El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20
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OlEner's servIce Depnrtment.

I I HAD some trouble on the road not
1 long ago. It was like this: The
motor wouldn't run only slowly. and
then it wouldn't pull at ALL I had It
towed into the garage and there I
| tested It for everything and concluded
that the spark was at fault. I had a
repairman come in from the service
station and he worked around for a
number OF hours and found out that
the generator chain was broken. Now
how could this stop the motor from
running2-D. J. Hawkins.
II IS easy 20 see that II the genera
tor feeds the load after a certain speed
is reached, the engine would not run
at or above that speed II the genera
tor driving chain were broken. The
battery feeding at low speeds accounts
tor the fact that the engine would
Can old oil taken from the crank
case and other places be used over
again after flltering off the solid mat
ter2 Where is the Stanley steamer
factory What other steamers are
made ~ A l.
/. Use Il over again. but not for en-
CINE fabrication After removing the
sediment use the oil for spring leaf
fabrication and for brake connections
and similar places.
3 The Stanley is made in Newton.
Mass The Doble is another steam
car. made BY the General Engineering
company Detroit, Mich.
What IS the meaning OF a truck
tractor; also what IS an Industrial
truck2 When a car IS converted into
a truck and the load is given as 5000
pounds. is that the meXimuuf load or
the safe loade-8lasters.
A truck tractor is a vehicle which
carries a load and also pulls one. An
industrial truck IS a small vehicle
used for carrying goods indoors or for
short distances outdoors. as. for exam
pie, trunk and baggage carriers rs
used at railroad stations. Industrials
are usually operated By storage bat
teries
That depends on the maker. often
the maximum load IS given. and again
the safe load. Better ask.
Why hasn't the electric car made
any Roadway There are so many adj
vantages OF It that all I can see
against II IS the speed.-Curious-
Aside from its performance being
much below that Of a gasoline car. the
electric has q limited range OF opera
zion, since a battery change gives only
a definite amount OF mileage As one I
en- Blneer a4lQs the driver OF an electric ]
Is obvious that every minute he has
less current than the minute before. Z
The electric is a highly efficient We
hicle and wen suited TO certain work /
In cities. It fills a definite need in I
the commercial field and is coming in I
IN greater number there
an charging IS cents an hour FOR
work and, frankly. I don't know /
whether L am making money on the 4
shop Ny men are getting more and Z
think 7 would be justified IN rails
ng to 90 cents II the customers
would stand for it How about rates
n other cities. have they gone up at
You would be justified IN raising
rour rates with the men getting
higher wages and everything con-
lected with repairing costing more.
Tut why not find out how much you
IRE making noW2 Get hold Of a good
.ost system or pay an accountant for
J few days work TO 90 over your
looks and tell you where you stand.
% not work in the dark. Half the
hops in the country run along with
ut Knowing how much they make,
yhen it Is a comparatively simple
natter to find out. Write to the ed
tor OF the trade paper you use for a
ost system, and n you cannot get it
re- viii send you one.