Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26

Q. I have 1916 (----.) car. which
runs excellently and quietly heioM
twenty miles an hour, but at about
twenty miles and over there is IA very
decided growl in the engine. II /.
not the front gears or the fan, aud [
have fresh oil and know it is running
well. Can you suggest what the noise
could be from?
A. The noise may be due to the
pump. The additional pressure on
the impellor, resulting from the faster
pumping, may forcc the impeilJr
against the housing. This may be the
case If there is side play in it.
The electrical generator may also
be to blame, or, possibly, tho throw
out or shift collar and bearing OF the
clutch is noisy A noise here weuIu
travel along the crank shaft and seem
to come from the engine See If the
noise disappears when the clutch is
thrown out.
@. have two cylinder O.
motorcycle, which works o. X. until
i have been running while when 1t
loses power This is especially so
after climbing hills. 1t always starts
eff with lots Of power. but loses power
matter. A. s. II.
A. The trouble is most likely due
to the engine overheatins. Have the
mixture as lean as possible and also
use very high grade oil. You mignr
try a fairly heavy OIL The spark
must be kept well advanced and cylin-
der free of carbon. Air-cooled en-
gines are liable to be subjected to
overheating troubles.
q. When I start up my car the
engine will race for time and the
car hardly move, and then, suddenly
1t will jump ahead / have had my
valves ground and the carbon r1-
moved from the cylinders, but it has
not helped any. The car has little
power on hills. T. ]. Mem
A. Your trouble Is due to your
clutch slipping. The clutch may neeu
cleaning or the adjusting bolts of it
tightened. A slipping clutch will
often make the car act on hills as
though the engine lacks power
q. l am planning to spend about a
month in Asbury Park, N. j., with my
car. ] have been told that the laws
OF New Jersey forbid the use of
searchlights. My side lights don't
pick out the road and l want to drive
at night often. What can ! do?
S. r. X.
A. New Jersey, and for that mat
ter many states in the United States,
have passed headlight laws, which re-
quire that the rays of the headlights
must not shine higher than a certain
number of feet from the ground, at
n certain distance from the car. "A
number Of lenses and devices for at
taching to the bulbs have been placed
on the market which will throw the
rays down and so comply with the
law. Your accessory dealer will, no
doubt, have some of these, or you can
find them advertised in auto maya
zines. Pick out one you like ana
write to the secretary of state, at
Trenton, n. J., and ask if 1t meets
New Jerseys requirements.
@. The wooden box Of the storage
battery of my car is constantly wet.
/ put rubber nipples over the filler
screws, but IL has not helped any. Also
there is almost always a yellow pow
der on the box. What can ! do TO
keep the acid from spilling out? The
middle one takes a lot more water
than the others. also. NJ. f. F.
A. | am inclined to believe that the
spilling. bu because of a leaking Jai.
I would have the battery examined by
your storage battery man.
@. Please tell me how to polish
the reflectors of my headlights with
out scratching them.
A. Wash the dirt off with a hose,
and then polish with jewelers. rouge
or some good silver polish. Rub
lightly so as not to scratch the sur
face.
@. Is there any way to make an
old top stop leaking? There seem to
be a number of holes about the size Of