The evening world., 1917-06-02

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What is q airiess tirs7 Is It made
of solid rubber. ana does It reduce
speed as DO solid tires7 What are
the advantages Of airless tires7
what do you think OF a correspon-
denco course for learning the auto
mobile buedness. FRANK BRDEN.
An alrIoss tire Is ono that is not
pneumatic. Tho average airless tire
10 made up Of q solid tread, having
on the interior q cellular structure
supposed TO be as resilient az a pneu-
niatio tire, and may bo applied to tho
same rims, usually as tho pneumatic
denes course should give you a good
theoretical knowledge Of the auto
mobile business.
Auasmabns pdaeos;
' II have O Pennsyivania license,
can I drive from Connecticut through
New York and New Jersey into
Pennsylvania. or Ia II necessary to
have a New York and New Jersey
license also? ]. d. STERN.
You may drive through Conneoti-
out, New York and New Jersey with
Tho Pennsylvania license, as you are
privileged under tho laws OF these
States TO do so.
Automubile DditDgi
What will the valve and valve seat
look like when properly ground in?
Is there any way OF testing same be-
fore cylinder head Is returned? II
spark plug does not NJ tight. will this
cause more oil TO leak by tho piston
rings than 1t would otherwise?
LEO MARSH.
A properly ground valvo and valve
aeat show a uniform gray color
sometimes with a slight gloss, and
FREQ from rings (orooves) and juts
(Iittle black speoks). A badly fitting
spark plug has no connection with
, leaking by tho piston rinas.
Autnm16iie Dditor;
l am overhauling n Pierce-Arrow "
car, but / cannot get the motor
timed right. What l would Ike "a
know Is In what position should tho
flrst cylinder piston and valves be "a
time the motor. also to time magnetic
and batteries. FRANK WULFF
You will find timing marks on the
hyNVheel. Would advise you TO have
q competent mechanic do this part OF
the work for you, as ID is Very easy to
mako mistakes in il.
Automdbils Editor;
win you be kind enough 20 let me
Know II l am getting Satisfactory re-
suits on my gas consumption
have a seven passenger. four cylinder
car and am getting about ten miles
per gallon OF gas. Should l got NOR,
miles7 Do you think n ! chang,
make OF carburetor I will get NOR,
distance? w. J..
N you viii let mo know tho max,
and model OF your car I will be abl,
to tell you something about Il.
Autnmoeile EditDv; ,vrv-
Kindly let me know through YOU
column the route from New YorI
City to Millington. n. j., and from
there 10 New Brunswick and back tC
this city. JAY c. FONTINE.
New York City, Jersey City, New
ark, Orange, Livingston, Hanover
Morrlstown, BernardsVlle, Baskinc
Ridge Millington, 40,3 miles. Millinq
ton. Sterling. Berkley Heights, Plain
field, East Bound Brook. New Bruins
wick, Metuohen. Railway, Elizabeth
Newark. Jersey City to Now York
$50 miles.
, Automobils Editor:
What is the best route from Brook
iyn to Hopewell n; J.; and the dis
% Tb. nearest 0ilN pOints to SCI1N aop.Mel veil +,
which I can Give you a route ar,
Newfoundland or Stockholm. 70,
will have to make inquiries at thes,
places for the best roads TO Hone
we'll. Brooklyn 20 One Hundred an,
Thtrtieth Street Ferry (New YorI
City,, Fort Lee, Enulewood, Haoken
sack. Ridgewood. Pompton. Bloom