The evening world., 1914-11-28
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Aukcnanbtls Editor:
Kindly let me know what causes
my motor to knock; my one valve
seems to give mo more or less trou-
BILE every two or tnree weeks in the
form Of sucking OH. l reduce the
amount Of oil through the sight feed
from six to four drops and still IL
does not work right. Perhaps l use
too much oil in the crank case.
usually put in one-half gallon every
forty five or nifty miles. II IL u 1--WE
ton truck. .. IL. Al. :,
Of one particular piston in the motor
10 no doubt due to faulty piston rings.
Would advise you to take the cylin.
der of, examine the cylinder walls
fer cuts and put In new piston rings.
This will no doubt remedy the trou'
Bile.
.-we have a 1910 Pope Hartford with
Q Bosch magnetic. and using six drv
cells for starting, we are having
great difficulty now In starting the
car. We have had the magnetic points
attended to. have new batteries. have
primed the cylinders and have filled
the Gun with hot water, but still 1t liz
with great difficulty that we get
started. After We do get started she
runs finc. Can YOU tell me what
might DO the trouble?- ,o,,,so>,
The hard starting Of the motor is
undoubtsdly due to cold weather,
Gasoiino does not vaporizs easily
without q certain amount OF heat and
Q portion Of the cold fuel eiin9s to
the cold walls Of the manifold, re-
suItinu In . very lean mixture. Car.
bursters usually have . shut OF!
valvo on the air intake which should
q ussd for starting. Because Of the
Ocld weather the holes OF your car
Surstsr jets should BE- enlarged, civ.
Ing. . greater supply OF 9e:oilns. ~
told will help start . cold motor. An
oleetrio generator 10 . VARIABLE &C.
eeosory and should be on every car.
Automobile Editor:
Would you be kind enough to tell
me the fastest speed OF "a Ford. q
Mercer runabout. 1894. modelT
am thinking Of buying n second hand
Mercer. Can you tell me where J can
- o 9ord e car will attain a speed Of
skeut forty. five miles pcr hour. 4
mercer raeeabout Of that model II
,suarantssd to do seventy miles Per
'ksur.
Aununnhals Editor:
Il Q 1910 Mercer raceabout. known
. Special No. 6. worth $3.50? have
also been told the same car Ii one OF
four built especially for the Indian.
apolis race that year. B. x. b.:
: The Mercer Company did not builc
any cars for the 1910 Indiana 20 u,
rooe, nor ever constructed . mode
4 A. rL> ,~.~.Aa,sA -AAa
wsas not put or the market until 1871
II would be hard for me to dstsrn,in,
tke value Of the car unless ! cav II.
AabupobHs Editor:
Would you advise me to take of
my cooling fan In winter? Would thu
engine overhead without it? What l.
the mileage you can get out Of ForC
ear on one gallon Of gas?
!. Il 10 considered good practice I,
\ take on the fan belt In real COLI
\ Wsoathsr. The motor does not ru'
\ sSseisntly unless u Z heated TO . Ger
tsin degree. and the fan IL cole
wssthsr tends 70 keep the motor be
can oct IN average Of about eighteen
60 twenty wilss 70 gallon.
ApAordhab Editor:
viii you please give me the names
Of the 1915 cars using the split rim?
assure you win appreciate the same
j. j. GRAHAM.
Would advise you In order to %
eure accurate information rsgardin,
this, 20 write 70 the Autcmobils Boar
81 Trade In this city, The informa
s s:say you will '''''s' here will b fire
Anasmphiis Editor;
DO the cylinders Of an aeroplan
move around under the little cylin
: dors? claim that on some new
asroplanes the cylinders instead o
eoes soss soss BOSS soss BOSS soss
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