South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 88, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 28 March 1920 — Page 29

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MOTORISTS' PROBLEMS Solved for Readers of The News-Times

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, f? carbon which is easily rernovel. i Vhn you havo th pit tons exposed.

K. M. i m.tf wlu-th the pistons fit properly Th A. L. A. M. forniuli is now in th cylinders. Aftvr consiiiTaM1 !;r,nwn xs the N. A. C C. fornvili; . wear a piston !ap wi'A vHop ;ml th.it Is to wy .it hn.s been otücl.illy caii.-- the knock yn j i?oribo. Our-a'Joj-.'..j hy thr National Autonio-1 warm weather it is not always iio Chamber of Commerce. This advis-iibl to u.e hot air. Su:T.ei:U "orn-ula hn W-n arreM upon hv a', hut air shouM ho rniTIoyel to m-

By William II. Stewart, Jr.

ilt vislnsr a four-jn1t coil it I" po- j np-.n it d-n!ty. A Iran mixt'ir Mblo that th i nil anl piu supply- bums more rrif.M'y th.au a ru h inar the vpark for ihr ylirwlr ls'rnivturo. If th-ro v.-a a no la to not what it shoulil t V.'ouM mi::- the roctric;d current nnl if the con-

tre?t that you ch-iii?" th' coil units Jirourul to prov th.'. If th' romprps.sion of the frward cylinder is ' h fwinie uh that of the others it h hardly possible- that thr anything wrorir with the riri. It very' tftp. happens that a porr rpatk phisr will aus the troubl-. An tislonal mi-s in that rylinder will :llow too much oil to accumulate in th cmhtivtlon rnamb'-r and rauc" oi troiihl.-. If you un prcare in th timing rf-.-4.rs thi" may work through lr.tr-, the forward mmpart-rnr-nt of the- crank c a"? and affect No. 1 cylinder. Motor popnrtmont: In a fourcylinder motor dos the- piston travel any Ji:-t;t.n"r before th -x-jdoslon o curs or flnrs th xplo.sinn take place ir:i'2lt.ir.'0U. ly when the vpark is madr K. V. Tinre is mor or h-rs las to tho park. While th lat; is InUniteHmal. jieverthC'N-sa it an he- meayurod. 3'rom your luestion wo presume you mean v.hether there is any lac: to the burning of the caeM. A . olume of pa a when rntnprr.ssefl T)iirnH vrn rapidly, but its buminer Js not instantaneous. The pas begins to burn at the point whre Ihf Fpark is U1 into th cylinder ftnd from tiiere spreads. The rapidity with which it burns depends

bunion of the p-, -f was instantaneous there would be little jl errs-- t y for n nee and r -t trl action e,f the

i spark. 1 lie spark las Is constant, I iiNo thit ef the kis, lut the piston

i : 1 1 1 r of eminent eineers a:; a 'r (on.'''i-v;:t!vn rating for a fourye 1 motor travrllr.s at 1.000 feet "T minute piston spef.1. Thre are ether formula?, but they are quite con p'icated. The fact that it brus beon adopted by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce j-hould SUthCe. Motor Department: I have a 1 C 1 4 Ford which 13 in excellent condition and a good puller, ordinarily runs

quietly excepi in advancing the

.ure pood carburetion. This can be determined t-y adjustment f r best results. Your jup-.tion rcpardirp a water drip is novel and may work to advantage. The only way you can determine any advantage is by experimentinp. Motor Department: Will you kindly advise jne in your next issue on the follov.-inp: Some time apo I installed oversize rinps in Ford enpine and since then motor does not run true, but has developed a

jtrael rhanpes As the revolutions 1 which develops a knock which is

throttle suddenly or on a hard pull, I spittinp and poprmp in the oxhauL

per minute of the mctor chanpe. so

-lujuld til" time e,f the park ciiane. In sh'rt. the spark should take I " in th eylind'-r. so that the pa-'s ?ray ber,m fully irnited and ex!t the ma!ini;m exptrsive force or tli- piston J rr i in li.it !y alter tl)e de-ad ( enter point. If the spark is introd ! 1 earlier than this a knockwill result. If later, loss of power will reult. Moto- Departtv.e ht : Tti e.rder to ve-ttb' an arpument, wil you kindly static IT the A. I... A. formula for de-terminlnp tlie liose-power f)f a car is correct? Thi-; formula. In which D is the eylimir diameter in hull's and X the nuiii :er of cylinders, is: DJ X. ir. p.

r h'Tse- power is equal f' tlw spuare ef the di.HTi ter of the cylinder, multiplied by the number of cylinders, anl this jiro.luct i liidd by Is there any other workable formula, usii'p the stroke, etc.. whereby ae--tual horse-power is dctciniin'd?

pettlnp worse. This first started like

a slipht tap with a hammer; but enp;ne runr.inp nt hich rate of Fpecd (r drifting, this sound is not heard. Si:i:e j equij)pe.(i with Kinpston e.-irburetor. wliicli pives pood results. I am thinkln .f installing a hot

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and one-hair inches in diameter, 12 inches lonp. pipe to carburetor ln sN-aq of hot air intake furnished with this carburetor which only rovers j. small pa' t of the exhaust manifold and rece;nmeneled by Ford Motor Co. te be remeved in hot weather. Is it possible to pet the air too ht for this carburetor? Anl what do you think of the idea of installinp a water r se-rvoir to drip steadily into this hot air pipe to be oonverteel into steam and be drawn int carburetor with this hot air? Water to be shut off when opine is not runninp, also back end of this hot air pipe elevate. 1 so the re will b no chance of water pettinp mtr carburetor or not converted into stea.ni which will run out at front 'ni? G. M. Vur trouble! may be caused by ex-

While runninp slow docs very well.

At high speed valvs seem to be well spaced and ther is pood compression. New spark pi ups: and timer installed with no results. At times motor will pick up and run very well, but not Ion? at a time. There are times that entire frame of car seems to be charged with electricity and I can feel it through the steering pear while driving. Timer wires are not grounded and I have installed new cable, with the sime reFults. I f'.nd that where magneto plup connects to leid it is loose, but wire in the winding is not broken, for I took f;el1 out and it is O. K., with exceptions ef above mentioned. Would this cause my trouble? Any information will be greatly appreciated. J. C If your enpine is free and ha? good compression in each cylinder you can hardly blame the rint;s. Your trouble seems tei be electrical. Infective coils will c.iusf Irregular lirinp. likewise defective wiring. There must be a short circuit somewhere, which is evidenced by your pettinp a knock at times. Itemovo and clean the. plug and collector

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Automobile paint not exclusively for appearance. The protection to wood renders It permanent in lt.s strength and usefulness for a much lonper time than could otherwise be expect 1. Its principal function is to exclude moisture, which quickly rots the wood. Automobile wheel should be kept well painted.

Mud when allowed to dry on will dim the luster of the bct varnish. Kinse th mud off with water before it drys and you will not only preserve the varnish but you will have less trouble when you final. y wash it.

A relief cock with a handle that is up when the valve is closed is liable to work open if the pluc: loosens throuch wear. The best way to remedy such a trouble is to huy a new one with a sprint? to keep the pluc tlpht as it wears. Another method is to fill the hole in the pluc with a piece of brass carefully fitted to the pluc. and drill a new hole in such a position that tbp handle will be pointing downward.

When washinc out a filter, such as an oil filter, care should be taken to pass the casoleno or other washinc fluid throuch the wiro cauzo in tho direction opposite to the normal How of oil through the device. The reason for this is that if casolino is passed throuch In the same direction as the oil It will probably leave particles of fluff or other substance that mipht have been raucht, sticking just where they w ere, while wash ink In the opposite direction would dislodce them.

brush on fly wheel houslnc. Also see that t Ii is pluc is In cood repair and properly insulated from the case. Also see that all wires are Intact and securely fastened. If the above does not remedy the trouble you had better have an experienced repair man trace the cause. Motor Department Kindly advise me about what is the proper temperature of the lubricatinc oil in the crank case of the averace automobile, when it is workinc properly? Is it not a fact that if the hearings cet heated up from any cause that it will heat up the lubricating oil? T. S. The normal temperature is about UU decrees Fahrenheit. This will vary according to season. The capacity and construction of the crank case also will determine the temperature. Where there is a small quantity of oil tisd the tendency to heat will be preater. Likewise If the oil reservoir is covered by mud pan, etc. Heated metal will heat the oil or any liquM in contact with it. However, it is the duty or a cood lubricant to reduce friction and resultant heat to a minimum. If the oil is diluted with casoline or kerosene passinc the pistons poor lubrication will follow. During the cold weather this must he cuarded acainst by more frequent chances of oil. Poor lubrication is the cause of friction .and excess heat. Motor Department: I am overhaulinc a 1914 model, four-cylinder JStudebaker and have cotten it out of time. Please (xplain how to properly retime it. Also explain the adjustments In a Schebler carburetor. Thanking you in advance. Li. F. Before timing the valves note correct valve clearance, which should be about three-thousands of an inch for the intako and about sixthousands for the exhaust. This allows valve stem to expand without causinc valve to leak compression. Your lly wheel is marked; so note the followinc: et No. 1 cylinder on dead center with lly wheel mark under pointer. Then turn fly wheel live decrees past dead center. Turn cam shaft in the direction of rotation until first exh.aust valve is Just closed and replace the pear. Since there Is only one cam shaft the timinc of the other valves will follow in sequence. The icnition is timed with No. 1 cylinder on top center of compression and spark lever retarded. Set distributor drive so that spark is obtained at No. 1 pluc. Connect the wires in proper tiring order. This can be noted by observinc the operation of either the intake or exhaust valve?. Correct instructions for carburetor adjustment cannot be advanced without knowinc the type and model. The

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