The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-02-18
Magnetic IGNITION
IS POPULAR TYPE
Auto Owners Should I'm
dcrstand This Form TO
Save Worry.

''f ' " w y
Though magnetic ignition rs stand
ard equipment on ouly about ~ per.
cent oi lhc ohas,l, on the 1910 mar
lri. there arc thousands NJ car owners
,', are uurg tins form ui ignition
.ul pfc.rf % 10 Gic battery typc be
''usr ol r'S proved reliability and sim.
rIUIly a correct understanding oi
lgnolU ignition 'iE necessary Il the
,lr owner who uses II is 90 he Tree
Uu mental vurC when un 'hc
.l. ior There d. up trouble 40 Lt.
fIlg O.. rwlI..u ru.l.r Wicu ouc docs
'N lwY rho underlying principles
thoroughly
Different Types
There are ln general u,c two types
81 magnet r.n'In systems. luw ten
'ion. 6r better. luw voltage and high
voltage Instrument IN 'hr low ten
sion system there "a magnetic which
produce lYw voltage current which
Is stepped up or increased m cl,c.
tficil pfcsure ly mean, ~ coil
The whole system comprise, 'hc iH
Nrumsa' r.r'f rI'I. Wlfrs connect.
ing them ard switch lr 'nr lrh
tension a.. tenn tHr rfn. 'Ir. arc ,,.
ac,ly 'he same bu' instead e having
an outside coil the step up ~ high
voltage I, obtained ~ mean, ~ a
coil within the magnet, itself In this
system there Is SIMPLY the instrument
and switch and wires connecting
them
Though magnetic equipment is =
highly efficient form deterioration Is
rapid. and luc'lUlcuDy of engine op.
Grafton and low economy result Il
some care IS not given tHi, instrument
II should le borne 90 mind that one
factor m fuel economy 3, good igni-
ton. There are on the market today
any Surlcr ~ make NJ magnetic.
some OF which require individual care
which is not applicable ~ 'he rcs'.
but. on the whole certain funlamtn'-
ale may be observed for every type
Cleanliness Important
Cleanllue" j, most imporan, 10
observe. he instrument must be
clean on the outside. atuuni the dis-
trbutor cover and around the breaker
box. II the driver does no, a, inter
walls clean away dirt and gum from
these part, o. uii' eventually work rs
wa ~ the moving rfb and cause
trouble IN lr1'ufr ,ht' hrlrur,
iruN receive nI every lOJ miles. aUl
oil sHf .
VI supplying ,.r,r bearings with lr-
hri ant The moving p.'s oi the
bfcllcr mechanism. with the exception
81 the points. require y drop OF oil
occasionally and this an must be of
the very finest grade which viii not
gum The error often made j., iu
uSirg too much OIL go that great
deal of = gets between the breaker
ro.ntt The points them .'t,g DO rlt
require lubricant. u ~ i've 9th r
wcIurg points %, iNc breaker mr. d.
aniSm which need n. II thc driver
could only realize the importance nj
using good oil lH- 'fr magnetic 81 At
ieal Of moC"v vou'j he saved The
na7nc'o bearing, usually src of the
>all type and Sery rapid determination
occur It q poor grade Of oil is used.
rhi, deterioration is both mechanical
and electrical
Inspect Each NORTH.
\ magnetic docs not rr1ute in,pec-
ton more than once a month, proyid.
ing It IS giving service a, this in
spec,ion the oil should be gone over
and the magnetic holding down means
should he inspected TO make sure ,ha,
the magnetic does no, rock on ii, base.
II the car owner could be made 20
realize the Importance of keeping the
magnetic III AT condition he would
readily understand the saving in
money which could be made BY having
the magnetic gone over periodically
This inspection should include a
, thorough cleaning oi the distributor
and the distributor parts, the checking
: mp Of intcrrupter point adjustment and
cleaning them with Kerosene The
points should separate between .0lS
and % inch. Ii these points are TN
even, that is. not parallel, or il they
appear TO he worn unduly, they should
be filed flat with a special magnetic
( file or a jewelers. file All cables
} and wires should he gone over very
carefully for insulation breaks and Ia
see that terminal iatcnngS are tight
Cheap cables are likely tn develop
small cracks and these permit leakage
OF current to parts which the wires
Q touch.
How to Trace Trouble.
8 II on the road the engine suddenly
: goes dead and it is traced to ignition
trouble the first thing to do is to
check up all wiring to see that no
WIGS have broken from their term
, inaIs. The best method OF tracing i,
? 10 star, at the plugs and work toward
. the switch. The distributor should
: he the first point Of attack, and ii
this is found TO be clean and the arm
making good contact the in,crrupter
!, points should be suspected II is SC
rare that magnetic actually fails
f, TO give a spark OF some sort that II Is
hardly necessary even to mention any
further possible causes OF the instru.
ment going dead Misfiring, how.
ever, may he common In some types
+ This may be caused by dirty spark
Z plugs, plugs with wide or narrow gaps
poor contacts at the plugs. a loose
l ground wire, loose distributor
cable, broken cable insulation, breaker
points poorly adjusted, dirty or un.