Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-22
MOTOR H0NKS
BY Otto Horne

"OIOn EIONNS - |
BY Otto Horne Il |
Philip Zane of Troop V of the Boy
Scouts has been making a good re- |
cord on his IverJohnson bicycle. lie |
recently made record ride to Scho- |
field Barracks. ..... ....-.s
Smoot & Steinhauser have been
placing new shelving on their walls |
to make room for a new line of sIp-
plies. They state that despite the tie
up in freight their business has
been very much improved during the
past month. "
Gustave Schuman, president of the
Schuman Carriage Company, has
eabled to s. S. Paxson stating that he
is sending 8 Federal and Republic
trucks by >the Lurline. One White
truck is also coming over. This has
been purchased by the County of
Maui ...s ~ ..1@-..A
According to F. j. Dougherty the
IYer-Johnson bicycles which arrived
some time ago are moving rapidly
and a new carload will have to be
ordered, il the present demand CEN
tinues. The Boy Scout model has
been much sought by the Boy Scouts.
w. F. Seel, representing the Stude-
baker Corporation of America is in
Honolulu arranging with local agents
OF the Studebaker car for plans for the
coming season. Seel is one of the
big men of the automobile industry
and predicts a bright future for the
automobile in the next two years.
| OF course wnen you hear kissing
that comes from escaping compression
you naturally think of valve grinding.
Z But 1t does not always follow. A small
piece of grit may become fastened to
, a valve head surface and prevent the
valve seating tightly, or variation
may cause the valve to seat imperfect
i ly and n either case there viii be
kissing sound.
Felix Van C1eef of Van Cleef Bros.
OF Chicago has been spending a few
days in Honolulu. While here Van
Cleef made arrangements whereby
the Schuman Carriage Company will
become territorial agents for their
line Of cyclery and auto cements, oils,
etc. Van Cleef Bros. put out the
Dutch brand In their factory which is
the largest Of its kind in America
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Cleef are very much
impressed with Honolulu, and have
promised to return here. They left
on Thursday evening for trip u the
volcano
Racing Your Engine
Is Abuse Of Motor.
Don't race the engine. You cannot
abuse the motor worse than allowing
1t to race at high speed without load.
A Ford Hint
"A Ford owner found that the motor
would stall each time the first speed
pedal was depressed and could not
account for the trouble because the
motor was running fast enough to take
care of an ordinary load. It was found
the reverse band was overlapping and
rubbed against the reverse band.
SUdtH 6upFtCdItn9 vi.
Although rarely done. it is better to
strain lubricating oil before it is put
into the tank, not only to prevent the
clogging of oil ducts and to eliminate
the possibility of abrasive action due
to foreign substances, but also to pre-.
vent foreign matter from getting into
7 the pump. Such matter may cause the
pump to stick and some part to be.
I come broken.
/ Tip on Regrindins Valves.
/ In regrinding valves, 1t is advisable
| to use light spring under the valve
head, acting to raise the valve from
the seat; the valve should be worked
up and down so as to work the abra-
sive material onto the seat In grind
ing, the valve should be rotated with
a reciprocating motion, not turned con
tinually in one direction, else ridges
will be formed.
Inspect Spring Clips Frequently.
y The spring clips which hold the
springs to the axles should be fire..
quently inspected and frightened. A,
loose spring clip will cause spring
to break very quickly. A little oil and
graphite injected between the spring
leaves will also make them more flex
ible and prevent squeaks, due to
rusting. :: . ..... .>.....
Worn Pistons
viii Cause Engine Noise.
A cause of engine noise sometimes
not suspected is the shaping of worn
pistons, which, of course, is likely to
occur only when the engine. has run d
long time and the cylinders and pis-
tons are considerably worn. The lat
eral thrust of the connecting rods rock
y the pistons.