Semi-weekly herald., 1917-05-10
HERALD
MOTOR
COLUMN

- nave just pOukHl all Will
an oiling system that | don't under
stand. 1t consists of Il box with al
gauge into which put the cylinderI
oil. A belt runs to pulley on theI
box and six plungers work up and
down on top Of the box. Oil JipesI
run from the ottom of the box tol
the four yirders ancd the eend cear-
ings If you get the idea from tnis
descriptions, please tell me how to
adjust the flow of oil so as to get it
right. There is no way of telling
how much oil is passing thru the
pipes. t. J.F.
Usually such an oil box has a sight
feed for each adjustment but not all
ways. The adjustment is on the
plungers you mention. You will have
to experiment to find which way to
turn them. At the bottom of the
crank case you will find some oil
cocks. Open them and let out all
the oil, which will run out. This vii!
not drain out all the oil, but will
bring it down to the right level,
after you have run the engine one
hour open these valves again and see
if little oil runs out. Adjust the
Feed 80 that there will be little too
mueh at the end of each days run.
Motoring Department The Herald
Please settle an argument as to
the correct name of the coil used
with an ignition system. Some call it
a spark coil, some an induction coil
and others transformer coil. Which
is right? NJ. L. R.
They are all correct, but the one
most frequently used is induction coil.
1t is so called because the low-tenson
current, running thru the primary
winding induces high-tension cur
rent in the secondary winding. This
is called induction" AS the voltage
is transformed from low to high it
is called "step-up transformer"
The name spark coil was formerly
confined to a single-wound coil used
with the make-and- system, but
is now applied to any coil which will
give spark strong enough to jump
an air gap.
Motoring Department. The Herald
There is sizzling noise and little
power in my 1916 Ford. believe it
to he an air leak in the intake mani
fold. How could / remedy it? Hope
to see an answer in next edition.
p. l..
A whstling noise usually indicates
leak in the inlet manifold and a
Kissing noise leak from exhause.
Squirt oil around joints and see if it
is drawn into inlet manifold or
blown from exhaust. Tighten bolts,
If noise does not stop remove both
manifolds and replace the gaskets.
Motoring Department, The Herald
One of my side lights is acting in
peculiar manner. The light rises
and falls with the shaking of the car
The lamp bracket has slight losse-
ness in it and when l tilt the lamp
back and forth the light comes up
and dies down again. The same thing
happens when | push and pull on the
wire. Some say that it is short cir
cult, others that it is broken con-
necton. The other lights do not give
this trouble. The battery tests up to
l.275. 1t is single wire system.
Please tell me what you think the
trouble may be. As | know nothing
of lighting systems | have not at
tempted to fix it. f. X. 7.
1t could not be a short circuit, as
the fuse would have blown immedi-
ately, putting out the light. If there
are no fuses the wire would have be-
come red hot burning the insulation,
thus calling attention to itself by its
smoke and odor. Push up on the ter
minal and turn it to the left, it will
come out Remove enough Insulation
to make good connection and fas-
ten it securely with small screw
driver. If the bracket is loose it
should be frightened carefully as the
current goes thru the bracket in or
der to return to the battery.
Motoring Department The Herald
i see you have all kinds of answers
in the edition of your pa.
per about automobiles. wish you
would tell me how to clean a mohair
auto top, and how to clean isinglass