The Washington times., 1916-07-08

Motoring Department. The Times
What should one do with cone clutcn
to prevent car starting with >ers'
Unless the clutch leather Il badly worn
tn trouble can be -remedied by softenins
the leather with an application Of heats
foot oil. The best time to apply the
oil Is at might. or at some time when
the car Is not to be used for several
hours.
After removing the floor boards hold
the clutch out In some way and apply
the oil literally. As the clutch Is held
disengaged from the fywheel the oil
will have an opportunity to soak into
the leather.
II you find the leather worn down 1t
would be advisable to have a new one
installed. Sometimes shoulder Is worn
In the clutch leather by contact with
the edge of the fywheel. and In such
case. the clutch should be removed
and refined. or the face turned down In
a lathe.
Motoring Department, The Times-My
six-cylinder car seems to be feeding TOO
much oil. cannot keep the spark plug
No. 2 cylinder more than in any Of the
others. Oil oozes out OF all the connec-
lions and out of the valves OF this
cylinder. but the other valves OF the
other cylinders do not seem TO be ar
fected. The oiling system is Of the lat
trouble might be? s. W.
II the oil does not AFFECT the other
! cylinders 1t Is reasonable to believe that
| the oil level Is not too high. The writer
has known cases where a defective
spark plug Inns caused just such trou-
Bile. II the No. 2 cylinder does not fire
the oil working into this cylinder Is not
burned. and. Of course. is forced out
through the valves and other places.
Would suggest that you use new spark
plugs or change them around In order
to prove whether this is the real trou-
BILE or not 1t Is possible that the rings
are not properly fitted In this cylinder
and permit too much oil to pass. Would
suggest. however. that you try perfect
ing the ignition first.
Motoring Department, The Times
Several weeks ago / backed an cleo
! trio wagon into the sidewalk: the
switch was disconnected. Ihere "
an oscillating back to the seat; 1t Tel
forward. hitting the controller, The
wagon started ahead. ran into horse
| causing considerable expense to the
! Arm was working fer. Several hours
after the accident the electrician ex.
amined the wagon and reported tn.
| following morning that had th'
switch on, which caused the wagon e
| run away. l am positive the swltcf
was on The first thing. ! did aftel
| the compact was to try the contrcilel
\ without switch on. both forward ant
Backward: the wagon could be OPP
| Grated without the switch. w. ID.
+, With the switch or It should be i'm
possible &c, start the car with thu
| controller. The object OF the switcf
Is to prevent accidents of the nature
you mention. From what tyou have
stated IT Is quite evident that there
must have been something wront
| with the wiring. II Is hardly pos
sible tc say what this might hav'
been, but your electrician should dis
cover the trouble upon inspection
The fact that you could operate tn
car with the controller with thu
switch off merely indicates something
wrong in the wiring. Perhaps a lcos'
| wire or other metal formed a bridg'
| across the switch, completing tn
circuit even though the switch prope
was in on position.
Motoring Department. The lines
NV car has a large size exhaust pip
entering the muffier, and shows no ap
| preciabie increase In power with tn
! cutoiIt employed. A friend or mine de
ciares that there should be a diuerenc
in power and, taking my car as an ex
ample. 1 think there should be none
The practice Is generally prohibited II
| CITIES know, II. Is.
With a properly designed exhaust pip
and muffer no appreciabie decrease II