The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
Practical Farmer
I ettlls Tow to I AXE
Care of a Car

IufiDE tue @NEGfdi Nta1H %Ai-A' ~
motor car has been employed on our
place IL has been convenient to over
haul the machine during the winter.
This work has been performed entire
Is on the iarm. This is done after the
country roads become practically i'm
passable and when the car, as nee
esslty, would be laid by. with COM
mon Kit Of tools. supplemented with
a few special one s. we have no dr.
ficulty in taking down Inc car max
ing requirements, repairing parts'
cleaning and oyephaudng generally.
In the first place. We go over the
car and check up the parts that need
replacing. This is done late IN tho
fau so as 20 give ample time Tor
ordering them from the factory or
the nearest oranch. 1t Is often
cheaper and better in every way TO
replace q badly worn part than TO
attempt a repair. But this method,
we have everything on hand wnen
the time comes 10 take the car down.
and yhls Includes every Item, lalge
and smail--geays, tan belt, wiring,
Easkfts, nuts, bearings and parts for
the top. upholsteriug and seats waen-
ever needed
We clean out the garage, sweep
the foor, remove all JUNK from
benches and boxes, Jack up the car
wheels and begin WORK by taking
THIS precaution we are spared the
trouble and annoyance Always caused
by litter.
LtAlA.ng 1t Over Part by Part.
We give the wheels ana tires the
FIRST attention, removing the latter
and putting both the cases ana inner
tubes in a dry. dark place. the rims
arc ttea,ed with coat Of kerosene
r. prevent rusting. the wheel hubs
washed out with coal oil and filed
WIKI new grease. Then we overhaul
The TRANSMISSION cleaning 1t thor
oughiF and replacing such parts as
have been checked oft, ana which
have shown wear.
We have ne, or found 1t necessary
to monkey with the dinerentIal.
doing nu4ning more To this intricate
part than tn wash 1t clean ana I'll
with new, heavy oil The same is
done with the axle bearings
he steering gear knuckles are
/ taken apart and caeaned, then filed
/ with grease and the bolts replaced.
! The universal joints are taken down
and examined for wear AS yet. no
requirements have bsen needed in
I these more than that of the small
/ blocks and cross pins, both Of winch
+ taH DC ooHsht LOT comparatively
/ small sum.
! The Motor Needs the Most Attention.
! Uverhauling the motor is The task
that requires the main time ana at
/ tenuon. We drain off the water and
! remove the radiator, giving the later
81 thorough cleansing with a sotullcu ~
! I've and finishing OF with warm water
7 IN which has be en- placed q half pint
+ of glycerine TO prevent rusting.
before taking down any OF The en-
! CINE parts We arrange a number OF
/ cigar boxes on The bench in nhich
/ the nuts, bolts and other parts are
| placed BY following care AMI ortier
/ In this We are spared a lot Of annoy
( ance when we come to assem- bling.
/ We give first attention TO the valves,
grinding all Of them alike, and using
/ a manufactured preparation for this
I AT first we USED powdered emery and
/ oil of our own mixture, but find the
! ready made compound far better and
| less liable to damage the cylinders,
: although we Use due care 10 prevent
this by stufing waste in the pprtAr
] anChoring the same by a string
/ After the valves are ground we pro-
coed 10 time them Ur get them back to
i the proper adjustment. Cars may dif-
! fer In this regard, hut ours gives bet
/ ter service by having tho exhaust
, valve open on the working stroke at
| a5 degrees before the outer center
! and close 10 degrees following the IN
ner center. ON the suction stroke the
/ intake valve is made to open II degree
after inner center and close 25 de-
/ erecs after outer center. To make All
Of them alike we use and follow the
markings on the Ay wheel very close
/ ly.
Tho possibility Of broken or badly
weakened valve springs in the midst
! # the active operating season ia OBJ
! Waited by replacing those that show
| wear or weakness Among the special
labor and trouble saving tools we use
/ g one to remove and replace valve
| springs
We don't think it advisable fer a
/ farmer to remove the pistCns from
! his car II the machine has been
/ kept well fabricated, ard il the valves
I ere ground There Is no reason for re-
| moving the pistons. The replacing
/ Of rings and gudgeon pins Is a work
that ought TO be done in "A we'll
/ equipped gauge, for the reason that
/ 1t is necessary TO take down prac
/ tically all the main motor bearings in
! order TO complete the task. one
/ thing that can he done, however. is
| TO take up or adjust all the hearings,
| moth on the crank shaft and connect
| Ing rods
/ We rinse out the crank case with
| lspf osene and give the entire oil line
| the same treatment No matter how
| much care has been taken dirt is
| hound TO collect, and this ought to
! be removed.
| We do nothing more to the carbur-
eter than to clean 1t Of all scdimcn.
/ leaving the adjustments alone. i}y
| marking the time gears carefully, we
/ remove the magnetic and give ii q
thorough cleaning, taking II down as
1 far as the armature This In left in
( tact for fear az running the mag
netisrn All broken or worn wires
.anf q.sf1as are .repfaGnt3 artt BATTER
/ connections made At alt points The
/ coil is left alone, for there is moth
ing TO be done with 1t and we could
not do II even though 1t needed at
/ tpntion.
Tighten the levers.
Lost motion" In the spark and gas
feed levers Is taken up and new sec
items Of hose placed on the radiator
and motor The pump Is not dis
turhed, having been cleaned when the