El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05


p inch in diameter, the pipe must be
temporarily filled with lead or sa nd.
81 IS possible, however. TO make very
fair bends in the ordinary. copper tube
but heating il ut the desired place in
Bunsen flame Til IL is red and then
"oling il in water. after which IL Is
bent very gradually round a bar held
IN wise The amount Of constric-
on will be very slight, especially
after touching up with a balpein
hammer, II this method Is carefully
carried out
Emergency Connection.
II is possible to make a very SER
viceable connection for the end OF
electrical wires by slipping the bare
cable ends into q small piece OF cop
per tubing OF suitable size. which is
I then pinched I'm the wise 70 give o
good grip of the wire ends. Next the
end OF the copper tubing IS spread
by hammeriug. a hole is drilled or
punched in the center and an open
pathway cut through 20 make the
connection detachable without taking
of the terminal head
Valve Repair.
II frequently happens that the
valves become short IN the stem from
constant hsmmering and. If the tap
pets are not adjustable. proper valve
d-tiOn, dill a small hole up the valve
stem and file a steel peg that may be
driven tightly into this hole. Drill
nd C0-fn ersink a hole through a
piece Of steel strip and rivet IL into
.he s Ell By means OF the projecting
bit OF steel pin Trim off the job
with a file. Another way TO the same
Z '1d is 10 drill and tap q small hole up
the stem and screw in It small
steel bolt
Emergency Cement.
In the absence o. the regular
/ product: It is possible to make a fair
{ iv satisfactory tire cement by dissolv-
ing rubber faxed off into small bits
ID gasoline or benZine- When the
need justifles desperate remedies
enough rubber may be carefully
Whitfield off a spare casing TO make
a small amount Of cement
OWNERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
What IS the objection 10 feeding
two kinds Of fuel to the engine at
the same time? I mean this Sup
I pose the ordinary carburetor feeds
/ regular gasoline. but in reduced
quantity. and then an outside device
Z is used TO force in very low grade
Z fuel Do you think such an arrange
ment sibIe--JamiesOn
Certainly. and furthermore. n am
D not mistaken. there are a few Ameri-
, can and foreign patents which cover
Just such an arrangement In a re-
cent one in America an entirely diff
T fe-ent engine is used and in the for
eign one with which / am familiar
/ there are three valves per cylinder,
one OF them the exhaust. while the
other two control different fuels The
. scheme probably works out by hav-
/ ing the good gasoline mixture ignite
and the flame propagation IS fast
r 90 Do ~arfr.fa mi --#
I The scheme certainly has merit as
{ il would cut down the amount OF
/ good gasoline used
Did you ever hear Of a ring slap7
! What is it and does 1t mean any
/ 7ug2-Iohn.
/ A ring slap is caused by a loose
3 piston ring slapping against its
! groove. The sound is a very faint
+ ue-allic one and hardly is audible 10
/ any except an expert mechanical ear
/ In very good practice the maker
I watches for even these smaller
I things. but in ordinary work no at
tention IS paid to ring slaps.
7 an using a Willard 12-volt bat
Z terry given as manufacturer equip
/ ment in my touring cor The battery
/ has a cracked cell and at the service
D cLdLAD4 4 was AplQ lLaL repairing IL
I would not be a safe undertaking. 7
have an opportunity TO buy Cheaply
another battery Of the same kind
[ which has been little used, but do not
. wish TO discard the present one until
Z IL IS completely gone. Would there
be any danger TO the lighting system
I I'm using both batteries, especially II a
Z spotlight were added to the equip
/ ment of the carr Any advantages OF
] disadvantages in the plan2 Also.
I am told that the Dodge rear wheels
are overloaded under the weight OF
the body alone without passengers
i when 32x3 Z tires are used. Am adj
vised over sized tires should be used
for best results. Can you tell % tbs
weight Of an empty Dodge on its rear
Z wheels; 90 the normal weight that
standard 32x3i = tires under 20 pound
pressure are made to carry2 II over
sized tires are used are larger innei
tubes necessary a G. 3.
There is no objection to connecting
two good batteries in series TO ge'
the required voltage, but you should
{ consider two things. First with two
volts per cell you Will get consider
ably more voltage than is permissible
II cells are good, and secondly, If .
jar is cracked il cuts out that cell
L the battery has three cells and the
middle one is empty the battery j.
I open" and you viii get no results al
all. You can take both batteries and
wire I'D in series those cells which
! are good. but be sure you get the
voltage you require and not more
I than eight for a six volt system ant
7 Il for "a j..
- The weight over th. rear