Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-06-06

A. soon ~ I 90 into third or high
gear my car runs In . jer'y manner.
n 20 baek into second speed and push
on the sceslsrator to give the engine
more speed for about half q square and
then 90 back iato third or high Il runs
smoothly. What 10 the matter?
1t seems most proba BILE that the mo-
tor Is missing. or at least does not run
smoothly at low speeds. Adjust the
spark gaps on the plugs to one thirty.
second Of an inch. tighten aIl wiring
connections and look for short circuits
caused by poorly insulated or bare
wires.
See that the brushes on the magnetic
are In good condition ind adjust the
breaker points II they need It. There
may be a temporary short circuit In the
switch at times. Adjust the carburetor
carefully. The air valve Is for high
speed and the needle valve for low.
Test the compression. 1t may lie that
the valves need grinding. or there IL a
leakage past the pistons or the valve
stem guides.
What 10 the best way TO keep tires
from sticking to the rims?
In order to keep the tires from stick.
Ing to the rims 1t Is necessary to pre-
vent the rusting Of the rim. and this il
most satisfactorily accomplished by the
use Of fake graphite. The graphite Il
mixed into creamy paste by adding
a salall percentage Of gasoline. This
is then applied to the rims the same AZ
ordinary paint. The gasoline evapo-
rates and leaves the graphite. which
not only prevents rusting to a large
extent. but holds the bend Of the tire
away from the metal Of the rim.
10 Il economical to use oversize tires?
Many tire makers advocate the use
Of oversize tires for the following rea-
sons:
Take. for instance. a 80 by tire
which fits on 80 BY 3h rim. In ad-
ditlon to having considerably more air
capacity or cubicul contents. there is
naturally little more tread. and the
oversize tire Is. generally speaking. Of
heavier construction. The greater
air capacity naturally makes more Of
a cushion. thus making the tire easier
riding for the occupants. and. due to
the advantages mentioned. caused by
the fact thnt the tire Is of heavier
construction and has greater air ca
pacity. 1t will throw Off strains which
tire Of similar diameter and circum-
ference would not throw or.
In addition to the above. the cir
conference Of the oversize tire In this
instance is slightly over three inches
more than the 30 by 3h which we
are using for illustration. This addt.
tiOnal running surface means. ut
course. that the tire will revolve fewer
times in making mile than the ~ BY
81, which. everything being equal.
should insure greater mileage than the
smaller size tire.
What are the advantages. and disad.
vantaees Of the disk friction chain
drive compared with other types OF
transmission now more commonly
used?
The advantages of the friction trans
mission are that Il offers IN infinite
number of gear ratios. Is silent. cheap
to manufacture ANA simple The dis
advantages are. That tie friction disk
mus, lie renewed ever. few th",S;ind
miles--tills ~ II s.nnl matter. but
worth nOtily--i,iiI lhat the amount Oi
horsepower that II wI. tlili.ni.! uliuer
the conditions found III altnniU.'lie lie
sign Is limited Therefor" It has never
been used 10 any exieuI .n ihi.c ears
but has found favor "i s"rur rri's ~
medium size am, o;, mere smnIi ears
,Wseaid - rcv,ves Of crarei brighten
up my Tenders or would sou a,iv's@
warn .sn'
Varlis'i w"ui rr'''a'fl hri'so'rh nj
your feiidcrS s;;tist;.ti'i!, i;r:.le al'
plying the varniSii II Is necessary ~ hr
particularly sure HAL iii, s'r.i"r l.
clean ,rid bright he vuin.Sh then
use,! should be- IL. hest grade "t finish
ing varnisl
have been having trouble getting
he water to circulate through my ra
diator. nave put pressure on wiih
. hose, but ere water went through
only worry slowly. did this q number
Of times and there id rot seem to be
any iovse sediment OF any kind coming
he - ~
washing soda dissolved IN boiling wa.
ter will clsan it; $50 boiler compound.
Can you advise me regarding this?
Common washing soda dissolved In
boiling water Is an excellent remover
Ut the scale that forms in the radiator.
The radiator should Ike thoroughly
flushed out with n solution consisting
VI about two heaping handfuls Of soda
10 an ordinary pail Of boiling water.
The soda solution should be allowed
to remain In the radiator for u short
time. and 1t should then he flushed out
with clear warm water.
1t Ia inadvisable to use boiler COM
pounds In automobile radiators unless
the constituents Ut the compounds are
well known. Some Of the boiler COM
pounds contain Ingredients which cor.
rode any metal surface with which
they come in contact The result Ia
'that. instead Of merely removing the
scale. the metai itself Is de,UmINnsed.
md In short time the radiator l,e-
comes lpnky