El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-22

roller at the end of the timer shaft
win not make q good electrical con-
nection when going very last a III
oil in the timer is good
Motoring Department. The Herald
I bought a new REQ 9th car IN June
1912 1t had not run so miles Wheh
the engine began to pound InVesJl-
eafio1 showed that oil was running
from No. 2 cylinder and that the
plugs on Nos. 2 and 5 were badly
oiled. / cleaned the plugs and the
car ran finely again would make
16 or Is miles on a gallon of gas, but
oil the plugs every 90 or % mlIilleS-
The dealer bored holes IN TINS piston
and changed the plugs and the rings
and lowered the oil in this case Dy
cutting notches in the drainage pipe
so that the scoop on the ends pI the
connecting rods did not toucn the on
by one-fOurth Of an lncn- me pluSs
continued to oil up and / was able 10
ger but 10 or II miles on a gallon OF
gas Then a man from the Factory
adjusted the oil pump. The plugs no
longer oiled up, but became covered
with black SCOT which caused Inc
engine to pound as did the oil
The mileage did not increase ana
when the oil gage registered less than
half fdll the piston set IN No / GYM
der scoring 1t and its piston quite
badIR There was fully two quarts
of oil in the machine at the time.
Had the continued pounding injured
the engine2 The car has run 400
miles Can the scored cylinder be
remedied2 Did boring holes in the
piston cause a loss Of compression, or
was the decreased mileage due to IN
sufficient lubricatiOn2 If the scoop
fails to touch the oil, can the cylin-
ders get a proper amount of oily Do
YOU think the oiling system or the
cylinders are at fault2 ] use the best
oil and gas obtainable--J- J. s
The pound you speak of was IN
IL he n1rruCnlar
inders missing fire When the plugs
were cleaned the pounding disap-
peared. If a motor is run continuously
with any one Of the cylinders missing
it is bound to have bad effect on
all bearings It appears that II you
had had the fabrication system prop
erly adjusted from the beginning you
would have eliminated most OF the
trouble without being obliged to have
the oil wells Of the crank case low
cred. When the oil wells were low
cred and then the flow Of oil re-
duced by adjusting, the particular
cylinders in question did not receive
sufficient fabrication and scored II
is difficult to repair a scored cylinder.
It is best to replace this cylinder with
a new one.
Boring holes in the piston should
not affect the compression providing
they were bored below the rings The
decreased mileage was due more to
improper adjustment. If the connec-
ings and pistons viii not be properly
fabricated From what you have
stated il appears that the fault was
more in the adjustment Of the lubri-
eating system than anything else. II
a motor is flooded with oil II IS bound
to foul the spark plugs and cause con-
siderable trouble. While this trouble
is annoying and causes the motor to
run irregularly due to the missing,
nevertheless it is not as serious
matter as insufficient fabrication
When the working parts are not
properly fabricated they are bound TO
seize and score. The damage as re-
suit of this may be slight, if detected
in time Usually. however, the dam
age is serious and the cost OF repairs
extensive In cases Of misadjustment
OF the lubricating system. the quality
of the oil is not factor. You are
right. however. in using the best grade
OF oil obtainable. Would suggest that
when you have the motor repaired
you obtain from the manufacturer
detailed instruction book which will
thoroughly familiarize you with all
the details regarding the car, oper-
alton, and adjustments Of your motor.
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