Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-07

upon the interrupter points and clean
the distributor board well and oil II
very lightly. In the Ford system the
commutator should be well cleaned
and oiled and the four-un coils
checked. Tighten the connections at
the bottom, and, If necessary, adjust
the vibrators. A drop of kerosene on
each one will help keep it clean. If
any points are uneven. use an inter
rupter file. 1t costs about 10 cents at
the supply store. If the points are
badly burned, get new ones. Tighten,
clean, and lubricate.
1t is not recommended that the
owner do much work on the starting
and lighting system. The best the
owner can do is to clean the commute
tor, dress the brushes. inspect the
wiring, and check the battery. The
Unit or units should be held firmly
in place. The battery electrolyte
should be tested for specific gravity.
This is done with a hydrometer, which
costs 81. This instrument should in
dicate 1.2S0 or more. If the gravity is
below 1880 then the battery is not
fully charged; II it is as low as 1.25
have the battery charged from an out
side course. 1t costs 25 to so cents.
The battery service station will put it
in shape at very little cost. If the
gravity reading of the cells varies
there may be leaky jar
II the cell gravities after charging
vary very much have the service sta
ton make an examination. Clean the
battery terminals. Sometimes q green
deposit is seen on one tremianl. This
should be scraped off as If sufficient
of it is deposited the battery may not
give service. A little vaseline or cup
grease on the terminals will prevent
corrosion of this sort. See that the
solution completely covers the plates.
If it does not add distilled or rain
water until the plates are covered
The battery support should be sub
stantial and, if weak. should be rein
forced. A poor support may cause
trouble. Check the wiring OF the
whole starting and lighting system.
and above all see that the conlec-
tions are clean and tight.
The fabrication system should be
cared for next. Drain all oil from the
motor. Take two quarts Of kerosene
and pour a little into each cylinder
until the oil is used. Then crank the
motor or operate it for n few seconds
even without oil! But only for a few
seconds. This is done to work the
kerosene through the moving parts to
clean them. Allow all kerosene to
drain through and about one hour lat
err refill to level with fresh oil. In1
some motors with basins in the case 1t
is best to remove the cover and mop
it out. This also affords an opopr-
tunity for examining the interior of
the motor at the bottom and for
moppinR out the crankcase. Be
clean. Use kerosene freely for clean
ing. Use clean oil for fabrication.
Proceed now to the clutch. II II Is
a cone and has been giving fair serv-
ice fabrication of the throwout COL
lar and oiling Of the connections from
the pedal will be enough. II 1t has
been slipping Fuller's earth or heats
foot oil should be lightly and evenly |!
spread over the surface This ap- |
plies II It Is leather. II ot fabric |
little kerosene will remove grit and
OIL II the clutch Is dry disk flush |
ing with kerosene usually Is sufficient
70 make 1t hold. In a running In oil
disk clutch drain the cese. flush with
kerosene two or three times, and op-
crate the motor so as to work the
Kerosene between the plates. Then
drain and refill with fresh oil or i