The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-06

times stops entirely. What 10 the mat
ter2
You are feeding too much gasoline,
which Is drawn into the cylinders in an
undivided state and Is not readily ex-
plosive. thus causing the engine to miss
fire and choke. If you Will adjust your
carburetor so that a greater proportion
of air is mixed with the gasoline you
will have no further trouble Of this
character.
What is the proper way to align the
wheels of an automobile?
The proper method to align the
wheels of an automobile is as follows:
At the same distance above the ground
as the center of the hub the measure
ment Is taken across the width Of the
spread Of the two front wheels from
the inner side OF the rims Of each.
When this measurement has been care
fully checked the wheels are rotated to
different positions and measurements
taken at the same height. They should
always be the same. When the wheels
have been found to be true, as far as
this measurement Is concerned, SINH
lar measurements are made at the rear
Of the wheel The distance across the
wheels at the rear will be slightly
larger than in front on account Of the
toe-in generally allowed. This amounts
to one-fourth inch as a rule.
What effect does the practice Of us.
ing the motor a. q brake coming down
q hill have on the mechanism Of an an
tomobils?
The use Of the motor as a brake Is
generally conceded to have a more or
less deleterious effect on the gears.
The power through the gears is reyers-
ed since the car is now tending 10 drive
the motor. Thus instead of having the
step down reduction we have a step
up. with consequently more surface
pressure OH the teeth. and hence more
abrasion. lit.
What per cent of grade, paved with
asphalt, should a car which weishs
$500 pounds with passengers bs Rbls
to climb on hlgh7
The car should be able to take a
short hill of IL per cent on high gear,
but on a long hill 7 or per cent
grade would be the maximum.
How many miles should q car run be-
fore the engine main bearings need ad-
justment2
You should be able to run the car an
average Of 10000 miles before the
main bearings need adjustment, but II
you have driven improperly with spark
advanced too far, for instance, or at
tempted to take every hill on high gear
and do various other things with the
car which put extra strain on the
crank shaft and bearings, 1t will some
times happen that a set Of bearings
will wear out in 1900 miles.
Ny car heats up considerabiy-in
fact, on q warm day il gets so hot that
il is torture instead Of a pleasure to
drive the car, and on moderate driving
il will boil. | would like to know
whether there 10 anything that could
do to stop the heating up?
At some time the motor and parts
must have become so hot that the In
side surface of the radiator hose col
lapsed. and this undoubtedly is OBJ
structing the passage Of water on the
car.
1t Is suggested, therefore. that you
remove the radiator hoses and examine
them. and If necessary install new
hose. being sure that they are not
kinked.
There is also possibility Of the radi-
ator cells having become partially
clogged on account Of the sediment
which was undoubtedly distributed to
the cells by the steam generated. This
might have clogged the cells. II this is
the case the radiator should be filed
with water. then draw off about one
quart and dissolve in this the maxi
mum Of concentrated lye which the
wafer will carry. This should be
poured into the radiator and the motor
run for several moments until the COOL
Ing system has become thoroughly
heated. The water Is then drained or
and thoroughly flushed out with sew
eral filings OF fresh water, care being
taken not to get any of the water in
which the lye is dissolved on external
parts. Hs- -.... e..
At low speeds there 10 . grinding
sound in my rear axle, seemingly
caused by tho gears. How can this be
rsnedisd7 ".t r.
The cause is probably poor ad-
.justment between the bevel drive PIN
ion and the crown gear, and this can
be remedied by simply adjusting the
mesh between these gears. This ad-
justment can be made by removing
the small hand hole plate located at
the rear end Of the propeller shaft
housing and by turning screw adjust
ment on the inside to the right or left
to secure tighter or looser adjustment
Of the bevel pinion as desired.
10 II good practice to lap in plstons,
using ground glass or nonmaanstio
valvn urindiyo coFnoound9 ~ ~ a.