Arizona republican., 1919-10-04
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

e. Have been noticing name Aero as applied to ignition apparatus and am wondering if the name is that of d certain make or whether it refers to any airplane magneto apparatus.
 A. Aero is the name applied specifi- cally to the magneto made by the Splitdorf Electrical company The prope' name is Splitdorf- Waco Aero The name Dixie also is used for in- struments made by Splitdorf. .. In watching the clutch and other mechanism of my car by running without the floor boards, 1 noticed that | the U-shaped torque member moves sideways when the car is travelling over rough roads. Is it supposed to move that way? It doesn't seem 70 make any noise.
 A. There need be no sideplay in the torque member It should move freely at the forward end in an up and down direction and not sideways. If the play is very great, it would be worth while installing bronze spacers. c. Could arching at the brushes of generator make the ammeter faulty? | The battery charges slowly and the ammeter, instead of slowing 10 am peres, shows only or ;. Is the trouble i in the generator or the meter?
 A. If there is excessive arching, that is unquestionably causing the trouble. ! Slight arching may not cause it. Dress 1 the brushes, clean the commutator and tighten all connections
 | Q. What is your opinion of the dise steer wheels? Do you think they are better than the wire wheel or the i wooden wheel?
 | A. l cannot pass an opinion on this matter because I have no actual tests made on disc steer wheels. Most of the new wheels are bought because of their appearance.
 Q. After removing the cylinder head from my motor. I noticed that the tops of the pistons were covered with oil | Everything was covered with oil not merely moistened, either. Believing that this is caused by worn piston rings, what make of rings would you recommend?
 A. II is quite possible that the rings alone are not the cause. The trouble may be due to worn cylinders. worn | pistons, or worn rings or all three may exist. l would have the cylinders meas ured, also the pistons. to determine what is causing the leakage into the combustion chamber. Any type ring will do. but the ring fitting must be done by an expert. There is more to the fitting of the rings than to the de- sign of the rings themselves Q. What does a manufacturer of cars pay for clutch say one of the ordinary dry plate clutches? I say around $50 and a friend of mine says around s10O.
 A. I know both of you are wrong. out cannot give exact figures without knowing the make of the clutch and the size of the car using it. Some manufacturers only pay about $15 for such clutches. It all depends on the design and the number bought. c. Who is the largest magneto mak- CT in this country?' Who is the largest maker of storage batteries for automo- piles?
 A. l. The Splitdorf Electrical com pany Newark, N. j., maker of Dixie and Aero magpetos The Willard
 Storage Battery company Cleveland Ohio.
 Q. My car is fitted with an Auto Lite generator, which does not seem to generate enough current. The amme- ter hand shows five amperes, and t used to show ten amperes I know there is something wrong with the generator because the battery is low most of the time and I do little nigh. work. How do you adjust the genera , tor?
 l, A. The trouble may be caused b.. l, dirty brushes, dirty commutator, a ?, shifting of the third bIush poor con | nections or worn generator bearings. l would clean the comutator dress the brushes and see that they do not arc, and then see if the condition
 changes. IT not, I would shift the
 third brush by means of which the
 output IS regulated Read your in
 struction book and If you do not know
 much about electrical apparatus
 would advise you to take the car to the service station