The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-02-10

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tube is to be used with straight side
tires2 find that it cuts tho flaps
and sometimes the tubes. have re-
| moved them from all my tubes and
see no fault in working the tubes with
out them.
The curved piece of iron is intended
to spread the bead and so help keep
the tire firmly in place. You do not
need this part and can operate the tire
satisfactorily without it.
| What are tho advantages of the
shaft drive and chain drive and of the
friotion7
The shaft drive is simple, easily lu
bricated, requires practically no care
is not heavy, cumbersome or noisy ANA
makes an ideal drive method for pas
senger cars. The chain drive is good
| for the reason that it allows better re-
duction TO the wheels. However, it is
| noisy and requires more care than the
shaft, and it is hard to Intricate the
| chains properly. The friction drive is
the simplest OF, all and weighs much
less than any other FORM is more east
ly operated, is cheaper and has low
operating cost.
| How may spark plug be fixed 20 il
will not lose compression ! find the
garage men just screw them in tightly,
but when tested with oil some Of them
leak more or less.
Some plugs cause leakage because Of
broken down gaskets between the shell
and insulator, but if you refer to leak.
age around the threads this may east.
| ly be prevented. Use good copper gas
ket, and before placing plug into po
sition spread stove backing lightly
over the threads. This will prevent
leakage and will not interfere with
plug removal.
| Ny car runs we'll a couple Of miles
after starting, but will begin to miss
fire on one of the cylinders as soon as
the engine gets warm and misses
every time unless | prime it. Then it
runs well for about a dozen revolutions
and starts to miss again. Can you ex-
plain this?
Apparently there is an air leak in
the cylinder which misses. You should
examine this carefully, going over all
| connections OF manifold to the Cylin.
der and also going around the threads
of the spark plugs and printing cups
With n rich starting mixture it is pos
siblc that an air leak does not have the
effect Of causing a miss, but as soon
as the motor begins to run expansion
due to the heat in the cylinder causes
the leakage to increase, and hence a
misfre Another possibility Is that the
fuel line is Clogged, supplying only
enough to start, and then. as soon as
the motor is running. the excess Is
used up, and the motor will not have
sufficient fuel to run upon. A third
possibility is that one of the valves of
this cylinder even needs grinding or
does not seat properly. This also
should be examined. and when looking
for leaks you should not fail to inspect
the bushings surrounding the valve
stems.
Why will not some cars start with
out first putting gasoline in the printing
cups2
The reason that some cars will not
start without first printing is that a
sufficiently rich mixture Is not being
supplied at the start. This is some
times due to carburetor adjustment
and other times to manifold design
and kindred causes.
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brakes on my car be fixed to prevent
rafting? st.z,, -
1t should not be any great trouble to
discover where the rattle is. 1t might
be in the Joints Of the operating lever
or the toggle lever the pins having
worn, loose Possibly the band itself is
too loose on the rim, due to gradual
wear of the lining. There is an ad,
1ustment at the end Of the toggle lever.
This brings the ends of the brake band
closer together. There is another
source of rattle-namely, in the brake
rods, which may be too loose Dis
connect the clevis from the operating
lever, and. after releasing the lock nut
turn up the cleyis until the rod is just
long enough to fit without any loose.
ness, ..-'
Is there any way of fixing springs
50 they will not break easily? I have
broken several. ~
Careless driving Is the cause of most
Of the spring breakage on any car.
Proper care of the springs not only
when in the garage, but when on the
road. is essential. Jumping the car
over abrupt Irregularities in the road
or over culyerts usually will break any
spring that was ever made. Another
very prevalent cause Of spring break
age is allowing the clips to get loose.
They must fit up snug and tight on the
springs,
In using kerosene TO prevent carbon
deposits is IL best to use II in two cyl.
inders only. leaving pistons up over
night? {1 a.
Kerosene will not prevent the depos,
iting OF carbon The liquid is used
simply toaloosen carbon which has be.
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