The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-19
vyhere would yor consider tho proper
plaza. fpr q gasoline tank7 sl

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This depends on conditions There
are advantages in every location. Il
piaeed under the cowl the gasoline can
nowTby gravity to the carburetor, yet
the carburetor does not need to be
placed as low as when the tank Is un.
Der the seat By locating the carbu.
Rotor higher. 1t is more accessible and
the intake pipe Is shortened, giving bet
ter carburetion. The gasoline Is warm.
ed by the heat OF the motor SO that
in cold weather, at least carburetion
q facilitated.
The under seat location OF the tank
also allows fuel feed by the simple
gravity method, but there Is danger Of
the flow stopping when climbing a
steep hill. When the tank Is being
hlled the passengers In the front must
be disturbed.
Putting the tank at the rear utilizes
otherwise waste space and allows the
space under the front seat and under
the cowl to be used for other purposes.
There Is slight objection to this loca-
tion, however, because the gasoline
mustlbe fed to the carburet6r either by
pressure OF the vacuum system. This
means a slight amount Of complication,
but It IL not serious, MS Is Indicated by
the fact that the majority Of cars,now
In use one or the other Of these sys-
TENS.
A very large percentage of the cars
put on the market III the past year or
two: use the vacuum system Of fuel
feed In which the main gasoline tank
ts located at the rear of the car, while
small auxiliary tank Is placed on the
dash, usually inside the hood, to give
gravity feed to the carburetor.
On level road or slight ascent my
ear runs we'll, but on sleeper grades Il
misses, chokes and back fires. I had
new rings put In and the compression
se6fns good. What 10 the seause2
From the Information given It would
appear that the gasoline line between
the carburetor and the tnnk is slightly
clogged. The gasoline flows through
.rapidly enough to feed the car under
conditions obtained on the level road
or on slight ascent, but on sleeper
grades the feed is not fast enough to
do the work. If you remove the pipe
connecting the tank and carburetor and
clean thoroughly It will probably end
the trouble.
My ear; will not hold compression
very we'll. put In two new rings, and
think they do not fl well enough 40
yet, as the car has only been run about
thirty miles since. The compression
was fairly. good with the old rings, but
u thought i could improve Il with new
topes. u there any way to make them
81 moro tightly BY using grinding COM
peund7
/ In order to get the new rings to at
well t.once they should be Tapped In
by means Of grinding compound.
The cylinder; is put on a bench: and
the piston worked out and in with a
sort of. irregular turning movement
similar to- that given in grinding a
valve. This work can be done by an
amateur, but should not be attempted
without first having observed carefully
how, 1t Is done, because It Is easy to
spoil the piston and cylinder by I'M
equal abrasion. The probabilities are
that the new ring will wear in and the
compression will be tighter after you
have run another two or three hun.
dred miles, and altogether It would
probably be better for you to wait and
see that this does not happen unless
you can get the services Of an expert
In tapping in the ring.
When the spark on my car Is rstard-
XdIits misses considerably. 10 this a
sign that The magnetic 10 weak7..
No. Retard and advance simply re-
fer to time Of spark occurrence. The
spark Is Just Us strong on retard as 1t
Is on advance. When the spark Is re-
tarded 1t means that 1t occurs when
the piston Is going downward, and
when 1t Is advanced 1t occurs when
the piston has not yet reached dead
center.
flerssS&tAt CtO N&sNO pRttuS W A'ebtttf VNO
under ANAL compression or nimble
spFina under heavy compression TO give
bet results?
d The, stiffness Of the spring will be
found only by experiment. As the pis-
ton descends 1t creates a vacuum in the
cylinder, thus allowing the pressure of
the atmosphere to open the valve. II
the piston suction is poor, then the
difference in pressure between the bot
tom and the top Of the valve VIII not
be 50 great, and hence the valve viii
have a tendency to remain shut. How
ever, II piston has good suction the
valve Will open without difficulty. You
WIN haze t.. try your particular mo-
Tor and valves In order to get the best
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Please explain the proper way Of
pNDfhaulins car.
In good repair shops and service sta.
lions the entire car Is disassemblef.
the parts inspected, worn ones ~.
placed and the car then reassembled.
however, 1T Is often found that ,cet.
tain parts do not require attention.
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