Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 85, Hammond, Lake County, 27 September 1920 — Page 8

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Pa to Eicrht. THE TIMES' AUTOMOBILE SECTION Mmidav. September 27, 1920 (r Auto Quiz HAM and PETE HANK MISSED AM OPPOCmMlY-

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AUCTrer To TToci'3 Questions High tonsA'n current i.'.UuceJ in th secondary circuit of an ignition coil re','i!rc3 a vo'.'sje of about Si.'K'O vo'.ti !o cross an air hip of oiie-fcurth of an Inch, 2 A common cauo of leakage, in a carburetor which has hu,J considerable USo in a 1 ad.:d float. A ho!'! in a hollow float, so .small that the ey- cannot preserve U will aiir.it pasnllni1vi :tf hinj; It so It cannot rise to the I r.'i'C-r level to close ft th? a.Iuui tame f fuel through- the .inlet medio valve Another caur,'; is thi.; inlet valve,- the 'r.i of which becomes worn out of round i.ot st-Jttir.g prop.-rly and allotting A inri.l t'.ow of isoliiie iv'nca t!.i- flow rheuid t" shut off entirely. A sticking Heat or valve will also perrr.it leaking. 3 A (jooJ solution t. i rot cot b.".h Interior anil t-xtf r tor of a tiro easing

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i"ilj i.iitih c mnt a IJ a quart of gas- j dir. t-.n.l ahout five p.-urds of whitoi.- j ins m.-iterlal mtxe.1. Stir well and kce? j co', L.-e.1 when nof in use. Aprly t-J the i tire with a brush. The above w.Il r.ake ' a gaZl.-n of solution. j 4 The differentia! of full floating ax- ! s Is remove.l by withdrawir.? both ax- : le shafts, which transir.lt the nve from the main shaft to the rir wheel-., and : rcrauving in some cases the cover plate ! at the rear of the housing with the main fha.fl. The roar wheels or housing of j sxlo and clifferer.ti-l do not have to be ; diiturbed. j j 6 The unit used in measuring the cap- j icity of a storage battery is ampere hour, or current to the aramcunt of I i i;e amrere llowing for the peri.'d of an hour. Volume or flow of current from I a battery J3 measured in amperes. To ; decide the proper size of battery for the i car, decida the voltage of the lamps in I use. the amount of current the battery will have to deliver. Consider the kind i of ".amps, whether carbon or tungsten.

and how many of these will be used at

the same time. Total amperage can be

found bv add inn the total:; of the num-

i-er and kind of larr."s. their voltage and : backfire into

current required f c r each. Using six volt tungsten lamps, two lamps of twelve cai.dio rower each for headlights, two

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Miat is the difference between a

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; fire in the muffler? j 9 How does masnotn ignition timing 'differ from that of battery ign:ii.ji.?

jual to I Where is the ilifferen' ia! 1 cited in

amperes. At ! a double chain driven car?

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DePALMA L00KSx AFTER TRIFLES

thirty candle power or uv this rate of discrate, a

r.-r- for starting and lighting. 14 5-S inches, by 5 T-3 inches, and 10 3-3 in- . ii. s high deliver current continuously for hours and 4S minutes without being charged. 6 Difficult shifting ir.to a lw- speed

when the car is at the curb with on- j to stand even an army gino running- would be caused by the j Racing fans always

! Uadv the other dav almost 1 t h'.r dog ; vhAn h-3 was jarred off while the rr -'chine was doing an a 'rill f-"int an-1 the . dear little th:nir was dr.ic bb'-cks. t Hi- l -nke i like a sure ..;.!;rh r-i'Ce of

i bo'.'- cr.a and the rh;. si-;an who ! car? -d to tmd the injuries rent: j " ain't h -jppe-ti2.ng?"x Xee-dl-i-iy this phsician lost that case ' iri'X ther".

There is now talk of a link of boul"- found in the water supply The germ over night and serve wet. vari connecting Calumet avenue and! is said tr. be perfectly harmless to h'lC.i'um. t boulevard. All right, boys, trii mans, but death to automobiles. Later Subscriber -writes asking safest way t.. ', We know where the-re are ab.oit' bulletins say "Boil the water, strain to carry w-hiskey in an automobile IT a liundred thousand people who would i through sieve, add one ounce or you have as much as two gallons and

Ha'ph Pe Palma

cry plate clutch having wem fabric on the clutl brake cr v. rong adjustment of clutch or brake. To make easy shifting, renew the brake facr.b. or ad.un th brake forward so that spinning of 1 ;. released cluth member will cease when

Himmon-l rr.ir.if f or tells about Eioins: dirinp and popu-, rs,.u ,fnn ,,,,hi!, wre. ke.l

iar race driver, beiteves in startme a'

race with everv bit of equipment abla

inspeeti-- n . comment fav

orably en the fact that the ff-am-c-b ored r.allot car. owned by P. Pdlm.i, always roll to the tape shining and speckless. He and peter- I"- I'liin, his nephew and mechanic, always appear in spotless white racing suits.

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itch alongside a road near llamm.eiid.

Approachin g the unfortunate nfi Hi no in ! helpful moe-d he .-..-'.-.ed th vicims if ' they needed any help. S'meor.e r ; ponded: "Xo. ke p ye-ur rands t ;.-ourself." Th- m.nist- r then passed en and . whispered to himself: "Ou.ss that's not a wreck, after all."

was i i..adly pass the cigars to the chaps ied who will put this over. v...,, 1 P.idiatoritis is a pew- disease tint s er-ms to b prevalent among automoj biles. This new disease manifests if-

i self ab ait like astnma m trie numin I li.-irs. A clinic is being held to di ' c-.ver the cause of th malady, which cnfines itself to the radiator onlv. j Pulb tins stste that in all probability I radiat -r;tis is dtie to a spe-cic germ

Vivoudou's Lilly of the Valley, let set wish to go only a short distance, say

ten blocks, I would say try the radiator, although we knew of a man who filled his spare tire with the precious stuff, but he bad the misfortune to blow out on ail four before he got to his destination.

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transmission shaft ct-nt.inues as

the released clutch turns. T To determine the cor re f size of I gear for the front wheel drive style of ! speedometer, the number cf teeth m the j large gear should be twice the number of inches in the diameter of the tire, j If larger tires are u;-ed. change the I speedometer gear to get correct n-oleagc. j i One cause of hu.iimir.g in the transmission may be a misalignment cf , engine, clutch and transmission. A i strain, and consequtntly a hum will re- j :u'.t if transmission is not in a straight line with driving shaft or true with the J clutch and crankshaft of the engine. j ? The average valve setting of over j one hundred makes of ears is: intake J valve opening 3.5 degrees past t p cen

ter and closing ST degrees late: exhaust valve opening 0 degrees before bottom center and closing 0 degrees late, in any L-head engine with all valve came on the same shaft, it is only necessary to u;.e one of tha valve dimtn.dons, or start with the closing of the exhaust valve, and the inlet is bound to be right. If your ear is not of this ac e rage setting, change but one tooth of the cam-

haft gear cr.e way

time. "I'.i The regulation of current output! in a generator cf a car is necessary as I increased speed would burn out the ! lamps and injure the generator, and ' Charge the stonige battery to an excess, i When the engine is accelerated .the speed ; cf the generator is increased, and its j Oc'put of current is increased, until a 1 certain limit of output, is reached, when i a cutout automatic ally shuts off cur- t rent prf'.iuction to battery and lamps.

r.g e.f the ntiii i Both are clean shaven as if ah:

attend a se.cial funeti-n. In De T alma's pits every man wears immaculate suits of white, with sun hats of white duck, end each app-ars

Keep r.ff the r around the lake Jlister. you didr keep on it, did : e

ad to Mirhigm City hi aciliue reads. fav, 't imagine we. cmu'.J u? AutoinobJlists sav

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ready to officiate at a wedding- hour sooner, although it is f.ven'y ni.I-

..an to supply oil and gasoline to a speeding racer. When De Talma wins it's a "clean"' victory in every sense of the word.

EDDIE VERY INFORMAL

"Xonchalant" Eddie O'Donnell. veteran racing driver, has earned h;s UUo by making m particular preparation for races ins i'ar as clothi s are ; concerned. ( When about to ril to the starting! line of a contest, Eddie simply turn his cap around with the peaVto tni j back, ties a silk handkerchief around i his neck for use in wiping d is t from j his goggles, pulls the eye-protectors; down and is then ready to pit his wits! against the field at 1)0 miles an Hour.; No one-piece racing suits, helmets i - Heather leg-gins for O'Ponneil. Worst ; ir.g trousers and khaki shirt are goo-3 enough for Eddie, racing is all iu a j davs work, ami when it's over "X .r.-i

the ttiicr at a i chalant" Eddi" smiles riuiet'y and1

: says. Where do we go from nerer

j es longer. ( i Autoists will rejoice when the ce-n-ien'- ' ling of riummer avenue is eompbred.! ! Thanks to wh-ever is resninsibl b r! ; this n -ble a. t toward the public go . i ! v.-e assure you kind sirs that w-. are grateful f"r one more street, that 'v, caa travel without iojn acrobatic stunts. I

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SQUEAKS Auto owner writes asking for name

of best grade of cup grease. There are ; so many gooij grades we hardly know i which one to recommend. A friend of I the writer stated that he found ordinary I butter to give the best results. Good! butter only csts t!.j oer.t a pound. Of J course vou should aim to get 10 per : i cent strength butter: if stands up better as a cup grras". Mavnard Smitli ; tried a pound of the best only a rew days ago it. was so strong it almost j

If you have a Gould Starting Battery in your car, enter it now in the

TL-lz 7ozZl'z Questions 1 When .the word "degroe" is em pic

rd in connection with engine valve or : walked off the table. j matrneto tinih.g, what does the word im- j , j ply? ' The way the trains move n'.ong j Z What are the averse gear ratios through the loop district jn-i would th'nk j of four speed transmissions? j they were afflicted with loceimotor ata. j " Are double exhaust pipes and muf- , xiam. they move so fast it looks like , fi- rs necessary for eight or twelve cy- ! they are really going somewhere, then j lender V-type engines? -comes a sudden stop and a1 lunge for4 "hat is the purpose cf the' safety ; waVd just like n busy crawfish. Motor- i sp'irk gap on a high tension magneto? I 1st? nre npt to lose the.ir pntlence- and j What is the average) setting of j crowd the train on such orcismns, but j spark plug electrodes for various con- j rather than injure railroad property it eiitions of compression? j would be more expedient to take up a j 6 With what mixture should exhaust ' collection and ask the nearest brakeman

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Endurance Contest No cost to enter. Just C'l cur lree entry biank. Ask usfor ruicsandblank today. AUTO T1I.ECTIIIC sqvzt3MXNT COSIPAITY

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pipes find mufflers be painted? 7 What is a possible effect within the engine of park advanced too far when the engine is laboring uphill?

to cut the cars.

Hammond streets nr too rough for your poodle to ride on the nnriinc board.

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THE BODY OF THE National Sextet hangs low to the ground. It rides without pitch or sway. It has the solidity and comfort of a railway coach. In total and in detail, it is beautiful. LAKE CO. AUTO SUPPLY & SALES H. A. Thiol, Prop.. N. W. Cor. Douglas and Hobm&n Sts. Phone Hammond 1741

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IF you r.rc like most of us, you are apt these days to measure things bv your pocketbeok. And you have a right, therefore, "to expect more than the ordinary service from an Exide Battery. The dollar or two more that Exide quality costs in the beginning means many dolLrs saved in long life and freedom from repairs, y

No rrnrr nhat mlce of battery you have, you can count on the unprejudiced, expert attention of cur F.xirfe Sen ice Station. Exide Service is prompt, thorough, dependable.

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502-4 So. Hohnan St. Tel. Hammond 3578

TOURING CAR $2265 Delivered SEMI-SPORT CAR $2785 Delivered SPORT CAR $3025 Delivered

"What do you think of the Jackson?" Questions like this are being asked every day, which goes to show the Jackson is making a profound impression upon those who are keen to get the best value. The Jackson looks like a five thousand dollar car better than that it ACTS like one.

The Jackson price has an inflated price.

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been

Market fluctuation will not affect Jackson cars. The value was there in the first place, is there now, and will remain. The popular verdict right along has been: "More than worth the money."

AUTO 692 Hohman

SALES Tel. Hammond 146

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