Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-19
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Motor department. have a five
passenger Ford car. In changing from
slow to high gear it will jerk. and you
have to close throttle and then open
slowly until it picks up, and it seems
almost impossible to start 1t without
racing engine to get q good start on
low. so as to get it to pick up on high.
viii you please answer through your
auto page? MOBILE
From your description 1t Is evident
that the high speed clutch is slipping.
Remove plate on transmission cover
ard locate adjusting screws, which are
in clutch fingers. Work clutch pedal
if necessary to find them so as not to
confuse them with bolts holding trans
mission together. Remove split pins,
turn adjusting screws one-half turn to
right and replace split pins. Try out
car on a hill and adjust another half
turn II necessary. II split pins are
damaged, replace them with new ones
as soon as possible.
Motor department--Will you please
advise what causes a steady grinding
noise in the clutch of my 1916 model
car; and also how this trouble can be
remedied. The clutch has been ad-
tusted and new oil put in. but the noise
Is the same The noise increases as
the gears are changed from high to
intermediate, and when running on low
is SO loud that 1t would be taken for
trolley car.
The trouble evidently lies between the
clutch bearing, clutch collar and clutch
shaft bearing or gear in transmission
case. BY inspecting these parts care
fully the trouble may be discovered.
Repairs, of course, should only be I'M
dertaken by a skilled repair man. Usu
ally when the clutch thrust bearing
needs replacing such trouble is expo
rtenced
Motoring department-I have q new
four cylinder roadster (Saxon), run
about 400s miles. handle 1t carefully
and give close attention to oil and
water. It heats 30 much at times I fear
the water circulation Is bad. How may
prove whether this Is the case2
g. H. N.
When water II circulating properly
tho bottom Of tho radiator should be
nearly az hot as the top. II it is not
circulating properly the top will be
hot, but the bottom will be COOL The
engine may also be overheated by run
ming too long on low gear. racing en-
gine. or having spark retarded, and
throttle too wide open
Motor dspartment-l have 1916
Buick "Six' and notice that at high
sfeeds there is a knock In the engine.
Hava had the carbon hurnad out but
tho knock Is still there with spark
throttle advanced. On hard pull 1t
doesn't knock at all provided I am not
running over 10 miles per hour. out at
speeds above this the knock is present
II retaro the spark. however, the
knock is not noticeable. If you can
tell mo the trouble would appreciate
II
me car runs perfectly and pulls fine
except Tor this trouble. X. u.
wnere' probably In the connecting rod.
Hnls snouio DC ATTENDED TO at once as
IL may 90 serious harm IL neglected.
10 not entrust THIS TO any put SKILL
DO "an'
MOTOR oepartment-Have a four CYL
Inoer lSll car line shape. valves re-
Gently ground, pulls ike new, fitted
with high tension magnetic used IL
months wnlch gave good service until
recently then got so 1t would not start
until an hours hard cranking. Had
coll rewouno by makers, and car
crankeo flne dozen times; now 1t Is
IKE IL was oerore' won't crank except
At rare intervals. Even now when
crankeo up runs fne, fires regularly
ana puiis IKE new what do You sug-
vest as the trouoie7 W. II.
Inc trouole may Do In the circuit
orea-her' winch may Dc out OF ADJUST
ment or needs cleaning, or loose
"ire' OF some carpuretor trouble. Your