New Britain herald., 1914-04-07

kinds of work are obtained by calcu- lation The total work is usually called the indicated horsepower. The
 useful or effective work is that which
 remains of the total work after a de- duction has been made of the work necessary to overcome the frictional , resistance due to bearings and other l working parts. This useful work ia called brake horsepower.
 Motoring Department, The Herald
 I am having untold troubles with the smoking of a new foreign car. Drain ling the crank case does not entirely eliminate the trouble but helps some [ l have changed carburetors for d good American make and still have same trouble. Will you please en- tighten me on this subject. The smoke is gray color and very dense.-F. M.
 Powers 's.'~
 Since you have a new car it is safe to assume that the lubricating sys- tenn is in some manner disarranged. From what you have stated it is quite evident that the smoking is due to too much oil. Would suggest that You communicate with the dealer of this car and seek his advice as to the grade of lubricant to use. Possibly by using heavier oil and by reduc- l ing the supply you may overcome the trouble. Most modern lubri- eating systems mechanically control the amount of oil used. There cer-
 tainly should be some adjusting de- ivice whereby the amount of oil used may be regulated. The trouble you are experiencing is not due to the 'car-
 buretor, but rather to the use of too
 much oil.
 !, Motoring Department, The Herald As l am a constant reader, would you kindly, answer in what way one
 could move or set to one side mag l neto that is on a Flanders car of 1914 1 model to enable to get at the valves
 which I believe need adjustment? It seems to have band fit over the 1 magneto; also a fixture or nut at-
 tached to the sub-frame. Of course
 one is a little skeptical for fear of
 moving some part that would affect
 the timing of same.--Walter Jones. If you uncoup1e the brake band 1 holding the magneto to the base you can readily set this magneto aside in l order to get at the valve adjustment
 
 l tappet rods it will be necessary for | you to crank the motor over. In do- l ing this the coupling will be dis
 turbed as to position and if you are l not careful in noting the correct posi-
 tion the ignition timing will be dis arranged. Would suggest that you ! place the piston of No. 1 cylinder at 1 the top center of compression and | then chalk mark the fly wheel and also mark the coupling. When you have finished adjusting the valve tap pets you may then easily come back 1 to the old position and reset the , magneto according to the marks. by doing this the ignition timing will not be .disarranged
 Motoring Department, The Herald !-I have two-cylinder 1910 car which did not run during the winter.
 started getting it ready for this sum-
 mer, when I found that one of the
 cylinders is cracked, which was pos
 sibly done by frozen water due to my
 carelessness of not removing all
 Would it be advisable to get a new
 cylinder, or could the cracked one be repaired? If so, how and by whom :?
 The car cranks at the side. and I find
 that both the crank and the part on the crank shaft are very soft metal
 which wears out very easily and
 causes me no end of trouble when
 cranking, also if either one gets wet
 it is impossible to crank it. Could
 you tell me some way to remedy this ?
 An immediate reply will be very much
 appreciated.-knox.
 If the cylinder wall is cracked bad.
 ly it would be more advisable to in.