El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13
Conrright. fe1s. BIZ ". B. Stewart. q.

VIII you be kind enough 10 let me
know how to overcome these troubles?
j. 0. orc.
The grinding of the valves and the
removal OF the carbon will not elm
/ mate knock caused by loose bearings.
Z 1t viii magnify the knock If anything.
/ From what you have state, il appears
! that the bearings need adjusting.
If the shifting fOrkes in the trans
mission are. worn the gears viii un-
mesh. Especially is this true with third
speed gears. In your case 1t is pos
sible that the dog clutches of the high
speed gears are considerably worn, so
face to prevent the dogs from slipping
{ out. This condition would be aggra-
( waited by worn shifting forks. The
forks usually wear more rapidly than
Motoring Department. The Herald
I am having my car Overhauled. had
new piston rings, also new bearings,
the spark plugs Could you let me
know If you have any idea where the
trouble is, and oblige.-H- H. H.
Perhaps you are using a light grade
of OIL It is also possible that the
rings are not properly fitted It often
happens that the cylinders OF old mo-
tors wear elliptical In such an event
new rings viii not take up this wear
IN order TO make a firstclass repair
job, II is best 10 rebore the cylinders
IN order 10 have them absolutely true.
rings and pistOns properly fitted should
prevent flooding by OIL Under the cir
cumstances. II is best to use a heavier
grade of oil and cut the supply down
as low as possible.
Motoring Department, The Herald
Would any injury result to a fun float
ing rear axle from using one 37x5 tire
and one 36x41s tire2 The car in oues
ton is q model IS, six cycIinder Mathe-
sOn.-G NJ.
It is not good policy to use different
size tires on the rear wheels Pv doine
so a constant differential action is set
up which causes unnecessary wear. The
temporary use Of the above size tires
should not prove troublesome How
ever. It is not good practice to con
tinue.
Motoring Department. The Herald
Ny car has been run about 10000 miles
one OF her rear cylinders is weak let
ing the compression back into the
crank case. The valves. etc. are tiebt
What do you think the trouble Is
could II be a score2-Reader
Either the piston rings are broken
ana Otherwise not performing their
proper function or the cylinder is emf
IL IS also possible, but not probable
IS causing the trouble To determine
thls II will be necessary tosremove the
cylinder for inspection.
Motoring Department. The Herald
| nave Flanders four horsepower mo-
torcycle, and il seems as if T am NOT
gong 10 be able to remedy some car
Duretor trouble. I have had the ma
chine IN the shop for some repairs. A
new set of rings and a new piston
mead, and when it came back the mag
aeL9 "a Spntdorf model ID was thor
oughly saturated with OIL and 7 care
IuIly disassembled the magnetic and
washed It thoroughly in gasoline and
used a small amount of 3-in-1 oil i'm
H-
the motor run at low speed It runs
line while running fast but there is
not much Of the roads here that viii
aiiow fast running. I have tried to
SLOW. also advanced and retarded The
spark. but If I advance or retard the
spark the motor viii spit q percent of
the gasoline out through the carbr-
rotor and wastes it badly. It fires in
termlttently. Sometimes while run
ming fast I will get a few weak exnTo-
slons- Would be pleased to know the
reason FOR this. I empty gasline tank
oIten and pour fresh gasoline in the
tank. and strain the gasoline I take
out, but it viii happen once in a while
tine motor while running slow or on
spark will miss and fire every other
time and Internationally when I try TO
slow upl. Intake valve has new spring
ana don't bind in guide, and seems to
set We'll L would appreciate any ad-
vice you can give Hoping to be ad
Vised at the earliest convenience, I re-
MANS. h g
It appears that the timing of the ex-
haust valve is not correct. When re-
assembling after overhauling it is pos
slble mistake was made.
Would suggest that you check I'D the
timing Of this valve carefully. This
would effect the carburetOr adjust
ment, especially at slow speeds. WOuId
also suggest that careful inspection he
made Of the spark timing. If the spark
is too far advanced It will be difficult
to throttle the engine
The miss which takes place when the
spark IS supposedly retarded may be
due to an irregular action at the cir
cunt breaker. If the magnetic was timed
later you would still be able to get the
advance action through the control
Sometimes the carburetor is blamed
when it is not the cause of the trouble
would advise that you first inspect
carefully the ignition system. The car
buretor adjustment is simple and
should be easily overcome when the
spark and valve timing is correct.
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Motoring Department, The Herald
Can you tell me what is the trouble
with the steering gear on nv car,
which is 1914 model 60,fseries c Lam
bert2 Neither the garage mechanic
nor myself is able to locate the trou-
bic. which causes the car to act in the
following manner:
When rounding a corner or curve to |
the left or when hitting a bit of sand |
or small bump in the road the car will /
take a sudden sharp turn to the left I
and IS seemingly uncomfortable It I
seems as If IL is absolutely impossible I