The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13

satisfactory However. as soon az cold
weather sets in substitute a lighter
grease
On my car a universal joint IL used
between engine and transmission, this
in the yokes of clutch and shaft Tho
assembly, unless kept carefully adjust
ed. 10 noisy and does not retain oil for
any length of time. Could substitute
a leather universal7
The joint between the engine and
gear box is designed TO take up any
nn1saHenment between the clutch and
the gear shift. but it often happens
that the gear box drops, throwing the
shaft out Of alignment to such an ex-
tent that the drive becomes noisy, and
this is probably the cause OF your trou-
bic.
It is doubtful IL the fitting OF 1eath-
or universal would be wise, because, al
though 1t would silence the drive, ir
would TAKE care OF the noisalignment,
the noise which shows that there Is a
faulty alignment would be gone. and
there would be no warning to enable
you TO know when to correct this 1t
occasionally happens that sudden Jolt
viii cause drop In the level Of the
gear box due to a looseness In the bolts
which hold it IN position This can be
remedied by restoring the gear box to
its proper alignment
It's also very probable that the rear
axle gears are badly out OF adjust
ment and that the vibration produced
as result OF this is transmitted to the
Joint between the engine and gear box
and given on at that point You should
not only have the engine and gear set
aligned but also have the rear axle
Inspected and the gears readjusted.
should It be necessary.
change the OIL IN my crank case
about every 500 or 900 miles WOULD
the oil take out be all right to use IN
tho transmission or would It wear the
gears?
It is good idea to use the OIL from
the crank case in the gear oox- After
use for considerable time In the motor
the oil takes on 4 gummy consistency.
which renders it unfit for good motor
lubrication, but good for use In lubrt-
eating the gears In the gear box on ac-
count OF its tendency to adhere to the
gear teeth It is better to strain it for
use in the gear box
My motor heats too much and tho
thermo-s:Phon system does not do its
work properly or the heating in caused
by another source believe my car
buretor Is adjusted properly, there 10
no slipping fan belt or loss of com
preston, but still the engine overheaes-
Az tho car has not been run over 5000
miles the carbon cannot be tho cause
Car you explain this?
1t is most likely that your trouble Is
due to driving with the spark retard-
ed too far, although it is impossible to
say With certainty that this is so. Try
driving your car with the spark adj
vanced as far as possible at all times
without the motor knocking
There are many other things that
might cause your motor to overheat
however-carbonized Cylinders. poor
water c1rcula ton. incorrect timing OF
motor, dragging brakes or possibly e1-
cessive friction Just as you state. 1t
IS not likely that the trouble ds caused
by carbon. but IN looking foT the cause
It is not wise to neglect this possibih-
ty. for the reason that motor troubles
are often caused by the most unex-
pected circumstances Note whether
the water IS circulating freely, and II
not try to find where the trouble IS.
whether it is due to dirt, loose pieces
OF rubber obstuctnG the passages OF
what not Remember that with a
thermo- siphon system the water VIII
not circulate at all as soon as the level
drops below the discharge header In
the top Of the radiator Circulation OF
water In the thermo-siphon system is
dependent on the fact that the column
OF water, considered as such for sim
plfcity, IN the pipes and water jackets
ts lighter than the column In the radl-
ator because It is warmer, and water
expands ana grows lighter as it IS
warmed. Therefore II the level OF wa
ter drops below the outlet pipe c1rcu-
lation must STOP It is wen to note
whether you have not been running
with the water below this point Or
It Is possible that you have a slow
leak and that IN the course OF an att
ernoon enough water leaks out to low
er the level enough to stop the c1rcu-
lat1on, as described
II there is dirt in the radiator flush
It out thoroughly, and II there Is any
grease In the water wash it with
hot solution Of sodium carbonate In
water, one handful Of carbonate to
pail OF water See that the rubber hose
connections are In good condition
AS last resort check up the valve
timing by the marks on the hywheel-
and II there are no marks you had bet
ter write to the maker for information
on this point