South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-15


think it Is the water circulating
through the radiator. or the air
Thanking you for your answer,
am c. II.
Electric current flowing in a wire
may be compared 20 water flowing
in a pipe. The water pressure il
f, measured in pounds per square inch.
so the electrical pressure in a wire
is measured by the unit called volt.
! The 'ampere" is the unit by which
the rate OF fow is measured. II
represents the volume. For a
+ large number of amperes TO flow.
large wire must be used. Electric
/ energy is generally measured IN
! electric work. A current Of one
ampere. flowing at a pressure Of
! one volt, has a value Of one watt
The amount OF current consumed
| is measured IN watts. The mum Der
OF amperes times the number Of
volts equals the number OF watts
An alternating current flows first
| in one direction, then in the other.
the reversals taking place many
times each second. A di. ect curren:
always flows in the one direction.
The generator Of the automobile
| delivers a direct current to battery.
| The humming sound may be caused
by the timing gears. which. perhaps.
are not yet properly worn in.
! Gradually this may disappear. The
rush OF air through radiator or
water should hardly make such a
humming noise. Are you sure that
the fan does not vibrate? Inspect.
and see that everything is properly
adjusted about the fan.
Motoring Department. The News
Times have a light motorcycle
using bicycle tires. have trouble
with the rear tire. The rim seems
20 cut il. Can You tell the cause
and suggest a remedy? II you have
a license 10 run an automobile. can
YOU run motorcycle without set-
ting a motorcycle license, or vice
versa? D A
Remove the tire and inspect the
! rim carefully. Smooth down any
hicks or rough places with a file
Be sure tire is correct size for rim
and keep inflated TO proper pres
sure. Apply to secretary of state
for copy of motor vehicle law. This
viii explain all details.
Motoring Department, The News
Times.-Recently I saw two men
pushing a stalled Ford off the car
tracks. Suddenly it started I'D and
| ran away from them. One of the
men ran after it and jumped on the
running board. He grabbed the
brake and it stopped Why Gid the
car start up like this. I have seen
other cars pushed without anything
similar happening. r. =.
When he stalled his engine he
may have left his transmission in
high gear or the adjustment may
I have been too tight. Pushing the
car cranked the engine and il
started up. The emergency brake
/ lever on the Ford sets the brake
and se's the gears in neutral al the
same time. Sometimes the driver
thinks the gears are in neutral when
they are not and the car starts for
ward when the engine starts.
Motoring Department. The News
/ Times recently purchased "a re-
built Ford touring car of 1915. one
day the engine stalled and while
! trying 10 start il the whole car
| moved forward. This remedied by
| screwing down the clutch lever
screw that bears upon the cam oper-
| ated by the emergency lever. X was
necessary TO remove the lock-nut
I from the screw to do this. This
I happened again, but screwing down
the clutch lever screw does not seem
to help matters. Please advise me
what 10 do. A. T.
Your trouble seems to be entirely
in the clutch lever screw. You may
have screwed it down too far. Ex-
| pertinent with it until you get Il
right If the screw is badly worn
get new one and try again. II
you have had to remove the locking
nut it may be placed on the lower
end OF the screw