Hammond Times, Volume 9, Number 16, Hammond, Lake County, 14 June 1920 — Page 8

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THE TIMES' AUTOMOBILE SECTION Monday, June 14, liJZO

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Auto Quiz

Answers to last week's questions: 1 Direct short circuiting of a storage battery by the use of wire ir other metal t produce a spark at a terminal i;tthe wrong method commonly us'd in testing a battery. This niethid may crack or buckle the plaes - ithin the battery. Batteries should V - tested with an ammeter for amperme of current and with a hydrometer for specific gravity. 'J -Clearness can be restored to scratched celluloid windows by applying a thin coating of either with a soft i rush if the scratches are light or line. If the scratches are heavy an application of white shellac or var:.ish, put on with a brush, will help 1 store the clearness. The sole idea i: to fill up the scratches with a transparent substance which thus prevents the light from coming through the cut ed.es of the scratches. The compression of a scored-cy

linder will be greatly restored without reboring. if Cake graphite Is fed through the carbureter air valve to the motor while it is in operation. The graphite will fill the scratches on the cylinder walls, resulting in a better compression temporarily. '4 The springs of a car. and particularly an old one, should be cleaned of all rust between the leave, and coated with graphite and grease at the beginning of the season. After five or six-hundred miles the leaves should be greased again by simply prying the leaves apart an dspreading the lubricant over the surface with a knife. Thereafter it is or.!y necessary to apply oil to the friction surfaces of each spring leaf about every 500 miles. Efficiently to remove all rust it is necessary to remove the springs from the car. 5 A cause of a short circuit tn electric wiring, where the wires are not defective, may be soft or porou3 insulation, .J'hen the car is not in motion the defective insulation may not cause any trouble. But. short circuiting is usually the result when the car is in motion because the vibration may cause the wires to touch some metal part. This is difficult

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Paterson 5-Passenger $2180 Allen 5-Passenger $1595 Crow-EIkhart

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"Wliat pays bigger dividends than an automobile? At best you can realize only 7 per rent annually on money. TVith an automobile you can realize immeasureably happiness. 363 days a year. Don't deprive yourself any longer of the great joy an automobile affords. "We have a great period of expansion ahead of u Hammond will show a startling growth in the next five years. With almost 20 railroads here, there is nothing in the way cf this city becoming a metropolis of 200.000 in -th-e not far distant future. Factories' are coming rapidly nd large ones. too. Everyone is making money. Now Is- the time to get that car. "Why wait?

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and get more power by installing a high tension Bosh Magneto on your car. See our High Tension Bosh Magneto for Ford Cars We install high tension magnetos on all makes of cars. If your car is not magneto equipped, we advise you to see us at once. We are authorized distributors for BEARINGS SERVICE CO. NATIONAL CARBON CO. (Pyramid Brushes) GOULD STORAGE BATTERY CO. KAY-BEE MILE AWAY SPOT LIGHT

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"ORISCOE was building lightweight cars when others were only thinking them. The 1920 Briscoe is the supreme achievement of years of experience.

Immediate delivery on Sedan or Toufng O'NEILL AUTO SALES 671 Caiamet aye. Phone Hara'd 82

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to locate because the short circuiting is spasmodic. 6 Common causes' of blow-outs in tires are: 1. Rotting fabric due to water or oil seaking- through a deep cut. A &harp blow given tie tire by some object encountered on the mad. The result of such a blow may break the inside layer of fabric, which will make the tire bend mure at that ' point'' and finally break the other layers. 3. I'nder-infiation will cause too much friction and heat at the flexing: points .resulting in loosening1 the fabric from the tread. This will eventually crack the fabric and cause a blowout. 4. A rim cut or a nail hole or cut if neglected ill result in rotting. 3. Over-lead inr and over-infllation will strain the fabric and from constant use make it break. T Additional tools valuable outside of the usual set supplied with the car are. a small drill, a hack saw. various sizes of files, two or three sizes of screw drivers. a Stillsen wrench and an assortment of rivets. 2 A good emergency substitute for a burnt out electric fuse is to use several layers of tin foil wrapped about the old fuse. This will provide an adequate connection and will also function like a fuse, in that it will melt in case the current becomes too strong. Two or three layers of light foil are sufficient. 9 Variations of temperature effect the finish of a car because of the difference in coefficients of expansion of the metal body and the finish applied to it. ln A landaulet-limousine ts rlmousine in which the rear part of the top opens. A berlin is a limousine in which the driver's seat is enclosed but separated from th compartment for passengers.

MEW QIKSTIONS 1 Should a standard size inner tube be used in a cord tire or is an oversize recommended? 2 Is the usual rubber or cloth Insolation for electric wiring sufficient protection from oil or water? 3 What is the proper way to apply tire tread filler? ..4 In poins over the car nt the beginning: of the season what are some of the thinps the average motorist can attend to in the electric system to insure grood starting: and lighting? 5 What are some common sources of squeaks and rattles in an auto? fi What are some of the things to consider in buying a new car? T What are some ways to disconraee car theft or to identify the car if stolen?

8 What is one way to locate a short circuit in the electric system without the aid of instruments? 9 What are the two types of puppet or mushroom valves in common use? 10 What is meant by a multiplecylinder engine?

"Break Down" Laws. That the disabled car. unailo to pro-c-el upon its way. is ns much, a responsibility to drivers of othtr ears as though its owner wore driving it, has b'-en rulr in several of the eastern states. These courts hold that though an ou nor he eomrx-liod to leave a car that has lipokcn 'down, other motorists must look out for it and are a.- responsible for ajiy damage they inifivt as they are for damage to other cjlts.

Inventive Genius at 15. Harry 3ta.ri.ug. 15 yetixs old, who is attending his fust year at tho Ohio Mechanics Institute, has devised a miniature automobile from Tio.rt.3 of an eld bicycle and other parts which he had to make himself. Among his achievements are building two model submarine hiLscrs and some airplanes on exhibition at tho Institute. He is also a youthful Marconi, having constructed a wireless contrivance with a radius of ."T'O miles capable of receiving messages bet wet n vessels on the Great Ijakes.

Detroit Judges Severe on Thieves. Judge Jeffries of Detroit Is imbued with a desire to see automobile thievery stamped out. Five auto thieves were scnUneeil to prison terms for purloining cars in February. It is unfortunate, Detroit judges say, that they haven't art habitual riminoi act similar to the one in force in Indians Under this act a judgo in Indianapolis, recently sentence"! an automobile thief to life imprisonment because it to his third offense of the kind.

To set or . time the distributor, fully regard the f-park and set the distributor gear contact or segment so that it is just about to leave the Xo. 1 cylinder carbon brush, then mash the gears, being particular to see that the breaker points are just at the point of opening.

Valvfl sf-m guides are best removed by driving thm out from the top, using a hard wood block or a piece of soft metal, avoiding posible injury to the guide.

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Specifications

MOTOR Model C. 4-cyl. Buda-W. U. Bore and stroke. 3-"x5l". ThrrmoSyphon cooling. IGNITION Eisemann high tension magneto with automatic impulser, assur- . ing easy starting under most abnormal conditions and prevents as far as possible motor kicking. CARBURETOR Zenith automatic float feed type, with hot air quick starting device. RADIATOR Large cast tank armored radiator, cellular type,' mounted on cushions with floating spring suspension. Front provided with triangle steel protection guards and cooling fins. CLUTCH Fuller adjustable and easily accessible dry disc type. TRANSMISSION Fuller-unit power plant type. All parts extra heavy and especially designed for truck use. Selective sliding gear, three speeds forward and one reverse. Gears of heat treated nickel steel, case hardened. Extra large annular ball bearings. Center control, ball and socket type. DRIVE Through two universal joints with 2-inch tubular shaft, Hotchkiss type. Steady bearing positively prevents whipping of drive shaft and eliminates wear on universal joints. STEERING GEAR Lavine-screw and nut irreversible type; 18-inch wheel; left hand drive. FRAME Straight side type, heat treated, pressed steel channels, -h" thick, semi-flexible. Length over all, 212"; ' bYz" deep, 2Yz" wide. Four heavy pressed steel cross members. Front cross member removable to afford easy access to motor. FRONT AXLE I-beam, drop forged, nickel steel heat treated spindles. Timken taper rpller bearings throughout. REAR AXLE Model "C" Torbensen heavy duty internal gear drive. Drop forged I-beam form. Spindles, chrome-vanadium alloy steel, heat treated. Easily lubricated and adjustable. Timken taper roller bearings in pinion shaft nd differential. Gear ratio, 8 to I. BRAKES Model "C" Internal expanding and external contracting.

WHEELS Heavy artillery truck type, fourteen 2" square spokes in rear and

fourteen 13 square spokes m front.

REAR SPRINGS Our own specially designed Perfection springs, 50" long

and 3" wide, semi-elliptic, with 1 1 extra heavy leaves. Each leaf cupped to prevent possibility of shifting, and Clemens bushings in all spring eyes. Spring U-bo!ts of ZYz Per cent non-stretching nickel steel, with spring pads accurately shaped to conform with spring curve, absolutely insures against rear axle shifting and getting out of alignment, and so eliminates rear axle trouble. FRONT SPRINGS Our own specially designed Perfecting springs, 42" long, 2J?" wide, semi-elliptic with nine extra heavy leaves and single shackle

in rear. TIRES Firestone, solid tires, 34x6 inch rear and 3A.iiYz inch front. GASOLINE CAPACITY Heavy steel tank, 16 gallons, under driver's seat; gravity feed. WHEELBASE 140 inches. LOADING SPACE 10K2 feet from rear of driver's seat to end of frame. HEIGHT OF FRAME 30 inches under load. TREAD 56 inches front and rear. CHASSIS WEIGHT 3200 pounds. CAPACITY 2000 to 5500 pounds, including body weight. EQUIPMENT Seat and riser, tool box. tool kit, horn, governor, rear towline hooks, radiator guards, oil side lamys and tail lamp. Huffman Bros. Motor Co. Elkhart, Indiana East Chicago Auto Sales Co. Distributors for Lake and Povter Counties 524 CHICAGO AVENUE . PHONE 834 EAST CHICAGO

WIIiCOMX. Th oordiaJ Lajid of the host is truly extended to tho tourist-camper who visits, McMinnville. Ore. Hero a mall but progressive city boasts one of the lmest city parks in the northwest. The park, instead of beini? srurround4 by iron gTillwork and covered -with signs and polio cm ei. hits only one sign that cf welcome? For the benefit of visitors who axe making campins tours, the park offers a deliKhtful cajnp ground in -which thi.TO are shade, water and wood, and a large comont swimming pool, -where Mults aa wr-1! a. children may ba.thj.

FIX ST AID, 5 CENTS. In order to Kive the motor stalled cut on a country road opportuiuty to ret in touch with panvKes. service stations, or physicians, the Chicago Motor Club h;ii suggested a plan of pbaoitig nickel telephones on the; tul phone polos along tho highways, one telephone to serve a strip of road a mile in each direction. "This plan is now in use in certain seo tiuns t Ohio," says President Hayes, "and would ho a boon for the motorists, if put into effect in Illinois."

GOSSTP OP THE AUTO TKABE. Highway boosters in Virginia are preparing an ete.borate motion picture Aim called "Virginia's New Hour" aj an educational t.nUrprise to exploit the needs of roads development and to lad young' men back to the farms via the automobile route.

Klint, Mich., home of the Buick and other big- mofr factories, has increased 145 per cent in population since 1910, according to latest census figures. The city now 1oa.st3 100, 00 people, most of them employed directly or indirectly in the automobile industry. The Miller Rubber Company Is advocating the general development of schools where young men may be- taught t:re repairing and the technical end of th3 rubber industry- It declares that wuth 4.Cf0.000 tires to bi produced this year for the 1.500.000 new cars to be brought out and the more than 7. COO. 000 cars already in operation, the field for skillnd workers is widening daily. Following a referendum taken among its membership of more tlmn 350 maiufacturers of automobile parts and equipment, the executive committee of th Motor and Accessory Manufacturers' Association has adopted resolutions opposing the introduction of the metric system in American industry.

CX.E A.NLN O XJCATTCEJt. T?nles"9 you wish tn crack the leather, do not use gasoline in cleaning it. One fairly good way to get off dirt from leather is to use plain water, to which a lit-tie ammonia has boen added. After this h.os dried the leather should be rubbed briskly with a soft cloth, such as flannel or checscloth. If you wish to do the best thing possible for the leather either purchase one of the prepared leather dressings or make some yourself. For this purpose a mixture of two parts of linseed oil to one of turpentine is aa o-ffective as anything.

PBOFESSXOHAIb That there is honor among thieves la nowhere more obvious than In Detroit. Xo Detroit thief, it is said, would think of stealing a car after rundown. All motor ear thievery in that town, he says. Is in daylight. oren ajid above board.

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If you have an old automobile even though it is not in running condition I will pay you cash for it. Also I buy old tires, tubes and auto parts from any make car. Tel. Hammond 2728 and our truck will call for anything in the auto line you may have. Maurice E. Ein GENERAL AUTOMOBILE SALVAGE Office and Yards Calumet and Conkey Ave., Hammond. Tel. 2728. I sell auto parts that are as good as new, and may have what you want. See me today.

Quality Goes CtearTlirough Owners say the Dort is surprisingly inexpensive to operate and maintain. Moreover, its smooth-riding quality and trim appearance are constant sources of pleasure and satisfaction.

PRICES: Touring Car, $1035 ; Roadster, 11035; Fourseaaon Sedan, $1665; Fouracasort Coupe, $1665. F. O. B. Factory. Wire Wheels and Spare Tires Extra.

South Shore Auto Co. S. E. Cor. Russel and Hohman Tel. Hammond 80

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BATTERY solution and passage of current always succeed in wearing, out ordinary insulation long before the plates reach, the end of their usefulness, but it is different with Threaded Rubber. That's the insulation which frees the car owner from reinsulation worries during thelife of thebattery.

Electric Service Station 717 Hob-man. St., Hammond. Phone 554. INDIANA HAEBOB TI& & BATTEEY CO. 137th and Grapevine. Phone 745R. HTGrTRY WAGNER A CO. 4337 Porsythe Ave., East Chicago. Phono 906. B.TJBBEB.T BULLOCK Crown Point, Ind.

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Raylield Carburetors Improve the Performance of Any Car

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NO matter what car you drive, you will be more satisfied with its performance if you use a Rayfield Carburetor. In the Rayfield, performance and economy go hand in hand, for the desien is such that just the right mixture flows through the carburetor at all speeds. Countless tests by motor car engineers have proved beyond doubt that the Rayfield is the Detter carburetor. You, too, will be convinced after you have driven with a Rayfield. Come in and let us put one on your car.

Huff Motor Service 80 Russell Strqet, Hammond. Ind.

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