The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-05-27

too much clearance between the stem
and the top Of the rod it can be as
%certained by rafting the push rod, and
If this Is the case 1t should be adjusted,
preferably while the motor is warm.
Make the space about n one-hun-
dredth Of an inch. or the thickness Of
a sheet Of writing paper.
II the rod Is worn in the guide a GER
tain amount Of lateral movement will
be noticed when force Is applied to the
rod by the hand.
When | put my foot on the electric
starter on my car it makes a noise as
though every gear were being stripped.
Can you tell me the cause and how to
remedy this?
1t Is possible that the gear teeth are
worn or that the armature bearings
allow play. Inspection should show
whether this is so. 1t may be that the
gears need oiling. 1t must not be for
gotten that a starter should make a
little noise, the amount depending on
the design. workmanship and material.
When | change from intermediate to
low or from high to low very quickly
gears go into high and low both.
The car stops with a jerk and cannot
change to neutral until | get under
meath the car and kick out high. When
| change slowly it is all right. Is there
any way of adjusting the spring tension
on the clutch of this car?
Either the shifting rods are not the
right length or the springs that bring
them back to neutral are weak. Re-
place these springs, and If this does not
remedy the difficulty try adjusting the
lengths of the rods.
The tension OF the clutch spring can
be adjusted by screwing up on the u
that holds the thrust bearing in place.
1t Is possible that this will not make
the clutch hold. If II does not, then the
leather should be replaced. To
do this it will be necessary to remove
the clutch cone. Take the universal
apart and then unscrew the bolt that
holds the thrust bearing In place.
After this the clutch spider car be re-
What effect have moth balls on gaso-
Friends who put them in their
say they get more power from
their engines.
The use of moth balls will increase
the power slightly. but they have IA
corrosive action and tend to carbonize
the motor.
obtain higher compression, will il
cause excessive vibration at high mo-
tor speeds?
Many owners have fastened plates
to the piston tops In order to Increase
the compression and gain power and
speed. but the construction Is not adj
vised, as the results obtained are not
money. All depends upon the weight
Of the plates rs to whether the vibra-
ton will be high.
10 half kerosene and half wood alco-
hol a good carbon remover?
Half kerosene and half wood alcohol
is a good carbon nov After TAX
ing the carbon from the cylinders the
Oil in the crank case should be renew
ed in order that the lubricant will be
In good condition.
Is IL possible to adjust the detachable
on a 35 by q wheel so that a SO by
We tire can be put on2 If not, what
10 the reason? The wheel at present
take a "a by 3La or 35 by 4 tire.
A 80 by AZ tire can be put on a 35
by 4 rim because this Is the oversize
for that tire. 1t cannot. however. be
put on a "a by 3h rim. as the over
size for this Is the 80 by 4 and not 80
by AZ.
10 il advisable to wash a car with wa.
Ter each day7
Cars should not be washed unless 1t
Is necessary. Sometimes only wiping
Of the body and busting of the cush.
Ions are needed.
My car misses in the front cylinder.
K will run from one to twenty miles,
and then il will miss. The spark plug
Jets oily and will not fire. have put
a new plug, and Il does the same
hing. What 10 the trouble7
Evidently there Is a leakage Of oil.
lue to loose fitting rings or pistons.
Remove the piston and rings and ex-
anime them carefully. Replace them
70 that the joints Of the three rings
win be equally spaced around the cyl
lnder. as it is possible that they are all
In line nov.
Does . six cylinder start. sasisr on
he magnetic than . four, and does not
he armature on . six cylinder magnetic
make moro revolutions 70 the crank
Ihaft than does one on . fourf
The magnetic In q six travels one-half
ID fast a. the crank shaft. just as II
loes n 4 four cylinder motor. The rea-
! nix may start easier on the mag
leto - because IN nj revolution Of the
rank shaft there are three ~explosiona
vhotqas N The four there ars only two.
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