El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-03
Copyright, 1918, by W. H. Stewart, j.

phated. What does this mean2 Please
reply through the columns of your pa
per.-S. B. L.
If a battery is allowed to stand for
length Of time in a discharged condl-
ton the plates of the battery will sui
phate' that Is to say, the plates VIII
harden by absorbing an excessive
amount of the sulphuric acid from the
battery solution. If battery is per-
mitted to depreciate to this extent 1t
is difficult to bring it back into con-
dition again. In such Instances 1t is
necessary to place the battery in the
hands Of some experienced repair man
who VIII give 1T proper attention. By
charging at slow rate for several
days 1t may possibly be brought back
to a normal condition. If your car is
to be stored, it is advisable that the
battery be recharSed at least once a
month.
Motoring Department The Herald
About a month ago 1 purchased a
large siX-cylinder touring car of good
make. Car runs perfectly, and I have
no fault to find, except that there has
developed dlsagreeable noise or rat
tie which 1 cannot locate. I am led to
believe that the noise is in one of the
wheels but we have had the wheels
off and there appears to be nothing
wrong. Sometimes the rattle disap-
pears entirely. Then again at times it
viii appear more prominently than
ever. Can you give me any light on
this matter? Any suggestions will be
greatly Appreciated. Van Wagner.
The car is undoubtedly equipped with
demountable rims Possibly you have
neglected to tighten the bolts and nuts
which hold these rims to the fellOes.
If these are not kept tight the rim will
creak. They should be inspected and
frightened at frequent intervals
1t is also possible that the speedOm-
eter gears at the wheel hub are not
meshed as they should be. You can
easily determine this by lacking up the
wheel and spinning.
The internal expanding brake shoes
may be somewhat warped and chafe
the inside of the brake drum at each
revolution If you do not locate the
trouble and have to take the wheel off
for further inspection, would suggest
that you carefully note this: The wheel
itself may have been sprung so that
the drum does not run true. If such is
the case the brake drum at each reVO-
luton would come into contact with
the brake shoe or some part Of its an
chorage.
Motoring Department The Herald
The car 1 have is equipped with cleo
trio lighting system, which has gen
orator and storage battery also a self
starter 1t is the - system.
The other night the head lamps failed
to work. as they should, they gave a
little light, but not enough to light up
the. road They acted just as if they
did not get enough current from the
battery. I tested the battery, but found
it o. K I looked all over for the trou-
bic, but found all connections intact.
], am told the lamp bulbs need replac-
ing, and that this is the only trouble
These appear to be all right and since
they are rather costly. thought best to
seek little advice There is no garage
near here, and while I do not use
the head lamps very often, neVerthe-
less I fear that something is wrong
which possibly may result seriosuly
later. Can you give me some 1nfOrma-
ton regarding this2 Also advise if
you think the new lamps are required.
r COWen.
New lamp bulbs are not required
These do not burn out gradually. II
the filament of the lamp becomes bro
ken or otherwise injured, it viii give
no light at all The leakage in cur
rent may be due to loose ground con-
nectiOns. 1t is quite probable, hOWeV-
er, that in this system the trouble lies
in a defective fuse. Since the battery
is in good condition. there is some
where undue resistance to the current
supplied to the head lamps. There is a
fuse in the fuse box controlling the
head lights, and would suggest that this
be replaced. Also note il all electrical
connections are clean ard tight
Motoring Department. The Herald
] am the owner of a 1872 four cylin-
der Benz touring car. Recently with
out apparent cause. there has deVeI-
oped a buckling in either my propeller
shaft or differentiaL At first it was
thought that the trouble might be with
the motor, and the valves were ground
and the carbUretor adjusted and the
motor is in perfect order. There is no
trouble with the car when she is NOV
ing over Is miles an hour and gas is
being fed. When, however, the gas is
thrOttled down and the car is moving
slowly or even rapidly down grade
without q supply Of gas. there develops
a buckling- noise which apepars to
come from contact between the clutch
and flywheel but APPARENTLY is caused
by something in the rear. The fly
wheel and clutch are in perfect cOndi-
ton This same noise develops when