El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-24

PRACTICAL PARAGRAPHS.
Tank Noises.
In certain fuel tanks OF the cOWl
variety, there is q tendency 10 emit
noises, which increase in volume as
the tank is drained Of its liquid con-
tents. The owner is puzzled by the
fact that irritating noises have begun
after he has Travelled 100 miles or Sc.
whereas there were none AZ the be-
ginning Of the journey The obvious
remedy is to keep the tank filled up
Scrnping Pedal.
Many drivers Of motor cars have
been annoyed by a scraping sound
when the brake pedal is depressed and
freqently no reason can be discovered
for this condition AS matter OF
fact IL usually is caused by the pedal
touching the flyWheel or the sheet
metal covering touching the flywheeL
The remedy consists in either filing
q little off the pedal or in making the
Pressure Tank Trouble.
When the supply tank Of motor
car using exhaust gas pressure feed TO
the carbureter is refilled with gasO-
line. most drivers use the hand pump
provided, to obtain enough pressure IN
the tank to get the motor started
Generally there Is enough gasoline In
the carbureter to permit OF some min
utes operation, by which time the
pressure in the tank will be raised
resort 10 the hand pump Is needless I
on some cars the hand pump IS so
rarely used that the washers In IL dry
up and the device is rendered useless /
In such cases the desired results may
be obtained by temporarily plugging
the outlet Of the exhaust pipe and
then cranking the motor. This viii
create excessive pressure In the eX-
haust pipe, which Will be conducted
through the regular pressure piping
b. HHHn ~ M HU Hnr
turns Of the crank Will be as effective
as the pump would be II it were work
ing
Door Squeaks
IN cars fitted with old style tops
door 6QueakS sometimes are caused
by pulling the top straps too tightly.
This causes the doors 10 bind and
when going over a bump or other ir-
regularity in the road, most irritat-
ing squeak results
Spring Preservatlve.
One OF the best lubricants and pre-
servatives for the leaves Of automo-
bile springs IS flake graphite and
lubricating oil, mixed to the consist
ency OF paste and applied with a
paint brush. This prevents the accu-
mutation OF rust and contributes 70
the easy riding qualities OF the part
Emergency Leak Repair.
In case Of real emergency q hand
ful of corn meal into a leaking radia-
tor viii often serve to stop the leak
The meal settles in and about the hole,
drawn there by suction and serves rs
a temporary repair. However, when
IL comes time to make a permanent
repair, there may be some difficulty
In getting the corn meal out OF the
water system and the best thing 20
use is steam or water under pressure,
which will force the granules out
Horn Noises.
The horn NAV be the seat OF A urTrr-
Der Of annoying sounds that are some
times hard to locate and remedy. The
entire device may be loose on its
bracket, so that il rattles distressing
y, or some OF the parts may be loose
and noisy. In cases OF this kind the
FAR owner should have some pa senEe-
grasp the horn and hold IL tightly
while the car is in motion; II the rat
tie subsidies, blame IL on the horn
RefIftInE Old PistOns.
When an old set Of pistons reaches
the stage where replacement Is neces-
sary, il is sometimes possible TO avoid
this expense by having the worn set
expanded or swelled- The process
used for this is by heating the pistons
5ne at q time in q bed Of hot charcoal,
which completely covers them. The
charcoal is brought to a red heat and
then allowed to cool When the ]
piston is removed II is found to be
considerably swelled. sometimes as
3
treated are not as good as new ones.
lut considerable expense is saved, and
The clearance is returned pretty close
% normal
Watch the Rear Axle.
In cars with floating rear aXIes.
which depend upon the hub caps 10
Keep the axle shafts in place, the cars
should be inspected occasionally In
/ recent case the hub cap was lost and
ne axle shaft had started to work its
way out OF the housing.
Making n Wing Nut.
It often becomes desirable TO trans
.Orm an ordinary nut into a wing nut.
This may be done by hammering two
strips OF sheet steel Of appropriate
ength until they take the shape OF
he nut and then drill and rivet the
.nds together.
OWNERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
have just had my three passenger
'Oadster Overhauled, the carbon has