El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13

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always been very annoying rattle
around the rear left wheel We have
tried to locate II and have not been
successful. Can you help use. Q. H,
The springs which hold the internal
brake bands may not be strong enough
to prevent them from vibrating and
hitting the hub drum. The external
band of the brake may need some at
tentiOn. Would suggest also that the
suspension points holding the bands IN
position be carefully inspected and
Skinned, If necessary, to eliminate any
unnecessary lost motion. These bands
are subjected to a continual vibration
and must be held firmly IN position 10
prevent rafting. Sometimes when
brake band is refined with brake lin
ing the band itself is bent ana thrown
out of alignment. When 1t IS rein
stated IT should be peened into shape IN
order TO make it conform TO the curve
of the drum. BY doing TINS an IN IN
necessary chatter can very often be
eliminated
Motoring Department, The Herald
I am about to lay up my car for the
winter and would appreciate some IN
structiOn on care Of same have my
own garage, but no heat read your
articles with interest, but have 1alted
TO see anything on this subject
A Similar inquiry was answered re-
Gently It is repeated for you.
The car should be stored IN a warm,
dry Dlace 1t should be placed on jacks
in such a manner that the tires do
not rest on the floor.
The tires should be partially inIlated
in order to relieve the pressure. Some
persons, exercising extreme care, have
the tires removed and stored IN COOL
dry room which is dark.
The gasoline should be drained from
the tank and curburetor.
The water should be drained from
the cooling system, and when this IS
done, the motor should be allowed 70
run for few seconds TO dry out the
cylinder castings. etc, thereDy prevent
ing rust It is wen to inject oil IN the
cylinders in order to prevent the Pts
tons and rings from rusting-
All the brass or nickel trimmings
should be gone over with a little oil to
prevent corrosion-
It is best to put the top UP and cover
the whole car with a sheet.
The storage battery should be ois-
connected and either recharged about
every month during the winter or else
dismantled- The storage battery needs
overhauling at least once a season, and
during the winter is a good time TO
leave il with the battery manufactur-
ers for care and attention.
If your car is equipped with a Gluten
Of leather face construction 1t is ad-
visable to treat the leather with a
little neatsfoot oil or castor oil This
will prevent II from hardening
All parts which are apt to rust
should be gone over with oil
Care should be taken not to store
the car in a stable or any place in close
proximity to stable refuse. The am
monia fumes will affect the paint,
causing it to crack and peel
It is not necessary to drain the oil
from the crank case: however, fresh oil
should be used before the car is placed
Since there is no heat in your garage,
would suggest that the tires be re-
moved and stored elsewhere The gar
age should at least be kept dry.
Motoring Department. The Globe
I have a 1912 car II has been run
ming well till lately, when a misfire
developed in the motor. have had
All nv valves ground and the entire
motor rewired. but this did not help
the situation any. All Of the spark
plugs have been set and the carbu-
rotor adjusted, but the miss IS stlll
there. I would greatly appreciate any
information that you can give me re-
garding this.
What is the best way to clean the
carbon from the cylinders without
overhauling the motor2-Frank Field
0Iisfiring in the motor may be due
to several causes. There are three
fundamentals necessary-namely com
preston in each cylinder, ignition and
carburetion- You state that all the
valves have been ground, but 1t is
possible that one Of the valves may
stick in its guide. This would not be
noticeable in cranling the motor by
hand, but would be apt to occur when
the motor is working. One or more
Of the valve stems may be gummed or
slightly warped It is not a difficult
matter to test the ignition system, in
order to ascertain that each cylinder
is receiving a spark. If miss changes
from one cylinder to another when the
respective spark plugs are changed It
is evident that the plug IS at 1ault.
Very often a plug will appear TO be IN
perfect condition but still be detective
This defect usually manifests itself in
the porcelain. The spark will jump
the gap under atmospheric pressure,
but viii not jump the gap under the
resistance OF compression. In sucn
cases the porcelain is usually found
defective and the current viii jump
from the center rod through the por-
celain at a point where 1t is anchored
in the body of the plug.
A leak in one Of the intake mani
fold Baskets will upset the carburetOr
mixture and cause a miss This should
not he difficult to locate. It is assumed
that YOU are familiar with the carbu-
rotor and its adjustments. Would sug-
gest however, that you be on the look
out for a defective float, also water
and other foreign matter in the gaso-
line
Motoring Department, The Herald
Have an EMF car and within the
past month have had the valves
ground and the carbon removed and
on the level and more so when climb
ing a hill Also at times when running
in third sDeed the lever jumps into
neutral and the car must be brought
TO a fun stop, as cannot put the lever