The evening world., 1916-06-17

motor 10 80 high that too light a.
oil will be 80 thinned out a. to be
OF little use as q lubricant. For
efficiency and economy use the heavi.
est oil permissible with your lubri-
eating system; oven heavy oil runs
freely whom exposed to The heat
within the crank case.
Au,ornnble Editor
i have run my car some eight thou
sand miles and have never expert
enced any difficulty with the speed
ometer. II seems. however, that the
nexibfe shaft that drives tho instru-
ment and is connected with the front
wheel should be fabricated IN some
way. How should this be done?
FRANK MARTIN.
Some speed dometer manufacturers
recommend hat the oh aft bo we'll lu-
bricated every one or two thousand
miles. A special form Of graphite
grease Is provided for this purpose
into the end Of the sSaft eover'ns AZ.
ter having been disconnected from
tho speedonreter instrument itself. A.
this grease hows down into tho tubes
covering the shaft il hardsns and
furnishes . lubricant that remains in
place for several hundred or Q thou.
sand miles. Tho spesdomstsr drive
shaft 10, after all, ono Of the hardest
worked portions Of tho car. for u
Transmits . continual power through
out its length whenever the oar 10 in
motion. These powers are trans.
n,itted at . variation Of angles n at
would dismay many a universal joint.
Automobile Editor:
Last year In September I bought a
Model + Thomas Flyer. chain drive.
seven passenger. The car WAS in fine
shape. The only place II shows any
wear Is sprockets and chains. and
they are not so bad. Where can I
get both sprockets and chains for
where can ! get master links? How
can / keep my chains from jumping
off. J. p. E
p. Sd have a Rayfeld on this
car. and in two trips to Lake Hopat-
cong | used forty five gallons OF gas
Let me know what to do.
Tho Thomas Motor Car Company
has been out Of existence for quite .
while. and doubt If you will be able
to purchase the sprockets you men,
tion. Would suggest that you change
tho sprookets on tho Jack shafts and
tho whsels from tho right to tho left
side and vice versa. The chain 10 q
standard size and any supply store
will supply you with extra links.
believe IN at Il will be necessary to get
now chains in order to eliminate the
jumping Of tho chains. The gasoline
great, and ! do not believe that you
will be able to get moro than four or
five miles per gallon out Of Il.
Automobile Editor:
I have a 1915 Ford and II seems TO
miss continually on one cylinder or an
other. that Is, on no particular one.
have used Champion X plugs. had new
wiring put In. new platinum points. all
with no success DO you advise a
master vibrator: II so. what make
Or Bosch magneto' +. G. NJ.
Before making any radical
change in tho ignition would sug-
gest that you look over the car
buretsr and its fixtures TO SEQ tha
tho earburetion into the cylinders IL
perfect, with no air leaks in tho in
take manifold. II tho carburetior n
is good, would suggest the use Of q
Bosch magneto u you care to spend
that, much money, or the use OF 4
not cost as much.
Automobile Editor;
Where can get repairs for my I'm
perial motorcycle. and II the Imperial
Motorcycle Company Is sttll In exist
ence? WALTER WALLUND.
The Imperial motorcycle 10 no
would suggest that you write the
Puritan Machine Company Of De-
troit. Mich. This concern carries
parts Of nearly all obsolete models.
! Automobile Editor:
own a 1916 2b II. +. Maxwell tour
ing car. and a week or so ago there
was a hard knock or sort of heavy
thump some place under the floor
board. | don't think 1t was in the
clutch. because It is inclosed and was
iust repaired. II seemed like some
where in the universal Joint. took
the car to an expert mechanic. and
while taking it TO him, 1t was being
| towed and was in neutral, II knocked
worse, / got back Saturday and to-
day took It out. 1t went fine for about
| fifty miles and then the same knock
or thump occurred again for minute
or so and then disappeared. and tn
! rest of the way | did not hear II again
| When was at the mechanics he sait
! n was a piece OF steel lodged in the die
| ferential, but | am in doubt whether
! that was the real cause, because
| hearG II under the board in front, ant
/ II didn't seem like way in the bach
/ where he said ~ was
! w. II DAVIS
/ " the mechsnio who looked owe,
your car did find some trouble " III
,he diiferentlal no doubt the troubl,
was there. The noise will travel W
I the drive shaft and make II appssl
- - undsr tbs teor boards