El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-20

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Motoring Department, The Herald
I have a 1910. five passenger car GO
horsepower that has just been over
hauled and put in good shape. 1t had
developed a knock supposedly from
end play in the main shaft, and this
knock is still there in a much less de-
gree, but is only manifest on grades.
While the car never ran better on the
level, % to 30 miles per hour, she labors
on hills and has to be put in second
and sometimes in first on the slightest
grades. Can you explain this and also
state, If you can, why a sound like
steam seems to come from the exhaust
but stops as soon as the cutOut is
opened? I would say that this latter
trouble only develops after the car has
been running for several miles and has
been standing after said ride for an
hour or more; then when starting up
again this Kissing noise commences,
making the machine sound like steam
wagon" which makes me think that
atmospheric conditions have something
to do with it Kindly advise what
can be done to stop this. Puzzled"
1t is very doubtful whether the knock
in the motor is due to end play IN
crankshaft. At the time Of overhauling
this lost motion should have been re-
duced to minimum The present
knock should not affect the power of
the motor TO the degree you state. 1t
appears that there is a combination of
carbuTetOr and ignition trouble The
loss of power on hills may be due to
the spark being too far advanced This
would AFFECT the pulling power OF the
motor more on hills than elsewhere
Would suggest also that the valve
timing be carefully checked
The noise which sounds like escap-
ing steam is caused by escaping gases
through a leak in the manifold 1t is
assumed that there is good compress
sion in each cylinder. and that the
valves seat properly very otten a leak
Of this nature will be found in the man
fold gaskets where it is connected to
the cylinders or at the break in the
manifold behind the rear cylinder. The
leak may also be traced to the cutout
itself or to the connection where the
exhaust pipe enters the muffler. There
is considerable pressure to the gases
in that portion of the exhaust pipe eX-
tending between the cylinders and the
mufflers.
If the muffler should happen to be
cIogged. and this is possible since you
have an old car. additional back pres
sure would result This in itself would
tend to reduce the power of your mo-
tor. When the cutout is open the pres
sure in this section of the exhaust
system is considerably relieved. The
various joints in the exhaust manifold
are usually fitted with gaskets or pack
ing. The annoying hiss" which you
experience when the motor is first
started up may be through a ground
joint IN the pipe Wnlcn. Wne0 neateQs
expands and is tight When cold. how
ever, there is enough contraction to
permit the exhaust gases to escape.
A careful inspection should locate the
part at fault
Motoring Department. The Herald
Recently my car went into a ditch and
bent the steering mechanism badly
II has been repaired, but does not seem
to be right yet It does not steer as
good as before. All the parts look all
right and seem to be straight but it
does not steer as it should. Do you
think the parts have been Strengthened
right? VIII thank you to give me
some gestiOns-Reader
From what you have said it appears
that the axle is bent or has shifted
from its proper position on the spring.
1t is possible that the nose of the frame
is bent downward, causing the axle to
set back on the one side. The set OF
the spring shankle will help you to de-
termine this. The main axle. from pivot
to pivot. should set at right angles to
the frame
The steering knuckle arms to which