The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-02
nzeere Advice For che
Automobile Owner
Queries and Replies Covering Matters of
IGNORANCE to the Man Who Runs Car

ono ascertain when ster-
S,.torv Is fully charged and when
!. Is fully discharged?
d. testing the solution with ny
t-oIoa.cr. When fully charged the so
ir.fop viii show a gravity reading be-
.uacn go and 1900 on the Baume
.cole A battery is said TO be dis
charged when its gravity has dropped
TO $50 or unG.sr on this scale.
. would like to know what to Use to
take off different kinds of reniekciins
that have used on the brass parts OF
my cA-someshins that will restore
and not harm tho original brass sur
face.
The coat of nickel which is deposited
over the brass will have 10 be eaten
of by acid or else scraped of mechan.
ically. The acid will have more ever
brass companies. The acids used are
mixture of nitric and sulphuric ia even
quantities After the acid has eaten
through the nickel it will leave the
brass and then the acid IS washed on
and the brass repolIshed To &c. 3
very good job it would be better to
have the brass rebufed.
Is it practicable to charge batteries
with tho generator on the car? u SO.
how ofton and how long should the en-
CINE be run?
During the winter the battery should
be charged every two weeks. You can
uSe the generator on the car for this.
The engine should be run long enough
TO cause the battery to show gravity
of between 1.eSo and 1850.
recently disconnected the pump and
magnetic shaft en- my car to take up
little play. and also adjusted the car
bon brushes. am getting a good
spark and at tho right time. but when
try TO crank the motor It kicks bsSk.
Can you tell me where the trouble IS
likely to be?
The cause OF the trouble is that the
spark is advanced Ear enough for ordi-
nary running. but IS TOO far for crank
ing. The result is that the spark oc-
ours before the piston has reached up
per dead center. and the explosion in
stead OF forcing the motor ahead
throws It back in the reverse direction.
The magnetic should be SO arranged
that the spark occurs at full retard on
exact ue.iC CclieI. -A15hSlSS .AhG @Sh-
orally set so that the brake in the pri-
mary breaker box occurs at this point
My radiator was frozen and now
leaks when warm. What can do2
Temporary relief viii be obtained by
using cornmeal. the method of applica-
ton being to drop handful or more
into the radiator, when the circulation
L. Il So col
Iect the substance around the hole, thus
plugging the leak There are num-
Der of radiator compounds on the mar
ket which may be Of value
VIII you please give me solution to
NV troubles with carbon? find il
necessary either TO burn or serape oul
the carbon from my motor at least
every 400 miles, sometimes less. have
tried all kinds OF oils with various re-
suits, the more expensive oils giving
the best. Have also tried different SIZE
lets IN the ear5ureter, putting kero-
pene in the intake every week while
tho engine IS hot, carrying the OIL level
about half full, etc, but to no avail.
The cause of earbonfz&tion in this
motor is probably due to too much oil
being pumped into the cylinders. This
would be due to the gauge on the oil
base not registering correctly and
hence bringing the oil level too high. 1t
is suggested that you empty all the oil
ont of the oil base. cleaning it thor
orchlv with Kerosene and then refill
in- with twenty-one pintS Of engine
oil. II the. gauge does not register full
at this point bend it until it does.
\. there any need of having the sedi-
nent washed out of a storage battery
before It short circuits, or should t be
cleaned at regular intervals. even
though il seems to be in perfect con
5itien?
An ignition battery With rather thick
plates may not need cleaning of the
sediment trap for one year or per-
haps two. In starting and lighting
batteries the period is longer. and usu-
ally the plates need replacement when
the sediment trap is filed TO any ex-
tent
What MAJ be the cause of the brakes
NOT beina effective, and how may i be
ren1edied?
The common cause OF brake sIirpase
ys dua-to oil on the brake bands This
nj, makes its way from the difrerentiai
housing to the brake bands and causes
the brake drum to slip. Poor adjust
ment OF the brake rods viii cause poor
performance. Take squirt gun, Gil
It with kerosene and empty the con
tents upon the brake bands. This viii
tend to dissolve any grease or oil upon
them.
viii you tell mo where the oil works
nut of front gears?