South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 207, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 25 July 1920 — Page 27

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MOTORISTS' PROBLEMS Solved for Readers of The News-Times By Willia77J H. Stewart, Jr. Motor Department: I have a 6-S j the racklr.p is all used up It muet voit 2 c p. dash ücht. which I ! be repacked. thought could be installcl on my! Ford car (lfls model), tut I have Motor Department: Would you bet-n unable m make It work when I kindly tell me what is the matter attached to lighting system. Ib with my 1917 Kord? I have Just there any way this dash light can cleaned out the engine and ground bo wird with head-lights o as to I in the valves. I have plenty or

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Series 20 Big-Six Style, comfort, high class appointments, ease of handling are some of the reasons for the popularity of the BlG-SlX and the enthusiasm of South Bend women who like to drive their own cars.

A.k ui vcha t gatol.'nn and tire mileage Studebaktr owner i are getting

60-H. P. detach&ble-head motor; 126-inch -wheelbate, iniurinj ample room for ererclult$. All Studcbaker Car ore equipped vrith Cord Tire another StudebaJter precedent.

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VERY day of contirued use adds to the Oidsmobile "6" ovners appreciation of his car. Scarcely ever does he j;ct behind the v.hcel but some admirable char-ctenstic is emphasized by an unusual bit of performance or display cf power. Every long trip incre?es his re-pect for the cir's stamina and never failing pep. The very obvious enjoyment cf his passengers confirms his own fcood opinion cf its ridir. qualities. And always he has the satisfaction of knowing that the distinguished appearance of this Oidsmobile nacre than ju:tif.es his pride.

The Pacemaker is an extremely p-i :rfi Ifiur-pasientnport: t: r. The Thsrtbred is a i'ery roemj seien-passenger tsurir. ear. Eoih are butlt en the famous OlMn:bi!e "eiht" chassis.

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operate with regular switch? Or will it be necessary to uso dry cells? How many dry cells would bo required? G. S. Pfinrpct wir frrrr pr.ra(nr DO?t

to da?h llqht and from dash light ! f,n- leay valve?, leakly Inlet ra&nto switch. Hun another wire from j ifo-d. choked gasoline line, weak

the switch to ground

power on level roads, but or. the hills it seems to die right down. H. W. Ton may have one or more of the following troublta: Poor compres-

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not serviceable for lights. They are best suited for Intermittent service. Motor Department: Can the new ignition system in a 19 IS Maxwell bo taken out and a magneto be put in instead? If so, what would be tho cost? I would like to know if this would be advisable, as I would like to have tho magneto run the lights and start the engine on instead of the new system now in the cars. HEADER. The Maxwell service station advises that a magneto can be installed very easily. A new drive coupling will be needed. The cost of installation should be small and the total cost will depend upon what make of magneto you buy. The magneto will provide ignition only. The generator will provide current for tho battery and lights in the usual manner. Motor Department: I have a new 1920 touring car with a six cylinder

magnets, wrong carburetor adjust

ment, spark too fsr retarded. Check these over one by one. Most of them you may test for yourself. Have the magneto tested at the nearest Ford repair station.

IIKIPITIi HINTS. Hold your hand over the breathing tube occasionally while engine

i is running to Bee if air is pasint:

out. On a new engine there Is no apparent escape of gas. If there is much fraa escaping, it shows that compression 13 leaking past the pistons, causing a serious loss of power.

Do not neglect to try the fan occasionally to see if the belt is coming loose, as a loose belt allows the fan to slip. It prevents the water from being properly cooled. If the fan can be moved easily the belt needs tightening.

In fitting new gaskets to an engine it ia well to renumber that water or gas will not pass through the ma-

Continental engine which has been j W . used about 3. 000 miles. When trav- Ith c,c'nU'r Fh"uIJ Te iln. nr. ; nr hour thrro 1;ive been cast s where uncut gaskets

seems to be a clatterin? noise in the

engine like a loose .bearing. This noise only develops after a speed of 25 miles is reached. Can you offer any suggestion as to the cause. I have delayed having the engine opened up believing that you may olft-r a lu-lpful solution. 12. L.. i:nd play in the cam shaft or pump shaft will cause the noise. At the front end of the cam shaft there is a tension spring which should prevent end motion of tho shaft. Increase the tension of this spring by inserting a washer. Also remove all end play from the pump drive shaft. Where helical timing gears are used, one gear tries to climb the other at certain engine speeds and a noise will result if free end play is allowed to develop. Motor Department: My car is a 1317 model and has had very good

care, but recently it seems to bo !

using a great deal of oil, and I have to remove carbon more frequently than ever before. Would lilting new piston rings help? ItKADKIt. New rings would help to some extent unless tho cylinders are badly out of round or scored. These details can only bo determined by careful Inspection after taking down

the engine. Try a heavier grade ol

lubricating oil than the one you are using. After a year or two .f wear it is always necessary to use a heavier oil.

have been lifted and a worried half hour spent in discovering the fault.

In tuning up a six cylinder engine one should be very careful to note that there is good compression in each cylinder. In a four cylinder engine the sound of the exhaust will reveal a weak cylinder. From the exhaust of a six cylinder engine, however, thr condition of a particular cylinder is hard to detect on account of the .strokes overlapping. Very ofien a weak cylinder is not detected, and the carburetor adjustlnt nt iH changed to (-liininate the supposed thump in the engine. In reality, the. cause lies in a weak cylinder.

A squeak in one of the cylinders h a serious matter, and mu.-t be attended to immediately. Lack of oil is indicated and some must be introduced rjirough the re lief v; he or the spark plug opening. Do r.ot put oil into all the cylinders.

A XXO UCE FOR I A TIOX OF HARE'S MOTOR CO.

Motor Department: Kindly advise me if damage will result from connecting an ignition coil, intended for four dry cells, to a C-volt, 0 ?tmpere battery. I 1. Your four cells, connected in

series gave you aiout six volts, that there will be no objection the char.go you mention.

Motor Department: The radiator on my car leaks in various places. 1 luvo had it repaired Foveral times. but shortly afterward new leaks appear. Some friends advise my usin;'. Ilaxseed 1p the radiator in order t close up the small hole?? what dyou think about it? Would it be apt to spoil the radiator entirely? W. The us of flaxseed or anything similar will not remedy the trouble satisfactorily. It H more liable to do harm than pood. If properly s-isnPTidi"! on the frame, or cross

Announcement has just been made of the formation of Hare Motors of Chieairo, which will take over the exclusive distribution and maintenance of Hare's Motors products the Locomobile, the Mercer, the Simplex and tho Itiker truek for Chicago and territory which includes the m ejoiity of Illinois and Wisconsin, en.-tern Iowa and northwt stern Indiana, including South Hend. It is a territory that, following the usual practice of most motor car manufaeturers, would be divided

s annum: quite a number of dealers.

to i n e Hares Motors ihujcv u men is

m.iteri illy different in this, as in other important particulars, is to divido the country annviK a very limited number of distributors, each well organized and with ample financial t'aokiii-:. whi-m in turn will have its own branches: and dealers. A preat many prominent dealers have mad their applications for territory and they will be U'iVeh eVery" Consideration as soi.n as Hare's Motors of Chicago de-ide that they belong in the Organization. Hare's Motors of Chicago is Iiuw established on Michigan av. in the

iormer Locomobile branch ;ind be

comes the heailoua i tcr.i lor iocomo-

member of the frame, the radiator biles. Mercers. Nmplo.v.s and Liiter

should not cause so much trouble. It j trucks. While tho name suggests inis customary to cushion or other- timate connection with the national

wise relieve it from unnecessary strains. Tho use of springs or a

felt pad may help. Permanent repairs to radiator aro best affected by soldering the defective sections. Motor Department: I have a) 1917 car, and would like to kr.ow what care to give the distributor and other parts with it. I me in the

part with all tne wires running from It to the spark pluys. NOVICE. Keep outside clean with a cloth dipped in gasoline, as dirt will cause short circuits. Clean inside of distributor at least once a month in the same way. See that the carbon rrush i x.ot broken, that it moves freely in its guide and that the spring is strong. Keep tho ir'errunter points clean by drawlr : a

corpora-

urbanization it is a not lit r

t i i . separate and distinct. The active head and president of the paw company is C. H. Amorous. who.-o remarkable sueceSH as manager of the Chicago Locomobile branch made him the locdcil man for the place J. M. Hutton as vice president, brings to the. new eompar.y the experier.e gained by years of service with the Ford Motor Co.. (leneril Motors Corporation and Reo Motor Car Co. E. C. VerPecfc has recently resigned as vice pr. sident of the Highland Park (Mulligan) Slate Hank to become secretary and treasurer of tho new corporation and will be active in the management of its rinan-

piece of double ought sandpape- oe- PREDICT HIGH PRICES t'.n.or th-Tti once a mentr f

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see if this distance K the same each

time you inspect lt. eep 'he fjsfpings tight and prevent short circuits. Motor Departments: My brakes are slipping, and tightening the adjustment does not seem to do any rood. Please .clvo me a list of

causes cf slipping po that 1

Tint to look for. A. L. I

Other causes are greise, from axle, worn lininc. so that rivets touch ! brake drum, weir of fastening?. brake rods too far extended, and bell cranks out of proper angle for good ' leverage. i Motor Department: What is con- ! sidered best practice in grinding valves? Should they be ground once in so often cr should they be let i alone until they leak compression?; What is meant by the stumr.g box? , OWNER. j Valves should not be overlooked j much more than 1.5C0 milts without ;

grinding. Dy that time they will , ar.alys

'"Prices, in general, have teen one of the main topics cf discussion during the past voir, not only in the public pre-. but also in the daily cor. ersati' of the people of the na-

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declares Mr. A. G. Seibcrling, re;d r.t and general manager Hayr.es Automobile Co., KoInd. 'Trices have held the f t' the stage in the homes, government otl:ces a: Wash- . and even in the convention

a:.s 01 tne great political mrties.

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more di:hcult it will b- to grind them properly. The sturtimr b -x 1 a box surrounding the shift of a water or oil pump. It is r'.lled with packir.c and the cover or eland

screwed down to prevent I'akntre

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the prices of automobiles will not come down for ? me time. In othr words, as far as it is possible for us to look into the future for the making cf price predictions. ve can see no possibility of any reduction in the price cf automobiles. 'This reply is not snap judgment nor :s it a haphazard guess. It is i y a m . . ...

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The demand for this car indicates beyond question that it is the ultimate enclosed type. Aside from proved dependability, scientific construction, complete equipment and everreadiness. The Sedan type is a perfect match for every known condition. The production conditions in the leading factories will not quickly change. The prices of good cars that have been fairly priced can not soon go dovn. An acute delivery situation in enclosed cars will develop before September 1st. Those who expect delivery should buy today.

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