Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-04

Please tell me how to prevent water
Asst<ing out Of the grease cups At either
side Of the water pump?
You are using too light grease in
these grease cups, with the result that
when the motor gets warm the grease
becomes very fluid and allows the wa
ter to leak. In hot weather you should
use heavy grease. Probably, the hard.
est TINT you can buy will be the most
satisfactory. However, as soon as cold
weather sets III substitute lighter.
grease.
On my car q universal joint 10 used
AetsHsen engine and transmission, this
uniSsrsaI consisting Of q cross floating
n the Jokes Of clutch and shaft. The
assembly, unless kept carefully adjust.
ID, 10 noisy and does not retain oil for
any length Of time. Could ! substitute
= feather universal?
The joint between the engine and
gear box is designed to take up any
misallgnment between the clutch and
the gear shift, but 1t often happens
chat the gear box drops. throwing the
shaft out of alignment to such an ex-
dent that the drive becomes noisy, and
this is probably the cause Of your tro,
H&e. !.
1t is doubtful If the fitting Of a leath-
Gr universal would be wise, because, al
enough 1t would silence the drive, 1t
would take care Of the misalignment,
CHI <h,< as
faulty alignment would be gone, and
1here would be no warning to enable
you to know when to correct this. 1t
occasionally happens that sudden jolt
will cause drop in the level Of the
gear box due to l0oseness in the bolts
which hold It In position. This can be
eemedied by restoring the gear box to
It's proper alignment
It is also very probable that the rear
axle gears are badly out Of adjust
ment and that the vibration produced
n a result Of this IL transmitted to the
Joint between the engine and gear box
and given Oh ut that point. You should
not only have the engine and gear set
aligned. but also have the rear axle
inspected and the gears readjusted.
should 1t be necessary.
I change tho oil in my crank case
albs..t every 500 or 600 miles. Would
On. oil take out be all right to use in
the transmission or would Il wear the
0sars7
1t in good idea to use the oil from
Ehp ora nix case IN thu ra.lr hny After
use for considerable time in the motor
the oil takes OH Il gunimy consistency.
(which renders 1t unfit for good motor
fabrication. hut good for use in lubri
eating the gears III the gear box on nc.
count Of its tendency to adhere to the
gear teeth. 1t is better to strain 1t for
use In the gear box.
fMy motor heats too much and The
'xhermo siphon system does not do its
work properly or the heating 10 caused
by another source. ! believe my car.
buretor 10 adjusted properly, there 10
no slipping fan bolt or loss Of com.
preston, but still the engine overheats.
~ the car has not been run over 5000
miles the carbon cannot be the cause.
Can you explain this?
1t Is most likely that your trouble Is
due to driving with the spark retard-
ed too far. although it Is impossible to
say with certainty that this is so. Try
driving your car with the spark ad-
vanced as far as possible at all times
without the motor knocking.
There are many other things that
might cause your motor to overhead.
Observation-Disclosures cylinders. poor
water circulation. inc" rect timing of
motor dragging brakes or possibly ex-
cessive friction. Just as you state. It
II not likely that the trouble Is caused
by carbon. but in looking for the cause
It Is not wise to neglect this possible.
'fy. for the reason that motor troubles
are often caused by the most unex.
pected circumstances. Note whether
the water is circulating freely. and II
not try to find where the trouble Is.
whether 1t Is due to dirt. loose pieces
OF rubber obstructing the passages or
what not. Remember that with a
l1hermO-siphOn system the water will
mot circulate ut all as soon as the level
drops below the discharge header In
the top Of The radiator. Circulation Of
water in the thermo-siphon system is
dependent on the fact that the column
Of water. considered as such for sim
plicity. in the pipes and water jackets
u lighter than the column in the radi.
Ator because 1t Is warmer. and water
expands and grows lighter as 1t Is
warmed. Therefore II the level Of wa.
.ter drops below the outlet pipe circu-
lati0n must stop. It Is well to note
whether you have not been running
with the water below this point. Or
Il Is possible that you have slow
leak and that in the course Of an aft.
ernoon enough water leaks out to low
er the level enough to stop the circu.
latlOn. as described.
II there IL dirt in the radiator flush
It out thoroughly. and II there is any
grease In the water wash It with a
hot solution of sodium carbonate In
water. one handful Of carbonate to a
pail Of water. See that the rubber hose
connections nre in good condition.
As a last resort check up the valve
Ginning by the marks on the 6ywheel.
and II there are no marks you had bet.
ter write to the maker for information
on this point.