South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-05
MOTORIST PROBLEM SOLVED
FOR SHINES READERS
BY VIM. IL STEWART, JR-
PressAens Stewart Autosn Ollie School Of New YorA

volts by resistance, etc.
Motoring Department, The News
Times.-As a reader of your paper
would like TO ask two questions:
In overhauling my automobile 1 got
it out Of time and every time il
should spark on one cylinder it
sparks on all. l. What is likely TO
be wrong? 1 have taken all the
magnets from the magnetic. All are
marked "N" on one end. 2. Does
the end marked "N' all go on same
side? Thanking you for any in
formation you may be able to give
me. 1 am. c. Y.
/. There is a short circuit or some
other trouble in your distributor.
which should be attended to by an
expert. .. Place all the poles
marked ~ on same side. We fear
that you have weakened your mag
nets by removing. If so, have them
remagnetized.
Motoring Department, The News
Times.-Please let me know some
cure for a noisy spring. At times
it rattles badly and the effect is very
annoying. Any suggestions will be
appreciated. Nj. S.
The trouble is probably in the
shackles or shackle-bolts. Try
Tightening the shackle-bolts as the
play is very probably between them
and the spring ends. If there is
much play. thin shims of metal may
be inserted, larger bolts may have
to be fitted. or the springs removed
and new bushings inserted. Be
more careful of fabrication of these
parts and keep them clean, as road
grit sticking to the spring ends can
easily work in and cause rapid wear.
Motoring Department, The News
Tines am told that a slipping
clutch and dragging brakes will
make an engine overhead, but do
not see how this can be. ! thought
that overheating would be caused
by running the engine too fast or
some trouble with the cooling sys-
tenn, such as a broken pump, leak
age or clogging. Please explain.
D. II.
Overheating is always caused by
the generation of more heat in the
| cylinders than the cooling system
/ can handle. In one case the engine
may run too fast, in the other the
cooling system may be defective.
Where you are troubled with a
| slipping clutch or a dragging brake
you feed more gas to drive the en-
| CINE faster, so as 10 offset the trouble
and SO overhead the engine A
driver familiar with his engine will
know from the sound how fast his
car should go and so notices that
the car is losing speed. The test
for dragging brakes is to see if the
then to jack up the rear wheels and
to note if there is too much resist
ance when they are turned.
| Motoring Department, The News
Times.-What care should a top re-
ceive after a heavy rain? Must il
be left up or can it be safely folded q?
How can stains be removed? Is
there any way to make it look less
dingy? r. D.
Leave it up and let it dry grad
ually. Do not attempt TO hasten the
process by artificial heat. II folded
and dried while wet it is apt TO
crack and rot CASTLE or ivory soap
rubbed in with a good stiff brush
will remove ordinary stains Rinse
with clean water, and plenty Of it.
Do not use gasoline on any part of
the top. as 1t will injure the water
proofing. Your dealer can get a
top dressing that will improve the
appearance materially at small cost.