South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
MOTORISTS PROBLEMS
Solved for Readers of
The News Times
By William II. Ste1Cdrt, J.

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Motor Department, The News
Tmes.-I have a 1918 model % Max
we'll Have Just put on a new model
! r. Schebler carburetor. Engine will
not run unless IL runs away with
| Itself" or runs fast, and when try
J 10 throttle IL down IL dies. Ny rea-
/ son for installing this new carbure-
/ tor was that car was jumping and
| skipping when car was running
| Have just had a new Bosch magnetic
| installed and magnetic seems TO give
of good spark, only thing 1t is aw-
| full hard 10 start. but 1 supposed
| this TO be on account OF defective
| carburetor. Can you make any sug-
| gestion TO make il start easier?
| Please let me know what you think
is the trouble with carburetor. Gas
comes from gravity tank under dash
on front Of car. Am enclosing en-
velope for reply. Am very anxious
ss the turning Of air valve "A" cap
and adjusting screw under does not
seem TO have bit of effect on IT,
A. d.
It is assumed that this model car
| buretor is suited to your engine and
| If properly installed II should not
cause the engine 10 race as you have
stated. The symptoms indicate too
much air. Whether this is due TO
| the air valve of carburetor or a
manifold leak. should be determined
| first. You may find il necessary 10
/ change the specifications TO suit your
particular engine. Difficult; starting
| is caused by poor carburetion and
| also by poor ignition. If the mag
/ neto breaker points or spark plug
gaps are not properly adjusted you
will have trouble in starting Better
have an experienced mechanic cheek
these adjustments for you.
Motor Department, The News
| Times have a Ford car and the
| lights are from the magnetic. Would
il have any injurious effect on the
magnetic by installing an equalizing
| device or accumulation 10 maintain
a brighter light at slow speed2
O. w.
1t is doubtful whether you can
do this. Why not use a storage bat
terry for your lights and install
generator to charge the battery?
This system will give you a uni
| form light under all conditions.
Storage batteries must be charged
with direct current.
Motor Department. The News
Jimes.-I am very much interested
in tire filters ! think if what they
claim for them is true they are Won
derful and may give considerable
more wear per mileage. I have
| never seen any in use in this local
ity where so many autos come. 1
ask for more information and about
guarantee regarding their wearing.
p. a. T.
At the present writing there seems
to be nothing on the market equal to
air for all around good service. .
| There are many tire filters, some
| good, others not so good. When n
| tire is old perhaps it's service can be
| prolonged considerably by using the
| filler. but for resiliency and comfort
there Is nothing equal to air. The
| worth of a guarantee Will depend
! entirely upon the character of the
| company making such warranty.
Motor Department, The News.
Times.-.Would like TO know how to
correct a miss I'm a motor at high
speed, say 60 TO 75 miles per hour.
The car does not miss until it reach
es 60 miles per hour. 1 have in
stalled in the car a special gear
ratio of TO 1. The plug points are
in good condition, also distributor
tungsten points. Would a larger
battery give a hotter spark The
car has a six-volt battery at pres
ent The carburetor has had every
adjustment made for high speed.
This is a Cadillac car, four passen-
ger, model ST. Would appreciate
any suggestions. j. II.
You Will probably find end play
=. t. =, III, II
This should be eliminated. You
might also try another coil as a
check on the present one. Are YOU
sure that the carburetor specifca-
tions are right for the higher en-
CINE speeds, and does a sufficient
supply of gasoline pass the fuel line
connections? If your present bat
terry is in first class conditions no
change should be necessary.
Motor Department. The News
Times.-I have read your columns
on automobile troubles for some
time. Would like TO have you an
swer this IL possible. 1 have a 1917
hve-passenger car that runs smooth
and quiet until it strikes % miles
per hour, when it makes a noise
like gears meshing badly; will go
that way from % to 81 miles per
hour. Beyond or below that runs
quiet and o. K. The noise appears
to come from left hand side under
hood. y.
While the noise seems 10 come
from under hood, il may, neverthe-
less be due TO trouble in the trans
mission or rear axle. The con-
struction Is such that an internal
rear axle noise may sound up
through the whole car. If the mo-
tor runs well when idling either
slow or fast you can reasonably con-
clude that the engine is not at fault.
II the differential crown and pinion
gears are not properly meshed a
disagreeable noise will result. Like
wise, If the crown gear is not run
ming true or any of the rear axle
torque tube bearings are defective.
trouble will result. \ careful
mechanic should locate the cause !
Of the trouble.
Motor Department The News |