The Washington times., 1918-04-20
Owners
Service
Department

had some trouble on the road not
long ago. It was like this: The motor
wouldn't run only slowly and then It
wouldn't pull at all. had II towed
into the garage and there tested It
for everything and concluded that the
spark was at fault had q repairman
come in from the service station and
he worked around IL for a number OF
hours and / found cut that the gen
orator chain was broken. Now how
could this stop the motor from run
ning?-D. J. HAWKINS.
1t Is easy to see that II the generat-
or feeds the load after q certain speed
Is reached, the engine would not run
or driving chain were broken. eThe
battery feeding at low speeds &C
counts for the fact that the engine
would idle all right
Can old oil taken from the crank
case and other places be used over
again after altering off the solid mat
ter. Where is the Stanley steamer
fGctory7 What other steamers are
made?-J. A. L
l. Use it over again. but not for en-
gine fabrication. After removing the
sediment use the oil for spring lear
fabrication and for brake connec-
tions and similar places.
2. The Stanley Is made In Newton,
Mass. The Doble Is another steam car
made by the General Engineering Co.,
Detroit, Mich
What Is the meaning Of a truck
tractor; also what Is an Industrial
truck? When q car is converted into
a truck and the load 10 given as 5000
pounds ig that the maximum load or
She safe load9-MASTERS.
A truck tractor IL q vehicle which
carries a load and also pulls one. An
Industrial truck Is q small Yehicle
used for carrying goods indoors or
for short distances outdoors as Tor
example trunk and baggage carriers
as used at railroad stations. Indus
trials are usually operated by stor-
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 headway7 There are 90 many ad-
vantaKes OF II that all can see
against It f. the speed.-CURIoUS
Aside from fits performance being
much below that Of q gasolene car
the electric has q limited range OF
gives only a definits amount OF mile
age. As one engineer said, the driver
OF an electric Is obvious that every
minute he has less current tnan tne
minute before. The electric Is a high
ly efficient vehicle and well suited to
certain work in cities. II nils dehn-
ite need In the commercial field and
iS coming in In greater number there
am charging seventy-hvs cents an
hour for work and frankly don't
know whether l am making money on
the shop. Ny men are getting more
and I think ] would be justified In
raising to ninety cents II the custom
ers would stand for II. How about
rates in other cities, have they gone
up at RllT-REPAIRMAN.
You would be Justified IN raising
your rates with the men getting high
er wages and everything connected
with repairing costing more, but why
not hnd out how much you are max
ing now7 Get hold OF a good cost
system or pay an accountant for q
few days work to go over your books
and tell you where you stand. Do not
work in the dark. Half the shops
IN the country run along without
knowing how much they make, when
II Is a comparatively simple matter
to find out. Write to the editor OF the
trade paper you use for a cost system
and II you cannot get II we will send
you one.