The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
Owners 'ServiceD Department

I have Just had my three-passenger
roadster oyerhauled. the carbon has
been removed. valves ground, tappets
adjusted. ,carbureter adjusted. oiling
system refilled with fresh oil and am
using the best grade of gasoline, In
spite Of which I get but eleven or
twelve miles per gallon. Is there any
thing else that can be done to In
crease the mileage Daily Reader.
There are any number of things
which may be done to decrease fuel
consumption and all OF them We're con-
sidered in the article recently publish
ed in these columns on Gasoline Saw
ing. The real cause of the poor econ
omy in your case is probably the fact
that the engine is tight and the other
parts similarly affected by the over
hauling. A hundred miles or so OF
running should serve to ''run-in" the
parts, SO that less energy and conse-
quently fuel will be needed TO over
come the internal resistance.
As cold weather comes on I fire.
quently experience difficulty in press
ing down my starting pedal. especially
when the engine has been idle for
some time. The pedal does not seem
TO give at all. except by constant ef-
fort. when 1t finally goes down. The
trouble seems to be intermittent, but
occurs. as previously noted, in cold
weather. Is the trouble with the
generator?-Buick.
+. The trouble hardly Is in the gener-
ator. I believe that the real cause of
the condition is lack of fabrication OF
the Overcoming starter clutch or the
use of too thick lubricant in the
clutch. This clutch is behind the
starting motor shaft and is rather In
accessible. but provision Is made for
oiling IT. Improper lining up of the
starter gears might cause the trouble,
but I hardly think that this is SO in
the present case.
VIII too much tire chalk used in
casing injure the tire in any way?
Also are oversize tires better than
the regular size?-Puncture.
Too much tire tale is apt to in
juse the inner tube. The excess
forms in Jumps which cause excessive
wear. The oversize tire itself is made
of the same materials as the regu-
lar but the larger volume OF air
and greater amount of material makes
the oversize wear longer, on the av-
erage car. Another advantage Of the
oversize is that with the same load
as the regular size the pressure can
n little and thus the rid
ing qualities are increased.
Is the thermostat and the radiator
shutter a good thing for the carl
1t appears to do the work. Where
can 1 get one?-Von.
4 thermostat in the cooling system
is an excellent thing because it tends
to maintain the engine OF a constant
When both a thermo-
stat and radiator shutter are used
better results are had because then
both air and water are under con-
troll 1 do not know where you can
get shutter for your car because |
1t uses a very large radiator. A |
thermostat may be bought from the |
Fulton Company. Knoxville, Tenn,
or the Motor Cooling System Com |
Pany. Baltimore. Md.
1 own an eight-cylinder car and at |
first it would throttle down pretty
low In high without any trouble but
now after years use it cannot go /
below ten miles without bucking. The
engine was overhauled only a week !,
ago.-M. X.
There are many causes of the buck
ng, but In your case am almost
sure 1t is due to a tight motor and
When the engine was over
1auled the bearings were frightened