The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-27
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EHigh tension current Induced in the
secondary circuit of an ignition coil re
Quires a voltage of about $4,000 volts
ID cross an air sap Of one-fourth Of an
inch.
"A common cause of leakage in a
carburetor which has had considerable
usage is a loaded float. = hole in a
hollow float. SC small that the eye can
not preserve il viii admit gasoline
Weighing IL SO It cannot rise TO the
proper level TO close of the admittance
Of fuel through the inlet needle valve
Another caune is this inlet valve the
end Of which becomes worn out of round
not seating properly ana allowing a
small flow of gasoline when the flow
should be shut of entirely \ sticking
float or valve VIII also permit leaklns.
"A good solutton 70 protect both
Interior and exterior Of a tire casing
is made as follows: To one quart of
cold patch cement add a quart OF gas
oline and about five pounds of whiter-
ing material mixed. stir well and keep
covered when not in use. Apply 70 che
tire with a brush. The above VIII make
a gallon of solution.
-Thc dinerential Of full floating ak
les is removed by Withdrawing both AK
4G SEaILSr WlAEn transmit the GAlNG from
the main shaft to the rear wheels, and
removing in some cases the cover plate
at the rear Of the housing with the main
shaft. The rear wheels or housing of
axle and dinerenti-l do not have to be
disturbed
5-The unit used in measuring the cap
acity of a storage battery is ampere
hour. or current TO the ammount Of
one ampere flowing for the period Of an
hour. Volume or flow Of current from
a battery IS measured IN amperes- To
decide the proper size Of battery for the
car. decide the voltage Of the lamps IN
use. the amount OF current the battery
viii have TO deliver. Consider the kind
Of lamps, whether carbon or tungsten.
and how many of these viii be used al
the same time. Total amperage can be
found BY adding the totals Of the mum
Der and kind Of lamps. their voltage and
current required fer each. Using six
Volt tungsten lamps. two lamps of twelve
candle power each for headlights. TWO
side lights and tcsl lights are equal to
thirty candle power or five amperes. At
this rate Of DISGRACE. a six volt bat
terry for starting and lighting, Il 5-S
inches. by ) 7-8 inches. and 10 3S in
ches high deliver current continuously
for . hours and 4S minutes without be
ing charged.
6-Dinicult shifting into a low speed
when the car is at the curb with en-
CINE running would be caused BY the
dry plate clutch having worn fabric on
the clutA brake or wrong adjustment of
clutch or brake- To make easy shifting.
renew the brake facrib. or adlust tho
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released cIuth member viii cease when
pedal IS depressed Spinning Of the main
transmission shaft continues as long as
the released clutch turns.
10 determine the CORE size Of
gear for the front wheel drive style Of
speedometer. the number Ct teeth in the
large gear should be twice the number
of inches in the diameter Of the tire.
If larger tires are used. change the
speedometer gear to get correct mileage.
8-One cause of hunming in the tran
smission may be a m-isalignment of
engine. clutch and transmission \
strain. and consequently a hum will re-
suit if is not in a straight
line with driving shaft or true with the
clutch and cr~ankshaft of the engine.
9-The average valve setting of over
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valve opening 90 degrees past top cen
Ter and closing 81 degrees late; exhaust
valve opening 80 degrees before bottom
center and closing Q degrees late. in any
L-aead engine with all valve came on
the same shaft. it is only necessary to
use one Of the valve dimensions. or
start with the closing Of the exhaust
valve, and the inlet is bound to be
right. If your car is not Of this average
setting. change but one tooth OF the cam
hiatt gear one way or the other at a
time.
I0-The regulation Of current output
in a generator of a car IS necessary as
increased speed would burn out the
lamps and injure the generator. and
charge the storage battery to an excess.
When the engine is accelerated the speed
Of the generator is increased, and its
output Of current is increased. until a
certain limit Of output IS reached, when
3 cutout automatically shuts off cur
rent production to battery and lamps.