New Britain herald., 1914-07-07

Automobile Troubles Made Plain.

tions In city work, where driver is obliged to use the lower gears con- siderably, the gasoline consumption is much greater than in open coun- try driving, where the changing from high speed is seldom necessary 1 Motoring Department, The Herald: 1 As I am about to begin work elimi- mating the "rattles of my car, would appreciate it if you could tell l me where most of them occur. Thanking you for information, am, A. R. $. l Where most of the rattles occur de- i bends to a large degree upon how 1 the ear is constructed Ordinarily such parts as the drip pan, lenders, 1 dust shield along the running boards, 1 brake rods, brake bands doors of the ! body, the hood, etc, become loose quite easily Anything that is loose !; will rattle when subjected to vibra- 1 tion. It may be the windshield, the | lamps, or even the top.
 i When driving it is well to note the ! different sources of, the noise and { eliminate them gradually. If there i are a number of rattles arising from i a number of different parts of the car ; it is difficult matter to start in and hope to eliminate all of them at i once in one operation.
 ] Motoring Department-We have six-cylinder motor with poppet valves. l These valves are located on opposite 1 sides of the motor (not overhead). l 1 have set all the valves so that they would not tap. Now two exhaust valves have begun tapping again. l ! would not like to set them up higher as would lose compression.
 Would appreciate information that l you could give me leading to elimf- !, nation of the nuisance.
 I The valve tap in question may not Sl be caused by the valve litter hitting asthe valve. If the cap at the top of the #valve litter has a recess worn into 1t khis in itself would be the source of Eour trouble. Perhaps the push rod
 Hs worn itself loose in the guide, so
 at when the cam of the cam shaft
 fe the litter there is a side slap. #tx& is also possible that the base of the uush rod is worn. Would suggest that you remove the push rod and guide in order to make a careful in- spection of the parts.
 Motoring Department-Will you kindly answer the following questions either by, letter or in your paper: Causes of lubricant leaking from hub caps or rear axle. How to stop such i; leak Ought such leaks to be on a rev car?
 L. L. M
 If too light a grease is used in the A~ work out through the bearings. Dur ing the warm weather a heavier grade of lubricant should be used. It is possible that by mistake too much lu- bricant of too light grade has been placed in the axle. This would cause it to leak through on new car as we'll as on an old one. If by using a heavier grease the leak does not stop would suggest making a careful inspec- ticn of the grease retainers. Perhaps these do not fit as tight as they should and need refining.
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 Motoring Department-Can you tell me why my car swings to the right whenever I apply the brake? I also notice that the right tire wears out sooner than the left.
 READER
 The trouble is caused by unequal brake adjustment; the brake opera ting on the right wheel holds better than the brake operating on the left wheel. Both wheels should be raised on jacks and the brake acting rods, etc., adjusted, so that when the brake is applied the tension on each will be equal. This will avoid skidding, and also relieve the strain on the right ,; tire.
 Motoring Department-My car has a disk clutch. When it is released a scraping sound comes from the clutch case. and when it is engaged it slips have tried to eliminate the trouble in several ways, without result Wha, would you advise? . Would suggest that the clutch be thoroughly cleaned with kerosene Two or three quarts should be used at the same time letting the motor run in order to thoroughly cleanse all the clutch parts. Engage and disen- gage the clutch while the motor is } running. The clutch case should be drained, and the same operation re- peated until parts are clean. After this use a mixture of light cylinder , oil and kerosene in proportion about } three to one. If the clutch does not hold use more kerosene. If too fierce use more oil