El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

Motoring Department, The Herald-Wiu
you please tell me good method for re-
has d small leak which is annoying. Con-
way.
The best way to stop the leak is to
have the part soldered. The fins you
facilitate radiation. bu- do not carry
water. Radiators differ in construc-
ton but those having fins are usu-
ally Of the tube type.
Motoring Department, The Herald no
tice that the glass on my Limousine car be-
comes obscured on very cold day. Can
this be prevented?-P. M. D.
Yes. by very slightly smearing the
glass with glycerine applied by means
Of a piece Of soft cloth
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Motoring Department. The Herald am
told that with planetary Transmission the
reverse may be used as a brake while with
Belective it can not. Why is this?-H K.
Because in the planetary type all
gears are in mesh and the reverse is
operated by a contracting band.
which may be gradually applied. in
operating a SelecuVe transmission it
is necessary to mesh two separate
sets Of gears, which in the case Of re-
verse should only be meshed after
the car has come to stop.
Motoring Department The Herald have
considerable difficulty IN preventing the
gland on the water pump from leaking.
have packed this several times without sat
tsfactory results. can you suggest rem
edy?-B. C. C.
The usual method of packing this
with hemp and grease is not salts
factory If you will rub white lead
and oil isuch as is used by plumbers
when making jOints) into the hemp,
as Wei as grease. you viii flnd there
will be less tendency for the gland 10
leak. ---n-s
Motoring Department The Herald have
a - car and would like to know how to
take up wear in wheel bearing. Have the
adjusting nut turned up up as tight as pos
sible, but still have too much play, causing
wheels 10 Wobble- Is IL possible TO overcome
this without getting new rollers2-H Spencer.
The wear Of bearings used on wheels
of your car can be taken up bv Dlac-
ing washers on aXles or spindles just
large enough to fit against inner race
OF bearing. This viii force race or
cone OF bearing in closer contact with /
rollers thereby taking uD wear. If ]
wear is ed nsiderable, take out the I
cones in hubs and put rings or spac- I
ers, replacing cones against the rings, (
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Motoring Department. The Herald find I
on applying my emergency brake that it viii 1
not release. 1t used 70 operate properly. I
Why is thisz-A. X. G.
The trouble you refer to is gener- !
ally caused by the shoes of the IN 4
sidera bly, worn and when the cam is I
operated which expands the brake it /
turns sufficiently to become horizontal I
This makes it impossible for the springs I
connected to the brake shoes to re-
lease the brake by contracting them
from against the insides Of the brake I
drum. The remedy is to supply new
brake shoes or add pieces to them,
which viii reduce the clearance be-
tween the shoes and the cam.
Motoring Department. The HeraId-when
q motor has good compression and bearings I
DO not set up undue friction I understand it
will not stop on dead center. do not quite
See how this comes ab0uL-G. Coverly.
When the piston is moving on the
stroke the gas and oXT-
gen are being compressed to Dres=
cure of. say, IS pounds to the square
Inch When switch is thrown off the
or energy stored in fly
wheel viii keep cranzshatt turning
over until the energy dies: then the
pressure in cylinder viii force piston
down from top dead center. providing
the compression is good and there is no
FRACTIONAL resistance in bearings.
Motoring Department. The Herald-Which
are considered the best bearings, Babbltt I
metal or bronde?-L. Akton.
Both have their advantages and dis
advantages. Babbitt metal which is /
formed Of lead, tin. anthony. and I
sometimes a small percentage of cop
per, has better anti-friCtiOnal prop
critics than bronze. 1t wears more ! ,
easily, however. and is therefore more
liable to cause knock" In The /
event of shOrtness of oil a bearing Of
this alloy win melt out without 'seiz-
ng the shaft and can be readily re-
placed. Under the same conditions, a |
bronze bearing which consists Of an
alloy OF copper and tin and sometimes
also zinc and phosphorus, viii seize"
he shaft and may cause connecting
rod and crank case TO break. besides
long Provided G =
always sufficient oil a good bronze
very good results
Motoring Department The Herald have
-- car. Until recently the motor has not I
7een giving me any trouble. No 4 cylinder
viii miss fire when motor is throttled down /
,ut ell cylinders fire when motor is speeded.
'arburetor has been adjusted, Ignition is J J