South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 81, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 21 March 1920 — Page 28

SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 1920. THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

MOTORISTS' PROBLEMS Solved for Readers of The News-Times

vals. Would also suer-? that you us poft water In th cooling system and not hard water. Hard '.vafor will In tin? rause a pim! t form on th- inner wall. and caus-ov-rh:atinfc.

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i,T!iwl!nk r.ojyo In th differential of my 1M7 moikl four-ryllndr PkM tonrlr:;? rnr, which happens only at ppf-i of about 7j iv. II ps an hour. T r-ntly put i.n a r.'.-w lv I rim: "rr. hut it did rot h'-lp th- r;u:se ..t all. Thar.!, in:? you !n a.dv.trv I ar.i. A. K. A r'-r rlti? car rhT-r?d In n.'.'h :h .'in old pinion .K'f;ir will cauM- : i'tp or l'.-s nni.. If the dlffern..il wn!h rarrl s th rint: if-ar ; - hirnt!;. out of truo yi will find ;: difürult to obtain a Y'"od adju-t-i ,'T.t r n with now fcears. When adju:.ir.s' ho t"ir'f'.;l to obtain rlmr-.-.rv at all positions ci th- fp-rirs. Th rlnt' Krir nay b; fr" In onp on. hut on Kivir.tf it on-'iirir-: - or or;-half t':rn jou may rid tii.it it U :n-sh'-d too tightly wirh :(. pinion :.ir. Such an adjuti .T:t v. ill r.u;" a r.ohj whih f-vn heavy fr a v. ill not remedy. Al-o i: sp- t the b'arincs supporting th irr.ii.;: !iTrnl-rs. A worn pinion h'.inft toarint? v. ill in i?-elf raus; r 1 1 or more than tho trouhlo you 'Tpr Tiro. S'.mo fars when equipped v. ith chains on the driving wheels-

st un a vibration throughout th rear unit nt crtaln fcp'"-ds which i--.ftf-r misinterpreted. Tho Installation of additional cross links in the t iriir.s will rcduco th annoyance. Motor Department, the NewsTirr: s: Sometini' n when 1 s'hut down th" motor of rny car tho car-b'in-tpr Hoods. Thin happens about in,c(. out of hvo times. There does i.ot M'in to bo anything wrom; with t!i- carburotor and the car runs r.o,i. One niht I left tho car and th" r.e-xt morning all tho gasolene had leake,j nut. Do you suppose I i.ee.l a new carburetor, or will some new part in the carburetor remedy tho trouble? Any ruggestion you on f,ivo will to appreciated. K. I. In th float chamber of the rax1 .ureter thero is a valv which automatically shuts off tho flow of the pasoleno from tho Lvnk when tho floilat reaches a certain level in th? chamber. If this valve does not heat properly tho gasolene will overtlow. If there Is dirt In tho float chamber a pniall particle will unseat tho valve and cause your troublo. It la hardly possible that you need a now carburetor or any r.ew parts, Flnco it floods only occasionally. "Would puirrest that you take tho carburetor off and clean It out thoroughly. Also reseat this valve by tapping fdishtly. Care niut bo taken to center tho needle valve- In peat before tapping. Motor Department, the NewsTimes: T have a four-cylinder 35i.'.rsepowr car which, has suddenly developed a peculiar mlrslng. The a?- im equipped with a majmeto and r .:. -s en cylinders two and three at speeds and lilts 0 3 well us ever on cylinders ono and four. There is r.o spark at two and three whatever, v. hile, ono and four have a Rtrong spark. The v. Ire are in rrood shape; also tho plugs. What is th retnedy for tills?? r. S. Tho trouble. It appears, lies In the primary Interrupter In the magneto. One of the cams which operate this without doubt La worn or defective ,.id does not cause the Interrupter points to open. Thero aro two cams operating the Interrupter which work alternately. The firing order of your engine is cdther one-two-four-thre or ono-three-four-two, and it i evident that one cam operates for tho park In ono and four cylinders and tho other cam for the two and three cylinders. The trouble may be located by removing the magneto and revolving tho armature slowly by hand. Watch the interrupter points to pee if they separate properly everj half revolution of the armature fhaft. Motor Department, the .'ewsTiines: Ls there any rubf-tlti.te for leather for a cone ciutrh facing, as the ordinary facing which the manufacturers sell does not seem to All tho flywheel, but enters away in the flywheel too far to take hold properly? Thanking you for the above

information. K. M. In ;omo instances Ttaybestos has been used in place of tho u-ul clutch hather. Would suggest, how ever, that you take this up with the manufacturers of the car you have In order t-v ascertain if this ha teen used to advantage in your particular make of c;r. Th-? fact that Lh cone enters into the ;lyvheel Quito a way do en not r.eesarlly me.ua that it is defective. The ime. fractional area is undoubtedly there and the reason for the clutch not holding properly is quite ikely iue to your not keeping the clutch Vathcr In a Foft and pliable condlinn. Cltitch leathers should be treated at frequent intervals with ntfoot oil or castor oil. This w ill .-ftn the leather ami Increase Its adhesive quivlltles. If by chance 'here is too much oil cn the clutch leather, causing it to slip, a little tiller's earth applied in a uniform manner will 5op the slipping. Motrr Department, the Newsrimrs: As I am about to I ecin ;vor' e'i!r?:irut!ng the "rs.ftles" rf my ar, T would appreciate If you could :!! me whre mot of th'-m ocoujr. Thank irg y,u for ir.forruat.'on. IT. n. V.hre i:iov of th rattle occur iepor.ds to large d . trree u;m;i now ho cur is oor?trrj"ted. Or-hnarily j-jeh pr.rts as the drip pan, fenders, lust shfebl, alor.' tl;e running tcards, 1 rake rods, brake b.ir.ris. ioors of th- body. th lio-d. etc.. "recon-.e !,. ouit" easily. .nk thing .".at is lo.s--' will ratt'e when tuh-i-x'tf i to Mhrr.'if1?. It may b thr a ir.dshie'.d. the lamps, or even the op. When driving is we'd to note he different Fourcs .f the r.ol51" .id eliminate tliem fn-adua'ly. It .nere are a runner r; rattles ,trivg from rt number of different ir:'

fi'ii I have trie.j a

o; spring, thinking po.ihly

-nes 1 r.rst obtained were of an

ferior ?ra'le. I)o jou puppos this ! hold

spring trouble 1h duo to the way the rar is constructed? I would like to

Know wnezner mere is any v. ay ijit in a can avoid this constant hreaklng of 'heated

! Motor Department, the NewsTitnfs: I have been using a mall I runabout equipped with tho We.-t-inghouj-e Htarting and lighting system. This system has giver. t:;e no tremble except on one cr two occasions when I wanted to F-ort the

' " i engine in a hurrv. Then the sUirf-r

different rnakt X n.-d to vw.rk a.'.l riirht. but f.iiled '

that the iff) throw the engine over. After a ;

in- i few beennds of this it w ould take

i be in normal acain. A .

couple of weeks ago I took my ear i

ou of storage and an now keeping

barn, whi-vh, of course, is not ' I hve not had the oppor- '

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f the car, :r i a dir':.'-i:l: tnatr. -::art in and hop- to t-linainate ull

-prings. I'leaye adviso in your next :sue and oblige. . T. Th sfrini.-.s are. probably too light for the weight they have to support. Th addition of anoher leaf would

imdf.nbfedlv r.rove ailv:int:,t'.fiiH Tfftne swttcn IS

you do not (are to do this, would sut:g'St that rubber bumpers be installed to relieve the spring from unnerrs-rtry strains in going over bid roads. ''are should a J sei be taken to keep the spring clip tight a? nil times. When a spring be-

r. tries loo--. ;it th- anchorage point 1 clutch v.hieh

it v 111 break very quickly.

Motor Department. the NVv. -Times; Kindly explain the reason for the water turn'ng a rust -r,nr in our truck. We put a new oval tube radiator on the car and after run-

rdr g it two weeks about five dav, including hill climbing,

ter testeri nut at lSr degrees. A'ter

talcing the radiator r,ff the water

was a rust color. The motor was

supposed to be In Al condition. Did

th- rust color of the water have

anything to do wdth th motor heat

ing? Do you think there may be a scale formed in the cylinders?

Ii. M. The Mater in contact with the

cylinder casting causes more or less

rust to accumulate on the Jacket

walls. A slight rust is sutnVlent to discolor all the water. V.y using a

solution of senla and water this rust

to a large degree can be removed.

If the rust is only slight It will not ca.us the water to overheat. It ls

a good idea to cnange tne water in the cooling pystem at frequent inter-

tunity to make any adjustments hecause I do not know enetugh about 1?. I arn anxious to know why thi s'arter ems to work and yet does not turn the engine over as soon a-

turned on. I believe

there is a clutch in the utarter. I do not want to take it apart until 1 hear from you. K. XV. In the forward part of the electrical unit constituting the starter you will f.nd oil holes. In this com-

j partment thero is an overrunning

lreejuenuy neeus a

little kerosene or lubricating oil to keep it in proper condition. While tins clutch is made very substantially, nevertheless If the oil becomes gummed it wdll slip and a times fail to perform. In your cat; the car has been standing probably

hours a, all winter and these parts have not the w a-! boen lubricated w hen the ear w.v

placed in service. A little light oh injected into this compartment wi; help to bring the clutch back to its normal condition.

Motor Department, the XowsTimes: I have a Maxwell in good condition, been run about 10,000 miles and at times, particularly at present, in changing gears the clutch grahs and makes a grinding noise I have taken it twice to a garage and both times the mechanic put about one quart of lubricating oil. with some kerosene oil, in the clutch case, but it doesn't seem to do any good. It particularly grabs hard in going in second gear. Kindly (CONTINUED ON PAGE 13.)

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