The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-04

Importance to the Mi
wha. Is the cause of motors falling
60 pick up, n1isfire, etc., sitter slowing
down for a short distance?
Quite often loading up of fuel in the
inlet passages causes this condition.
Init more frequently poor carburetor
adjustment A carburetOr, especially
one with two jets, can be adjusted for
quick pick up.
! have q four cylinder motor in which
che crank shaft 10 slightly out of
alisnment1 ls it practical TO uee this
shaft az it isl
If the crankshaft is out of alignment
20 that it is noticeable in engine oper-
alton. It VIII pay to have the shaft
repaired, II that Is. possible, or have
new shaft installed. You can over
come the difficulty for awhile by tax
ing up the misalignment in the bear
ings. but with the crank shift itself
sprung, the trouble will return.
Should the use of hard water, con-
4ainina lime, in the radiator of q car
b avoided7 S3t
Water containing lime should be
avoided. Use rain water instead. Wa
ter with any considerable amount of
salts, whether soluble or insoluble.
sheuld not be used
Under ordinary conditions about what
length of service in miles should the
three speed seleetiue type of gearset
nive before needing replacement or be-
coming excessively noisy?
A gear set usually operates for more
than 10000 miles before it needs at
tention. and many have been run more
than this without requiring more than
q change OF oil
When my car 10 standing and the en-
aine 10 running with the brakes set
there 10 a knock In the gears. What
causes thisf
You state that there is a knock in
the gears when the motor is running
idle, but you do not say whether you
mean the timing gears or the gears in
the. gear box. If it is the timing gears
that are making the noise the trouble
must be caused either by the gears
being loose on their shafts or else the
bearings are loose. In order to find
where the trouble is it will be neces-
xary to go over the motor. II the knock
Is in the gears In the gear box it must
be caused by loose bearings.
viii you please tell mo whether In
making connection between two wires
Il 10 preferable to splice the wires or
loop the ends and hook the loops to-
sethor?
Splicing the wires has the advantage
of making n joint that is compact
Such joint takes up very little more
space than the wire itself, and spltced
Joint is also very easy to insulate. as 1t
can be very readily wrapped with tape
This joint makes a good electrical con
nection and also is more flexible than
the loop type. The main advantage of
the loop joint is that it is not so easily
pulled apart.
10 the amount of current consumed
for ianition constant or do different en-
nine speeds or different road conditions
cause II to vary7
The consumption of current is pro-
portional to the motor speed For In
stance. at coo revolutions twice as
many sparks are required as at 300
However no more current is required
to produce a single spark at 600 or
5000 for that matter than is required
at 800.
MY car gives me lot of trouble
through everlasting. am unable TO
run over eight oriten miles before tne
water hoils in the radiator. The tlrn-
ina is riaht, the fan works properly
also the pump. There 10 no obstrue-
4jon in water lines, and there seens
10 he nothing wrong in tho timing or
water circulation. The magnetic 10
advanced as far as possible and ann
using lean mixture. What IS the
matter?
You have named practically all the
conditions that might cause overheat-
ing. vet since the trouble is still there
It would seem that the search mas NOT
hean thorough enough. Everlasting
may be due to a defect in the cooling
system. rich mixture, retarded spark,
Improper fabrication or incorrect valve
timing and possibly Slipping Gluten
or excessive friction In the chassis.
Under the first head there are several
places where there might be difhcuity.
First determine that the water is cir
cuIatinR properly by emPtying enough
water out of the system to uncover
the return connection to the top OF the
radiator Then with the motor run
ming note whether the water flows
Freely. If 1t does not, fill the radiator
fu1i of water and run the motor until
the water boils. Then feel the various
parts of the cooling system, noting the
relative temperatures. For instance, II
there Is an obstruction in the return
water header. such as piece or loose
rubber, the water on one side or the
obstruction will be hot and on the
other cool Similarly, If the pump is
NOT operating. due to broken vane or
a SHARED pin that holds the vane to
the shaft. then the return header viii