The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

the car win efficiently aid In the cut
ting Of The grease. It would have to
Be applied ether in spray or sponge.
as these are the only Two practical
methods OF mixing IT in such way
fhattt would combine closely enough
60 form suitable mixture for clean
Ing Kerosene is also frequently used
IN This manner with success.
have a ear.yvf.h two speed rear
AIDE. Whenever go down hill or over
q bump with the clutch out hear a
rattle. What 10 the cause of this?
The rattle you mention is probably
from the idle pinion on the rear axle.
In this axle there are two berel pinions
constantly IN mesh. and one of these
ts always running idle. and the parttc-
ular gear which is delivering the pow
er from the motor depends upon the
position Of a. dog clutch When the
car goes over a rough spot with the
clutch ont there is tendency for the
drive shaft TO revolye at an unequal
rate of speed, due to the Inequalities
OF the road. with the result that the
idle pinion Is alternately thrown back
ward. and forward against the bevel
gear. with which It meshes, thus max
ing asrattle. There Is always p certain
amount OF back lash in these gears,
and the amount Of noise Will naturally
depend upon the extent of this play
There Is nothing serious about this. as
the noise occurs only at rare intervals,
and then IS not the indication of trou-
bic.
WilI you kindly tell me how to bend
tho gasoline and other tube lines in
short arcs without tho pipe Hattenins7 2.
Copper tubing OF small diameter can
be readily bent into short curves by
melting rosin and pouring it into the
tube. When this becomes cold it solidi-
lies within the. tube. and the tubing
can be bent like a piece OF solid cop
per. After the desired bend has been
Obtained .the-rosfnscan berm out by
beating the tube with a blow torch
Anofhez method sometimes used tssto
I'm the tube with sand, but the rosin
Why has rotary valve engine Eve
or seven cylinders instead OF four, SIG
The odd number OF CYLINDERS gives a
more eyan torque In rotary cylinder:
engine. Questions ofba4areemake an
even number Of cFlindefs preferable In
the conventional type'of motor
e Il possible to start the motorin a
Bar when the self starter fails to work
md the crank IS missing?
When the starter fails and the hand
crank IS not available le best method
Of starting the motor = TO jack up one
oc-the:rear wheels so that It viii turn
Without touching the ground Then
place the gear shift lever in high. and
a few turns of~the rplifted wheel viii
start the motor. Place the gear shift
leser in neutral before letting down
the lacked up wheel or you will have
runaway on your hands. or at least
the matorswM stau. and you viii haze.
an your work to- do over. again Prop
erIy done. the entire operation takes
oily a2few moments.
What arc the common causes for a.
motor missing FIRE?
Missing fire may be caused by an
overrfch or TOO lean mixture. by poor
valve adjustment inaccurate valve or
ignition timing. leaks around the spark
plugs. cylinder plugs. nanifo1ds. etc.
lcose ignition wires. weak magnetic
magnets. water IN fuel. faulty spark
plugs or those with poorly adjusted
electrodes. carbon deposits In the cyl
tnders and o<erIoadinG.
-whensi ts.rcttle ray car down on high
GEAR It. beainS 20 jump and jerk as
though the clutch were slipping. The
clutch fstaf1 right, however. What can
. the trqabie2
The jumping and Jerking action is
probably due TO the motor missing FIRE.
caused eirhe..by poor ignition or faulty
carburedon at low engine speeds. Nix
lures may be too lean or too; rich there
may be leaks in rhe intake manifold.
or the spark plug points may be too
far apart or too near together Look
Mt them drst and see that they are
spaced thirtv-second OF an inch apart
Then see. that your vib-ators are adj
iuSted. II the trouble is still in EVIL
dence your m:Sreto magnets may be
weak;and require recharSinG
Watts the advantage or disadvan-s
skaae of the csneilever spring in regard
60 che ttree-quartere elliptic?
The main Advantage OF the cantiIever
spring orer the three-quarter elliptic
is that It. VIII give the same carving
sapacityS With the proper feasibility
with considerably less weight Anoth-
rsadEantaSe=lies IN it's slow period OF
vibration and the ability TO eliminate
rebound to great extent The weight
ola caat1iever is nearly all inspiring
weight
IN the disadvantages the principal
one Is that stif frame is=necessary
and rtatsa ron is given to the body
when the car turns corner.