Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-16

sliptinS If loose tighten Il. II
! oil soaked clean II with gasoline.
and II Of leather give 1t "A thin cont
| ing Of ncatsf1Ct oil and castor OIL
mixed. It might he well also to
clean the FAM bearings and pack
them with grease,
In the case II the mbricatinE sys-
TEN drain off all the oil by uu-
scrcwlng the drain plug found some
where on tbs bottom Of the crank
cnre. II the oil strainer can be
| readily removed take II out ard
! clean IT, Refill with fresh oil Sat.
! isfy Yourself that the oil pump is
WORKING properly.
The important thing to do about
| tn" ignition system, and also the
| lighting system Is to trace and eN-
anime All the wiring for a short
| circuit or loose connection II
wire be worn or oil-soaked clean
| II with gasoline and when dry wrap
| IL with Insulating tape and :hcu
paint the tape with shellac,
In examining for short circuit
pay particular attention to the ends
Of the wires and see II there is any
metal part toward or against. " hich
| the short uncovered portion of the
wire can move The writer believes
| that ~ least 30 per cent OF ignition
and lighting troubles are due to a
| short circuit made ms above Only
| this week case az shown in the IL
| lustrstipn came ga the writer's at
teHtlon and in which two wires on
the magnetic were short cjrcuited at
the uncovered portion OF the ends
In the case ;he wire A moved so
ns TO short Egairst the claiming
spring r. while wire g shorted TO
the terminal Of A and so also to the
clanpinG spring,
After examining the wiring. clean
the spark plugs and see that the
points are the proper distance apart
II the car he old. the interrupter
points should be examined, and II
rough. filed square and reset II
the car be comparatively new, and
II no trouble was experienced with
the ignition, then Il would he wise
to let well enough alone and not
touch the instruments other than
cleaning them.
That which must he done to the
| fuel system is to clean an tho
strainers and traps In the gasoline
| feed pipe line and to disconnect
these mines and blow through them
I wouid do nothing 10 the mir nine
in the case OF the pressure feed sys-
tenn, or to the vacuum pipe in case
| OF the vacuum system, other than
| pouring a little oil around the con
nections TO sec II there is leakage.
t there Is leakage tightening the
! points, painting them with shelIac
or soldering VIII stop H.
advise against dIsconnecting
these pipes or tubes. because il is
hard to get the points or tubes tight
IsIf they are tight it Is best to leave
them alone.
vopld looyo tho c,rburot,r
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put as 'ne Wt''n'r htlS warmer INC
shutter ~ ,lS no'-a'r 'upe Sh9Hlo
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AS to the lighting system, the
thing TO do l7 the Same as FOR the
Ignition system namely an eN-
animation OF the wiring for a pos
sio,e % SuSn' H, ,,5. 5ou'' % 'r 'G'SS con, e"nn'S- T.,
we'll TO have tho commutaior and
brushes OF the generator examined
also, but this should be done by an
expert.
| II would he wolf to hnye tho stor-
are battery given a GOOD charging
outside the car and ro paint the
woodo, hox with enamel mr. other
water-rcsIsting paint