The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-27

dimntn9 used. II the lamps are dim.
med BY CONNECTING them tnSser1es then
the current consumption IS cut In half
If the resistance In the wires IS neg
Iected. and since this is small irmay
be- II two bulbs are used IN the head
light. q large one In focns for country
driving and Small one out Of focus
for city driving. the saving may be- /;
much greater, the small bulb taking
about a fourth the current Of the large
one.
am troubled wifi, FIRE coming from
the exhaust cut out underneath my
car when running rapidly and shuttin9
off quickly; also when PulliF19 hard It
is NOT tho regular exhaust from the en-
qine, but large blaze like gasoline IRE
which, comes clear TO the ground and |
spreads out several feet each way Can |
you explain i'll 4
1t is difficult to say exactly what is
causing this trouble without seeing the
car. However. It may be that the
valves are Improperly timed OF the NIX
ture may not be correct IL the valves
have been reset lately it would be wise 1
to make certain that the timing Is COZ
rect, but IL they have not been reset
they probably are all right II the
mixture is at fault It IS simple nant-
ter to adjust the carburetor- Possibly
there is carbon In the exhaust pipe or |
It may be that you are running with
the spark too late. Il
My front ado 10 bent about one .and
one-haif inches from The spring seat
to tho outer end of the a>eIe, dis
tanee of about ten inches. How. should
It be Straightforward ;;
This axle should be heated TO Cher
ryred heat and then straightened The
heat should be applied at the bend
only. and as this Is ten inches from the
king pin bushings there is no reason
why the latter should be heated and
therefore no danger OF them becoming
enlarged In fact It IS doubtful
whether they would be enlarged even
IL exposed directly to the heat 1t Is
not necessary to give the axle any heat
treatment after It is straightened. !
Does It mako any difference how
many teeth arc in a bevei gear ir. re-
lation TO the gear It works ir2
The relation OF the number OF teeth |
on the driving pfnion to the number
on the large gear gives the ratio be |
tween the number OF revolutions the |
motor makes as compared with the
number the wheels make when the car
is travelling ON high gear: Any change
alters the rat1o.s
What 10 the cause OF inner tubes be-,
coming eenented or fastened &c. tho
casing SO It IL very difficult to remove
them?
This is caused by neglecttng DO use
enough tire tale between tube and cas-
inc. Whenever a tube is placed into
a casing always sprinkle tale over the
inside of the tire Tale IS a white /
powder, which is cheap. and may be
bought at any supply store
How do you 1T babbitt bearings on
crank shaft and connecting rods. either
when putting in new ones or wien Ia
king up slack in old ones2
II only slightly worn BEARINGS may
be adjusted by removing shinas OF By
fling the bearing caps Il the bear |
1ncs are scored or worn out OF round
or Il new bearings are put In tae sur
faces must be sGaped- !
If the bearing surfaces are M good |
condition and not worn out OF shape |
Slight adjustment should be Sufficient |
to make them tight There are usually |
several shins under. the bearing cap.
and by removing these one by one the
Iooseness win disappear Remove only
enough ShimS to make the bearing
snug but not tight fit When sh1ms
are not used the lost motion may be |
removed by placing the bearing cap In
a wise and filing down the surface. In
case too much material is removed |
copper or paper SHIN or shins should
be inserted TO make the cap ut IN /!
fling the fat surface Of the bearing
cap should be preserved. the Tile not
only being held dat against che sur
face, but the movement OF the tool
being carefully executed
II the BEARINGS scored new or worn |
out Of round It viii need sFcraptnE
This should be done by an experienced
man Connecting rod bearings may De
scraped without tearing down the mo-
tor. but If the main bearings require
scrapinS the motor must be d1sassern-
bled and the crank case placed upside
down with the crank shaft and n.y.
wheel stfn In position The main bear
ing caps are removed and the crank
shaft bearing surfaces are paineed with
a solution OF Prussian blue After FOL
Eating the crank shafta few dimes and !
remoring # the high spots CT tie bear (
fngs WIZ be coated with :as blue.
These spots are carefu1ly removed with !
a special scrapins TOOL. care being tsak-i
en- not to cut TOO deep Then the crank ! |
shaft IS repninted and the operation
repeated until .he few large high spots
have given place TO more evenly dis. |
trfhnted small ones showing chat the !
every point
racing on the speedways Of seven
cities throughout the country marks