El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14

| accumulation
| lubricant on the piston head. This
not merely affects the compression
| space, but especially with weak mix
I lures, causes misfiring, and with rich,
! preignition. 1t may appear an easy
! easy thing to cure this, but when one
! sits down to deliberate how he is go
| ing to remove the carbon deposit, he
! generally comes to the conclusion that
/ as il will require to be done in a
! garage at a cost of probably SIS or
| $40, he will just worry along. For
! the only way open to him is to have
the pistons removed and scraped-a
! job not to be lightly undertaken by
any motorist who is not a skilled
/ worker, with plenty Of time and full
! facilities at his disposal, such as very
! few of them ever have
Occasionally hub caps are lost
through carelessness in replacing these
members after lubricant has been ap
piled. While they should be set up
snugly, undue force should not be
used, as the threads of the brass mem
(; Der may become stripped. An excel
lent plan is to screw the caps up
| tightly, then tap the wrench a light
blow with the hammer. Sometimes
too much lubricant is used, and when
Tightening up the cap the grease gives
one the impression that the cap is
snug.
Few, even those who drive frequent
y at night, appreciate the Importance
of keeping the lens mirrors and front
glasses Of motor lamps clean: Greasy
or dingy surface such as follows one
or two evenings driving absorbs
considerable percentage of the light
from the flame By far the best and
handiest thing to clean the lens mir
ror is a mixture of equal parts of
alcohol and water; a so percent solu-
ton evaporates more slowly than pure
alcohol, thereby giving time to wipe
the glass clean. While on the subject
Of lamps it is worth mentioning that
all tubing from an acetylene generator
should slope either downward or away
from the generator and there should
the provision for draining it at its
lowest point, since there is a gradual
which, if it collects in pockets, results
IN Objectionable Pickering.
On most cars all terminals are ex-
posed, and hence there is liability OF
leakage from them to the adjoining
metal parts. To prevent this. one way
IS to split pieces of rubber tubing over
them This applies not only to the
spark plug terminals, but to those on
the magnetic and battery as we'll
This tubing also serves to prevent the
Jarring loose of the connections.
Nothing is more annoying when on the
road than to have the motor stop for
no apparent reason at all, and after
more serious a trouble than that a
connection has Jared loose from its
terminal. If the tubing does not
readily slip over the terminals or
plugs, 1t may usually be made to go (
on easier by wetting it slightly.
Small pieces of gutta percha, which /
are sometimes discarded as useless. |
can be used to good advantage by dis :
solving them in benzole. and adding |
solution when brushed upon corks or !
other caps forms a tight fitting and ]
very efficient cement impenetrable to !
air, dampness, alcohol and acids. 4
When desirable to remove any article !
coated with this solution, a simple /
turn is all that is necessary and no /
difficulty is experienced from sticking
as is often the case with other ce- !
ments.
Wheels may be removed by the fol-
lowing procedure: The hub cap Is
first taken off and a stout rope is put
around four of the spokes as near to
the brake drum as possible. Then a
lft1ng jack is screwed down TO its
smallest length and placed with its
head against the axle, or the head is
placed a block of hard wood which /
touches the axle. The rope is then /
fastened around the base of the, jack.
and when the latter is screwed up the !
wheel should come off without any
Parts that require infrequent lubri-
>ation are the ones that are most apt
o be overlooked altogether. The tou
Of the steering column, the magnetic, {
he lever rocker shafts for the change
gear, and brake connections and sun
Try other minor articulations about
he chassis should be watched
Should persistent tire trouble de-
Telop on one wheel, as not frequently
happens, first make sure whether 1t
$ merely a coincidence or due to some
nVar1ab1e cause. In the latter case
he Immediate cause of delay will be
either punctures or blowouts-seldom
10TH rather obscure cause of blow
'uts, which it is well to recall in this
is diSalignment of the af-
ected wheel, causing the tire to slip
lnduly- A wheel that is out of true
llso may cause undue wear, while
'ent rim, by falling to grasp the bead
I the casing uniformly, may strain
he sides of the casing sufficiently to 7
ause 1t to blow out repeatedly.
The rims of the wheels, even II they
re all well coated with Japan, will.
n time, be attacked by rust. In the
.arage IT is scarcely to be expected |
hat facilities will be available for use /
n baking on enamel. Fortunately, It
5 possible to, cope with this problem, I
nasmuch as beeswax combines with !
ust and forms a new compound which
revents any further formation Of the | !
anne This beeswax serves very well | [
s a substitute for properly applied | {
apan, and it may be easily put on, |
irst heating the rim by means of a
low torch. When the rim is heated
efficiently the beeswax may be
pread over the rusted surface.
A prevalent cause of earburetor {
rouble is the weakening of the s
prtngs, that retain the extra air valve {
i its closed position. The effect is
0 cause the valve to open more readily J
han it should, producing a weak mix
ure at all engine speeds save the very
owest. The condition may be RENE
led temporarily by readjustment OF
he TENSION but its early recurrence is
pit to lend to the hasty conclusion
hat the seat of the difficulty is else
there.
After car has been driven a few {
thousand miles it has had time to lin 7
er up and whatever fits may have I
cen on the tight side will have had I
me to free themselves or seize. Brake {
in particular should be
arefully gone over and the road wheel s
earrings may need a 1-52-inch SHIN !
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