El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-30

car are connected by the same switch !
Can the tail lamp be burned separalely
by unscrewing the slde amps 81,
how would 1 have to have the 81
wired so that the tail lamp only may
be used2-Herman Ohlmann.
If your lamps are connected IN %
allel the bulbs may be removed from
the sockets in the side lamps, allowing
only the tail lamp to burn II lhey
are connected in series that cannot De
done To ascertain which way they are
connected one Of the side lamp puIDs
must he removed, and If the tan lamp
CONTINUES to burn they are wired IN
parallel. If you find they are connected
in series and decide to change TO par
alleI 1t will be necessary to reouce L ne
voltage of your battery or else to use
higher voltage lamps.
Motoring Department The Herald4 Ia
What is the largest tire that VIII III
on 32x3 u rim?-Owner
33x4 IL tire may be used on
32xS I-2 rim, but a larger tire than TINS
is not practical to use without pul4o-
ing a larger rim.
Motoring Department, The Herald
I have a new car that IS giving me d
lot of trouble. It runs well on the
level but does not accelerate fast or
climb hills as It should Generally on
hills it spits back or shows oLnef
evidence of weak or defective gas me
Z is shiny without Improvement Cdh
it be possible that the carburetor is
defective in construction, beyond the
power Of the adjuster to correct
William L. Breath
According to the description OF your
trouble, it seems palpable that the
gasoline feed pipe from the tank 10
the carburetor is partially stopped up
or that the tanE~is too low 10 get
good gravity feed to the carburetor-
pipe and flush same out so as 70 re-
move any dirt that may have LOGGED
in it. If the tank is too low II might
be good plan to install pressure
feed system-a simple system may pe
installed at a slight expense OIUen
defective ignition causes the trouble
YOU describe, so would suggest care
full examination Of the spark plugs,
wiring and magnetic OF your car De
fore condemninS the caroureIor-
Motoring Department The Herald
Do YOU advise using the emergency
brake in ordinary driving or should II
be reserved for special cases?-A- W.
AS its name implies, the emergency
brake is designed to use IN an emer-
gency such as the failure Of the 1901
brake or when the foot brake alone
is not sufficient to stop the car as
quickly as desired. However, II Is
well to use the hand brake frequently
The foot or service brake will then
last longer and viii require less al
lustment- If one becomes accustomed
to the frequent use Of the emergency
brake he will instinctively apply II IN
case Of an emergency,
Motoring Department The Herald
Without storage battery or direct cur
rent is it possible TO charge an ordl-
nary Iow-tensiOn alternating current
magnetic with a set Of dry cellsE-J
L G.
sible and would certainly be a very
expensive operation It would De al
visable to send the instrument to Its
maker or some concern where work OF
that kind is done. The usual cost OF
charging magnets Is very low Inc
magnets are designated by their max
ers 10 have a certain number OF lines
of force, therefore a special winding
and current is necessary
Motoring Department, The Herald
Could any injury 70 tne engine ,7i ps
caused if the following happened The
engine stopped going after all the
oil had dropped out caused by the
lower oil petcock opening But tne
engine ran again after new oil had
been poured in and after the motor
had had time to cool off H. L NJ
It is possible that no harm has beer
done if you did not run very 4one
without oil On the other hand, now
ever. a great deal of damage may nave
been done. If you find that the plstonS
and cylinder walls are scored Vol
will need new cylinders and plsCons
If might be more economical to have
the cylinders rebored and new pls'
tons and rings made II necessary
X
Motoring department. The Herald
While turning corners or going oVel
crossroads and at such other times a
the car is slowed down a bit a knocl
develops in the motor Of my car. I'M
Continues as the throttle is opened
and stops only after the machine ma
gained proper Roadway. The knocl
occurs whether the spark Is advances
or retarded. Carbon has been re
moved from the motor and the ValVe
have been ground IN The car IS
four-cyIinder Asks motor--Theodor
Gumprecht. II.
From what you say, it is e7iden
that some Of the bearings OF the mo
tor are loose. In all probability 20
will find that the knock occurs IN tn
connecting rod bearings, but II IS pos
sible that one of the wrist pins ar
loose Would advise that You remoV
the lower half Of the crank case, an
should you find a loose connecting 70
bearing, same can be frightened by re
moving some OF the shims or liner
between the bearing. If, on the othe
hand, you find the wrist pins, or mai
crankShaft bearings, loose, It WOul
be advisable to remove the cylinder
first
Motoring Department, The Herald
7 know that a lean mixture will caus
q motor to knock or pound while 60
ing slow with heavy load Why is this
Amateur.
When the motor is running with
weak mixture there is a cOnsiderabl
irregularity Of the explosions TIL
mixture is not of the right proper
lions to fire regularly thereby caus
ing an uneven torque or pull TIL
uneven strain causes jerk on III
clutch, transmission and uniTers;
Joints and produces a knock even
all the bearings Of the motor al
tight
Motoring Department The Herald
Kindly advise me in your motorist
problems department If the engine wi