Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-08-26

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| grade crossings asking the autoist u
hings safe.
My motor will not throttle down be-
|1pw fifteen or twenty miles per hour
(which, 10. very annoying, ~ ! cannot
stop with the motor running without IL
sounding ~ though Il, was coming out
Of the oar. ! recently had the magnetic
-ctanosd, but still have to run on bat
tsriss, the magnetic firing very irrsgu.
latly. How can remedy this7
The probable cause of this trouble Ia
that you are not securing a rich enough
mixture at low speeds. II you will
change the needle valve adjustment on
the. carbOretor, which will provide a
rich mixture. and then II necessary
cut down on the air supply the motor
should run at low speed. Another pos.
sible cause Of this trouble is that the
spark plug points are so far apart that
you do not get good spark until the
motor has speeded up to such q degree
that high current Is generated, Pos.
sibly another solution to the problem
would be that you have an air leak
somewhere in the intake line. which
permits too lean a mixture at low
speed. Go over all joints in the intake
line very carefully and see that there
are no leaks there. A kissing sound
when the. throttle is opened suddenly
is an indication Of an air leak in the
intake.
Will graphite grease between the
leaves Of my front springs keep them
from squsaking?
The use Of graphite grease between
the leaves of the spring is very effec-
tive In preventing squeaks, and there
can be no possible objection to its use
for this purpose. It is intended that
the leaves Of the spring slip freely over
one another.
What are the advantages and disad-
vanta0es Of . transmission in the rear
axle?
Engineers in favor Of the rear axle
construction state that this type Is
more quiet than the others; that the
rear axle gearset unit, being heavier
than the. usual rear axle form, better
traction is gained by the tires, which
means less skidding. Further discus
sion brings out that the rear axle gear
set requires number Of long control
rods, which the unit with motor and
amidships construction does not call
for. A longer drive shaft IL possible
when the gearset is unit with the
rear axle, which means that there II
less strain on the universals, In the
opinion Of q number Of engineers. Ac-
cording to another, only one grease re-
tanning reservoir IL necessary, and this
statement Is supplemented by another
engineer to the effect that the grease
contained in the case is not thinned by
the heat Of the motor or the muf1er
pipe. With the rear axle type the
clutch Is usually accessible. One en-
gineer. upholding this type. claims that
In a certain make the gears Of the
gearset may be removed in a very
short time by the removal Of the ton
neau floor boards. An advocate Of
unit with motor construction states
that in his construction the entire
gearset may be inspected and oiled
without difficulty, whereas with the
rear ankle construction inspection is
not easy and fabrication difficult. That
the rear axle with gearset weighs more
than other types is brought forward.
but Is argued against by one maker,
who adds that his rear axle weighs
but twenty pounds more than does the
ordinary form Of rear axle. With the
rear axle gearset the axle shaft must
be heavy. which increases the weight
on the tires, and it Is stated that this
extra weight means greater tire wear
The statement is made that the rear
axle type simplif1es the chassis. but an
opponent brings out that the control
linkage Is not simple and the Oscilla-
ton Of the springs is communicated to
the sliding gears, resulting in indefi'
mite gear location.
How can ! put notometer on . car
with hard rubber filler cap?
In order to drill through the hard
rubber filler cap the cap must first be
softened slightly. This, is done by plac-
ing it in boiling water and permitting
1t to remain there for about three to
eight minutes. After being removed
from the water it can be drilled With.
out fear Of cracking.
In running less than q mile the wa.
tor IN my ear becomes stsaming hot
and boiIs II ! &C very far. The cylin.
ders are clean and timing correct.
There 10 no stoppaos. Can you suggest
. rsmsdy7
II the timing Is correct and the wa.
ter passages free there Is no reason
why the water should boil unless the
mixture Is too rich or the cylinders are
carbonized. Examine the timing and
the carburetor adjustr ant once more,
then inspect the cylinders to see wheth-
or they are carbonized and look at the
passageways to see that they are not
clogged. Even II the radiator is free
from Instructions and the hose connec
lions are clear there may be dirt Or
sand in the water jackets. Lastly.
make sure that water Is not being lost
either by leakage or 10y flowing nlii
through the radiator vent pipe SoI,e
times the vent OIyenlny Is p.;icptl l,,W