El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

contempIating the purchase Of a second hand
automobile. and would be pleased TO have
Cd automobiie for worn parts. such as the
Transmission etc, Without taking the auto
mobile all apart. Thanking you In advance
/ am, yours very truly
start the motor running and note carefully
the action and sound both at slow engine
speed and high engine speed. The transmits
sion should be uncovered and carefully IN
spected for worn gears, loose bearings, worn
out shifting forks. etc. The clutch unit and
unfversals between motor and TRANSMISSION
should be examined carefully for misallgn-
r1ent back lash, or sag. Each rear wheel
should be lacked up in turn, and the differ
entail carefully TESTED 1t is best to uncover
the differential gears for inspection, if con-
Nv lacking one rear wheel and placing a
transmission gear in mesh you can de-
feruine the amount Of back lash through
the wheel up through the differential and
new cars the amount Of play allowed is ap-
proximateiy one inch. measured on the tire
on cars worn considerably this play oIten
amounts to nearly QuafIer IuIn , On 1llS S
wheel. measured on the tire Wnlcns OF
that the uifterentlal system lhe pIop ,SL
shaft. universal joints, etc, are excessively
worn When both rear wheels are stalo1 l
airy, you can determine Jne anlounL % 49,
lash in the propeller shaft joints by turning
with the hand; likewise with the Gluten
The steering gear also should be inspect
ed. White a slight amount OF play Is al
lowed in the steering wheel before the
ordinary used car this lost motion SnOuld
not exceed moro than an eighth turn Of the
wheel 1t is hardly possible to 90 into detail
I'm 81 ~ T-17st nsrfs are excessively worn
OF course no one should. purchase a used car
without a reasonable demonstration.
This should determine the power or the
a tendency to overhead or knock. due 10 eN-
cessive carbonizatlOn Of cylinders, or worn
parts this can readily be noticed, lizeWlse
The condition Of clutch as to dragging and
also the condition Of the transmission gears
when various shifts are made
Motoring Department, The Herald-WOuld
you be kind enough to answer the following
l. Would there be any advantage in
using an oversize" carburetOr ana tap
cred manitoba I am getting new carbu-
possible results. What is the most desira-
bic shape for q manifold
@ ANY number OF devices to be put In
the intake are now on the market 10
they increase speed or save 1uelz WouIo
a fine mesh copper wire put in with gaskets
one at cylinders and one at carburetor-
accomplish the same thing F. n. White
Cd The size Of the motor determines
the size Of the carburetOr to be used You
Will gain nothing by using oversize car
buretor. In fact It would not give as good
service. When you purchase your new car
buretor. state the bore and stroke Of the
motor to the carDuretor company anc tney
will recommend a proper size 70 pe m
stalled. AS stated previously, an oversize
carburetor will have a tendency to load up
and cause the engine to run very poorly
especially at slow engine speeds. Such an
installation would not be as practical and
economical as the proper size suitable Tor
the fixed Dimensions Of the motor.
There are many different designs Of man
folds 1t should be designed as free from
angles as possible Not knowing the type
motor you are using it is not possible to
offer any suggestions, except, as stated, to
C25 It is claimed that some Of these de-
vices increase the power Of the motor and
ferent conditions. Something of this sort
may help your motor and be detrimental to /
supposed to break up the mixture and pro-
duce better vapOrldatlOn Of the gasoline. !
Experiment only viii determine the benefits /
recommend the installation Of a fine mesh (
copper wire at the points where the gaskets /
come loOsened and enter the cylinder serious /
damage might be encountered
Motoring Department. The Herald am /
Intending to go over my car with a coat of i
varnish and would be glad Of your advice /
TO use. whether clear for the body or one ]
containing color. price to paw any sugges- 4
Before vanishing the car care should |
clean. If the surfaces are slightly faded 1
or scratched a little color in the varnish is 4
marks. If the surface Of the body is clear. /
would suggest that clearf varnish be used. as <
better results VIII be OBTAINED 1t would 4
SEEM however lnal since your car is 4
used car that some color in the varnish 4
would be advisable. ''BOQy-finishiug var I
nish IS recommended, or you may use the \
socalled 'one-coat coach varnish." This 4
may be purchased for approximately s125 \
quart Valentines varnish is used con-
sid6rably among autOmobilists. Regarding
the set Of finishing varnishes Of which you
speak, the writer is not sufficiently familiar
with this to advance any information.
Motoring Department, The Herald will
thank you If you VIII advise me through /
your paper what you think Of graphite in
slightly worn Cylinders? Also where I
could get It, am yours very respectfully.
The only remedy for slightly worn cyl
inders Is TO rebore same and fit new pistOns
and rings. Graphite may help to overcome
the trouble, but it is doubtful whether great
obtained from almost any hardware store
or automobile supply store. If there are /
no supply stores in your vicinity. and you /
wish to experiment with. graphite would I
suggest that you communicate with the /
Dixon Crucible company Of Jersey City, n. /
j. These parties manufacture particular /
grades Of graphite for automobile use.
Motoring Department, The Herald-WiH |
you kindly describe in full detail how TO
time the spark Of a gasoline engine2 Also
what advantage the cut out is to the en- !
gine2 The only thing can see is that as I
the exhaust gases escape out of the c1tout /
they give loud report Chauffeur
First you should determine the order OF /
firing Of the cylinders If it is four CYL I
inder motor the order OF firing will be either Z
1918 or 1912. This can be determined
by crauking the motor slowly and watching !
the order in which the valves operate. When /
be set at top center Of compression The /
spark lever should then be placed in a p0si-
ton so that At can be retarded about one
third on the quadrant If you are timing |
magnetic the circuit breaker should be SET al |
this point If you are timing the battery and