Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
BARNEY 0LDF|ELD TELLS
OF HEATING OF MOTORS
Famous Racer Also Advises How
This May Be Prevented With.
out Difficulty.
OCCURS IN COLD REGIONS
Average Car Owner Is Generally TO
Blame for This Trouble, Pouring
Water Into Radiator Without
Straining 1t.
DY BARNEY oLDFIELD.

Several times In the course OF my
racing career ] have had to pull up
alongside the track or road and watch
other boys speeding on to victory.
while I. by decree OF the great god
dass. Chance. was out OF 1t because
excessive overhcatinE had burned my
engine up. So what I am going to
say in regard to the causes Of over
heating comes. so to speak. from the
heart
While ovcrheatinE is moro common
~ encountered in hot weather, 1t oc-
ordinary owner probably considers II
a nuisance. but little moro. AS mat
ter of fact chronic ovcrhcatinE con
tributes enormously to deterioration OF
oyerheatinS. except for local and
temporary cause, as something to be
run down and remcdicd.
SOME OF THE CAUSES
OF MECHANICAL TROUBLE
There arc number OF different
causes OF ovcrheating, some mechani-
cal. some functional and others due
simply TO the bad driving Of the opera
tor Ore Of tho most frequent causes
OF ovcrhcating is simply driving with
the spark retarded When the spark
is held this way the piston is on its
way down in the cylinder before the
of the cylinder wall is exposed to tho
heat OF the flame and consequently the
general temperature is raised.
Very often when car is driven UP
tho spark to keep the engine from
knocking. BY. the time you get 10 the
TOP OF Nh, The hiii The radiator is boiling
or all the causes of overhcatins
undoubtedly carbon deposits in the
cylinder is the most prevalent IS
overheating simply because they cause
the explosions to come at the wrong
time. whereby too much cylinder wall
mentioned above when the engine
orerheats. knocks and backnres. with
An obvious loss OF power. it is safe
cylinders. The cure. OF course. is TO
have the carbon Scraped or otherwise
cleaned out a. frequent intervals.
INSPECT TIE wArS:R SYSTEM
AS SOURCE OF TROUBLE
The water system is another source
of overheatinE trouble. as might be
expected II there is any obstruction
in the water system tina: stops the
free flow of the fuid. overheating tc-
gins almost Immediately. When the
engine shows signs of boiling. the
first thing TO do Is TO look into the
radiator tiller. If there ia no sign OF
that the engine is running. the water
system is cloggcd OF course. the
causes behind such failure of the water
system will vary according to whether
that Is under inspection.
With the therIno -syphon system it
takes direct obstruction In the ra
d!a,or end OF the system to stop the
now OF water. When Is system OF this
TYPO becomes closged, open tho drain
and let the water run out BY the
II may be judged sv fether- f,ieres as a
serious obstrmcti6nAn 4ha piping: Fsfec
quently troublesof ,h{s kind VIII, be
caused by collection OF mud or other
foreign matter in the lower tank OF
the radiator or in the pipes OF the
core. The only way to cure the trouble
IL to give the radiator a thorough
cleaning. and the average owner Will
have 10 deliver this job TO ono Of the
concerns that make a business of it.
| have known as much as four pounds
OF heavy muck TO be taken out of A
single radiator. No wonder the water
system lays down when 1t was trying