South Bend News-Times, Volume 38, Number 93, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 3 April 1921 — Page 27

THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

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MOTORISTS' PROBLEMS Solved for Readers of The News-Times

By William H. Stewart, Jr.

f. !i. making four rings Instead

ihr as row ? It. I. There is not enough metal at that part rf the pi .-'Lor.. Cutiir.7 a groove would cut the p!jf:.: In two. New I i s 1 n iln"ä p:onr. lilted ehoyld

i i-(i.T;r.io tno trout :r; if the cy.inUrj are not cut of true. The rlngi (must fit :r:g ii.'-j the rruuvts to jpree.-rit svphoni.ig ef the oil into t ! : e to m L u s it on oh 1 m bo r.

ANTI-SPEEDING DEVICE TELLS NAME, ADDRESS OF RECKLESS DRIVER

Motor Department Phaso let mo kno through yiur query columns how to prevent tho ..til S'-aklng up the positive prt of my Kxido 2-crU h.ttiery. The po. sterns ImiKc. How ra?i It T tightened? ItllAniJIl. Jt is Let to take yeur Lattery to thfs n rarest b.t:-ry eervbo station and lt the.m make the needed repairs. You cannot prevent the arid from attacking the po.-ts where there I a. Irjik. Kvc.n the aril fumes from th vent caps will (.iu; mora or le? corrosion at th terminals. Keep the terrainih: r!n and keep thetr. covered with vae.ln, This treatment will reduce th annoyance to a minimum.

Motor nn.irtmnt r n r:

year tiro It reads something like this: jKrep Inflates to 73 lbs. or Z.2Z K"5.) I'r.i.-- explain tho Kgs. In your paper. KEADKIL Foreign r(i'inMi ueo the metric v&tem. The Kp.-. rtandn for Uiofrmms. b'eventv-ti e pounds 17. fJ. reckoning equal F,.::, Kirs, foreign reckoning.

?rotor Department Ts it injurious to us four dry cl! with an induction coll designed for four volt? If a-oll in described by the maker

m a four-wit to;I. it s-1 ; r, ill I t worked by two r f ) i of Korr :;e battery or four dry .!.-. The voltage of the latter will be somewhat higher, but .snc" tluir int'-Tal r -UtaO'e in a!?o greaT'r, the 1 :;rr r l delivered will a bout th- r-i-.f-. Most coj:.s are made to op-'-nV. e on s.x volts.

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overheating. The

Motor Department I hive a Maxwell car whleh when going down lull seems to backfire in th ;:mf:Vr. Hive had valvei ground, t:in. do'-n not eeern to b.eiji it. It ?.' t -r sklpj whf;n using pas v.h.n er lb In motion. How can this .-Topped? o:i;r, Usjua'ly fctich irouble la cau.'ed by a faulty inlxturo ur,dT conditions of eoaitlnff down hill where, car pushes the engine, r;?. This is un.ioIöah! with some typ'v, duo to the Ilmlte.d ranee r,f ,; dju.:m nt. So Ions na your motor perform well under all worMntr conditions, it would bo be."t to Ut e jt --'.Tit a!Justment. Do not cIopo tiirottlo ( n-

Le: art:v.ent My engine overheated very quickly. I -rud the rofdin? Ksteni

: i. ':, r :, wtil all the hosu eonnecti. and am turo the pump Is i-o:l..:.. ' The motor nvnis to he 'in K"'d condition, and there seems

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I ;i: :i:rei( r i..:xturc Is cut down as

low possible. Can you offer any ijS'tionä': A. C. If tho cylinders are very much !ibr;id you re bound to bo t: i.;lo'd with overheating. You can 1 .!:! drtfct the conditions of th l:n ders y remo1r.tr the valvo caps .ind mak;r;? a close inspection of the condition of t lie combustion chambi5. proper lubrication and edieck up tho valvo and ignition timing. I'oüowlng details of manufacturers Instruction?.

Motor Department How can I

make :l paint frr motor car rims whit! 1 will pre vc rit rust? OWNER. j

Iterr.ovo the rust from tho rims hy r, raping and Kind papering. Clean

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In two fenationaI da-he a Studcbaker light-six recently hp-.fce all records for Fpecd between San Francis and Lcs Ancdt?. frttir.c a. new mirk for the round trip, lowering the coast routo record ty tv. o hours 2 j minutes '0 second?. Vjo

j lnp the best time e ver before rr : i- ! fiver the valley rruto. and leaving

"Tho 1-k." most famrus cf 1.

tlrcly and noto tho ebange. j t iioroughly, and then apply a coat of ordinary hallnc, mixed with some Motor Dpmtment I luv a 1 0 1 s 1 grapbite. When this has dried car. bu! am troubled by oil petting I thoroughly apply another :o;it. Some

up beyrnd the pitonw. Would it b.- j P' ople use an aluminum paint to j anv advantage i ut another groove advantage. In pictons and add another ring on j 1

Motor Department I have a

He who hits and runs away, von't run very far if the plana of Capt. George V. Sinclair of Sacramento, Calif., aro adopted. Capt. Sinclair has invented a dc-

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No More Worry About Your Car Being Stolen On April 4tK a Parking Grounds is to be opened to the Public, located at the corner of Mill and Center Streets, better known as the Coliseum grounds. It is conveniently located, being only one block from the center of the city, and one and a half block from all leading theaters. Is it Worth a Quarter to Know Your Car is Safe?

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model 73 'norland which rides hard.

: I would like a fet of toek absorbers ; providing I could fmd one that was "O'l and did not eo5t much to put n an obi car. Could you ad via ; me? 0. I 1 There are several pood shock ah-'r-orbrrs on the market, but this deI partnient cannot recommend any S particular ono as being tho best.

i Motor Department What grade if cylinder oil is best to use in sumI mer, light, medium or heavy? i J. S. j There no fixed rulo to apply

! othej- than that advanced by the en ieino manufacturers. Usually a me

duim grade is best. However, this iwill be determined "by the type of

engino used, also condition of the ngine.

vice to make tho highways unsafe for reckless 1 rivers, and has ;uked the California legislature to adopt it. It to an automatic safety step and is j-hown In detail in tho above werks a,s follows: A crobs bar is extended in front of the automobile, similar to a. "bumper." Tho cros bar connects with another which run? hack through two boxes of mechanism. The first box fecurely locks the bar when the slightest pressure 13 exrted against tho "bumper." Tho second box contains a device for shutting off tho fuel to the ti-

" j pine. An engine without fuel can

not run. except cm Its reputation. Feneath the platform, cn which tho mechanism is- set, la a box containing cards bearing tho number of tho machine and the name, address and description of the automobile's owner. " Ah tho bar Is forced back, th i box opens and out dropa th'incrimlnating cards. At the fame time an electrical horn is started. It blows for Ave minutej, informing thoso within earshot that the car has Etrucic something. Tho automobile cannot rgaln be started until some "responsible person," authorized to carry a key to tho box on stilts (aho thrown) has opened the box and rcet the. "bumper." In caso an automobilist strikes a person or an object on the road ho Is recurdy "tied up" untK a "responsible person" can be found to unlock the starting mechanism.

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1 iv.H (.'( for th'- j urp ; 1" - ( J in tranportir-.g m..' The round tri;, : 4.- l .;: w a s ci j St uu b.tker in l h" j Thi trip ilwr, - r I a d;-t a v.v ;" I ' :. ' Jin 10 hours 1 : rr..;- ; ;:s e ' n:p r 1 . ;tb f 1 I record of 1 ' boui s, ' r '::;,!'. ,b". ..-ii- 1

; The ear and "Tiie I.ar:."' s'artc 1 ; :?;. ir da-h t 1 .' s Ar. l, s at the ! sa'rc tur.o, and it v. is on th;- orca- ' s-ien t : : 1 1 th- l.:.;h: s. b-at the

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(-'nc-half !'Ur. Alter har.ring up thrr rocrrl, fiv Stu leikr drie:a went afte? th fourth and only remaining1

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1 :r ir.ikir.j th trp !." to San IV-isdtco . a distance of 411 1 hours 1", minute 2. S-

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San I "rar.cisco. Th.s reccnl-brea.l irg tim was made ur.der dllTlcu'.t 'e.-.thcr crr.diticr.p, the pilots fcctrj? forced to drive througli a iler.w frv I2n r.is of the way. Th -" record-breaking trira a'.ij prre how an autornob;lo t.cn atar4 a kr.g continued run uiiheut rr.e rhar.ical troubi". In this cx tho car was ready to start e :t ra St-S f-ond trip im-mein r.e'. riffr f.nlshii g tho r.i-st.

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OUNDS Old Coliseum Grounds

Motor Department I have an old car, for which I have no instruction boo!;, riease tell mo how often I should change the. oil In tho crank -aso. It has a pump-over system witli nn overflow compartment below the crank cape. I. C. Kvcry tlmus-ind miles Is tho rule. After about .'.,000 mils tbe crank caso should bo removed and the

urit should bo washed out and the

ae thoroughly cleaned with kero-et',0.

HULIM UIi HINTS. To not overlook the. distributer he-id in your spring cleaning. Reniovo It carefully and cioan out the dust around the segments with gasoline and a cloth. If tho segments aro very black, use f'mo sandpaper and wipe off carefully afterward. Finish with a littte oil on finger.

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When you have tho time study our starting and lighting system carefully, us-ing your instruction book a a iruido. f Ira finally the uses of Hi'1 parts ;nd tho paths of eurWill berome clear to you. tMve i' tho rare it needs and you will gi t better nervi'-e and have leis trouble in tho end.

Tf ammeter shows nothing when car is running at 1." to 2ft miles per hour. it. shows that generator is not delivering current; automatic cutout H not working, or that ammeter defective. If ammeter nhows "disrhsrge" when lamps aro "off," a lak is indicated and should be traced Immediately. etru-rwie jour battery will soon become exhausted.

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iransporL Topics Cpnaucred by Goodrich Increase,! railroarl pas.-enger f.ires now ii effect hae caused many travelers to desert the railroads in favor f motor transportation. A Virginia railro:oi. r.o nuls ix PmKth. in asking permission to discontinue iL4 passengt r scri e states that motor travel on Improved highways paralleling Its line has so seriously affected it:i passenger tratfic that it is no longer profitable.

ing of a road as a means of reducing the surplus. The road built is w hat is now the Natoinal Pike. I?y 1812 there was spent on this road about $200.00 1n macadam construction and Btone bridges.

Tho automobile Indutry Is rapidly reaching the "full" steam ahead" stage. During February 9.400 earleads of autos left the factoru. while 6,700 machines were driven away ly dealers and purchasers. This is an Increase of T.O per cent over January. Ford announc 1 that on March 2 production reached the 2.000 mark and that 0.000 cars will be shipped during March.

Seo that the lamp reflectors are clean and polished. Dust works Into thn lamps and perhaps you wonder why they arc not so bright as heretofore.

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Every rural preacher should hae a carl This is tho subject of an editorial that appearod in a. recent issue of a prominent religious publication. Jt said: "The minister's efficiency is doubled, trebled and even quadrupled by use of tho fourwheeled chariot of the apocalyrse. Desert places are beginning to rejoice and the wilderness is becoming glad by tbe herald of the cross in his automobile. '

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THIERS V

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Spring is here! "Winter with

its handicaps to the. motorist is b-

hind and can bo forgotten. Out in

the. country Motor Nature is livinging into her spring work, making tho trees blossom, the. seeds sprout and crops grow. Hor beckoning call cannot "bo resisted by the motorist. No season of the year is more invitingly attractive than the immediate "0 days ahead. Hike to the country!

Motoiing i constantly getting safer. Thre were only half as many death per ar in 1 i' as there warn in liMt, the perc nt:ig.s bing .OOlT. in 11 14 a.n.1 .i'Ol:: in U 1 3. Figures from Detroit and New York for 1320 show that in tho former city the re was one b ss death In 1120, and in New York, the toll was 21 los.s than the 1010 mark.

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Shifting into Intermediate speed before or's--ing railioad tr.-a-ks is .1 :.-!h:y good I;abit to form. Tho ; iu. 1 speed makes a mi lei: stop

sibe. when no: -ssa ry, whi!-- ae- '.' ration is much quick r in second huiM the motorist lind himself on

o t:-icks before noticimr an ap

proaching locomotive. fcUfety first!

Our weekly DON'T Pin't neglect your steering mechardsfn. A car whose direction canfiot bo controlled

Vhile adjusting steer-

mechanisms it is best to turn

wheels to extreme right. Farts arc worn less In this position than when straight ahead. Never corn th steering wheel while tho car is standing still. This puts severe strain on all steering gear parts and is hard on tiros. Careful drivers will inspect frequently.

"Women have made good as jurors." Wilson Senseman. jury commission of Atlantic county, N. J.

When comfort is complete and cost of operation at the mininriim there is little more to bo desired in a closed car The Coupe adds to those qualities real beauty of design and excellent good tasto

Th arolirje eorsxmptirrn is cncsu&Tly n Th tire mileage is unusually high

Henry O. Grieger

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The NASH SIX the Soundest Value in Its Price Field

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F.ittered and literally cut to ribbn. Thus might bo described millions of auto tires now in service. A big majority of these will be replaced tarly this spring. Thousands of car owners have hid tires laid aside for future delivery, according ti Tporta from tire dealers. When everyone starts buying new tires a shortage of standard r.Kik s expected this spring on account of production h.ting 1-en about on-fifth

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A Purpiu in tho X'nitcd S atrg treasury was the direct uui of our flrt venture In national road construction. In 1 S 0 S the &ecrdaiy of th trFury eugyested the build-

All Hath Mtdili) btth tpen and ci$ffJt h. ctrd tires at jtandard rjuiprnfit NuhSix FiT-Pis!ecger Tourbg Cir 1169$ Two-PaisenjerRoadsterf 1655; Four-Pssecger Sport Model $1150; Seren-Pajienjer Touring Car J1175; Four-Puienjer Coupe 526S0; SevenPanecger Sedan $2895. f. $. h. Ktmsha Nash Four Fir PaJicngcr Tourisj Car 1395; Two-Pnien?r RoaHitrr $1395 iThree-Panener Coup J19I $ FiTe-Paijfr-rtr Sedan J21S5. . . h MUwaht

T)UYERS who compare the power, j comfort, beauty and economy of the Nash Six with the measure of these qualities possessed by other cars approximating it in price, are convinced that this fine automobile possesses the highest value per dollar invested. This fact becomes especially impressive when one bears in mind the record for consistent and dependable performance the Nash Six has established in the daily use of owners here as elsewhere throughout the country. South Bend Nash Motor Co.

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