South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-25

Buick Little Six, 1916 model. There
is a click about the engine that
have never been able TO locate.
some say IL is in the pushrods.
some say II Is In the muffler. Il does
not always make this noise. and
does not seem to interfere with
the running OF the machine. The
noise sounds as IL you were striking
With a hard wooden mallet on the
cylinder. 1 can grease the valve
stems and IL viii stop. but after
running about so miles II will begin
again. I have ground the valves
and cleaned the spark plugs with
out relief. Car has been run $500
miles. Please advise me. " l.
Judging from your description,
the trouble is in one Of the push
rOds-either clearance too great OF
a worn guide. Adjust e0haus.
clearance TO 1-64th inch and inlet
valve clearance about 6-1OOOth. II
clicking starts press a piece OF wood
against one push-rod after another,
with engine running. until trouble
IS found. A new guide or rod and
guide may be needed
:
Motor Department: Ny car has a
multiple disk clutch which gives me
considerable trouble. as it seems 20
stick: that is, when 1 start the en-
CINE and try to throw into first
speed. the gears do not mesh, al
though 1 have clutch out L find
by working the clutch pedal in and
out a few times it will allow me 10
throw into speeds. After l get
started on the road do not have
any trouble. On examining trans
mission and clutch 1 found that
clutch pedal needs taking up and
also that a collar inside Of housing
IS loose and noisy when clutch is
released. an you tell me how 1
can remedy this trouble? P. +.
Try adding kerosene TO the oil in
the clutch base, or change to "a
thinner oil. II collar is loose and
noisy it may need tightening or re
placing. a job for a competent re-
pair man.
Motor Department. drive a
REQ car, 1918 model The clutch
seems to grind when released and
the emergency brake jumps on
sometimes and causes a grinding
on the clutch. Am told the grind
ing Will wear out in time, that 1t Is
the collar which causes the noise
Last night IL ran all right until ]
stopped and started again. 1 pushed
the clutch out and threw Il in first
speed and could not get it in gear.
1t would grind on the outside Of
the teeth II would not mesh in 1.
.. ., or reverse. It seems the
clutch would slip and would not
hold. Please answer this I'm your
next issue II.
Probably the clutf = does not re-
lease properly. due ) lack OF lubri.
cation or worn bearing. Clutch
may also be worn out and need
complete Overhauling. II would
not be advisable for you to attempt
to 90 this yourself, so would sug-
gest that you have It overhauled at
a coed repair shop.
Motor Department:-My car is
Ford. 1916. Have had the bands on
the transmission refined twice, the
first time leaving in the old gaSkets.
and was getting about 5000 miles
on a quart of oil The last time I
refined them ! put In new gaskets
covered with shellac and can ind
absolutely no leak any place around
transmission case or anywhere else
But since refining ] am only getting
about 90 miles on quart Of OIL
using the same oil. Could IL be
possible that my pistons are leak
ing7 would the trouble come or
All OF them at once like that? But
T have fine compression and my en-
zine runs we'll and does not smoke
even when run a long time idle and
on retarded spark. I hope you can
offer some suggestions so that 1 can
remedy this. G. I.
If there is no leakage under the
car II is evident the oil is burning.
Use an oil OF a slightly heavier
Grade and note difference. BY eX-
perimenting in this way YOU should
ind the remedy.
Motor Department:-My Ford
engine develops a knock or tap
ping when spark lCNtA ID gu eA4ANe =
10 the eighth or tenth notch-par-
ticularIy when under load. The
lever should be advanced further 10
give maximum power and speed. al
though running with the lever be
low the knock" does not produce
bad results. except, perhaps, car
bon. have had the car nearly
five years and have only had j.
overhauIed once. What do you
think is the trouble? II. ).
Undoubtedly pistons and cyiin-
ders are badly worn. giving what Is
known as piston slap" This caA
only oe remedied by regrinding
CYLINDERS and replacing worn pis-
tons and rings with larger ones 10
fit. Remcvc cylinder block and
caliper pistons and cylinders. Prob
ably they will be worn Slightly oval
enough 10 cause the knock YOU
mention