El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-16


harm and would it keep the carbon
out as well as alcohol does? When
going UP a Hill where I have to use
second speed on my '.3S'' the gear
WI quite often slip out of mesh, go
ina, into neutral Is there any way TO
remedy this Frank Thomson
The use Of a teaspoonful OF ether
in each cylinder should do no harm
Alcohol is said to be good also. Meth
er, however, viii prevent carbOnIZa-
ton in the cylinders. The installation
OF new gear shifting forks should
hold the gears in proper position
When the forks and connecting links
become worn the vibration has a ten
Cency to unmesh the gears
Motoring department, The Herald
I have a - car 1911 model and L ex-
perience considerable trouble with my
clutch. It seems to slip, no matter
what I do to prevent same. The Gluten
is one OF those with metal band and
a present I have the nut on IL as
tight as I can get it, but still it slips
Kindly advise me through your col
umn if there is any way of preventing
ii from slipping.-W. G. Cunningham
On metal to metal clutches flake
graphite is used to prevent slipping.
1t is often advisable to mix this flake
graphite with a little oil to form
thick paste. This type clutch should
be treated frequently in order to pre-
vent the metal surfaces from wearing
the drum and band wear to such an
extent that adjustment becomes i'm
nOssible. From what you state II APP
pears that a new clutch drum should
be installed However, if you file
away some of the metal at the point
where the adjusting nut bottoms you
VIII be able to obtain some further
adjustment which may serve your
purposes for a while It is quite prob
able that You have neglected this part
of the car and that the parts are worn
to the extent of needing replacement
If you have new drum lnStaled,
would suggest that this part be given
frequent attention and treatment, as
that il part Of the Car which is
very much abused by the average
driver.
Motoring department The Herald
7 should be glad if you would en-
tighten me IN regard 10 the following
symptom that have noted once or
twice in my motor. have been driv-
ing at ordinary speed Of ten or IS
miles per hour on good level road,
smoothly. suddenly there viii be a
mOmeutary slackening of speed, the
effect being as though the brake had
been applied. 1t may occur once in
the course of days driving The
time occurrence is soon after start
ing-G. k n
a few drops of water in the car
buretor would cause this trouble. In
most cases the opening of the spray
nozzle Of the carburetOr Is not large
enough to permit the passage OF
drop Of water. This would temper
arily shut off the supply of gasoline
and cause the motor to baIk tenn
pOrarily- Eventually the water would
break UP and be sucked through and
the trouble disappear Any other
piece of foreign matter in the gasoline
would likewise cause the trouble
From the nature in which the slack
ening Of speed occurs you should be
~ n inc -Hrafn np
is in the motor itself or IN some other
part of the car. Sometimes after a
car has been standing the emergency
brakes will set. Especially is this
true with the internal emergency
brakes on certain types Of cars when
closely adjusted If it were the brakes /
YOU should be able to determine same
from the manner IN which the car
stops Judging from what you have
said, however, it appears that the
cause is due to a temporary stOppage
Of the fuel supply at the carburetor.
Motoring department. The Herald
Kindly tell what might have caused /
my car to eaten fire It had not been
was in my garage. I was told il was
2 leak IN my carburetor.-James COT /
fey. Jr-
The gasoline must have been ignited
by some spark. If the gasoline was /
leaking from the carburetor this ]
could easily become ignited by a back /
Ilre through the CaFDureLOr. Many /
motors when cold backflre IN starting
If there was sufficient yapOr arising
from the gasoline II may have been l
ignited by the spark from the coil 1
when the switch was turned on It is /
also possible that there may have been /
short circuit somewhere about the /
motor which caused a spark It GER !
tainly would not take fire except ig-
nited. A small carburetOr leak is dan /
gerOus- 1t is more than likely that the 4
motor backfired in starting. This is /
not an unusual occurrence
In such cases the gasoline supply /
should be shut off at the tank i'm /
mediately and the motor allowed to I
run in order 10 draw the flame at the
carburetor into the manifold pipe.
This cuts off the fuel supply and the /
fire Is then easy to eXtingiush- IT,
however. the whole motor is saturated
with oil and grease, the fire may have
obtained too great Roadway to be
controlled
Motoring department The Herald
I have a 1910 -- car which has mag
neto only for the ignition system.
find it difficult to start the motor.
Last year I had no trouble. VIII
YOU please explain this?-Miss Evelyn
Schultz.
When starting on magnetic the
spark lever should be advanced. II
this is done and the engine does not |
start easily then clean and readjust
the platinum points of the circuit
breaker Also clean and adjust
spark plugs. Since you have a 1910
car, would suggest having the mag
nets remagnetized.
Motoring department The Herald-
VIII you tell me the difference be-
tween a reversible and an irreversible
steering gear2 Which type is used on
trucks -Reader.
With the reversible type steering
gear IL is possible to move front
wheels by applying power direct to
no u- rrrffI hn M.
type it is difficult to move the front
wheels without applying power to the
steering wheel. Most commercial
vehicles have a reversible steering
gear In making deliveries, etc they
often nit the curb at an angle unless
driven very carefully The reversible
type quite often prevents the bending
Of the steering knuclzle arms.
Motoring department The Herald
VIII you please inform me if in start
ing car it IS best to speed up the Z
motor before letting in the clutch. OF
open the throttle as the clutch is let
M II seems that the latter method
would be less wearing on the clutch /
It is most advisable to open the I
throttle as the clutch is being en- /
gagged Judgment must be used to /
accelerate the motor sufficiently in or
Ter TO take care of the load when the