Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 267, 23 August 1919 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALUVDIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, AUG. 23, 1919.

The Automobile Simplified ; By FREDERICK C. GUERRLICH, M. E. Make This Your Automobile Correspondence School AN Intimate talk on the working walla of the automobile discussed in such a way that the layman oan easily understand them. If in reading these articles, as they appear in the Palladium each Saturday, there Is anything not clear to you, ask Mr. Guerlich about It. An answer win be published on the completion of the articles on the section of the automobile under discussion. Copyrighted. 181T. By Frederick C. Gu.rrlich.

There is one carburetor; namely, the one used on the Ford cars, which, because it operates on a different principle from most other carburetors, and because of the great number of these cars in UBe, demands a special explanation. The Ford carburetor is of the type known as the Puddle or Burface carburetor. At the higher speeds, however, It la really a spray carburetor. We learned that the gasoline will evaporate; that la, change from a liquid to a gas, at a temperature of about 70 degrees, when under atmospheric pressure, but at a much lower pressure when the pressure is less than atmospheric, or a vacuum. Thus, If we had a puddle of gasoline in a vessel and were to create a vacuum over the puddle, the gasoline would vaporize. If a current of air were to pass over this puddle at a fair rate of sped, the tendency to vaporize would be increased, partly because of the agitation of the liquid and partly because of the friction at the surface of the

leaner or weaker, and when screwed up, richer. As a matter of fact, the amount of gasoline which will vaporize, will be exactly the amount which will enter through the hole "J," ojr needle valve. Because of the greater vacuum at the higher speeds, more gas will enter though this opening, Just aB It does through the spray nozzle of the carburetor explained previously. The above is the action at the power speeds, but at the higher speeds all of the puddle vtfll be swept away, so that the needle valve, "J," action being much the same as that of the nozzle of the spray type of carburetor. "K" in the illustration is the butterfly or throttle valve, operated by the lever "M," which lever is In. turn operated by the lever on the steering column. Notice the screw "W called the stop screw. The purpose of this is to determine the idling speed of the engine; that is, its speed when it is running, but the car is standing still, as when at the curb or in traffic.

lYou will note that it determines the

carburetor, or the engine stops and misnr, then enrich the mixture one or two notches. Start the engine and note how it runs. If it runs smoothly, enrich one notch and pee if the engine speeds up. If not, go back to the former setting. If it speeds up, enrich another notch, until the highest speed is obtained. This will very seldom be come than two or three notches richer than the stopping, or misfiring point. 5. Make the high speed adjustment, but In doing so, do not touch the low speed screw. Make this ad

justment thus: Advance the spark;

open the throttle fairly fast and im

mediately cjose it again, and note if

there is a popping in the carburetor,

if not, turn the high speed screw one

notch weaker, and try again. Do this until the carburetor pops, and

then enrich until the popping Just

stops. The engine should now 6peed

up almost instantly, or as the saying

is, have a good getaway.

The great fault of carburetor ad

justers la that they get the mixture

too rich. Too rich a mixture will be indicated by missing; by lack of power;

by black smoke or a bad odor at the exhaust; by a red flame when the

compression cocks are opened. Too lean a mixture-will be lndl

cated hjr popping; by missing; by la cjs of power; and by a yellow flame.

SHIP BRINGS DEAD HEROES

Indiana News Brevities

ANDERSON A bulldog, belonging to Dr. W. McMullen, D. D. S.. of this

city, which was suffering from tooth

ache, is now wearing a gold tooth. ROCHESTER O. L. Binding, coun

ty agent, has asked aid of Purdue University in diagnosing a mysterious disease, which is killing all the trees

along the eastern bank of Lake,

Manitou. COLUMBIA CITY-Over 7.000 persons attended the annual meeting here Friday of the old settlers of Whitley county. WABASH The combined age of 31 of Wabash's old -residents, all of whom are over 80, is 2,587 years. "Uncle" Jack Higgins, is the oldest resident, having reached 101 last month. MARION Two resolutions, one calling on the government to oust civilian employees from national military homes for disabled soldiers, who are not service men and put soldiers in their place; the other, removal of all employees from the quartermaster department who have not been in service and give former soldiers their places, were adopted at a meeting of Byron Thornburg Post No. 10, American Legion.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23. Bearing 1,000 troops from Vladivostok, most of whom enlisted in Hartford, Conn., and the bodies of 20 of their comrades slain in the defense of the Trans-Siberian Railroad, the transport Sheridan, crippled through tbe breaking of her tail shaft three days out from Honolulu, arrived here today in tow of the United States supply ship Vestal

ROCHESTER The annual meeting of old settlers of Fulton county, which is usually held at Chili, will take place At Lukpn's Ijake. August 30.

BLOOMINQTON A local company, which has over $100,000 Invested In Kentucky oil leases, has struck oil and gaa In. Floyd county, Kentucky, according to a telegram received here Friday. BLUFFTON Mrs. Sarah Sexton, of Streator, 111., arrived Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. Benjamin Plesslnger,

of this city, who she has not seen for

51 years. INDIANAPOLIS Col. Henry J. Reilly, veteran commander of the 149th artillery (Illinois) division, was the guest of CoL Robert H. Tyndall, commander of the 150th field artillery, (Rainbow division) here Saturday.

Standard Make Tires Give Results to Users

CENTERVILLE CHURCH NOTICE

CENTER VILLE, Ind., Aug. 23. Owing to the fact that the pastor the Rev. Mr. McCormick will deliver an address at the Cambridge City Chautauqua Sunday morning there will be no Sunday morning services. Sunday school and evening services will be conducted as usual.

Garden crops worth $73,500 were raised on New York's vacant lot gardens this year.

Proof of the uniformly good service obtainable these days from standard makes of automobile tires is contain

ed in record of performance kept by the commissioners of Coweta county.

Georgia. In a car, the superintendent of county works drove over 18,000 miles before a single tire was changed on the set of Fisk tires with which the car was equipped. After that many more miles were checked off on the speedometer on three of the four. This record was made in the face

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of difficult road conditions, and often

times with a load of five to ten workmen. This performance proved so satisfactory to the commissioners that clerk of board, T. G. Farmer, has since ordered more Fisks for other cars.

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Postal Card Given Prompt Attention. Landscape Designs a Specialty. Geo. L. VonCarlezon Landscape Architect Gardener, Park and Boulevard Construction We do sodding, grading, grass sowing, rolling, spraying and fertilizing. We plant, trim, or remove any Bize tree, shrubs, roses, grapevines, etc. Orders taken for trees, shrubs, roses and all kinds of plants, flowers, bulbs, etc. We Make a Special of Taking Care of Private Residences by the Week or Month at Reasonable Prices. Hedges of all kinds Planted and Trimmed 121 North 7th St. Richmond, Ind.

liquid, the air will carry with it. some of the fine particles of the liquid, and bIbo because this friction will make the top of the liquid warm. It is on the above principle that the Ford carburetor la based. In the illustration "B" is the pipe from the supply tank, "C" the float chamber, with Its cork float and its float valve "N," and "D" is the puddle chamber. You will note that the level of liquid in the float chamber Is slightly of an inch in practice, higher than the bottom of the puddle chamber, thus there will be a thin puddle of gasoline in the chamber. Note that because of the curve in the corners of this chamber, the surface or area of the top of the puddle will be greater when the depth or thickness of the puddle in Increased or vice versa. Now, as the engine is cranked, because of a suction stroke, a vacuum will be formed in the manifold, "H," and so in the puddle chamber, with t'the result that the gasoline will vapor lze, and at the same time a current of air will enter at "F," and so carry this gas to the cylinder, mixing with it on the way thereto. How is the proportion of gasoline to Mr in the mixture controlled or regulated? As the gasoline vaporizes, the puddle will disappear or become thinner, and fresh gasoline must enter to take the place of that used. Now, if we were to control the entrance of this fresh gasoline, so as to keep the puddle at a certain thickness, we would also keep the area of the top Df the puddle, or the surface from Which the gas can vaporize, to a certain amount and we would thus control the percent of gas in the mixture. The entrance of the fresh gasoline Is controlled by the needle valve, 'Q." Obviously, as this needle is Screwed down, the mixture will be

amount the throttle valve can be closed. As it is screwed back, it allows the throttle to close more, and so the engine will go slower, while, if screwed forward the throttle can not close so much and the engine will run faster. When the engine is warm this screw should be regulated so that the engine will run as slowly as possible, without having a tendency to stall or stop. Practically every make of carburetor has such a screw, and if your engine runs too fast, or tends to stall when idling, you can correct the fault here. Carburetor Adjustment Because of the great variations in the method used to adjust the mixture in the various carburetors, most adjusting on the gas, while some, as the Stromberg, adjust on the air, it is difficult to give a method of adjustment without taking up each carburetor separately. The following, however, will be a help. The operator will first have to determine what the various adjusting screws, on his particular carburetor, are for. The steps to take when adjusting are as follows: 1. Be sure that the ignition Is O. K. 2. Be sure that no "false air" is entering either where the carburetor is joined to the' manifold, or whej-e the manifold is joined to the cylinders. 3. Be sure the gasoline is feeding properly to the carburetor. 4. Warm up the engine by running at least fifteen minutes. 5. Make the low speed adjustment thus: Retard the spark; slowly turn the low speed adjustment screw so as to make the mixture leaner. In doing this. Turn the Screw One Notch at a Time, and then Wait to See What the Result Is. Keep making the mixture leaner until these is a popping in the

INDIANA STATE FAIR Indianapolis, Sept. 1 to 6 Two Fine New Buildings Dedication Ceremonies September 1

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These imposing buildings will at once win the cordial approval of all Hooslers. They are handsome in design, immense in capacity anil mark the opening of a new era for the Indiana Fair. Special Daily Attractions

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71ST NEW YORK INPANTBT BAND The most famous of American bands In afternoon and night concerts. FOCB HARNESS RACES Best tjrotte&3 and pacers in contests at the greatest harness meeting of the year in Indiana. OPEN AIR YAUDEVELLE Extraordinary program of acrobats and comedians at grandstand during the races.

Stay for the Night Hippodrome Show Twenty brilliant and spectacular acta from the New York Hippodrome circuses and vaudeville circuits, in the richest night show ever offered In the Middle West STATE FAIR ADMISSIONS General admission, T5c; children under II years, tic; vehicles. Tic. Grandstand. 60o; box seat, including- admission, 1; reserved seat. Including- admission, 76c. Night Hlppodrom. Admission HH with reserved seat; box seat. 75c C N. ULNDLEY. President. C P. KENNEDY, Secretary. State House, Indianapolis.

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Please Notice My Dental Office will be closed from July 26th until September 1st. DR. E. J. DYKEMAN

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The McConaha's Garage 418-420 Main Street Goodyear Tires Prest-O-Lite Batteries Accessories Mobileoil and Auto Repairing

HUDSON ESSEXNASH STUDEBAKER FEDERAL and NASH Trucks If you want an Automobile See Us

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The McConaha Company

Phone 1079

PIEHL AUTO-ELECTRIC CO. Storage Batteries and Ignition Parts

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AUTOS WANTED For their parts. We tear 'em up and sell the parts. We have parts of all kinds such as Gears, Axels, Magnetos, Carburetors, Lamps, Windshields, Glass, used Tires and Tubes, Etc. RICHMOND AUTO WRECKING CO. Phone 2165 Second and Main

EXPERT MOTOR TRUCK AND TRACTOR REPAIRING When your truck needs repairing and immediate attention. Just call us as we have the facilities and are equipped to give it our immediate attention. We are the local representatives for the Clydesdale, Garford, Commerce and Master Motor Trucks the four leading motor trucks sold today.

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THE WELDEX MFG. CO.

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A DEPENDABLE REPAIR STATION Drive your car here if you want first class repair service or accessories. Fair price, prompt service. MILLER BROS. GARAGE

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35-37 South Sixth Street

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FORD DISTRIBUTORS Ford Automobiles, Ford Trucks, Accessories, Tires, Oils, Gas and Service Webb-Coleman

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Richmond Battery & Radiator Co. Distributors of U. S. L. Storage Batteries

All makes of batteries recharged, repaired and rebuilt. Service free.

12th and Main St Phone 1365

Republic INTERNAL GEAR DRIVE Trucks Will solve your haulage problems. Truck repairing a specialty. STANDARD SUPPLY AND TRANSPORTATION CO. First and Main Streets. Phone 1069-2459

BUICK AGENCY For used cars, see us. We have the best in the county and the prices are reasonable. CHENOWETH AUTO CO. 1134 Main Street Phone 1925

Harry H. Tubesing Harry E. Rhinehart GATES jufXtTlRES VULCANIZING Gates More Mileage Tires 1124 Main Street. Phone 1595 Tires called for and delivered

Vi - Maxwell,-Cole,-Aero Eight-Chalmers See us Before You buy that car STAFFORD MOTOR COMPANY 1026 Main Street Phone 1058 L . .