Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06

efficient Of friction between copper and
iron is not high enough to withstand
the load Of propulsion with only the
pressure Of the clutch spring to hold
it engaged. Therefore, should your
clutch be a cone, 1t would be we'll to
examine the surface Of the leather to
see, first, If the rivets are properly
| cOuntersunk; second, to see II the
leather is not glazed and dry, and.
third, to see that the leather Is not
worn out If the latter Is the case
/ the only remedy is to replace it.
II the clutch is disk design, intend
ed to run in oil. the slipping may be
due to the accumulation Of grease be-
tween the plates. The remedy for this
is naturally to employ some solvent or
something which will cut the grease
generally used for this purpose. The
method Of applying the kerosene viii
depend upon how the clutch Is assem-
bled and, housed. II there is an Access
sible cover plate the kerosene can gen.
orally be poured down through this
and the motor run awhile with the
gears in neutral. This will cause the
grease to be washed out Afterward
the kerosene is drained and the lubri-
cant renewed.
| A mistake very often made by own
ers of cars which have q disk clutch
housed with the gear b; x is in ilnr!ng
heavy Greas, in tnc gears. forgetting
hot ~ ,,N'. i,,,y
the plates OF The clutcA. When CAS- i,
done the clutch very soon begins 20
slip.
Tine engine Of my car runs well when
| il is working under : 80 bu. wien it
10 idle it only runs on two cylinders,
Nos. and 4. What can lie %ne trou
| bic? The car is 1918 r.ooei.
| The trouble undoubtedly les in the
| fact that when idle the gas generated
| does not reach the far cylinders. This
| grade Of gasoline for the handling Of
which provision was not made when
your car was built. A new and mod
ern carburetor equipment designed
especially for low grade gas and this
| combined with a good hot air attach
ment to the air intake will give you
better running motor.
Of what value or merit are the tire
saving jaeks7
The value lies in their purpose. They
are tire saving jacks, and they do save
Ia n q
the weight of car it Is under strain.
| You would not care to have a person
stand on your foot for time any
longer than was absolutely necessary.
So with tires. When it is not neces-
| sary that they bear the strain Of the
ear the tire saver comes in and an
swers a good purpose in prolOnging the
life Of this rather expensive equipment.
Will you please toll mo the advantage
Of wire whesls?
Wire wheels give q car a snappy ap-
pearance. They are more resilient
than wood wheels, effecting a saving
on tires. They will stand greater
strain than wood wheels in case of &C.
| cident or severe driving. They are
lighter than wood wheels. thus reduc-
ing the amount Of inspiring weight.
What 10 . good hux for welding alu.
minum by The aeetylsns process?
1t makes great difference whether
you are welding sheet aluminium or
cast aluminium what flux you should
use. Zinc chloride Is used quite fire.
quently, but the best satisfaction can
be secured by purchasing from the
large welding concerns the proper flux.
These are secret formulas which have
been worked out by the chemists of
these concerns, and, while you will
have to pay little more for them, the
better results justify their use.
Ny car was badly overheated about a
year ago, after which it developed a
knock. Have had it taken up, but soon
after it was as bad as before. | would
| like advice as to how | should proceed
to take the motor out Of the chassis as
! wish to overhaul it myself, providing
there is no machine work to do. Should
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