South Bend News-Times, Volume 39, Number 155, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 4 June 1922 — Page 30

SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1922 Motorists! You'll Find News and Ads That Will Eliminate Your Worries

THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

MOTORISTS' PROBLEMS

Solved for Readers of The News-Times By WILLIAM H. STEWART, JR.

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mwr this In th nxt Isu of your column. S. T. Opinions of mf-rhanical ni?lner differ a to which type of bearing Is r-sl for ui. in th automobil. The type bearing ui, together with its proper uiKn for th" work it has

I i ao, aeirrnm j e:ncsney. .Many

hih grade cars u. annual type harlnKs. Wtill others u both type?" in variou parts of the car where, in their opinion, the particular typ serves beat. The merit of the bearing ui is determined by its de. ;n. construction and proper installation.

nr rn'i.Mto'up and th ire v. a t e r f ' qulrf rr.or" für I hi t How can I

(rtir.ent: My I)ode i- very mu'h cloped .ri n! i!;on in bad. ram- . becurii' very hot. reuat"r than it did ben-". j i. -r oris and rintfs. iri th' infidf of th

ra i.aror wtiioi -v-rel with oil jr:l ii:i r.t '.' 'Jiv' amount of prjTt rat;"n .ird how to use thm. Thank ire you. I ;m. H. H. r:.o',ve ibout t'.vo pour.ds of Wrishirp o.h in ho: watr. Strain this and po'ir into the radiator. Run th rar - uual f-r eral hours or a dny and thn drain. He sure to flu-h th ccfillr.K ytm thoroughly

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move th" -rrater el-n deposit.

Tills should repart of the for-

Motor iN-pnrfrn-ent: Kindly lt Tne know through columns of your paper my ignition trouble with my Packard car (old model). Ifimition consists ..f .try 1. master coil box. Flamin low fnon marneto. When ranlns up on dry cell I hsve tfd ?park on all four cyl

inders. When char.Kinjf over to ma

neto it only "parks on Nos

2 and 3

cylinder.

I just had magneto over

hauled by itrnition expert and my wiring; is all pood. Hy telling m my trcub'.e you will otJig. W. W. Tour trouble indicates weak magrr.etK. Would suggest that you have thrm remapnetired. This Is not an

expenlve operation and is sure increase the efficiency of your gine.

to en-

Motor Department: With the engine not running I disengage clutch, put gear-shift lever-in any speed, and by taking hold of the clutch I can turn it about three-fourth of a turn before it picks up the load. In driving, after It ha taken up that lost motion, the engin pulls the car smoothly and steadily. Is the universal Joint ao constructed that there could be that amount of motion there? If you think the trouble is in the gear-set or differential, please tell me what parts need replacing. The gears shift easily. I have not taken it apart as yet, aa I want some advico flr.t. E. C. Undoubtedly most of your trouble li In the universal joint, although there will be some lost motion among the gears on a car that has been in use. Drive pinion and crown gear on differential should also be inspected. There should be very little lost motion between the clutch and driving wheels when all the driving, member are properly fitted.

tVF.r.KI.T MOTOR NOTE.

Traffic Deaths Drop in 28 Cities

HKLI'I-TL HINTS. Now is the time when the country Invites you to us- your car to advantage. The problem of where to go and how to get there may be solved by use of the numerous route maps and guides issued by the tire manufacturers. The guide book is a great help, but the direction Issued by the tire manufacturers are very good.

Motor Dept. Please answer followWi'.l you ple.iv. answer the following fpettl'ms in your valuable column: What ifl the bore, stroke, actual hoisejuiwer, revolutions per minute (under load) and speed of the Hutlyon Super Six? Thanking you in advance for the above Information. A CONSTANT HEAD EH. Technical questions involving any n.akf of car cannot be discussed In t'tiy column. Write the engineering department of the manufacturer an I request any confidential information. v sure to state the engine number and full particulars.

Motor Department: My six cylinder Oldsmobile smokes excessively At th exhaust with a clear white smoks. I hae put in new leakproof ring, trif l changing the oil by us!ng different grades, running v ith half praugo f til and different adjustments of the carburetor, all n;:h.'it favorable results. The car has hern run about S.OoO miles and the compression seems to be good in .ill cylinders. Can you advise a remedy? KEADEU. .Ww rings will not prevent the oil pa-ing the pistons if the cylinders ire .sightly out of true. This seems to J our trouble ;j;ce nil have app;:M the u-iial remedies to overcome exce.-s smoking. Hegrinding of the cylinders and fitting of new pi-to!;s and r'.r.its will surely eliminate the trouble.

Motor Department: How should one head in to re f.-ice clutch discs on Dods to do the lea-t amount of taking d.wn? J. H. The manufacturer does not recommend refar.ng the plates. Any metal removed will weaken the plates and otherwise effect the clutch operation. It is best to replace the worn part with new ones.

The traffic rule requiring cars to turn corners at slow speed is not merely to protect pedestrians, but Is for your benefit as well. Turning corners at high speed strains the tires, spokes and axles, and may result in skidding, followed by an overturned car.

NEW YORK. June 2. Twentyeight cities of the United States report an actual decrease in deaths from automobile accidents in 1521. For the nation as a whole there

wa an increa-e in fatal accidents. Hut the total was le.ss than preced-'

Ing jears in proportion to the number of vehicles on the roads. These points are brought out In the 1 922 edition of "Pacts and Figures. " Just published by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. According to this authority, there were 10. H. 622 automobiles and trucks in the United States at the end of 1921. These represented a gain of 13 percent over the 1920 number. Yet the rAtio of fatal accidents to this increased number has declined. Since 1917, the figures show, this proportion has been brought down

from 19 deaths to less than 12 for evory 10.000 automobiles in use. j While automobiles in use Increased '

In the last five years by over 100 percent in proportion to population, deaths from motor accidents increased only about 20 percent, showing a marked improvement In efforts to make motoring safer. Of the 28 cities reporting reductions In fatalities from automobile accidents. Detroit showed a drop of 10 deaths In 1321 from the 1920 figure of 24. St. Louis showed a drop from 192 to 97. For the first 10 months of 192 and 1921 other cities reporting a decline in fatalities were: Akron. Ohio 26 to 13 Atlanta. Ga 21 to 11 Hayonne. N. J 12 to 7 lierkeley. Calif. 14 to 4 Bridgeport, Conn 33 to 21 Buffalo. X. Y 77 to 27 Cincinnati. Ohio n. . . . 67 to 64 Cleveland. Ohio 120 to 95

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jack uraiovKs II m CAP. An eay way to unscrew .ihe mot stubborn hub cap is by ue of a

Jack.

I.A.M AIIJ.T Automobile Y.udj similar to the- brougham. with i smaller seating capacity n the ton-, neau and a collapsible roof. 0'.a.s ! windows are in the doors of the en-: closed part only. Back of that is! the hinged frame with collapsible j leather or fabric top.

COVKH IX)H HATTimv. A sheet steel cover i being marketed for use on storage batteries. It is said to keep the battery acid-

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proof and Insulated against short circuits. The cover fits over the sides, where ventilation is afforded. Automobiles owned in the United States are estimated to have a power eual to that of ao-o. 0-00. 000 horses.

cap at an angle a little below horizontal and set the jack under the far end. When the Jack -is pumped up the cap will yield.

HANDY NIGHT LIGHT. Attach a flashlight by a cord the too: with which yo.i happen

be working when the emergency

to to

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arises at ni?i. The lamp e.in.tm n be handled easily and will throw

light on the exact spot that needs it.

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Dayton. Ohio Grand Rapid?. Mich., Indianapolis, Ind., . Irnsing. Mich Milwaukee. W!s Minneapolis. Minn., .

Newark. X. J 70 New Hochelle, N. T 6 Norfolk, Va 12 Ogden. Utah 1 Paterson. N. J 10

Peoria. Ill Plttsfield. Mass . .. Providence. H. I., .

Richmond. Calif 2

Trenton. N. J Youngstown. Ohio

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10 to 11 to 23 to

8 to 19 to

12 n 56 33 39 44 3 9 0

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Pittsburg. Pa., also reported a de.

cllne ?n motor deaths, but

i figures could not be giveo.

definite

"iini iidiieu oy a irHIIK' po.ice

man or other obstruction, put ge;

in low speed and hold clutch out

soon as you are signalled, to go ahead you let in clutch and are off

with a touch on accelerator pedal, j The man who goes to neutral has tr.. shift gears anil so gets his start Lv

tno time the other man is half a block ahead.

S START NEW SAFETY

CAMPAIGN TO STOP GROSSING AGGIDENTS

It Ls not good manners to come honking up behind a brother motorist, who happens to be Jogging along at the respectable rate of 20 miles an hour. Then, when the 20-mile man draws politelj- aside and lets you pass to pull over in front of him and drop into a 20-mile jog yourself and give him the benefit of the dust for a mile or two as a reward for his politeness.

Make a list r.f all small tool, accessories and other things needed on the car and carry it in a convenient place. (In over the list once a month

Cross Crossings Carefully is Slogan in Campaign to Protect Auto Drivers. NEW YORK. June 3. Cross crossings cautiously! That is the slosran adopted for the Careful Crossing Campaign which began June 1 and ends Sept.

out, the population of the country has increased 68 percent. while crü5sing accidents have increased 345 percent In fatalities and 652 per. cent in injuries! The United State? Bureau of Standards has not yet announced the figuresjor 1921. But in 1920 automobiles were Involved in 76 percent of all crossing accidents. Persons killed (death resulting in 24 hours) totaled 1791, while 5077 were Injured. 116 o fthe latter dying subsequently. Here are the figures for automobile accidents at crossings: Accidents Klllctl Injured 1918 270 1131 3109 191 271 1232 3S&8 1920 SOI 2- 1273 3977 Railroads are concentrating on public education because they declare total elimination of crossings is impossible. Preventive Work Costly. There are 251. 939 highway crossings In the country. Of this number only 399 were eliminated in one. year. Each elimination cost $50.0ft0, making the cost of eliminating all crossings $12.500.000.000. The association pledges co-operation by the railroads in keeping crossings in good condition ror travel, giving reasonable notice of the existence of crossings, and seeing to it that flagmen do their full duty in warning of the approach of trains. The value of safety first campaigns ls shown, railroad officials say. by the reduction in deaths from accident among employes from 4384 in 1907 to 2578 in 1920. Safety engineers urge automobile drivers to form the habit of shifting gears into low speed at all crossings.

Tbis nractice causes drivers in

During that period the

Railway Association wants to educate the public to think and act S.M'irrV FIRST. Backing the campaign are the United States Autqmo-

and see what articles arc missing or bile Chamber of Commte. the Naneed replacing. Monkey w renches j tional Highway T rattle Association, and screw drivers are carried into! the National Safety Council, and the house and left there: other art!- numerous other organizations, cles are misplaced. Make sure you j Tremendous increases in the num. have everything ready for a trip and I her of fatal accidents at railroad then you are safe. ' croInns. In .most of which automo- ! biles were involved, brought about .New world's record for motor- the campaign of education.

cycles over dirt track for nn since 1R9.V statisticians of thed

is 4 4.05 seconds. nicrican Railwav Association point

American I stinctively to paue at crossings, and

minimum the risk

also reduces to a

of stalling on the tracks.

Armored Rco's to Serve Against Daring Bandits The use of high powered automobiles by bandits. dail thefts of payrolls, the apparent daring us of firearms by hold-up men. and the inability of the police to prevent crime committed by highwaymen, has fore-

corporation executives to seek a

solution to a very menacing problem.

Murphy Won The Big League Race on Oldfields

Motor Department: Will you kindly expres an opinion as to whether sh af r-dri en self-starter for low-powered a!i: wcu'd require more power from the motor than a chain driven one? Also, if a lo-w-pnwerrd cir e':ld cl.mb the same

grade on hieb s--ped after an electric! starter has been irtald. as before?, READER. j A (11 s f -d rtven f -f a rter driv-l

ing through c-mi?. has approximately the same friction l"s that a chaindriven starter hi'. therefore the power con- itne would be nearly the sme. If th tarier were drien through -worm coar the friction los would be greater; hence a greater consumption of power. The power required t- drive the starting d name and the weight of the starting apparatus wn:M detract only slightly from the cl::v.b;ng en high Spee-l.

Here

Joime Is

the month that ushers in June bugs and speed bugs. Be prepared for long automobile rides into the country and shorter spins over hot city pavements. Equip your car with a set of dependable

Victor Department: ?-Iv Ford has

bem;:i to tr.i cp!".ors recently. I j have cleaned park plugs and ad - i

justed the u to l-ttth inch. C-m-lTes:---ti .a" ! lubrication seem to be

good. Th. current gi-es to the pin-;, but d soem very strong.!

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or,.--f. u:th inch from cyl-

ad - f so that spark I l'pt switch on batten"! r-.r.e until timer makes co;'. ou sre adjusting, i :.r:g 5:nuv down until aj pirk is produced. Con-'

remaining vibrators. If

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Motor Department: In looking ever everal makes of cars with a view plh!y of purchasing, a certain Filesman la! I emphasis on the fact that hl car was equipped with ro'.!r bearirgs He laid particular emphasis on this point and elnce a r.urr.ber of other cars eelllr.f at higher pr:ces are r.ot equip-?! with rthe roller bearings I am curious to know whei- the advantage lies. Would Ui vr; much to hxr you

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Murphy Won The Big League Race on Oldfields

and an answer has been found in a special type of armored car. While the master-minds of the underworld were scheming new robberies, with ensuing loss of life, the

heads of big corporations in the East i

were facing a critical situation, aug-j mented by the impending raising of' rates of protective Insurance. But Insurance only covers the act-! ual cash loss, lives being unprotected I and no return of the vast amount of I energy needed in restoring lost rec- ! ords. ' , A logical solution of the problem ' has been found in the armored "tleo i Speed Wagon, engineers turning their j attention to' this war-time device as . the only hope to cope with present day conditions. Speed is essential, stability of construction without rx- t

cess weight, and yet the car must offer the maximum efficiency. , The result of these conferences is, a practical type of armored ' body

mounted cn a chassis of dependable :

construction and proven merit. One! of these armored cash carriers is i seen daily in the service of the-Dela-j ware. Iackawanna and Western 1

Railroad and the body was built In accordance with the Ideas of Major Francis H. fichoeffel, head of their Secret Service and Police Department."

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Soft, deep tiphclt'try art4 uMifoptntng dti odd tt driving

comfort

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Precision plays an important part in th e manufacture of the SpecialSix. It is largely responsible for the dependable service that has singled out the Special-Six as an incomparable value. Six hundred and eighty inspectors safeguard precision in the Stüde-' baker factories. They literally inspect every part that goes into every car and every operation on every part. Before cars are passed for delivery 9,500 inspections are made. In the Special-Six there arc 1.120 mechanical operations to the accuracy of one-thousandth of an inch, 360 to one-half -thousandth.

As to the car's performance, a brief experience will reveal its superiority far more convincingly thanwecould tell it. Studebaker cars make friends quickly, because they give most for the money. And they invariably keep these friends, because of the universal satisfaction they give in fine performance, economy and service.

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