El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-07

Motoring Department The Herald
Kindly answer this in your next issue;
when an automobile takes a curve
or is driven around a level circular
track does the inside or outside wheel
leave the ground If sufficient speed is
obtained. Gus. Anderson.
If a gradual curve is maintained the
tendency viii be for the inner wheels
to leave the ground. If a sudden
change in direction is made-in other
words, if the curve is suddenly sharp
ened-the tendency would be for the
outer wheels to leave the ground Hhe
angle at which the wheels are set To-
gether with speed at which the curve
is taken, viii greatly determine TINS
point
Motoring Department, The Herald
7 am the owner of an automobile ana
drive considerably myself 1 also nave
two sons who drive, as Well as some
other members of my family My car
is covered with liability Insurance, and
would be interested to know whether
there has been any legal test made OF a
case where other membe OF the family
have been in an accident and the owner
of the car, like myself sued for dam
ages. Can you give me any ln1orma-
ton regarding this? Owner
As to who is covered under the LA
biIitv policy should be specifically set
forth in your policy. In recent case
namely. Maher vs. Benedict, 1OS n T.,
D.
is not responsible for an accident on
the part Of his son while the son was
operating the machine without ms
knowledge and consent 1t would De
interesting for you to refer to this case
and read the decision Of the court
carefully.
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Motoring Department. The Herald have
heard quite some arguments Tor and against
the wire wheel. I am undecided whether
to use wire wheels this year or not am
told that wire wheels are more economlcal
IN tires VIII YOU please tell me why this
isl Is it because the wire wheel is not so
solid as the wooden wheel2 Thanking you
for this information in advance, remain,
yours very u 1-'' Adolf Harms
It IS true that the wire wheel is more
resilient than the wooden wheel It Is also
true that it is more economical on tires A
number Of experiments have been made
which favor the wire wheel. One or the
nrincfpal features in favor OF the wire wheel
is that IT relieves the tire from excessive
heat The tire is in direct contact with
the metal rim. which is entirely exposed,
likewise the wire spol1es serve as an addi-
tional source for heat radiation a tire
used on a wire wheel will run at much
lower temperature than that on a wooden
wheel Since heat mas a great ueIeIloI4t-
ing effect on rubber. you can readily appre-
ciate wherein this factor alone will deter
mine tire wear.
Motoring Department, The Herald have
a 1912 car. About two months ago
knock developed in the motor. This is
only noticeable when pulling slowly in high
speed and trying to pick the motor up with
my spark advanced When the spark is
retarded the motor seems to act better.
Would appreciate greatly IL you could tell
me the cause Of this Thanking you for
any information. I remain. F. Fly.
It is possible that the cylinders are over
earbonized When the cylinders are in this
condition you cannot carry the spark so
far advanced Even when a motor is in
perfect condition It is not advisable to
force it to pick up a load at slow engine
speed with spark fully advanced This will
cause most any motor to knock Over-car-