El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-19


Would like to have you explain cause
and remedy of excessive heat IN my
four cylinder so horsepower motor,
The water circulation seems to be al
right.-C- H. Regain
If the water circulates properly the
trouble undoubtedly lies in the radla-
tor. Would suggest that you use
strong solution of I've in the circulate
ing system in order to remove all Tor
eign matter and rust. If a slight coat
ing of rust forms on the walls OF the
radiator, porper radiation is prevented
and overheatinS results the water -
spread into thin sheets IN passing
through the radiator, and or course
any foreign matter would naturally
prevent proper cooling. The removal
of all foreign matter by means OI 81
alkaH will very often remedy me
trouble Such trouble as you mention
develops gradually, and is also aggra-
waited by carbOnized cylinders. II you
have net cleaned the carbon from Jhe
cylinders fer some time, would alSe
suggest that this be done
Motoring Department. The Herald
I have converted my roadster into
speedster. The exhaust pipes come
straight through four openings IN the
left side of the hood. Several ponce
men have warned me not to use the
car about town unless II be properly
equipped with a muffler- with the
present construction / do not see now
some suggestion ?-H- R. j.
If you wish to use the present e1-
haust manifolds 1t Will be necessary 20
run q main exhaust sleeve TO muIlleF
on the outside This is done IN num-
her of cases on racing and foreign cars
BY using flexible exhaust tubing you
can accomplish this more easily. On
the other hand, If you do not care
about the exhaust pipes protrudihg
from the hood, il would be an easy
to haV GT
which would permit the leading OF the
main exhaust under the car TO a muI-
Eer in the rear
Motoring Department, The Herald
Could engines employing the make and
break ignition system be started IRON
a storage battery IS volts, II cells, ~
ampere hours, without using low ten
sion coil?-James Haines.
To use q storage battery only win
make and break ignition is not prac-
teal The function of the coil Is such
that at the break Of the electrodes
heavy arc is drawn across the ore saH--
ing points With a straight battery
system this arc would not be as m
tense. Then again, without the use
Of a coil the electrodes in contact
would furnish a direct short circuit IN
the battery, thereby injuring It
Motoring Department, The Herald
When I tried to crank up my car TINS
morning I could not 1t had recently
been oTerhauled. and yesterday was the
first time since then that the car had
been used. True, the motor was SUR
to crank, but I thought nothing OF IL
as running an hour or so disclosed no
knocks. Now it is locked tight, and
do not want to take the engine down
again unless absolutely necessary.
Please advise me.-S- D. Hatz.
More than likely you have run the
motor without proper fabrication.
When motor is overhauled and All
the bearings set up tight, It IS aoFlS-
able to use plenty of oil in order 70
flood every possible bearing surface
Would suggest that you inject dlreetiy
into the cylinders a quantity OF oil, ana
then try forcing the motor over. II
you cannot turn the motor over by the
crank, would suggest that you jack up
one rear wheel and place the gear
lever in first speed. BY turning tne
rear wheel by hand you should be able
to obtain sufficient leverage to move
the pistons. II this cannot be done
then il would be advisable to let up
on the bearings slightly. In taking
up on bearings IL Is an easy matter
ings should be tight, nevertheless they
should be sufficiently free to allow a
film of oil to work in between the
bearing surfaces
Motoring Department, The Herald
I I pay a personal property tax on my
car each year and also a tax for regis
tration according to horsepower. Oh
course, I am not the only one who feels
that this "doubleheader" is OF a dis
criminatory character, especially so in
view of the fact that horse drawn We
hicles are exempt Has any state a
law by which the latter class pay the
same as auto owners 2-Unduly Taxed
There is no state to the writer's
knowledge which requires the same
sort of registration of horse drawn
vehicles as Of motor cars. The ques-
ton Of double taxation is serious
one, and there are now test cases about
to be tried in the higher courts The
fee obtained from the registration OF
an automobile generally goes toward
the upkeep and the building Of state
roads. Automobiles, because Of their
speed, do more damage to roads than
horse drawn vehicles The state is
obliged to protect property, and for
this reason has to maintain an office
for licensing automobiles for identifl-
cation. This in itself is a source OF
considerable expense to the state, and
of course each car owner must be
charged a nominal fee to defray such
expenses.
Motoring Department, The Herald
Recently I purchased a new seven pas
senger touring car. There are a num-
Der Of squeaks which I cannot locate
I have filled up all the grease cups
and used the oil can freely, but with
out results. Can you suggest what is
the cause of this?-Owner.
Sometimes such squeaks are due TO
the action of the spring leaves one
upon the other. BY jacking up the car
and inserting oil and graphite between
the leaves this can be eliminated. It
is possible that the squeak may be in
the body itself or where the body or
tenders are attached to the frame.
Usually felt Or rubber is used to pre-
vent this. By standing on the running
board and jumping up and down one
can determine quite accurately whether
this is so or not The universal joints
also are a source Of such annoyance.
AS they are located under the car they
are generally neglected. These joints
have more action and need more atten-
ton than most other parts. They
should be lacked with grease and in
spected from time to time carefully.