South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-21

touring car, which happens only AZ
q speed Of about I 3 miles an hour.
7 recently put in a new bevel ring
gear. but 80 did not help the cause
at all Thanking you IN advance.
I am. n X.
new ring gear placed In mesh
with an old plnion gear viii cause
more or less noise. n the differen-
t.al case which carries the ring gear
IS slightly out OF true you will find
90 difficult 20 obtain a good adjust
ment even with new gears. When
adjusting be careful 20 obtain clear
anCe az all positions Of the gears.
The ring gear may be free en- one
position. but on giving IL one-quar-
ter or one-half turn you may find
that 70 IS meshed too tightly with
the piniou gear Such an adjust
meut viii cause a noise which even
heavy grease will not remedy Also
inspect the bearings supporting the
driving members a worn piniOn
shaft bearing will IN itself cause all
or more than the trouble you expe-
rience. Some cars when equipped
with chains on the driving wheels
set up a vibration throughout the
rear unit at certain speeds which IS
otter misinterpreted. The installa-
tion OF additional cross links in the
chains will reduce the annoyance.
Motor Department, the News-
Times: Sometimes when I shut
down the motor OF my car the car
buretor floods This happens about
once out or five times. There does
not seem 10 be anything wrong with
the Carburetor and the car runs
- lee 10 a
the next morning all the gasolene
had leaked out Do you suppose l
need a new carburetor. or Will some
new part in the carburetor remedy
the trouble2 Any suggestion you
can give will be appreciated.
In the float chamber OF the car
buretor there Is a valve which auto
matically shuts of the flow OF the
gasolene from the tank when the
fohat reaches a certain level In the
chamber. II this valve does not
seat properly the gasolene Will over
flow. II there Is dirt in the float
chamber a small particle Will un-
seat the valve and cause your
trouble II is hardly possible that
YOU need a new carburetOr or any
new parts, since II floods only occa-
sionally Would suggest that you
take the carburetor of and clean II
valve by tapping slightly. Care
must be taken TO center The needle
valve in seat before tapping.
Motor Department, the News
Times. I have a four-cylinder So
horsepower car which has suddenly
developed a peculiar missing. The
car is equipped with a magnetic and
misses on cylinders two and three at
all speeds and hits as we'll as ever
on cylinders one and four. There Is
no spark at two and three whatever.
while one and four have a strong
spark. The wires arc in good
shape; also the plugs What is the
remedy for this2 +. 5.
The trouble. IL appears. lies in the
primary interrupter in the magnetic.
one OF the cams which operate this
without doubt Is worn or defective
and does not cause the interrupter
points TO open. There are two cams
operating the interrupter which
work alternately. The firing order
OF your engine is either one-two-
four-three or one-three-four-two
and II is evident that one cam oper-
ates for the spark IN one and four
cylinders and the other cam for the
two and three cylinders. The
trouble may be located by removing
the magnetic and revolving the
armature slowly by hand. Watch
the interrupter points to see IL they
separate properly every half revO-
luton Of the arnature shaft
Motor Department. the News
Times: Is there any substitute for
leather for a cone clutch facing as
the ordinary facing which the man
ufacturers sell does not seem TO fl
the fiywheel, but enters away in the
fywheel too far 70 take hold prop
erly7 Thanking you for the above
Information. K. NJ.
In some Instances Raybestos has
been used IN place OF the usual
clutch leather. Would suggest
however. that you take this UP with
the manufacturers OF the car you
have IN order Il ascertain IL this
has been used 10 advantage in your
particular make OF car. The fact
that the cone enters into the fly
wheel quite a way does not neCes-
sarily mean that Il IS defective. The
same frictiOnal area is undoubtedly
therc and the reason for the clutch
not holding properly IS quite ikely
due 10 your not keeping the clutch
leather in a soft and pliabie Condi-
ion Clutch feathers should be
treated at frequent intervals with
nsatsfoot oil or castor oil. This will
soften the leather and Increase its
adhesive qualities. II by chance
here Is too much OIL on the clutch
leather. causing Il 10 slip. a little
fulier's earth applied IN a uniform
manner will stop the slipping.
Motor Department. the News
Times: As I am about 10 begin
work eliminating the "rattles" OF my
ar. 7 would appreciate if YOU could
ell me where most Of them occur.
Thanking you for information.
where most OF the ratues occur
depends 20 q large degree upon now
he car IS constructed Ordinarily
such parts as the drip pan. Tenders,
lust shield. along the running
boards brake rods brake bands.
5oors or the body. the hood etc.
become loose quite easily. Ankthing
hat Is loose will rattle when sub
lected 90 vibration. II may be the
windshield. the lamps or even the
.op. When driving j. is well TO note
ne different sources 81 the noise