Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01

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Olive street, in a portion of the White
| garage, but will retain his electric ga
rage and charging station at his old
| location, 1876 West Washington street.
| Mr.. Evans made the round trip OF
/ eighty-four miles to Pomona on Friday
in a Waverley, and though much of the
road was very rough, the time con-
sumed was less than five hours, and
plenty of juice remained in the bat
teries to have propelled the machine
twenty-five miles farther.
Manager Mason of the Hupmobile
agency reports sales this week of this
popular little car to Homer Hall, Dinu-
| ba, CAL; Laughlin Bros, Santa Maria;
DR.. w. e. Kaiser, East Las Vegas; r.
c. Shand, Oxnard; DR.. w. A. Baker,
Tucson; J. A. Nicholson, Pomona, and
| A. E. Lavereau, San Bernardino. Mr..
Mason has also established agencies for
| the Hup at Tucson, Phoenix and Bis
bee.
The Michelin tire man-R. D. Hen
shaw-wants to know If the speed king
| champion Barney Oldfield turned up
1896 revolutions a minute with his Fire
stone tires; how many revolutions was
Caleb Bragg, the amateur candy KID,
| turning up on his Michelin tires when
he trimmed Barney in two straight
heats; the last heat coming from the
rear and beating him out in the stretch
by two lengths? Henshaw also wants
to know why the speed crowned king
should not turn over his crown to an
amateur who beats him fair and square
with Michelin tires with car of 12O
less horsepower? Did the car or the
tires do it?
clutch which is ''f1erce'-that is,
takes up its work too quickly-is some
times caused by the tension spring
being too strong. This state of affairs,
unless attended to, is apt to make the
clutch stick at critical periods, bring
ing about the possibilities of accident.
The tension of the spring should De
lessened, and, in many cases, the clutch
leather should be cleaned with gaso-
line. Then apply little castor Oil 10
the leather, thus keeping it in pliable
condition, which will allow it to slip
slightly when taking up its load, but
will hold firm when the load is full on.
A leather-faced clutch, on the other
hand, which slips too easily Is also
serious annoyance and menace. The
presence of oil, which has leaked from
the crank case, is generally the cause
of this condition. The leak must first
be stopped, then clean the oil from the
leather in the foregoing manner, and,
if necessary, increase the tension or the
spring.
In washing a car care should be
taken to keep water away from tne
engine and clutch. Keep the bonnet
closed during the washing process
thereby protecting the carburetter,
magnetic, contact breaker ETC., from
the water The bonnet should be taken
off and cleaned separately. Water
splashed carelessly about the carburet-
ter and magnetic will invariably cause
trouble A very small amount Of water
in the carburetter will often stop the
engine entirely, while water on the
magnetic is always certain to result IN
short circuiting, with its attendant bad
results.
In replenishing the radiator, it Is
always advisable to fill 1t slightly
above the vent or overflow, SO as to
be sure the vent pipe Is not checked.
An English writer says that IL the
vent pipe be allowed to become com
pletelv blocked the possibility of
the water boiling, through travelling
over hilly roads, will exert a harmful
pressure on the thin, and none too
strong, walls of the radiator. If there
should be any weak places leak Will
probably result. This choking of the
vent pipe caused by the worn por-
tion does not come into frictional con-
tact with any other surface. The
springs themselves should be exam
ined to see If all the leaves fit snugly
to each other and that no weakness is
evident, which will show itself by the
springs assuming nearly horizontal
position when the car is loaded.
A good driver is always known by
the care he takes in steering. lie
H.
holes and other car-raclxing, tire-de-
stroying road conditions. Needless
drivers of the "show- off, variety, just
because they have a good car under
them, dash through and over all sorts
of obstacles, when simple twist OF the
wheel would pick out a good pain.
Careless steering increases bllis TOT
fuel, repairs, oil and tires ana decreases
the enjoyment of riding and the lire
and efficiency of the car
FREQUENT cause of smoking in au-
tomobiles is the fact that the engine
is not altogether compression tight. IL
is necessary to prevent smoking to see
that the exhaust and inlet valves, IN
fact. all the mechanical parts, are IN
such shape that there is no loss OF
compression. If the oil is pumped into
the head of the cylinder in unnecessary
quantities and there burned, smoke Is
the result.
To make a piston ring larger when it
has become loose or worn, first remove
the ring from the piston and hold 1t on
some softer substance, so as not TO jar
or jam it, A sheet of copper laid on
the anvil serves this purpose very well.
Then take a light ball-pein hammer and
tap along the inside of the ring, OPP
posite the joint. On doing this 1t VIII
be found that the ring will make
closer fit.
Soapstone is often used, and is a
very good lubricant to lessen the fric-
tion caused by the rubbing OF the inner
tube against the shoe. This friction Is
considerable and causes quite degree
of heat in the whole tire. Soapstone Is
a finely powdered material which pene-
trates into every pore and interstice
of the inner tube and outer shoe. 1t is
used almost universally. Flake gra-
phite is also a favorite lubricant for
this purpose. Some users prefer 1t to
soapstone