Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02

wnicn to flush out the tubes of ra-
dlator?
3. Should the castings be removed
from the rims at the end of the sea-
son, or is 1t sufficient to simply de-
flate the tires? $, H. G.,
A. /. The Kingston carburetor is
surface or puddle carburetor at
slow speed and a spray carburetor
at high speed. The carburetor is so
constructed that pan Is suspended
in the float chamber at such "A
height that the gasoline can flow
through a little hole in the bottom
OF the pan and make thin puddle
in 1t. In the air passage there is a
BATTLE plate which Will forcefully
throw the air against this puddle,
thus agitating 1t. The friction of
the air will then carry some Of the
gasoline along with II. AT high
speeds the puddle will be compltely
swept away, and the gasoline Will
spray out OF the small hole in the
pan, just as It does from the ordi-
nary spray nozzle.
2. Water, in which some common
soda, in the proportion OF about a
handful to a bucket has been dis
solved, is as good a solution for
lluNHlllE Lilt lduldlpl tlS AAlS'
3. / do not consider 1t necessary
to remove tho castings from the
rims, but l would have the tires in
flated rather than deflated. Mois-
ture is more likely to get az the fab
rlc of the tire when 1t is lying
around than when It ia on the rim,
and II is this moisture which you
must look out for.
Q, / would like your opinion on
the following: Tho clutch Of my
1913 II viii slow up the engine
and almost stall it when IT Is dis
engaged. /! am sure It has enough
throwout- / have also adjusted II
to every half-turn on the adjusting
nut, but 1t will do no good Also
please let me know what causes the
clutch to make terrible growl
when the car is running? f, C.
A. That terrible growl gives a clue
to all of your trouble, / believe.
The bearing Of your throwout collar
Is undoubtedly worH1out. or cracked.
This will cause the growl and also
put the load on the engine when the
clutch is disengaged.
q. l had the valves OF my 60
car ground recently, and now the
car works fine when / start out, but
after L have driven three or toui
miles it begins to miss and loses
power. The spark plugs are o. X
and when l test for a spark they are
all working. Do you think my car
buretor needs adjusting? 1t used tc
work fine and l don't like to change
IL. B. o.
A. The mechanic, when adjustint
the valves after grinding. undoubt
edly did not leave enough clearance
and adjusted on cold engine In
stead OF hot one. The expansion
OF the valves causes one or more o
them not to seat when the engine Il
hot. Have the valve readjuste'
while the engine is warm.
Q. Can you tell me what the bor
of the old Thomas flier of abou
1912 is? What Is the rated horse
power for insurance. Il. j. X.
A. The 1912 Thomas had a bor'
of As inches, giving it an s. A. L
horsepower rating of 4S.4.
Q. l have come to the conclu
sion that IL an auxiliary condense
could be shunted around a For,
timer, very little trouble would re
suit from the coil vibrators stick
ing. For the extra condenser woul,
send a reverse current through tn,
coil and thus fire the charge. /
this can be done with one condense
kindly show by diagram how. Is /