El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-02

washers at the wheel end of the axle
grease working from the differential
into the brakes If you use very
light grease in the differentlal these
oil retainers viii not serve as we'll
After you have cleaned the brakes
thoroughly you should certainly take
the above means to prevent the grease
from again working through
Motoring Department, The Herald
I purchased a car this year and for
tunately it worked o. K. all summer
until now. The cylinders frequently
knock and a grinding noise can be
heard when clutch is released. Any
information or advice will be appreci-
ated.-Elmer A W NJ.
The knock in the cylinders is prob
ably due to excessive carbon. The
cylinders should be lifted off, carbon
removed and the valves ground. At
the same time a careful inspection
should be made Of the main bearings
and connecting rod bearings. 1t IS
possible one or more of the bearings
are loose. When there is a consider
able amount of carbon in the cylinders
prO-ignition results, causing knock
As to the grinding noise when clutch is
worn thrust bearing When the Gluten
is disengaged this thrust bearing
works under the increased compress
sion of the spring This bearing, 1t
bearings usually last a longer period
of time. except when they are not
properly fabricated. It is usually
through neglect that trouble results
Motoring Department. The Herald
I have q which knocks when
running idle or about 20 miles per
hour 7 have noticed that when it is
idle and running slowly 1t misses, but
it does not miss when on the road.
The valves have been ground and
new spark plugs put in and all con-
nectiOus on the intake pipe made air
tight The knock is regular when run
ming fast. but irregular when running
slowly. Is the trouble with the mag
netO2-R. n. Hershfield-
A motor when running idle and
throttled down viii often run irreg-
ularly; that IS miss occasionally.
This is due to the carburetOr not Civ
ing the proper mixture at very low
engine speed If you should adjust
the carburetOr TO stop this missing
you probably would not get the desired
results at higher engine speeds Since
your motor runs well when pulling,
it is best to endure the miss when
running idle. As to the knock in your
motor, il seems most likely to be that
of a WristNp pin or crank pin bearing.
1t should not be in the magnetic, judg-
ing from what you have said. How
ever, inspect the magnetic coupling and
note If same is tight A knock in a
motor is often difficult TO locate. It
may arise from a dozen causes Some
times a knock nav be easily located by
letting the motor run idle and then
sounding the various parts with a piece
of steel rod, which is held in the teeth
When doing this close both ears. If
your trouble is in the magnetic you
can readily locate it in this manner.
Motoring Department, The Herald
As 1 would like to do my own repairs,
ask little information through your
paper / have an early model touring
car four cylinders, q IL horsepower,
and I run on storage batteries. Ny car
runs good on high, but when 1 come
to the least little grade I cannot make
it When put il in first gear 1 can
make 1t, but ! have to keep II in first
all the time, and when L try to put II
IN second gear when I am about half
way up grade my motor will stop I
have a good carbUretOr. So please let
me know as to what my trouble can
be. Thanking you for same.-Frank
Hartman.
If the batteries are strong and the
coils in proper condition there is no
reason why the ignition should not be
It seems that the trouble lies in the
carburetOr. When you open the throt-
tie on approaching a hill the motor
seems to chOke-that is to say. instead
When the carburetOr is not properly
adjusted this IS usually the result
While you may have a good carbureJOr,
nevertheless if it is not properly ad-
iusted IL is of no more use than a poor
one. Most any kind of a carburetor ad-
jUsted will serve ones purpose when
there is little work for the motor to
do. 1t may be possible that you re-
tard the spark too much. Some per-
sons start to retard the spark when
ever they see a hill. The spark should
not be retarded until cessary-that
is. until the motor begins to labor.
oh. h lot
to the speed of the engine. One must
use judgment in this respect