Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-08-10

going over uneven roads the driving
pressure on the gears might stop mo-
mentarily at the sudden slackening of
the motor speed just when sufficient
Jolt to throw the gears out Of mesh
was received.
have q car which misses al low
speed. whether running idle or pulling.
The miss 10 approximately ono shot
out Of four. Sometimes two miss TO-
eether, and there 10 nothing regular
about il. When the car 10 running
twenty miles per hour and faster Il
runs perfectly and for all speeds high
Or. Il has been acting 90 for nearly
a year. Il never refuses TO 90 and
starts very easily. Can you tell me
how to remedy this7
1t would seem that the ignition sys-
TEN was deranged in some way as to
cause momentary interruption in fir.
ing at scattered intervals. and 1t is
advised that this be Overhauled. Elm.
mate spark plug considerations by try.
ing new set Of plugs. Then borrow
new timer from another car Of your
make and try this. The same process
may be used with each Of the ignition
units. Sometimes a loose part in a
switch will cause uneven firing due to
momentary interruption of the current
Faulty insulation or terminal connec.
lions give the same indications. See
If all of the valves close properly. If
one should stick or hang up few
thousnndths of an inch 1t would cause
the trouble.
Would il be feasible to mix kerosene
with gasoline to use in a gasoline mo.
torcar, providing the fuel is heated and
small jet Of steam was let into the in
take manifold? II so, about what pro.
portion of gasoline and kerosene?
1t Is better not to use mixed fuel.
but rather one Of lower gravity which
would give the corresponding fuel. The
jet Of steam would hardly produce the
desired results In automobile practice
Please explain how to time six
cylinder motor. Tho high tension mag
neto was taken off some time ago and
the motor has been turned over. How
must I set the motor and magnetic 90
that they will fire correctly
To time o six cylinder motor remove
the distributor cover so that you can
see the carbon brush Of the high ten
sion distributing arm. Set the piston
in No. ! cylinder until 1t Is exactly at
<D~ - th~ e,<v
Turn the aymature of the magnetic un-
til the distributor brush touches the
segment corresponding to No. l ter
minal on the magnetic. Then move
the armature more gently while exam
ming the low tension end until 1t Is
seen that the break Is just about to
take place. If you then attach the
magnetic while in this condition you
will note that the break will occur and
the spark take place just as the piston
is coming over dead center. which is
correct for full retard. With fixed
spark magnetic the setting would have
to be made with a piston about one
half inch or even more below the dead
center and on the rising side. You
will probably find 1t advisable to get
an approximate setting to run the en-
CINE and then try advancing setting
one tooth. If the motor lacks power
it means the magnetic Is too much re.
tarded. To make quite sure you have
the distributor set correctly follow the
firing order of the cylinder so as to
check this and then see that the high
tension wires are in proper sequence
on the cylinder.