The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13

miles per s7aIIor1 of gasoline This year
tk 10 not making over eight It misses
until speed aete up to ten or twelve
miles per hour Whom the engine be-
comes heated tho spark lever worries
worry badly What is the esuse OF thIs2
Since yoar car misses only at speeds
below twelve miles per hour and then
only when warmed up, it seems likely
that the heat causes n Slight leakage
either by warping valve or by ex-
banding a valve stem. Test the com
preston when the motor is warm. and
1f any cylinder IS weak see whether
It is not due to lack OF clearance be-
tween valves and push rods or to a
warped valve. These defects would
cause enough leakage to make the mo
tor miss fire when the throttle IS near
" closed, but yet not enough TO make
it miss at wider throttle openings.
Faulty carburetion may also be the
cause OF the mtsfring- Reduce the
richness OF the mixture when running
slowly and see If this makes any DIFF
ference. It is possible that the reduc-
ton in charge weight caused by the
heating OF the cir is sufficient to de-
crease the ratio OF air to gasoline
enough to prevent combustion. al
though when the motor is cold enough
air is taken in so that the motor WIN
run all right
Another possibility IS that there is a
leak in the intake manifold due to its
warping out OF shape when heated
Tighten up bolts holding the manifold.
and II necessary put In new gaSkets.
See that the brakes are not dragging
and that the spark advance has not
slipped so that you are running with
it retarded
Why arc 30 many manufacturers do
ing away with radius rods7
The principal reason for discardine
the radius rods IS simplicity It Is OBJ
vtous that when the drive IS taken di-
rectly BY the springs the manufac-
turer has saved on the cost OF pro
duction and also reduced the number
OF wearing parts. Many manufactur-
ers believe that the drive can be just
as SUCCESSFULLY transmitted through the
springs as through radius rods. but as
both CONSTRUCTIONS are widely used it
is difficult TO say which is better
Is Il easier to pump up tire with tho
car is resting on the wheel?
Theoretically cit is slightly easier to
pump up a tire when the weight IS re-
moved. but the difference is so small
that it IS doubtful whether any or
binary gauge would measure it The
extra work required represents the
amount Of work to lift the weight on
that wheel through the distance that
- V.fv1 ofP he
ground, this distance being approx
ed up among so many pump strokes
that the extra work IS not felt. and 1t
is probably just as economical Of ener-
sy to do it this way as to jack the
wheel up
What are the specific advantages of
six cylinder over four cylinder motors7
The advantage OF greatest importance
is that the six has more even torque.
or turning effort than the four. because
there are three explosions to each rev
o1ution against two per revolution in
the four. The average SIX will throt-
tie lower than four OF the same size
Kindly inform mo how to determine
when the front wheels arc out OF align
rnent. and how can strai9hten theEn2
The alignment OF the front wheels
can easily be determined by MEASURE
ment With the wheels pointing ap
proumately straight measure the dis
lance between the two wheels, at the
front and rear They should be one
quarter inch nearer ut the 'front.' but
not any more The adjustment is made
by shortening or frightening the tie
rod
Please tell mo how to place old shoes
over now, and IS It practical thing
TO do?
To use the old tires do not cut the
bead on You have to take the casing
casing and then apply both to the
wheel at once Many claim this gives
a practically puncture proof tire and
one that lasts longer than the single
shoe. It is desirable to have good In
ner tubes on account Of Its being too
much trouble In changing in case an
old tube gives way So far as heat
and sand are concerned. many claim
they do not seem to amount to any
thing. though others declare they rem
der the idea impractical The old cas-
ing IS supposed to At 80 tightly over
the good one that there Is no snppaSe.
and it protects the good tire from road
heat Some drivers. however. cut sits
In old castings around the whole tread
from bead 70 bead They say It makes
them easier to apply as well as to al
low ventilation These sits are cut
about every four inches and about one
half inch OF the material taken out
Authorities disagree on the practical
bfity OF the scheme Of using old shoes
In this way, but Individual cases seem
to have been satisfactory or the re-