South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-02

Motor Department.-I have a 1913
four cylinder roadster, compression
perfect, cylinders smooth, rings fit
fine, no leak. Climbs hills throttled
down, can pull through sand on
high. but oil gets by rings and out
Of exhaust without burning. Smokes
when idle or slow; when up TO TWEEN
ty-iive miles no smoke, but oil comes
out just the same. Spark plugs wet
with oil. Am using a medium grade
oil. but changing oil does not seem
10 help trouble. RS.
Try a heavier grade Of oil. Also
lower the oil level in crank case.
Motor Departmental times I
have trouble shifting gears and max
Ing them stay in place. Quite often
they will unmesh, especially when
pulling on a hill. Can you advise
what is necessary to stop this? 1t is
1915 model which has been used
about $4,000 miles. B.L.
Would suggest a thorough lnspec-
ton for worn parts, such as main
shaft bearings, gear shifting forks,
etc. If the forks are worn the gears
viii not fully mesh. Also see that
the rods which carry the forks mt
properly in the transmission housing.
Misalignment of parts due to worn
bearings, ETC., will cause any amount
OF transmission trouble.
Motor Department:-Wh can I
do to reduce the consumption of
gasoline on my 1918 Saxon four run
about? l am getting only about nine
or ten miles per gallon, which is less
than One-half of the amount 1 should
get. l had the valves ground, cylin-
ders cleaned and the carburetor
properly adjusted by a good me-
chanic. 1 am positive there is no
leak of any kind, at least not when
the machine is idle. Can you offer
any suggestion? Thanking you in
advance for the favor. II. $.
Heat up engine and test for loss
Of compression as it may leak when
hot and not when cold if clearance
between valve stems and pushrods is
not sufficient. Test inlet manifold
for leaks by pouring oil around joints
while engine is running. Oil will be
sucked in at the leak. Run engine
throttled down and see If slight
changes in strength OF mixture do
not make it speed up, showing in
correct carburetCr adjustment. While
On the road keep spark we'll adj
vanced, as a retarded spark is a fire.
quent cause of waste of gasoline.
Motor Department:-Wh goiny
up hill the engine runs even and
pulls all right, but when on the lev
Ell or going down hill or standing still
the engine gallops. 1t doesn't seem
to miss. / tested all the plugs and
vibrators. Please advise and obljge.
G. X.
This is because your throttle does
not close completely. Examine
throttle lever on carburetor and you
will see a small screw, which should
be backed out until the engine runs
slowly. If the screw does not touch
the stop. and the throttle lever under
steering wheel is all the way for
ward, the bell crank at the lower
end of the long rod will have to be
set over so that the throttle will
close. Adjust carburetor so that en-
CINE runs smoothly and quietly
when throttled down and does not
stall.
Motor Dc 1rtment:-Will you
please advise Ii a Ford chassis may
be fitted wi-n q body of some other
make without alterations? c. s.
The special bodies advertised fol-
Fords will fit them, but other bodies
viii have to be especially fitted. The
amount OF work to be done in fitting
can be estimated by care full meas
urment.
Motor Department. have a
Stromberg carburetOr which leaks at
the needle valve. Please tell me
how this can be remedied. How can