Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 32, Hammond, Lake County, 26 July 1920 — Page 8
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THE TIMES'- AUTOMOBILE SECTION Monday, July 26, 1920.
Auto Quiz
ANSWERS TO LAST M'EEKS QUESTIONS '1. Th unusual cause of lost 'comTression In a motor are faulty valves .r piston rings. A number of trouble. "would cause a leakage of compression at the valves, such as sticking valve ft em s or peshroda so tightly that they do not allc-w the ?lve to close. A v1t will not fceat properly or not at b'.I If the fprlng Is broken or if carbon frets on the valve sent. Piston rings, worn, sec-red. broke nor turned ;ti that the openings are In direct line will lose compression. If leakage docs not occur through valves or rings, it must o-cur where valve caps, priminar cups or spark plugs are Inserted in the mftor. or between the cylinder block, and cylinder head. 2. The sharp noise heard when ar, engine exhausts is caused by the exhaust valve opening suddenly under pressure, and allowing expanded burned gasws after the explosion to escape through the exhaust pipe to- the outer ir. The pressure -ranges from 43 to 0 paunds per square inch, consequently the noise when the grasses are released. The explosion itself does not create the noise, as the exhaust valve Is epened after the explosion occurs. 3. Mileagre capacity of a motor truck varies according to make and purposes for which it Is used and manner in which It is handled. There are some old trucks which have more than 300.000m!s to their credit, and are still In use 4. The practical method usually used in, removing storage battery terminals is to drill a hole throusrh the terminal Into the center of the post, then pry oft the terminal with a. fat file or (crewdriver. T'se a T-S drill for one inch posts and 5-8 drill for 3-1 inch posts. 5. Th practical carbueretors in use the, average cars of today are quite similar in construction and operation. They are composed of the following parts: Oasollne inlet, controlled by a choke valve, float chamber, float connected to the choke, venturl tube or mixing: chamber, spray nozzle, auxiliary fcir inlet, controlled by a statins disc -valve, a main air Inlet, controlled foy a.-3iso opearted usually from the lah and a gas optlet. The gasoline enters the carbureter through the fuel inlet, flow to the float cha.mber. The float, rise until the proper level is reached, -when It automotlcally closes the Inlet -valve connected to it, shutting c?T th6ow. On auction stroke of each p:ston In th engine, the gasoline !s drtwnln vaporized form into the mixing chamber through the spray nozzle, which vaporizes it and mixes- with It air drawn through the ma n and auxi:iary air inlets. The charge is sucked Into the cylinder from the mixing chamber, past the throttle disc and gas
outlet. The amount of each charge is regrulated according to how far the thruttle disc is opened, the amount of air regulated by tension of the spring which hoid3 the auxiliary v.ilve rirm. and amount of suction is controlled by speed of the engine together with a space l-ft open by the throttle disc. MV-t carburetors have a drain at the bottom of the float bowl used for flushing out sed'.ment which may collect in the carburetor. Some carburetors have" warm air passages surround ing them, connected with the exhaust manifold 'or r!P- The rurpose is to pas warm air from the exhaust around the float and mixing chambers, insuring prop, r valorization of each charge of fi Icnitlon troubles which will cause
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Great railroad systerfts to operate vital sig- . Hal systems. V5 What better battery can 4 you ask for your car? Dependable action of the Dreadnaught Plates helps make these railroads Isafe V, ' . . ' And gives the kirid of starting and lighting ser-jn-ice you "want. . Good-plates are the essential tning for both uses. The Dreadnaught -Plates are rugged brutes forpunishment and power. Next time you renew your storage battery, order a Gould,
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Maybe You KnowMaybe You Don't THM the Essex made the fastest time in the Reliability Run which was run from Gary to The Shades, a distance of 148 miles, passing some o. the most costly cars on the market.
The Lssex time tor tne nine trip was 8 hours 92 minutes. The
next best time was mauc vy a.. -j. inder. which was 4 minutes more than that made by the 4-cylinder Essex.
TM AT tk F.ssex was capable of this
wonderful demonstration of power, speed and ability to climb hills on account of the Essex patented motor-
no other can use it. and tssex perf,,r, n enthusiastically admired
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exclusive invention.
THAT the Essex has also set the world's greatest official endurance record of 3037 miles in 50 hours. It has never been equalled by any other car. regardless of size or price.
THAT the Essex has made the world's 24-hour road record by traveling 1061 miles over snow covered Iowa country roads. THAT for cars of its piston displacement, it has won every official record from 1 to 50 hours. It has
proved speed, such as only the fleetest
of costly cars can rival. And in us first year it set a selling record never equalled in motor history. THAT Hudson Super-Six records are also unequalled. Who can forget the interest the coming of the SuperSix excited?
A single invention has added 72 to power and 80 to efficiency. A motor that formerly delivered 42 H. P. at maximum produced 76 H.P. through the patented Super-Six principle.
But doubt met it at the threshold. The majority verdict was "incredible." Even more positive experts said "impossible." Yet so startling were the claims made for it that attention amounting to controversy was centered on the Super-Six.
Then the Hudson submitted the proofs. It swept into the discard all existing stock records of importance. It set the world's record for 1 hour for 100 miles; its 24 hour stock chassis performance beat the best previous mark by 347 miles. No worth while record remained unbeaten. The SuperSix had verified.
a motor to knock are irregular spark from short circuterl wires, spark too late, spark advanced too far, jiluj pi-lnt not adjusted to lisht spicing r dirty, wrong t,iming, dirty timer or distributor. 7. The system of insurance for automobiles is hayed en co-operation of the Insurance companies, their total experiences, rather thr.n those of the individual, used as a working basis. The reduction ,,f coliUli.n or accident, prt mlums an he accomplished by the addition and constant carrying of approved bump-rs. as a protection aaralnst dimage, from collision, fire extinsruUhers an an ail against fire damage and locking devices, approved, as a theft preventive. S. A transmission brake Is f much
aijanta-ie in bringing a car out of a skid. "When applied gently and in a progressive manner it aids the driver to straighten th car, les:-eninr the liability of damage. A driver in any car without a transmission 'brake can produce the same results by proper manipulation of the steering wine!, turning it hard in the same dlre-tk-n the rear wheels are skiddinsr, of if the front or all wheels, skid by engaging
a lower gear and mjiks up on power of the engine . Holding the clutch disengaged will do no good, m-r will heavy application of brake. 9. Quiet operation in the rcr axle drive gearing is obtained by using angular teeth gears. This is also called tky bevel gearing, and noise is eliminated because there o very little play r-r backlash befween teeth of this design . 10. utomobile driving shafts are of two kinds usually, the enclosed shaf'3 and those not enclosed. Open shatts mostly use two universal, and enclosed Fhafts but one. If no- universal were used, strain to tlje fhafts would result, because the rear end mounting is Independent of the motor, or sou re of power. - f Tnis week's arnsTiovs 1. Hew can you locate the cause of a knock in a motor? 2. What part of the Ignition system will cause a motor to miP3 on heavy pulls or high speed, fvit will allow it to run smc-othly on low sped or light pulling? 5. Is it harmful to the electric system to run a car on a dead battery? 4. 'What is the total number of motor vehicles produced in tire. United States during 1013? B. What forms of driving chains are in general u-v on a car, and where r-n the car are they used? 6. Can a car be Insured for loss of use. resulting from collision, whether or not his car is damaged In the collision? 7. Is It possible for a motor to have too high compression, causing preign:tion or knocking? 5 Pop? t h throttle only control the t-peed of an engine? 9 .What is a cans of an engine smoking when driving a car t lw speed ? 10. Can the same electrical n-.achir..
be used for either a motor or a gi:iratoi? What ia the difference between tiiem?
SAYS DO NOT SPEED TRUCKS WHEN EMPTY Firm:! interested in cutting the tire costs will do well Itc warn their employes to drie their trucks when empty as they would if they had a load, according to K W. Cox. Firestone representative at The Champion Auto Equipment, C. ' An empHy truck when speeded up." he tviys. "proves hard on tires. It's
bouncing about on the road gives the double effect of skidding and overload. -This eauticn is particularly advisable if the truck is equipped with pneu
matlcs. Them the temptation to speed up after delivering a load Is greater, since pneumatics permit greatr speed. Kut the damage can also be greater. The. practice iu apt to destroy the tread rubber long before it has given normal lservice."
parallel Jaw clamp from a couple of pieces of 3-16x1 inch strap Iron and a long belt. The. separate Jaws are made by bending them roughly in the form e.f a written Y and then drilling a hele through the upper part.. The belt Is slipped through theiw; holes and may be tightened or loosened as desired. An Ingenious motorist has discovered a simple way of cutting out erne cylinder of lils Ford engine and thereby hampering the operations of a possible thief. lie drills a hole in one end of the coll b-x. Into thi.n he thrusts a
"e"l tempered wire with one end beveled. This wire rests against the bottom of the coil box and holds the first coil away from its connection at the base. It !s possible to modify this device somewhat so that all the cylinders will be thrown out. A cotter pin Is useful on occasion to help In deflating an Inner tube that has been punctured by a r.all or In such a way that it still holds air. The cotter Is compressed with pliers and the end Is pushed through the tube wall, after which it is slowed to spring
open. This opens up 'a large enough hole to permit the air to pass out quickly .
AUTO NOISES The noises which accompany a rattling drip pan and loss fenders are rather hard to tell apart, according Americon Motorist, which offers this suggestion: Ask some one to stand on the running-board and bear on that fender which you suspect of making the noise. If that does not stop It, look for aloose bolt in the drip pan.
THE EXPERTS SAY Often it is difficult to start a nut on a thread of the bolt. A few draws of a .small three cornered file on the first tlyeal will almost always cure the trouble . It is possible t make a convenient
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If you have an old automobile
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condition 1 will pay you cash for
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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. Bin GENERAL AUTOMOBILE SALVAGE OfEce 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.
That was five years ago. From that day to this, the Hudson Super-Six has been the largest selling fine car in the world.
THAT a Franklin owner dropped into our salesroom from a 219 mile trip and reported 29 miles per gallon of gasoline on this trip. The Franklin has proved itself the most economical car on the market on gasoline consumption and tires 50 slower depreciation.
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THAT the Dort won first and second place in the Reliability Economy run from Sacramento, Calif., to Lake Tahoe. The contest was staged over heavy mountain grades, and twentyfour different makes of cars took part. South Shore Auto Co. FRANKLIN, HUDSON, ESSEX AND DORT Cars of Quality HOHMAN AND RUSSELL ST., ' HAMMOND PHONE HAMMOND SO 222 E. FIFTH AVE., GARY PHONE GARY 2702 WHITE FRONT GARAGE, VALPARAISO
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Ruggedness MERE strength isn't enough. Rigidity of construction ample power unquestionable capacity for recuperation these are the things that make a Btorage battery rugged. The ruggedne3 of the Prest-O-Lite battery la responsible for its adoption as standard factory
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equipment by many large mannfacturer3 of motor trucks and passenger cars. Every owner of a trnck or pleasure car owes it to himself to se that his next battery is a PrestOLite. Call and talk It over with us.
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tery and explain its special features. .For battery testing, filling or expert battery advice ccme to our
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"This service is free to all battery users. Repairs, the prompt and satisfactory kind, on any make of battery at the right price. Battery Service Co. 502-4 Hohman St. Hammond
Local Service for Motorists
Tlmien Roller Bearing
Hyatt Roller Bearing
JVew Departure Ball Bearing
To provide motorists and others interested in automobile service work in this section with prompt, expert dependable service on bearings, we have established an authorized local service station for the Bearings Service Company. The Bearings Service Company is the national service representative for the Timken Roller Bearing Company, Hyatt Roller Bearing Company and New Departure Manufacturing Company. , Supplied with authentic engineer ing records by these manufacturers and having immediate access to complete stocks of new bearings not reground or second hand stock we can provide service in which you can place absolute confidence a bearing service that is exact, dependable and prompt one that will make it unnecessary for you to be without the use of your machine pending the receipt of bearings from far off factories. Auto Electric Equipment Co. 701 So. Hohman St. Tel. Hammond 2343 Authorized Distributors Bearings Service Company
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WHAT MAKES THE CADILLAC A GREAT CAR Ask those who have sat in Cadillac councils for seventeen years, what has made the Cadillac a good and a great car, and they will answer: Seventeen years of working together and never being satisfied that the point of perfection has been reached. Ask them who made and are still making the Cadillac the great and the good car it is, and they will reply: All of us, and no one of us. All of us, because we think the same thoughts, and believe in the same things but no one of us, because no man's mind can hold the complex harmonies the Cadillac comprehends. They will tell you that as nearly as a commercial enterprise can be, the Cadillac Company is a "brotherhood in which each man pools his braim with the brains -of every other. They will tell you that stubborn pride of opinion cannot survive in Cadillac atmosphere that mere egotism would automatically eliminate itself from an organization in which all things must work to the common end that the CadiTac shall steadily be made a better car. We are only repeating what the whole world concedes when we say that there is not another car in all the world like the Cadillac And the reason there is not another car in the world like the Cadillac is that in all the world there is not another organization like the Cadillac organization. Bohling Auto Sales -. N.E. Corner Dcngla and Hohman, Hammond. Phone 266 Michigan cad Grapevice,Jndiana Harbor