Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-14

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way of repairing rack on hard rub
Der storage battery Jar? | do not wish
to go to the expense of buying new
one. j. ID.
Hard rubber storage battery Jars are
cured and cannot be patched or revul-
canized A new six-volt battery jar
may be purchased for approximately So.
Motoring Department VIII you
please inform me IL it is possible to
install storage battery in 1915
model Ford touring car and keep lit
charged with the present magnetic? If
so, please give instructions for such in
stallation and the smallest size battery
required. | wish to use battery for
lighting lamps and ignition. D. w.
1t Is possible to install storage bat
terry in the manner YOU mention, but
il is not advisable, BY doing this the
efficiency of the electric generating
system viii be reduced. 1t is not adj
visable to use less than six-volt 60
ampere battery for ignition and lighting
purposes.
Motoring Department-wiii you in
form me through the columns of your
paper what the clearance of pistons
should be Tin thousands OF an inch) on
new auto motor with 4-inch bore and
4 n inch stroke? READER.
The clearance Is determined to large
extent by the design of the motor ma
terial used in the pistons and also by
the cooling system employed Ordi-
narily, in the 4-ineh bore, motor the
clearance would be approximately
$1,000 Of an inch Usually the clear
ance at the top of the piston is slightly
greater than that at the middle or bot
tom. This additional clearance is fig
ured to allow for increased expansion
ut the top due to the excessive heat
at this point.
Motoring Department. have a Cad
lilac car which was laid UP for few
months ON using again | find the
steering gear els faulty. Wheel does
not turn to the left and turns more
than is required to the right. Please adj
wise how to remedy this, and obrge.
A. G,
BY lacking up the front wheels you
should have no difficulty in locating
the obstruction which prevents turn
ing the wheels to the left. Perhaps the
steering arm has been bent or one of
the offset knuckle arms bent. When
the arm at the steering head is in up
right position the wheels should stand
straight. BY disconnecting the drag
link at the point where it is attached
to the steering arm you may readily
determine whether or not the trouble
is in the steering head by turning the
SfpeFinpr N1thapl
throw backward and forward then the
trouble should be looked for at one of
the connecting points Of the drag
links.
Motoring Department-My car is a
1908 Stoddard Dayton 4-cylinder "a
horsepower two passenger roadster
There is sort of rolling pound in the
motor, which Is constant when the mo-
tor Is running, whether idling or under
load Can you tell me what the mat
ter is II. S.
1t is q difficult matter TO state the
cause of tho pound without having at
hand more detailed information. mo-
tor which has been used since 1908 un- !
needs considerable overhaul !
ing Perhaps the noise YOU refer to
is caused by loose pistons, or Worn tim.
ing gears, which create considerable
back lash, lose crank shaft bearings,
especially where the main center bear
ing is loose, will cause considerable
trouble. Would suggest having some
competent automobile mechanic OBJ
serve the running of the motor at your |
earliest opportunity. timely repair |
may save you considerable expense.
Motoring Departmental friend OF
mine has car. but he did not have a
garage to put it in so he left it out |
side all winter | told him that if he I
did not take the tires off and put them |
away they would not be any good next /
took the tires off and found /
that the tube was stuck to the outer
shoe and there was gut in the shoe.
He said he wishes ! had left them on
and l told him that If | did that the
tubes and tires would be porous and
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