The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
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Ny engine uses too much oil, and IL
leaks all over the timing gear case. Do
you think Il probable that something
around the bearings IL looso7
The bearings sppeaf to be worn en-
cessively. The leaking through the
timing gear case may be due to oil
getting into 1t through the front main
bearing. Much oil may be lost Dy
leaking through the rear bearing.
4 Kindly explain how q storage battery
10 made Of four lead platss 8 by 8 inch
20. What kind of acid should Il take7
1 A lead storage battery consists es.
sentially OF a number Of lead plates.
each cast in the form OF q grid, and a
glass container. The suaces in the
| plates are filled With oxide OF lead IN
the case of the pos. I've. plates and.
spongyi or finely divided lend In the
case OF tile negative. In the construc-
ton Of your battery. t:wo OF tho plates
will act us, positive and two as mega.
tive. Tue plates Should have mehn9
for milking suitable connection, and
usually this fconnecfio Is made. The
glass Jar witch holds the plates should
be Of suficient size to accommodate
the plates anu the solution. on the
bottom Of the conta;ner two treated
wood blocks are placed, these being
used to support The plsses. The plates
are set upon the blocks so that the
negative plate faces a positive plate,
Between each two plates are treated
wood separators. You will have to;
buy these OF some storage battery COM
pany. or you might try some good
grade Of porous wood or hartl rubber
drilled With small holes. These sep
arators have a small end section area;
but are as long as the plates them-
selves. Separators Of one.half by one
fourth inch section will do. With the
plates in position connection is made
between the two positive plates and
between the two negative and the ter.
minals from each set brought out to
be attached to lugs. These Jugs are
attached to hard rubber cover sfor
the container. The cover should be
about tllree-f fourth inch above the tops
Of the plates After the plates have
been connected to the Tugs and the
cover is in position molten tar should
be poureit al over the cover and tar
around this lligs. so al completely to
seal the jar.. After the tar has become
hard dilute sulphuric acid OF specific
gravity OF one and twenty-eight hun
dredths. This should be poured
through the hole In the cover and
enough poured into tile jar to com.
pletely cover the tops Of the plates.
What 10 IL that makes black spots in
rod and main hoarinss7
The small specks are caused by car:
bon being embedded in the metal.
have read an article saying that
peroxide Of hydrogen, IL applied prop.
erly, will burn out the carbon deposits
in notorcar cylinders. Il says TO squirt
Il into tho intake nanifold through
small hole near where the pipe branch
90 and while tho engine is running.
Will this in any way injure tKe engine?
We hive not heard Of case where
peroxide OF hydrogen has been used
successfully MS carbon remover.
However. theoretically 1t should canse
some Of .the carbon to be removed.
When peroxide OF hydrogen is intro.
duced into the combustion chamber OF
an engine while the engine is firing,
water and oxygen are formed. These
are formed by the decomposition OF
the peroxide. Under certain conditions
of rapid heating to about 100 degrees
centigrade the peroxide will cause an
explosion to occur. The oxygen given
of by the peroxide tends to cause the
carbon to burn, and many soy that
the water also formed will free the
carbon. Not few have used water
as means Of removing carbon. claim
ing that when water is introduced into
the motor through the mir valve Of the
carburetor it is converted into steam
upon reaching the combustion cham.
Der and the action Of the steam on
the carbon tends to loosen 1t. Tho use
Of peroxide Of hydrogen should not In
jure the motor in any way.
How can oil be stopped from leaking
out es timing gear case7 The saskst
ls good.
Do not put too much lubricant into
the case, for this Will cause excessive
gassing and thus push the oil out
through the creyice. II the gasket is
good the nuts should be drawn up
tightly and evenly. In Tightening the
nuts tighten one and then the opposite
one Just as much and continue this
until oil are drawn up the same
amount.
Suppose front axle Is bent one inch
straight back between the knue!<les and
spring. VIII il throw the wheels out Of
line, causing undue wear on the tires?
BY straight back mean as an axle
naturally would bend due TO the front
wheel striking something.
There is little chance that the
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