on the oppositeside of the engine from the steering gear, and this re-quires running the control linkage around—or through—the engine. Now that an interconnection between thethrottle valve and the pressure relief valve on the lubri-cating system is provided on many cars, this linkage hasbecome even more complicated than formerly. On one carno less than eleven ball joints were counted, and as thesewere of the type in which the socket is spun over, whichusually gets very loose after two or three years service,such cars naturally age very rapidly. Of course, it is not agreat expense for the owner to put in a complete new setof these ball and socket joints, but the average owner willnot take the trouble, though the rattle will annoy Packard places accessories above rather than atthe sides of the engine On the Roamer the exhaust pipe runs convenientlynear the carbureter for a hot-air connection 54 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIESTHE AUTOMOBILE January 13, 1921
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