Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-23
Copyright by W. H. Stewart, Jr

Motoring Department, The Herald
| Il had the motor in my car over
hauled recently and since that time
| it runs well at slow rate of speed,
but when l go faster than twenty
miles an hour it misses. / have four
coils with buzzers, no magnetic.
What do you think is wrong ?-R. s.
NJ.
II you are sure that the carburetor
is adjusted properly for high speed,
would suggest that you clean out the
timer SO that the roller will make
clean contact with the segments or
contact pieces. If they are dirty the
roller ut the end of the timer shaft
will not make a good electrical con-
nection when going fast.
Motoring Department, The Herald
Will gasoline motor of either
or cylinders come to standstill
with any of its pistons in the top
dead r?-Kendrick Van Pelt.
II the compression in all of the
cylinders is good and the bearings
free the pistons will not stop at dead
centre. The compression resistance
will prevent this.
Motoring Department, The Herald
The carburetor on my roadster al
lows the gas to escape. believe
this occurs at the pin that shuts off
| the gas. l am of the opinion that
the pin does not seat or that the
cork is too heavy and does not float.
What can do to remedy the trou-
BILE Nv. H. Brown.
The float in the corburetor may be
adjusted too high, or, as you sug-
gest, the trouble may be in the valve
If the float valve does not fit per-
fectly the gasoline will leak. If such
is the case, it is best to replace the
old valve with new one. Very often
this valve may be reseated by tapping
slightly, making sure to centre the
valve pin at the time. 1t is possible
that the valve pin and seat are worn
considerably, and if so, it would be
more advisable to install new parts.
Motoring Department, The Herald
Would it cause any extra wear on
the differential if in turning sharp
corners one did not throw out the
clutch? Or is it best to thrown out
the clutch and reduce it to second
speed Reader.
To throw out the clutch in turn
| ing corners does not affect the diff
ferential, which is designed to care
for such requirements. To disengage
the clutch while turning sharp cor.
hers Is good practice, but this is
done more to relieve straight-line
shafts. Sharp corners should be TAX
en- at reduced speed, and by doing
this it is often necessary to change
to d lower gear before accelerating.
l. Motoring Department, The Herald
When the motor turns over slowly
it does not miss fire but when turn
ing over fast it sometimes misses
on one or more cylinders. I am us
ing new four-unit coil, but no mag
neto, l have a new carburetor. Can
you suggest what the trouble may
be?-S. R.
Since you have a new carburetor
and coil, we must assume that they
are properly adjusted. and all right.
Eliminating the coil and the carbu-
rotor, your trouble undoubtedly lies
in the commutator or timer. If you
will inspect this carefully you will
probably find it needs cleaning, AMI
undoubtedly needs new spring, but
which holds the roller in contact
with the SEDIMENTS. When running on
low speed the roller will make con-
tact with the weak spring, but when
running at high speed the pressure
is not sufficient to permit good
electrical contact.
Motoring Department, The Herald
We have a car which has been
heating up too much. The pump
works perfectly, the fan belt is kept
tight, and we have been using heav-
ier oil than usual, but it still con-
tinues to heat up unnecessarily. We
have just put in new pump, and the
circulation seems to be perfect. The
car does not heat up as much in pro-
portion when running in low as
when running in intermediate or
high. Can 1t be that the water pipes
and connections are too small ?-R
L. Grant.
If the cooling system is right at
one time there is no reason why il