Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-08

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.em will be drained, including the
water jacket. 1t might be well, in
addition, to jack up the left wheel a
few inches so as to tilt the water out
of the left side of the water jacket,
and to run the engine aroung about
five minutes to steam up and get
rid OF any moisture left in the jack
ct, Leave the drain valve open.
Motoring Department, The Herald
VIII you kindly inform me as to
how much horsepower is consumed
by a generator on car rated at 35-
horsepower f. w.
The amount of power consumed by
2 generator on car is not worth
considering. 1t would not use much
more than magnetic or water pump
and so would not make enough diff
erenee in the running of the car to
he noticeable.
Motoring Department, The Herald
i have Holly carburetor that
eaks gasoline from air hole in the
5ottom of carbureteor. 1t is neces-
'ary when not using car TO close cut
9ut cock under tank to keep from
flooding mud pans with gasoline.
Will you please tell me what is
wrong and also what to do? G. w. N
There may be dirst in float valve
,r it may be worn. Possibly the iioat
IS too heavy with gasoline. Remove
md inspect. If shellac on float l.
racked it should be cut with alcohol
ried thoroughly and shellacked Try
alive with tongue. If it lets air
pass it needs grinding. Use rough
1owder and a light oil. Clean out &C
asionally with gasoline and test
With tongue. Replace all parts and
tripping should have stopped.
Motoring Department, The Herald
i had rear axle of my 1916 S:,y-
four changed for new one, an
Yer since there has been distinct
um, apparently in the differen.ial
here is plenty of grease in it. You
light inform me thru your columns
hat is the trouble; also, how it could
c fixed. In dry weather my foot
rake doesn't hold good. Could yor
lease inform me of something thet
ould be done for it? f. S. w.
The gears were not lined up prop
rly. The driving pinion and ring
ear on diiferential should be brought
nOre closely together. Temporary
elief may be obtained by using
leavier grease. Probably all that
brakes need is a little adjusting.
Tighten up on the brake rods, with
both wheels lacked up, and adjust
the brakes to hold, but not to drag
on the wheels and lose power.
Motoring Department, The Herald
Kindly answer in your information
olumn the following: | have 1914
tourabout model, 136-inch wheel
vase, with foot brake connecting
urn on shaft on back end with equa-
'izing bar in or about centre of car.
with rod from bar to foot medal,
mergency the same, only with long
7r brake connecting with cross shaft
with lever Brakes are of the inside
sxpanding type inside of drum. There
vas no way of taking up slack of
breaks only by yoke on ends of brake
rods, had turn buckles put in centre
of rods. This took up slack of brakes
all right, but going over rough
ground at ordinary speed or apply.
ing brakes wheels lock and slide. al
so apply themselves by rebound of
car, frequently breaking brake rods.
Had togle joints put in rods, but had
no effect on breaking of brake rods,
Had shock absorbers put on car.
Could this have caused the trouble +?
viii you kindly advise what can
do to overcome this? X.
As you do not give the make of
ear we can only surmise what the
trouble may be, but it seems to be
some defect in construction of the
car This causes brake rods to tight
en- when going over jounces. The
shock absorhers could not be at fault.
Try leosening the brake rods a lit
tie, but not enough to lose control Of
the brakes.