El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-06
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Fner's Service Department.


In the Simplex car still being
manufactured and II 50. whersf Is
the motor used In this ca known as
valveless motor2-Bus-onaby
Ine Simplex car IS still being man
ufactured at its old home IN New
Brunswick. n. J. Not at all From
this last question I gather that you
are confusing the Simplex with a car
known as the AmpIex. which was
turned out some years ago and used
what was called a valve less motor"
now.
What do race divers do when they
are not racing2 Where are most Of
them nowg Do you think that there
VII be any big races this year,
When they are not racing. drivers
usually work fJr some automobile I
company, attend 10 their personal ar |
tairs OF work on cars for the fol- |
lowing season Right now ONE Of
our race drivers are IN the country [
wasting time, others are working for I
themselves ami some OF the patriotic I
ones, Ike Rickenba cner, are fighting ]
toF Uncle sam II has Just been an
nounced that there viii be racing I
-H-E AAAA GINNING EEASAIAa
DroDaoly with meet at New York on /
Decoration day. Los ANGELES has al /
ready had one race meeting.
Is there any American car or the
present day employing a wooden I
frame instead Of steei2 I had a car
some ten years ago with s wooden /
frame and as look back 70 seems to 4
ne that this cOnstrCc tion was almost I
IDEAL WLhr-
turers generally take up metal IN
preference to wood for frame con
struction John Korb.
The only American passenger car
using a wooden frame Is the Frank
I'm The advantages claimef for the
wooden frame are superior strength I
Tor equal weight and absorption Of
VIBRATION No doubt the relative
'heapness OF metal frames and ease
)f manufacture had most TO de- with
the decision Of the manu-
lecturers.
A grinding noise has developed IN II
ne transmission OF my car. ] have \
Trained out the lubricant, flushed the \
,ase with kerosene and put In fresh
III Out the noise persists. Can you
iuggest anything7-L- F. England. III
"A persistent grinding noise OF this
lind may be caused BY misalfEnmeuf 4
Its OF teeth, etc, that have worked
n between the gears. Unless you can /
10 the work yourself. you had better
ave the service station check I'D the
.lignment Of the shafts and make
what repairs are necessary.
There's something or other the mat
er with the clutch o. my car. No
natter how carefully ] let in the.
!utch, the car jumps like a Jack rab-
II What can do with FTP. On
You do not mention the make Of
ar, but II the clutch Is OF the cone /
ype, there Is a lack Of reailiency IN L
ne racing. Try a treatment with I
eats foot oil, spread on evenly with 4
brush. II the clutch is Of the disc I
ype. lack Of oil Is probably the cause
Z your trouble.
III
ID Would you change carburetors Z
n Ford car and II so what DO YOU I
ecommendy 90 What are some good
tlng-hghtins systems?-P. T.
% Not unless I were having trou-
le with the present system. Strom- [.
erg, Rayfield. Stewart and SchebIer II
re all good.
90 Gray & Davis. Genemotor. North
asst, are good systems
49, --A-saAA @AAl AlAN NaAHE DNE LM.a
lder engine come IN much faster2 II
seems to me that with its obvious
1Tantages there should be more on
le market.-Adams
Cost IS one drawback and then 10 Is II
fficult to design the water system Il
that ali the valves are properly n
loled. II
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I've got q rattle somewhere In the
.assis OF my car. but I haven't been
lie TO locate II. because Il stops as
on as the car Is still Where do FL
W suppose Il lies2-J. +. Newman r.
Get someone to drive your car down
long, gentle grade: shut off the
CINE, while you are standing on the
ming board. You may be able 20 II
eate me rattle at once. Noises OF
is kind are generally caused nv
1se mud guards brakes or some q III
operating rodG which extend u