South Bend news-times., 1920-12-05
MOTORISTS PROBLEMS
Solved for Readers of
The NewS-TimeS
By William II. Ste7oart, L.

Motor Departu1 ent:-Could you
tell me why I cannot get any ex-
plosiOn from my machine. as I have
good spark Do you think the car
buretor has anything 10 do with II?
W. r.
II there Is good compression in
each cylinder and the valves timed
correctly as we'll as the ignition,
then you must look 10 the carbure-
tor for the trouble. II BY priming
the cylinders you cannot obtain an
explosion. then YOU must be wrong.
As regards the spark only careful
checking Will locate the source OF
trouble.
Motor Department:-PIeas let
me know through your columns II
10 is advisab bic or not 70 have a stOr-
age battery recharged as long as II
turns the engine over pretty fast
Also II any damage will result from
losing about a teaspoonful OF the
solution from the battery.-F. L.
Test your battery with a hydrom-
eter Instructions come with il.
Don't let your storage battery run
down. II Is best TO keep it fully
charged. No harm Will result by
place the loss by adding distilled
water Always keep the plates COW
cred with electrolyte.
Motor Department:-In overhaul
ing M Ford I find I can't remove
the rear wheels. I have a good
strong wheel puller. but can get no
results Have soaked hub IN kerO-
sene, tighteued set screw, taping
nth - mar a lao frfaT heat
ing hub with blow torch. Can you
advise me best method2 Kindly tell
me n crankshaft that has been
worn slightly egg shape can be
turned down so as 70 give an even
bearing. Thanking you in advance.
-R. s.
In the older models you viii find
a pin through the hub and shaft at
the end where the hub cap covers.
Knock out this pin and YOU should
have no trouble in removing the
wheel
Motor Please let
me know what good a muffler cut
out does 20 a machine Does IL
add power. and how much ?-E. L
When properly designed and kept
clean the muffer takes away from
two 90 three percent Of the power
of the engine and the cut-out re-
stores this loss. The Cut-out is OF
greatest use when testing the engine
Tor missing cylinder. as then each
exp tosiou may be heard and the ab-
senCe OF an explosion noted The
us, OF the cut-out IS prohibited IN
many states.
Motor observation-disclosures ten
uc why 7 have trouble In shifting
my gears. especially when ] start in
-he morning, after leaving the car
standing al night II does not give
me any trouble during the day, but
only seems 20 bother me IN the
morning when I start Out.-C. W.
This trouble IS probably due 70 US
faE too heavy a transmission grease
It chickens on account Of the cold.
and so holds the gears back. You
should Use a heavy OIL in winter.
Motor Departruent:-Nfy engine
runs on al four cylinders regularly.
but does not seem 10 have as much
power as Il had. VIII you please
let ne know some OF the IN Is that
might cause such a conditions K r.
The most common cause Is poor
compression IN the cylinder II the
Ca-buretor is adjusted 90 give either
too rich or too lean a mixture loss
o. power win result Should the
bearings OF an enEine be set too
tight the same trouble VIII result.
due TO the additional friction. Also
when the clutch slips and does not
transmit 70 the rear wheels the full
engine power. Brake rods some
times get out OF adjustment caus-
tue the brake bands TO rub on the
drums OF the wheels. even when the
brake is not applied.
Motor Department. have CON
siderable difficulty ga startinC my
engine these cold mornings. I prime
tie cylinders. flood the Car5uretor
and draw out the choke but still
A. IS hard 20 start Please give me
come advice on startiog.-T p.
You probably have too rich a
mixture. which is alwOs, as bad as
too, lean "a mixture Use less Caso-
line. Try advancing spark slightly.
ArrIicltiOus az hot cloths to intake
manifold and Ca~buretor wiz also
facilitate starting Bc sure that
euark gap al plugs s. not too wide
and the breaker potts are clean and
correctly adjusted.
Motor Dcpartulent.-Hav used
ether FOR priming the engine 10 start
Il in cold weather and noting the