Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09


air v&ve may be sticking, and. fin.
ally. try having the mixture made q
little richer.
Q. The cor I drive is fitted with q
] O carburetor. There Is always q
popping back In the carburetor for al
least half an hour pfte: starting the
engine, but is all right when warmed
up. The gasoline IN the float is five
cights of an inch high and. when tho
engine stops. there is always n flow
Of gasoline comes out OF the bottom
OF tho air intake. IL was lately tuned
lp at garage and was supposed q
be .. Is. Can you tell me the trouble
Can you tell me what is the best
kind OF oil for n multiple disc clutch
When ! put the car in gear. the en-
zine stalls. II seems us II the Oil In
the clutch is TOO thick IT is all night
aftor an hours running. How much
oil should be put IN tho clutch2
Can you tell what effect low-tension
wires, running from distributor to coil
| box ana spark plugs, Will nave on the
storage battery? ! changed all high
tension wires for low-tension ones,
! and the car runs flne on them, but
want to know II any harm VIII como
TO tho storage battery by the change
| A Novice.
A. The popping is not due TO fault
| In the corburetor, but TO tho gas in
tho mixture coQdensins on tho cold
| manifold bcfore'it reaches the cylin-
| dcrs This Will cause Il weakening of
| tho mixture, and, so, tho popping.
outside Of adding n device to heat the
air before II IL taken into the carbure-
tor. by making Il pass over tho cx-
haust pipe. you can do nothing for IT,.
1t does no harm and Is only annoying.
While the engine is running. this
condensed gas will be held on the
manifold. and even made TO travel to-
ward the cylinders by the friction OF
the in-rush!ng mixture, hut the mo-
ment the engine Is stopped. the frlc-
ton is stopped ana so the condensed
gas lets 20 ana flows baci; to the car
huretor, from which It VIII drip out
This also does no harm ana cannot be
overcome.s Making tho mixture n lit
tie richer WIN stop the popping TO
some extent
Your clutch is undoubtedly drag
fing. This may be due - the adjust
ments between the pedal and the
throw-out collar being such as not TO
throw the clutch out far enough, or TO
gummed oil, on the disco Try drain
Ing off the oil and filling the clutch
chamber half-full of kerosene. and
then while the engine ~ running,
throwing the clutch in and out for ten
10 10 minutes. Then refll with aClight
oil If the clutch tends To slip a little
kerosene must be added. Do not add
the kerosene II the same oil Is used in
the engine also, the two chambers be-
Ing connected. Tho oil should be at
such level that about two inches of
the clutch dips into it, II would be
well to get an instruction book from
the makers of the car and follow the
directions.
The low-tension wires will have no
cfiect on the battery, but you are run
ming n great risk OF short circuit and
burned-out wires. The spark will not
be as hot | consider the change you
have made mistake.
.. VIII you please tell me the hest
way to clean the uph )lsterv of my
carr Is there a leather polish can
| use IT. H.
A.The best way to clean the leather
OF the upholstery Is to wash II with
| soap and water, and drying by brlskly
| rubbing With clean wooden ar flannel
cloth.
q. I have n 1911 O car. The
| oil use to come quite high in tho oil
| glass on my dash. but now 1t does not
20 very high, even at high speeds
changed tile oil In the crank case but
It has not helped any. What Is the
trouble. II any?-K. II.
| a. The oil strainer is undoubtedly
covered with dirt. l would have this
! cleaned Immediately. or you will have
a burned-out bearing.
| Q. | have n 1913 (-----) car, with
| pelco starting and lighting system. |
| have no ammeter and would like 10
| put one on to show how the battery
Is being charged. My garage man
says the ammeter would be burned
| cut and cannot be installed. Is this
| so? If not. how can the ammeter be
put on II. L. A
| ~ The ammeter can be installed
hut it would be we'll To have the worl;
| done by a Oelco service station. I be-
lieve you will find that on the side
| Of your motor generator there are
two binding posts, connected by a
strip OF brass. A heavy wire runs
| from une Of these posts to the battery.
/ To install the ammeter, cut small
| piec1 out of the brass strip and then
| run wire from these two binding
posts To the two binding posts of am
meter. IT, when the headlights are
| thrown or. the ammeter reads dis
| charge the wiring is O.. X. If the
ommeter reads charge, reverse the
| wires
q. I am going TO put my car up.
Should | take off the tires? What is
| the best way to take care of them?
| A. Thoroly wash and dry the tires,
and leave them on the wheels, but
| have all four wheels lacked up so as
To take the weight of the car off the
| tires. IL would he well also to wrap
| the tires I'm paper. similar to .he way
| new tires are wrapped