Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-08
THE AUTOOUIZ
Answers to Last Weeks Questions.

Answers TO last Weeks Questions.
l.--Driving car in second
speed for any length of time should
be avoided as much as possible.
However, on long hills, in mud or
very rough roads when lower gear
! ratios are imperative, the following
rules, ii applied TO a car in good
! working condition: will carry it
through on second speed without
| injury to the motor: Do not drive
at greater speed than ten TO fiji
teen miles per hour. AT this speed
| Go not drive distances of more than
| two miles without period of rest,
! giving the motor a chance to cool.
If continuous riding for mere than
| two miles is required. throttle the
engine TO q very slow rate OF
| speed. Use good oil with the
crankcase filled to the proper level
| and see that the cooling system is
filled with water, If the water
bells, the first sign of overhead
ing, pour in fresh water very slowly
| if possible to obtain or allow the
motor to cool before continuing
the trip. An engine will not catch
fire from driving in low gear.
2.-There are numerous causes
of short circuits in a starter motor,
the most common of which are
burned or broken wires in the arm
ature or field windings, defective
| insulation of those windings or car
bon dust from the brushes collect
ed upon parts and within the
starter cover. The latter is fire.
quent cause of a short A current
too strong tor the starter will often
burn through the wires in the
winnings, taking a short cut instead
of following the windings and Will
eventually ruin the starter, unless
it is protected with a fuse.
3.-In turning a car to the right
always signal before turning, as is
done when tlaning to the LETT.
Traffic laws in some states require
signalling before turning in either
direction, but it is a matter of pre-
caution anywhere to notify those
drivers in your rear of your inten-
tons whether turning or stopping.
4.-If the cylinders become
Hooded so that the car will not
start after number of impulses
of the starting motor. remove the
spark plugs or open the compress
sion cocks at the tops of the cylin-
ders and turn over the engine a |
number OF times. If necessary
shut off the gasoline feed line dur
ing this operation. Before replac- |
ing the spark plugs clean and dry
them, and see that the proper dis
lance, between points Is carried out
in each plug.
1.-The position of the spark |
control lever when car IL travel |
ing about rs miles per hour varies |
with makes of ears and condition
Of compression. An average Is |
three quarters open at this speed. |
6.-Distilied water, il tightly |
sealed so that no foreign substance
can enter it. may be used no mat |
ter what length of time it has been
Standing.
Tiff you wish to coast down a |
hin and the size of the hill war
rants continuous coastng, by all !
means shut off the ignition switch,
engage q lower gear and disengaSel |
the clutch, When the bottom OF
the hill has been reached turn on
the switch before the car comes 70
a stop and re-engage the clutch,
thereby starting the motor. DO
not engage the clutch when the
car is travelling at high rate OF
speed, as this may result in serious
damage to the entire driving sys-
TEN.
S.-A car which will not stand on
hill with gears engaged, motof,l
silent, clutch engaged has motor
with very poor compression ana
brakes with lining worn or bands
out of adjustment. The motor
should be inspected for loss of COM
preston through valves, valve caps,
piston rings or spark plugs ana
cocks. The only means
of holding such car still on hill
is to place distractions under the
wheels.
9.-The term pumping OIL is
applied when an engine is running
at slow rate of speed, either with
the car in motion or idling at the
curb, so that the vacuum created
by suction of the piston is not filled
with air and gasoline vapor drawn
from the carburetor. This results
in oil being drawn past the piston
rings to the cylinder heads or tops
of pistons where it burns under
heat of the explosions, depositing
carbon and emitting smoke at the
exhaust.
10.-Not quite IS per cent OF the
gasoline produced in 1913 was con-
The amount produced was
16,667,S75 barrels.