The Washington times., 1916-08-19

Motoring Department. The rimes--
I have q 1915 touring car. The self
stt &c. and fylns Would e sienS ssntS'rsDs :pp.se SS
your kindness II you will give me Some
pointers Ms to tho cnuse and remedy.
The starter itself will work, but will
II trouble was IN tho ignition. Every
thing seems to be IN good condition
mechanically. a. IL.
The trouble probably lies between ths
carburetion and the ignition. Primo the
cylinders and spin the engine. II II
refuses to start look for ignition trou-
bies. Trace out tho linc Ircm battery
Ile il located. II the engine fires n
rev times and stops. look for carbure.
lion troubles starting at the tank ana
working through the engine.
Motoring Department. The Times
A discussion has taken place. where.
IN one party maintains tnat the hand
acccleration OF motor In preterapie
in driving; the only possible way TO
drive without racing or torking the
motor on heavy roads at q fair rate
Of speed, due to a drivers inability TO
r roads; s"ving W gas thereby Snd. lastly.
using the motor with the consldera ton
It should pe given to mpke its iifc OF
long duration. 1t is conceded that some
taste, but the question 10: Are the ques-
tious as above correct2 I might state.
The other party repudistes all the claims
es above. II. a.
With a properly fitted foot rest the
foot throttle will be found 10 be best.
Ms 1t allows the nands to be used mere.
ly for steering. For city driving we
est speed we shall have TO use and
speed up by acceicrator pedal when
ever the way Is clear. For open coun-
Try driving we set he throttie lever
ut the speed at which We wish to run
and use the accelerator very little. This
| relieves tho strain ON the foot. ~ we
| pprosch u block or crossing. we throt-
tie down by hand. The foot throttle "
best where We change speed frequently.
Is necessary. On very rough roads the
car must be driven slowly. and the 40
| celcrator pedal Is best. rs II enables
US to quickly take advantage OF any
| smooth spots as they occur. Some
crivers get best results with the hand
throttle and some with the nccel' rotor
pedal. The question 10 not susceptible
Of my definite answer. as II depends
partly on the design OF foot rest anu
partly on the drivers skill.
Motoring Department. The Tines
During a recent storm the engine oi
coils were also wet for few hours
i have been unable to start my engine
since. Have gone through y pretty
we'll and get plenty Of vibration. but
cidcd the unit coils have suffered
Please advise whether these coils soak.
cd in water for several hours would
injnre them. and. II so. is there am
remedy. outside OF new coils 3. h.
When the coils are made they are
80 thoroughly packed In insulating
compound that there is but little feal
Of their being short circuited by water
Remove them and sec II any water re
mains In the bottom Of the coil box
Box may be water soaked, causing .
short circuit. Test the coils by runnin.
Through the battery contacts, connect
ing the secondary to one Of the batter!
wires and making quarter-inch kaI
at secondary contact. Il no secondar,
spark Jumps out dry coils for two day
In a warm place. not hot enough q
melt the Insulation. and test again. i
still no spark IL shown coils are dam
aged and must be replaced.
Motoring Department. TIE Times
! In using n spark plug pump to inflat
tires Is there any danger Of ruininl
coil u the wire terminal from coll =
} II te advisable to tap out one Of IN
caps In cylinder head lin place Of re
lief cockl and run tumr from thi
opening instead Of removing spar
plug? I understand the engine voui
: run much smoother. as all four cylin
ders would fire. Would you 10. m
know IL this Is 80. and oblige. L. @.
The secondary wire must be ground
ed. as there IL great danger OF ruinin
the coil. Secure II to a bolt or relie
valve by wire. The manufacturers ad
wise against firms. the cylinder whic
is being used for fear Of wreckinG tn
pump. You car readily see that tn
explosion would drive the plunger
the top at high speed and there woul
, not be enough compression to reliev
the shock when II came to rest at IN
upper end.
Motoring Department, The Times
} have 4 car. model Il, planetary typ
transmission. Had magnetic overh0ule
and magnets reuiagnetized by the man
nfacturer. Motor runs fine when l