El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-23
Copyright, 1918, by W. H. Stewart, j.

at that time it steered very easily.
Lately the car seems to be very hard
to handle If I drive for any length OF
time my arms get very tired, because
1t is hard work to pull the wheels
around Do you suppose there are
worn parts already which need re-
placing? Any information you may OF
fer will be ppreciated--Amateur-
It is possible that you have not Iu-
bricated the gears Of the steering head,
and as result the bushinSs and bear
ings are worn. The worm and the
sector in the steering head must be
kept in perfect alignment in order to
obtain proper steering qualities When
the supporting buShingS or bearings
become worn, either on account OF
continuous use or on account of no
fabrication. the worm and sector gears
Will bind one on the other. The vart-
Gus points in the steering mechanism
should all be fabricated, especially the
knUckIe pins in the axle If these be-
come rUsted from lack Of fabrication it
will be difficult to steer the car easily.
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Motoring Department, The Herald
Kindly explain the reason for the wat
er turning a rust color in our truck
We put a new oval tube radiator on
the car. and after running it two weeks
about five hours day, including hill
climbing. the water tested out at 1S5
degrees. After taking the radiator off
the water was a rust color The motor
was supposed to be in Al condition.
Did the rust color of the water have
anything to do with the motor heat
ing2 Do you think there may be
scale formed In the cylinders?-C W,
Company.
The water. in contact with the CYL
inder casting, causes more or less rust
to accumulate on the jacket walls
slight rust is sufficient to diScOlOr all
the water. By using a solution of
soda and water this rust to a large
degree can be removed. If the rust is
only slight it will not cause the motor
to Overheatk It is good idea to
TEN at frequent intervals. Would also
suggest that you use soft water in the
cooling system and not hard water.
Hard water viii in time cause a scale
to form on the inner walls and cause
oyerheating.
Motoring Department, The Herald
My car runs good at times. and at
other times it pounds as though one
cylinder was missing. The ignition is
all right and I have tried several car
buretOr adjustments. The valves are
all properly seated, but when running
idle Nos. 2 and 3 cylinders do not fire
have run ii on each cylinder sepa-
rately but it does not appear to run as
well on Nos. , and 3 as it does of Nos
1 and 1. 1 have put new rollers in the |
magnetic breaker and the plugs fire,
but when Nos. and 3 plugs are !
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speed Of the engine When Nos. and |
4 plugs are grounded, however, there is /
a big advance. Please advise me what |
the trouble is.-G- Thompson.
The compression, it seems. is not as I
good in cylinders Nos 2 and 3. This /
may be due to poor valves or possibly /
the valves do not seat properly Com |
preston in each cylinder should be /
equal. This should be determined first, /
then the ignition should be tested. If /
the trouble lies in the plugs this can be /
ascertained by changing the plugs /
is. by using the plugs Of 1
good cylinders In the faulty cylinders
and vice versa II by doing this the
trouble should shift to other cylinders
you would have located the trouble at 1
the plugs 1t is possible that there
may be an air leak at the intake mani
fold gaSket. A slight air leak in the I
manifold will upset the firing. It is
also possible that your trouble may De
traced in the wiring of the two ely !
nders in question. This can be deter /
mined by bridging the wires Of Nos. 2
and with other wires. Troubles of |
this kind have also been traced to the ]
plate Of the magnetic. Some
times this has been found defective or
cracked Since you have installed new
breaker points in the magnetic it is
that these parts are in good
condition. Your trouble might arise |
from any one of the above named |
causes. The trouble may be slight in
that LlAc Ldppet AOlS 40 AOL dA4OW Lut I
valves to seat properly, or it may be
serious in that the magnetic is defect |
i've or damaged. Would suggest that |
you trace in succession each possible
cause.
Motoring Department, The Herald
The timing gears on my car cause a
lot of noise which I would like to
eliminate. I am told that by using |
heavy grease in these gears the noise
Will stop. 1 have never used grease
before, and do not know whether it
would be right to do so or not viii
It harm the motor If this is done2 Can
you suggest any other way to stop the
noise IS. NJ McCalIa-
No harm can be done by using a
medium grade OF grease in the timing
gears providing the case is tight
Should there be an opening between
he timing gear case and the crank
case the grease will enter the crank
sase and from there work into the CYL
Rder heads, causing carbonization and
-ouling of the valves and plugs. This
you'd take place particularly in the
forward cylinders.
The mixing of grease with cylinder
I'll viii also affect the main bearings
md connecting rod bearings When
grease is used in the timing gear there
S usually a felt retainer at the for |
ward main bearing Of the crank shaft |
o prevent any grease working through !
ntO the crank case. There is no other |
way Of stopping noise than to replace
he worn gears with new ones. How
yer, this noise may be considerably |
educed by installing new camshaft
earrings When the bearings of the