El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-21
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Motoring Department, The Herald
My car has a large size exhaust pipe
entering the muffler and shows no ap-
probable increase in power with the
CutOut employed A friend OF mine
declares that there should be q diff
ference in power and taking my car
as an example, I think there should
be none. The practice Is generally
prohibited in cities. knOw.-K. L. A
With a properly designed exhaust
pipe and muffler, no appreciable de-
crease in power should be noticed at
normal speeds AT very high engine
speeds, however. a muffler lessons the
power, because the exhaust gases
need a free exit, and IL there is any
resistance, more or less back pressure
is created which, in turn, is bound
TO reduce the power While this re-
duction is only slight. nevertheless, It
can be noted.
Motoring Department, The Herald
was recently hailed to stop my car
by the occupants of a machine which
had temporarily, because Of faulty
tire, been compelled to stop at the
roadside. The owner Of the machine
purchased one Of my 3l-inch tires. but
his car had 36-inch equipment Would
the differential take care Of this tire
size difference, and would passengers
notice it2 i think il would be bad 1oT
the motor and the cars general con-
structiOn. Is this sO2-k- o. Willis
The differenuai is designed for the
purpose of taking I'D the difference
in the action Of the rear wheels In
driving over rough roads, for instance
the differentiai is called upon 10 work
constantly. The difference In size
between a 36-inch tire and a 3l-inch
tire is very small. and while it would
call into action the differential no
great harm would be done however,
II would not be good policy 10 permit
this condition Indefinitely In cases
Of emergency this is often done.
Motoring Department, The Herald
In a recent trip I made among the
various salesrOOms some Of the cars
inspected had the clutch and brake
connected OF course there were pro
and con remarks made by the dealers
about this construction Is il an ad-
vantage or a disadvantage 2-R- D. r.
A great many cars have the emer-
Eency brake lever connected in such
a way that when the emergency brake
is applied the clutch is also released.
This is probably what you refer to.
Most Of the present day cars do not
have the clutch release device attached
TO the emergency brake. There is no
particular reason for this. but simply
q matter Of opinion as 10 which device
IS desired. and 1t is an easy matter &c
make the attachment or dispense win
it. The disadvantage Of having the
clutch released at the same time IndL
the brake is applied is that in descend
ing steep grades the motor cannot be
used as a brake, together with the
emergency brake On the otner hano'
and advantage is gained when the car
is standing and the motor idilng, IN
that the car is more fOOlprOOf against
being started by children. Also when
the emergency brake holds out the
clutch in such a case the clutch and
Transmission parts stand at rest
Motoring Department, The Herald
During the end Of July I am to take
my vacation and am now planning
fortnfght's tour by the aid Of road
maps and other touring Information
I have in mind an average of 20 miles
an hour throughout the trip, and viii
travel only six hours a day over roads
reported to be in fair condition. Is
this average about right2 have just
got my car and am novice as far as
touring gOes.-V- o. C.
An average OF 20 miles an hour IS
rather high In order TO maintain this