South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-16


! has recently begun TO consume three
times as much cyli-der oil as it used
to. but if the oil gets low the engine
commences to knock and loses pow
er on a hill. If filed full of oil there
seems nothing wrong with it, Yet
there must be something the matter.
as il did not have this trouble until
/ recently. Please advise me. G.I.
There must be a leak somewhere
or you would not consume such an
excessive amount without carboniz-
! ing the cylinders. Evidently there IL
some part OF the mechanism which
must De repaired or il Will grow
worse. Be sure that the crank case
gasket is tight and that the oil pump
does not leak.
Motor Department: - My valve
Hfters have come loose, so that can
shake them up and down, about
one-sixteenth of an inch. My en-
CINE does not seem TO have the pow
er it used TO. The spark is all right
and the parts are well fabricated.
no you think the fault is in the
valve filters? y. j.
Undoubtedly some of it is there
and they must be adjusted before
searching elsewhere. Adjust then. TO
two or three thiCknesses of newspa-
per. Then see if you can get lit
tie more power by hanging low and
high speed adjustment or carburet-
or. as explained elsewhere in this de-
| partment.
Motor Department:-Is it neces-
sary to know all about the parts OF
an engine in order TO get a chauf-
/ feur's license? 1 an, good driver
very careful and never have had any
accidents. Am sure I can do the
road test, but know nothing about
I the inside of an automobile. Do you
think l would stand any possible
chance of getting a license? Are
there many chauffeurs licenses is
sued to women? II. ID.
The automobile law requires that
few questions be answered cor
rectly concerning the engine and
parts of the car This information
can be obtained from an instruction
/ book, supplemented by work on the
car. This you should have very lit
tie trouble obtaining. The number
of licensed women chauffeurs is in
creasing yearly.
Motor Department:-Plea al
wise me as to " hat is the narrcwest
space, or driveway, through which
medium sized touring car car, be
conveniently driven, say a car meas
uring five feet six inches across fen
ders. 1 have an areaway just seven
| feet wide. Do you think this would
/ be sufficient? y. 5.
Your driveway should be quite
wide enough if you exercise reason
able care. Watch the tenders care
fully on the drivers side, running as
close as necessary without touching.
This will give you more than foot
clearance on the other side. 1t will
be a little difhcult 10 back out at
first, but it can be accomplished
easily after a few trials.
Motor Department. have a car
which has been running every year
since 1912 through all kinds of
weather, with very few repairs, but
is in poor running condition. ] have
no trouble in starting the engine.
/ but it misses when 1 race it. When
! encounter a hill it sometimes pulls
steadily. but after have gained level
ground again ii starts missing.
| The carburetor leaks very badly, so l
4 cut If off at the tank, and when /
adjust II it runs all right for a while.
/ but starts TO miss again. Any help
you can give would be appreciated.
II. /.
Drip at carburetor should be stop
ped. 1t is due TO heavy float or
worn valve. Dry out the float and
re-shellac. then grind valve with
rouge and OIL This should stop the
misfiring If it does not, throttle
engine down and change low speed
adjustment back and forth until en-
CINE runs best, using as little gasO-
/ Iene as possible. Then flash throttle
open and closed and adjust high
speed adjustment TO give more air
until IL pops back at the carburetor.
Then enrich the mixture until back
! firing stops.
/ Motor Department:-Pleas give
me your opinion of magic motor gas
and other preparations on the mar
( lxet TO increase the power of the eX-
plosion. Is it safe TO use them? Do
! they corrode the cylinders? In what
proportion should they be used?
/ Please also tell me If l can buy high
/ test gasoline Of 70 degrees. 3. r.
/ There are several such prepara-
lions on the market using picric acid
or other ingredients intended TO give
greater power TO the explosion. IL
/ the manufacturer is willing TO give
Won a report of tests made by some
scientific institution proving that the
preparation does increase the power
without injuring the engine, you
would be justihed in using it. If no
such report can be obtained 1t would
be we'll 10 avoid the preparation
You can buy hight test gasolene from
the refners. Ask your local dealer.
Motor Department. am plan
ming 10 build a motor sleigh for the
purpose Of running over snow roads
with four runners like a bob. This
/ ,,ofor sleigh will be driven Dy an air