El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-31
Copyright, 1918, by W. H Stewart, II.
By WILLIAM H. STEWART, j.

9 changes would be necessary in the mag
Z netO so that I could use it on the fly
: wheel by belt or friction i have seen
J maEnetos with governors to regulate
[ NE sDeed in that way. Could 1 so
I change the breaker TO apply it by
( this method2-W- F. Mayors.
/ It would not be advisable 20 change
Z the magnetO in order to drive it by
] friction or by belt The type of mag
: neto you have must be positively
: driven The type Of magnetic using
I the belt drive or friction drive is such
: that IL viii, at normal speeds, generate
] enough current to excite a coil which
Z in turn. steps up the current generated
and this is led to the plugs Most OF
[ the friction drive magnetos have a ca
pacIty at specified mum Der of reVO-
lutiOus equal to that of a fully charged
storage battery Governors are at
I tached to release the generator at ex-
cessive engine speeds so that the coil
viii not be OvertaNed-
Motoring Department. The Herald
The car Of a friend of mine was recent
" destroyed by fire which had started
IN the carDureUor- how can similar
case be prevented. and what should
be done in case Of fire2-Owner.
Back firing in carburetOr cannot very
well be prevented. Of course, the in
take valves should be properly. ground.
( but even so, back firing viii result at
times In the event of the carburetOr
taking fire, it is most advisable to
the engine running. BY doing this the
flame viii be drawn back into the car
buretOr and manifold allowing the sur
plus gasoline on the outside of the car
buretor only TO burn If this is not
done, the flame viii in q short time
melt the soldering connections and per
nit a fun flow Of the gas. in which
case IL is hardly possible to control il.
One does not always have a fire ex-
tingUisher handy. or even sand. If the
drip pan and other parts are saturated
with inflammable material and the fire
reaches these, an eEtinguisher or some
sand is best
Motoring Department The Herald
I am having trouble with the multiple
disk clutch Of my car. Tt viii run
along for about 20 or 80 feet before it
takes hold, and when it does it grabs
quickly jerking the car. Have adjusted
the clutch in every possible way. but
cannot engage II properly I have
never drawn the oil out Of IT, nor have
I used carbon oil on it. Would this
make 1t engage easier2 While chang
ing gears It is impossible to release it. /
Tor when 1t takes hold so quickly IL :
kills the power. Please advise me how
to remedy this evll--JameS Fulton. Jr. I
The clutch should be thoroughly
cleaned with kerosene. This should be
done carefully and number Of ap-
picauOns used in order to remove every
particle Of foreign matter and all Of
the old. grease. After you are sure
that all the parts are thoroughly I
cleaned then it should be given a bath Of /
light lubricating oil If this oil IS
too neaVy, and does not permit the I
clutch to engage then it should be (
thinned with kerosene. The clutch 4
should not slip too much. and on the {
other hand 1t should not be too fierce /
when the proper mixture Of kerosene Z
and oil is attained which gives the I
best results make a note Of this and (
repeat the foregoing operation about F.
clutch in good condition and give good .
results
Motoring Department. The Herald
/ am DESTROYS Of remOdeling my tour
ing car into a raceabOut The seats
are on the frame and the steering col
uuln lowered. but the car is still too
high Would IL be possible to lower
the frame a couple Of inches by taking
Two or three leaves from each spring,
or would that weaken them to such an
extent as TO cause them to break2-
D. s Turner
1t is not advisable to take leaves out ;
OF the springs. This would weaken
them too much. Would suggest that they
nave the springs reset so that they
VIII be srratghter and you can prob /
AMY gain two inches by doing this.
Motoring Department, The Herald
NY car meats up q great deal and l /
am compelled to use hard water
which are used to cut the rust and
remedy this trouble Can YOU let me
knoW?-P. Marshall Bouton
There is no reason why Won should
De Obliged TO use hard water In fact T
TINS probably is one Of the causes OF
your overheating troubles The resi-
due from boiled hard water forms a
codIlng on radiation surfaces sufficient
TO prevent proper cooling If YOU have
oeen using hard water continuously {
and you have been troubled with over
heating 1t would seem advisable TO I
use an alkaH solution in order 10 re-
move In part the deposits A strong
solution Of potash and water is often /
used but care should be taken to thor
oughly rinse the cooling system he
fore putting the car in service In
other words, il is not advisable to rer-
mt the alSaL solution to remain in the
cooling system more than 20 minutes
as II VIII deteriOrate the various con Z
necuons- You say that you are OBLIGED
70 use hard water in order to prevent
OVerheatlng- Are you sure that there {
are no othere distractions in the cool
ing area You should first determine
that the flow Of water is free. If the
water IS not free to circulate this alone Z
IS sufficient to cause your troubles
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. HELPFUL HINTS To =
= MOTOR CAR OWNERS. =
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