Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-11

questions and answers for motorists.
The questions and answers. which
were prepared by an expert, arc
Of practical and educational value. for
the average car owner.
What will cause a-motor which
has good compression to smoke ex-
.cessiveiy and carbon rapidly?
The cause of excessive smoking
and rapid carbonization Of a motor
with good compression is the use Of
too much oil in the crank case or
the use OF the wrong grade Of oil.
This latter Is usually caused when
too light Gil is used.
2-What hare the average rates Of
speed at which car m,rst be. travel
ing so that the gears can be shifted
easily and noiselessly? Va.
To make gear shifting easy and
,nciseless the change from low to
second speei should be made when
the car is going Ave or six miles per
hour The speed varies with the
make of car when shifting from
second to high, the average being
from ten to hfteen miles per hour.
THIS same applies when shifting
from high back into second.
3-What Is good and easily made
body polish which VIM restore the
luster even to an old car?
A GOOD and easily made body
polish ID composed OF one-half gal
Ion turpentine, one-half pint Of
paraffine oil, one and three-quarter
ounces of citronella oil and three
quarters Of an ounce Of oil Of cedar.
4-What is meant by emi-tioat-
ing axle? Three quarters and full
floating?
A semi floating axle is one on
which The entire weight of the car
comes on the axle shafts which are
also depended upon to transmit the
power from the difterertial. The
three quarter hoatin axle is one in
which the axle shaft is subject only
to the torsional strains due to the
power applied to drive the car. The
full floating style Of axle is one In
which tho housing takes the full
weight of the car and the axle Is
protected within 1t. thus the axle
hos nothing to do but apply the
power.
5-A what temperature will stor-
age battery solution freeze?
The solution in storage battery
will not freeze until tn; temperature
reaches 80 degrees below zero II it is
fully charged. that Is. II the ny
drometer shows IT'S spec ifc gravity to
be 1900. II the battery Is allowed to
get very low, with a specific gravity
.of 1,ts0. it will freeze at 10 degrees
above zero. Moral: Keep your bat
terry fully charSed In winter.
s-What - ths iEst thing to look
for when q s6ort circuit occurs in the
electric current?
When the electrical system is short
circuited the first thina to do Is to
examine the fuse box for burned
out fuse. Thea look ut the wiring
connsetien.
why h it wise 10 shut OF the
isnitioA whom going down a long
hill?
Shut or the ignition and also the
throttle when s6ins down loEs
hll.s 1t will mean tig saving in
Hasclene. Even il You use the en-
sine as a brake shut them off. With
!. both or one open YOU draw out
great deal of gasoline which Is not
used to prOpel the car.
S-what Is the best kind Of water
10 use in the cooling system?
Soft water Is preferable to hard
water for filling the cooling system.
Use strained or filtered rain water, II
obtainable.
s-Ia & advisable to use oversize
tiresY
Oversixe tires save from one -fourth
TO one-half IN ,,pkeep in the long run
because there IL more durability and
more res!liency to- absorb the road
jars.
| 1N-How often should the electric
, Renesator and starting motor be
Oiled?
The electric generator and startins
motor should not bS oiled oftsner
than every $50 Or ~ miles. Use
only q few drops Of very thin. pure
oil %@
Agency and Garage Nsws.
~ W. b. Thompson has secured tho
agency for the Jordan ana will be
ready for business March at the
MtCoRtney Auto Company. "a North
Second avenue. Ths Jordan people
ara putting out 4 night and heavy elk
! touring car IN four, hvs and seven
passsnHsr mpdsls, and . coupe and
sedan In the closed cSlat u
The Auto Sales Company has re-
cesv1a one of the n4w Paige sports
modeis. Ithas . nfty-Avs horsepow-