Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-29
PROBLEMS OF THE
MOTORIST.
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Motoring Department: II a person
wishes to be his own driver and look
after his car as far as possible him
self, would there be any preference
between a demountable rim and the
other kind where you have to insert
new inner tube in case of puncture
while on the road? Please tell me
which is the quickest, easiest, clean
est and most economical wheel, or tire,
or rim to repair?e J. M. w.
The demountable RIM Is best for
many reasons. 1t enables you to make
quick change on the road with the
least amount of trouble. You can
then replace tube when convenient and
have it pumped up by an air compress
sor instead of by hand. AS you will
readily understand, ii is the policy or
this department not to recommend any
particular device on the market.
Motoring Department: My machine
is a Flanders 20 of the year 1912.
For Il long time / have been using Stor-
age battery for lighting and starting
(by cranking), wired with return wire
TO battery This worked satsfactor-
| lily; until recently have had new wir-
! ing put in and grounded to frame.
| This works all right for lighting. but
will not work as before. To start had
| to put in dry batteries. Will you
/ please answer whether l will have to
return wiring to battery or can 1 re-
turn the starting wire so as to do
away with dry batteries. The answer
to the above will be appreciated by an
| old subscriber e. S. E.
When installing new wiring ii
should be installed exactly like the
old, as any changes, unless made by
an experienced man, may ruin battery
| coil, or lights. If both battery wires
went to coil originally they should BIT
replaced the same way. There is q
real advantage in having the lighting
and ignition from different batteries
When the storage battery needs
charging, or if it should become dam
aged you still have set of batteries
with which to run the car.
Motoring Department: have G
four months old 1916 model car. Wher
running in high it jerks. The dealer
doesn't seem to be able to find tht
ing noise is heard in the vicinity o.
the clutch. Can you please give me
some information that will help To-
cate the trouble? NJ. r.
The Jerk action may be due to thu
engine missing explosions on one Of
more cylinders. This would be more
apparent on high speed than on the
others. Look over the ignition system
try the compression, and see if thu
mixture is too rich. Perhaps ignitel
points need cleaning and adjusting
After Gaming with file, adjust same
| closer.
The noise at the clutch Is probably
| the shifting collar bearing, which is
oosening up from wear, or else needs
adjustment Usually there are thrust
bearings. which must be kept lubri-
Gated or they will wear and become
noisy. a careful inspection by a com
petent mechanic should locate thu
trouble.
Motoring Department. Having beer
a reader of your paper for some time
would appreciate it if you could Civ,
me some information as to what tn,
trouble is with my machine. | have
Studebaker "25," which has giveI
splendid service until here of late.
the throttle is opened too quickly i
seems to chake the motor and jump
and misses. | notice by advancing thu
spark as far as it will so that it is no
so bad. This trouble is especially no
ticeable when first starting or whel
starting up a hill or any time whel
speed has been slackened. This trou
BILE invariably takes place when yol
try to pick up speed Would certainl.
appreciate it if you will give me an
swer by mail, as I am anxious to rem