South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
MOTORIST PROBLEM SOLVED
FOR NEWS-TIMES READERS
By VIM II. STEWART, JR
ssewar Autos sohooIo New YorA
By VIM. II. STEWART, Ja.

Motor Department:-Ple dag :
nose the following trouble on my
Ford engine, model 1917. If tnrot-
tied down 20 eight miles an hour or I
less il Jumps as IL one or two cylin- I
ders were missingt II also backfires
badly in the muffler / have tried
regulating mixture 10 overcome trou
BILE without much success. My cyl
lnders and plugs are clean and free
from carbon; magnetic. coils and
wiring i'm apparent good order and
adjustment. What do you advise?
H. T.
The fact that. the engine jumps and
gives muller explosions shows that
the cylinders are not firing properly
a break in a timer wire or a cracked
core i'm a plug might cause this. Lo-
cate missing cylinder and try chang
ing coils around, then the timer
wires. and last the spark plugs If
the trouble follows the change it
should be easy to locate.
Motor Department: II haze a
Ford car. Everything seems 10 be
in good condition. but it will not
start until you jack up the rear
wheel, then you only have 10 turn
it over once or twice and il will start.
After il is once started you can take
the jack out and il runs fine, then it
will start the first time you pull on
the crank l tried putting warm wa
So l., II, Tho ,,,,rp3rog I,tt - AID not
help. Can you tell me where the
trouble is? 3. II.
This is the usual cold weather
trouble with all cars. 1t may be
partly due TO weak magnets. When
you crank by means OF rear wheel
YOU probably spin the engine much
faster than you do by means OF the
starting handle. Make sure that COM
preston is good and give a slightly
richer mixture.
Motor Department: Will you
I kindly give me the following infor-
nation at earliest convenience:--I
have a new Ford car and / am put
\ ting leather boots on steering gear
! connections TO protect from dirt. Can
l pack same with cup grease, or will
oil be best for new connections OF
/ this character? What is the best
! lubricant for the differential? Also
transmission When using reverse
pedal it sticks and will not release.
\ What is the cause and remedy?
r. Meg.
Use cup grease in boots as any
liquid or semi-fuid would work out
! in short time. Use a gear-case COM
pound in differential, as this flows
back into the gears as fast as it is
| squeezed out. The Ford transmits
/ sion is oiled from the engine and
needs no separate attention. Remove
transmission case cover and see if
the spring is broken or the bevel on
the reverse band rough. The rod
may have too tight a bearing where
I il passes through the case. Apply
/ oil to the outside and work it back
and forward a number Of times
! Motor Department. have a Sax
/ on Four with Ward Leonard gem
/ orator and self-starter When I go
! fifteen miles per hour it gives as
high as ten amperes. but when go
ing twenty-five miles IL only gives
around seven or eight. Is this prop
! er? If not. please tell me what to
do. f. E.
Your system is operating properly.
! If the amperage increased in pro-
| portion TO the speed Of the engine il
would damage the battery. All sys-
TENS have some means OF regulating
the current. so as not to charge the
battery above a certain rate.
Motor Department. have a 1914
/ Ford and it lately overheats very
quickly. The trouble seems to be
i'm the water system The water in
the top Of the radiator will be boil
ing. and when open the cock at the
bottom and let the water out about
three or four quarts at first will be
cool and the rest will be boiling. The
car seems to he in good mechanical
condition except the Overheating
What is wrong with ito r. A.
Your cooling system is badly clog
ged. Dissolve pound of washing
soda in hot water and pour il into
radiator. straining through muslin
or cheesclOth. Fill radiator and use
car as usual all day This dissolves
the gumny material which clogs the
radiator. If this treatment does not