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

What 10 The easiest way Of locating .
loose push rod?
A lOose push rod can easily be found
by feeling with the hand. Ii there Is
too much clearance between the stem
and the top Of the rod It can be as
certained by rattling the push rod. and
II this Is the case 1t should he adjusted.
preferably while the motor Is warm.
Make the space about one one-hun-
dredth Of an inch. or the thickness Of
- sheet of writing paper
II the rod Is worn in the guide Ger.
tain amount of lateral movement will
he noticed when force IL applied to the
rod by the baud.
When nut my foot on the electric
starter on my car Il makes noise 40
though every gear were being stripped.
Can you tell me the cause and how 70
remedy this?
1t IL possible that the gear teeth are
worn or that. the armuture bearings
allow play. Inspection should show
whether this is SO. 1t may he that the
gears need Oiling. 1t must not be for
gotten that starter should make
little noise, the amount depending on
the design. workmanship and material.
When I change from intermediate to
low or from high to low very quickly
my gears 90 into high and low both.
The car stops with jerk and cannot
change to neutral until I get under.
meath the car and kick out high. When
change slowly il ID all right. 10 thsre
any way Of adjusting the spring tension
on the clutch Of this car?
Either the shifting rods are not the
right length or the springs that bring
them back to neutral are weak. Re-
place these springs. and II this does not
remedy the difficulty try adjusting the
lengths Of the rods.
The tension Ut the clutch spring ran
be adjusted by screwing up on the nut
that holds the thrust bearing IN place.
1t il possible that this will not make
the clutch hold II II does not. then the
clutch leather should be replaced. To
do this it will be necessary to remove
the clutch cone. Take the universal
apart and then unScrew the bolt that
holds the thrust bearing In place.
After this the clutch spider can be re-
moved
What effect have moth balls on gaso.
line? Friends who put them IN their
gasoline say they get more power from
Their engines.
The use of moth balls will increase
the p.'wer slightly. bli. they INV"
corrosive actiun and tend 10 rarb0nize
the motor.
II I place = plate on my pistons to
obtain higher compression. will Il
cause excessive. vibration at high mo.
tor speeds?
Many owners have fastened plates
to the piston tops In order tn increase
the compression and gain power aud
speed. but the construction IL not ad-
vised. us the results Obtained are not
worth the expenditure hi time and
money. All depends upon The weight
Of the plates as to whether the vibra.
ton will he high.
10 halt kerosene and half wood aleo-
ho' good carbon remover?
Half Kerosene and half wood alcohol
Is u good carbon remover After TAX
ing the carbon from the cylinders the
oil In the crank case should be renew
ed In order that the lubricant will be
In good condition
ls II. possible to adjust the detachable
rims on a IS by 4 wheel so that . SO by
4I2 tire can be put on7 II not, what
10 the reason? The wheel at present
will take = "a by 3Ia or IS by 4 tire.
A 80 by AZ tire can I've PM on a. b
by rim because this II the oversize
for that tire. 1t cannot. however. he
put on u 81 by :;h rim. AZ the over
size for this IL the 81 by ! and not 81
by ~
10 IL advisable to wash car with Wa.
ter each day?
Cars should not I've washed unless 1t
Is necessary. Sometimes only wir:ug
of the body and dusring Vt the cush-
ions are needed
Ny csr misses in the front cylinder.
Il will rus from one to twenty miles,
and then Il will miss. The spark plug
gets oily and will not fire. have put
in . new plug. and Il does the same
thing. What is the trouble7
Evidently there In Leakage Of oil.
due to loose fitting rings or pistons.
Remove the piston and rings aud ex-
anime them carefully. Replace them
80 that the joints of the three rings
will be equally spaced around the cyl
indcr. rs It Is possible that they are all
In line row.
the magnetic than . four, and does not
the armature on q six cylinder magnetic
make more revolutions to the crank
shaft than does one on . four?
The mngneto in Il Nix travels one-hnlf
M fast as the crank shaft. Just IA It
does In four cylinder motor. The rea-
son siS may start easier on the mag
neto n because in one revolution Of the
crank siiaft there are three explosions.
whereas In the four there nre only two.
This makes the chances u firing Z
charge greater In the six than In the
four.