South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-09
Information for Motor Car Ouners
MOTORIST PROBLEM SOLVED
FOR NEWS-TIMES READERS
By VIM. II. STEWART, JR.


spark plug and coil too. but nothing
helps. p. s.
Piston rings may be broken,
scored, or stuck in grooves by car
bon, or cylinder No. l may be
scored. The only way to determine
this is TO remove the cylinder and
note condition of the parts. Perhaps
number one cylinder needs a larger
piston and rings. These should be
well fitted.
Motor Department. The News
Tines am the owner OF a Ford.
L broke my radius rod a few days
ago, and since L had a new radius
rod put on my car can hardly hold
il in the road after 1 speed the ma
chine up TO 10 or 10 miles per hour
Will you kindly advise me whether
there is a right and wrong way to
put a radius rod on a Ford car?
p. G.
Probably your rear axle has been
out Of line. Run a cord around all
four wheels just below the hubs and
see If the wheels are parallel and
line up with the chassis.
Motor Department, The News
Times-Can you tell me which has
the most pulling power, an auto
with a shaft drive, worm drive or
chain drive? Why do most manu-
facturers put chains on trucks?
Thanking you very much. I remain,
II. J..
1t is a question of design. All
are good when properly designed
and built
Motor Department, The News
Times-I have been having trouble
with the vacuum tank or my car.
It seems that the gasolene goes
through the suction line TO the in
take manifold and on through the
engine and out at the muffier, and
part of it comes out at the valve
cages. The engine jerks and misses
and seems to have only, about half
its power. The spark plugs are all
o. X. and make a good spark. and
carburetor is adjusted right and gets
plenty Of gasolene. Any informa-
ton you can give will be greatly
appreciated. E. G..
A punctured float or a leaky sec
ton valve in the vacuum tank will
cause this. Remove the screws at
top and examine these parts care
fully. The float may be emptied out
and a light drop of solder used to
close the leak. The valve may be
ground in with jewelers. rouge and
oil.
Motor Department, The News
Tines have a 1917 Ford with a
new Stromberg carburetor, with
both high and low speed adjust
ments- When running at high
speed motor runs excellent, but
when running slow I cannot cut off
my gas throttle entirely without my
machine jerking. Where is my ad-
justment wrong. in the high or low
speed, and am / giving il too much
gas or not enough?
A SUBSCRIBER.
The trouble is entirely in the low
speed. Throttle down and turn the
idling adjustment one way and then
the other until the engine runs best.
Then set the throttle, adjusting
screw so that the engine runs slowly.
Motor Department, The News
Tines have a Ford, 1917 model,
and have much trouble with the
porcelain breaking in the plugs.
Will you please tell me what causes
this to break? w. r
This is not popularity of any one
engine. Use mica plugs. They do
not break and the insulation is very
reliable. If the porcelain is fixed
too tightly in the plug it is liable
to crack, especially when the engine
overheats.
HELPFUL HINTS.
When placing chains on your
tires be sure to have the hooks
toward the back as you lay them
over the wheel. This gives a
wiping motion TO the hooks when
In use, which tends to keep them
closed. If the chains are put on
the other way they will tend 10
open and so be in danger Of COM
ing off.
When you have the time study
your starting and lighting sys-
tenn carefully, using your in
struction book as a guide Grad
ually the uses of the parts and
the paths of the currents will be-
come clear to you. Give il the
care IL needs and you will get
better service and have less trou-
BILE in the end.
Carrying an indelible pencil
with your tire repair outfit. When
you find a leak in a tube YOU
must mark il so as 10 find il
again. = black lead pencil is
useless here. The indelible mark
will remain as the wet rubber
helps to dissolve the lead OF the
pencil.
II your engine is slow 70 warm
up these cold days and the hot air
intake does not leak give il a
richer mixture by means OF the
choke valve. But do not do this
too long, as raw gasoline will be
drawn into the cylinders and may
result in carhoufvinu than had1v