The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09

from improperly seating ard carbon
from forming on the valve seats?
osciilatinS the valves VII! tend 70
keep the seats clean and thus The
valves VIII be fn:nd to Sesl more Uni
formIy. Naturally. this VIII also PIE
vent the accumulation OF CARTON Il
any quantity on the seats
My motor skies vixen running slowly
or pulling hErd Oh high gear ,f ths
spark lever IS advanced more thon hat
way on this quadrant. AZ so7n as re-
tard the spark 5>lew this point the ca
CINE pieks up and viii rc!i - well ss
Il ever did. Why IS tbs? Il IS no:
tried all kinds of Adjustments ans have
operated It uN4er overy condition.
II the magnetic Is co--e"tly t!n:ed II
IS proba BILE that the t-n':ble + due 10
weak magnets. When TIE s3c-S lever
is advanced nil tae way the spark &C
tuaIly occurs when the artaatc-e is al
the edge Of the magnetic field Instead
OF being in the position where the
strength OF the fed is greatest There
fore If the magnets Ire weak the ef-
feet must aSst be felt at the weakest
point in the field. and that may be Ell
Their position Of great advance or re
tard. depending on how the magnetic
IS linked up. RecharSinE the magnets
should remove the trouble.
have bent steering knuekie.
should this be Strengthened whom eeid
or hot?
The knuckle should be Strengthened
when hot It is better TO put in a new
one. however. as IL is difficult to
straiShten 1t so that the wheels will
run true. II the nend IS in the spindle
there is NO possibility OF Strengthening
it satisfactorily. and cren II only the
arm is bent tt will be hard TO tue
it up.
Are the 90 called antitrust prepara-
tions injurious 20 the cooling systsr'7
We have no reports where any of
the prepare tons which are on the mar
ket that are sold especially for auto
mobile radiators have done any harm
There are occasions. however, where
boiler compounds have been used
which contain corrosive substances
Tint have acted fnjurfoi1sly on the "a
dfator and water connections. For
this reason before using any prepare
tended particularly for radiators and
nothing else.
How far apart should tbs spark plug
points be. using a high tension mag
neto?
The usual point clearance is one thtr-
ty-second inch but many AID that
even a smaller cIeara nee is better. II
the plug points are TOO far apart rou
Will socn be aware that something Is
wrong as The motor will start to miss.
particularly when the car Is running
slowly.
We would appreciate your telling US
how to correct <ne oIlsns system IN a
new car which has given trouble since
Il left the factory The car has been
driven 5000 miles. 10 eY this time
should be thoroughly worn IN" he
trouble IS that oil war>S up into the
first and fourth cyliaGa-a-
Faulty piston riggs seem &c be the
only condition wai-h would give the
oiiin< trouble yoo mention. II may be
that the joints Of the rings. which are
Of the ordinary eccentric type. have
become aligned. leaving pass ~~aS
for the oil 20 enter the coLs@-sstfon
space Another possibility is that you
have too much OIL IN the crank case,
which causes a greater supply than
necessary to be thrown up II would
seem that the best step to take would
be 10 remove the p!stors and examine
rhe rings on the cylinders that give
the trouble. The pfs:ons can be re
moved By taking OF the lower half OF
the crank case. removing rhs lower
connecting rod bearing cap and vita
drawing piston and connecting rod as
sembly. A replacement OF the rings
should eliminate the didicuiC-
Can Gas such as generated from ear
bide be used in ar autoraebiie engine?
Yes. Occasionally we hear OF mo-
toSist driving home on acetylere gas
when his supply Of gasoline iR exhaust
ed The objection 70 the use OF this
gas is that It is much more expensive
than gasoline.
The storage battery seems 70 charge
on my car SO that * will furnish cur
rent for the iish.n and start the motor
then suddenly II will become dis-
CHARGED. Where should ! look for the
trouble?
From the Information you furnish IL
would seem that the battery Is either
completely discharged or you have
short circuit IN the system II would
seem quite likely that 1t Is the former
and II this Is the case 3 thorough re-
charge viii remedy the difficulty UNI
less the battery has been left In the
discharged condition for too great
length of tine. II so. the battery
VIII probably require ovcrhauling. The
symptom for this trouble IS exactly
what you describe-the battery starts
the motor and aiso gives very bright
light for few moments and then ap-
parently is dead.