El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-23


My motor has developed a slight knock
which I have located, but cannot fix
The valve Taper on No 1 seems to
make the noise. When the cam raises
the roller the roller does not seem to
come down until the cam has partially
left In other words the tappet rod
seems to stick I have changed the
valve spring and inspected carefully
all parts. but as yet have not been able
to adjust the trouble What would
you ggest2-Charles Rogers.
Probably the lower part Of the valve
stem is warped and when the valve is
lifted by the cam same sticks IN the
guide for an instant Changing the
valve springs would not necessarily
eliminate the trouble. It would be best
to ream out the valve stem guide and
install q new valve. The valve stem
must have a slight play in the guide.
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Motoring Department, The Herald
In passing over a new road some Of
the oil or tar used on the surface of the
road was thrown on the body of the
car, where it hardened In attempting
to remove it marred the varnish- I
have been advised that it can be re-
stored by rubbing the dimmed sur
face with rotten stone, using the bare
hand. moistsned with water. VIII you
kindly advise me IL this plan is practi-
cal Also, will you kindly advise me
If there is any safe method Of remov-
ing tar and similar oily and sticky
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ting on the body Of the the car-W. Z.
If the tar has not penetrated the
varnish the spots can often be re
moved by using solution of raw oil
and vinegar. For instance, a mixture
OF olive Oil and vinegar, to the pro-
portions Of three parts oil and one
part vinegar is good The parts to be
treated should first be thoroughly
the above mixture with a soft piece OF
cheese cloth and rub quickly Several
applications should remove the stain,
providing the varnish has not been
penetrated If the tar has eaten into
the Tarnish it will be necessary TO re-
varnish-
Motoring Department, The Herald
short time ago. while driving my
car through the city, one of the front
wheels was hit by a truck At the
time I made a very careful inspection
and found no apparent damage and I
noticed nothing wrong. The next day,
however, when driving / noticed that
the car has a tendency to work over to
the right side Of the road continually.
1t is necessary to hold the wheel with
a firm hand in order to prevent this /
Do you suppose something has been
bent and out Of line? The front axle
and wheels seem to be all right as far
as can see.-Maurice Turner.
The tendency Of the car to steer to /
the right indicates that one of the !
sprung and accordingly the wheels are |
slightly out of line. While rolling on |
level asphalt this would. not be notice
able to a great extent, but when riding l
on a crowned road, however, it would I
be very noticeable. When driving on /
the right side Of a crowned road the !
car, even in good condition, has a ten
dency TO pull over TO the right, and a
slight misaignment of the wheels
would exaggerate this The offset
arms of the steering knuckles should J
be exactly the same. That is to say, ,
the angle between the offset arm and I
the knuclzle point should be equal on 1
each side; the offset arms being those /
parts to which the steering cross link /
is attached.
Motoring Department, The Herald
Please advise what is the best kind Of
grease to use in the transmission on a
car I am having considerable
trouble in keeping the case full of
grease2 It leaks out through the bear
ings and most of it is lost It seems to
me there should be some good trans
mission grease which will serve better
for this purpose. Can this same kind
Of grease be used in the rear axle also?
--fWIsE
If the transmission is equipped with
plain bearings it is best to use a light
grade of grease or a heavy grade OF
oil If the transmission is equipped
with roller bearings a heavier grade Of
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Enough grease should be in the case
so that the gears dip. The case should
not be filled. Il il is filled the speed
OF the gears simply forces the grease
out through the bearings. Usually /
enough lubricant is installed to cover
the lower shaft
Motoring Department, The Herald
The clutch on my car is leather faced,
and up to a short time ago had no
trouble with its holding. For the past
two weeks, however, it seems impOs-
sible to keep It from slipping. When
the car is running on the level it seems
to hold all right but in climbing hills
have trouble. Do you suppose it needs
new facing2 The present one has been
On about three months. E P.
Either the clutch leather has been
slipping to such an extent that 1t has
become glazed or the clutch spring is
too weak Sometimes the rivets of the
clutch leather are not properly count
srsunk in the leather and prevent a
firm contact Of the leather. The clutch
Gather should be scraped in order to
-emove the glazed surface and then
soaked with neatsfoot oil to make it
soft. After treating the leather in this
manner would also suggest that the
dutch spring be taken up The olsen
yaging levers should be inspected to
make sure that the clutch pedal does
lot bottom at the floor board, thereby
ar as it should
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Motoring Department. The Herald
LAST month purchased a new car and