Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-17

makes IN. reasonably sue that Your trou-
rointS. Something in ihcir imSchansm
may be loose, They may he poorly set or
.. NY car is a rori. which has had
sixteen months moderate wear In re-
anaS,cf OF az inSh pay in ' thu dr iSn
shait. ths play heInS lcuEihwisc: On
the same amount of lcngthwisc play was
in IA" axle shaft. Docs this n,-,n that
Aiter rcassemhlins n" engine. which
took OUT for pvcrhauling am troubled
Tie G3S'k 5nn s9H4 n Ii rng ersnS
r!stons rings ana wrist r!ns likewise.
Ccmpress!nr is good and engine runs nnc.
a. There should he no play in the
shafts. and it IS quI;c possible .ha; the
Judge OF this by tho running OF the car
aud the amount of play. d!rIerential
hum is likely 10 result If the washers
it IS rTacticaily Impossible to even guess
out listening to the engine. |; may. how
ever. come from the IAN or fan bel, pull
!" blame foC sound such YOU do
q. 1 have an Ovcrl,nds car. model 40.
have trouble with tho motor missing
/, misses at az speeds; and 1t seems 10
!, ' is wsrmta up 10. tri . aiyanc,mg The the
SPARK, but 1t d!d not DO any good. The
lG, SSs the timer o SsS Se! seems s'"tS S
have something ike a gas knock when
ana adjusting the carhurcior bu, it misses
just the same. also noticed considerable
grease coming out around The brake bands.
since last iail, and cannot account for
have not pu, grease in tho diGcrontial
Il. rs II did not start 10 come out there
until the last few days. i. &. :.
A. IRIS; HAD which cylinder is missing
by short c!rSni'inE III" plnEs one after
"ras looking tog a shor, circuit or poor
false air to the manifold above tho car
hurctoi. Last. but not least. see that
Sion. j think you viii nnd The latter 10 lie
ihg cause OF the trouble m 49,
.clt grease retainer. which you will ind
upon drawing the wheel tn" trouble OF
grease getting on 10 the brakes Will be
Q. ! have. a car with A;wa;er-Kent
battery shows GsehnreS, though haSc
good lights and good, strong horn. While
ran,1,lni the min, t" warm UP IT. storp.n
In IN. distributor Points are O.. *. 10
you mink The soil IS Worn "n,? , liHw can can
there AMI way TO test Tho coils while
A. Tho fact that the storage battery
mo believe that go Twill ind short
coils or. in fact. nnd The trouble by
means o. small trouble lamp. II you
il to the metal OF the car and then
touch the other TO tho terminal on The
switch leading 10 the coil. II light shines
YOU are all right TO the switch. Next
touch this wire TO the etm min Gf , IN.
wire, between coil and tho, switch. Next
touch 10 the COIL terminal connected 20
Ia. interrupted. This will Indicate that
tho current is going through the coil
proptIly. while engine Is Stlll touch tho
wire to the high tension terminal OF the
coil. II you get Light, even faint.
the insulation OF tho coil is burned out and
coli must be sent .or rcpalrs or crrlaccd.
$40 il ON
-. I have "a isi1 four-cyllnder Saxon:
! would Ike To II NV !: YOU could tell
mo why. after the motor ~ started, the
controller does not close to caus. circn;t
% the battery. Way when the circuit
is closet by The fingers while the motor
whcn the motor is stopped. after clos
~ running DO the lights SO dim And
ing tho controller 10y IN. fingers ,hg
controller does not open the clgCGit and
tnc coils got hot" The system is De
iro!t starter and generator connected w!ia
- WARD I.cIuard controller. L. j. II.
y, YOU nave Nv" s-ts Of contact points
.Tl this system ON. connected with the
controller. which should NlHratc when The
engine is running FAIRLY fast. and another.