New Britain herald., 1914-04-14

to know whether there Is any way of arranging some fixture so that the same thing will not happen again. do not want to ruin another set of new lenders. Is there anything you can suggest which is not too expen- sive?-L. B. Walker.
 You have stated that this trouble gradually developed. It is evident that matters are getting worse. While the rear springs appear to look all right, nevertheless they have lost their set. The most economical way to overcome the trouble would be to take out the rear springs and have them re-teinpered and reset. It may be advisable to give them a little more set than they originally had. If they have shown a tendency to be weak from the beginning, it would be advisable to have installed an extra leaf This will considerably strengthen the spring and. eliminate
 Motoring Department. The Herald-- Will you please tell me why I can not get my engine to throttle down properly? When leave 1t stand idle 1t seems as though 1t runs on only one or two cylinders. At high engine speeds it is different, although I do not believe am getting all the power I should. It is a six-cylinder engine and should be much more econom- ical on gasoline than 1t Is. I believe the carburetor Is either not properly adjusted or else it Is not suited to the engine. There have been a num- Der of adjustments made to the car-i buretor, but 1t seems impossible to set 1t right. Can you give me one or two helpful hints on carburetor ad- justments which will apply in this case ?---Cs. Dunn.
 You have not stated the type of engine used, neither havo you stated the type of carburetor used. It is quite impossible to outline the ad- justment of the carburetor without Knowing something about its con structive features. From what infor- mation you have advanced it is safe to say that the mixture Is too rich for slow engine speeds. By reducing the supply of gasoline to minimum and the amount of air to a maximum. you will approach moro perfect mix ture. If your carburetor will not maintain this mixture at all engine speeds then perhaps you need diff ferent specifications; that Is to say. different size spray nozzle, or diner ierit size spray nozzle, or different air springs. Most carburetors now em- ploy more than one gasoline jet. You may find 1t necessary to try several different sizes before the best results can be obtained. covering the full range of engine speeds.
 
 Motoring Department The Herald I have been using n small 30-horse- power runabout equipped with the Westinghouse starting and lighting system. This system has given me no trouble except on one or two oc- casions when wanted to start the engine in hurry. Then the starter seemed to work all right. but failed to throw the engine over. After few seconds of this 1t would take hold and be normal again. couple Of weeks ago took my car out of storage and am now keeping it in barn which, of course. Is not heat ed. I have not had the opportunity to make any adjustments. because do not know enough about it. I am anxious to know why this starter seems to work and yet does not turn the engine over as soon as the switch is turned on. I do not want to take 1t apart until hear from you. Hop ing to see the answer in the next is- sue of your paper. I remain, Alfred Thompson.
 In the forward compartment in the electrical unit constituting the starter you will find oil holes In this com partment there Is an overrunning clutch which frequently needs a little lubricating oil to keep it in proper condition. While this clutch is made very substantially, nevertheless if the oil becomes gummed 1t will slip and at times fail to perform. In your case the car has been standing prob ably all winter and these parts have rot been fabricated when the car was