Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-03

come to you for help. These lntensl-
fiers are a bit Of fiber with a piece
of stamped brass like a pair of COW
horns. The demonstrators axe a brok-
en- plug, place it on their testing ap-
paratus. 1t does not spark, then they
attach the intensifier and it sparks to
beat the band. They have one in a
bottle filled with oil and it sparks
through the oil.
An employe of a supply store tells
me the trick is done by having = volts
but increasing the amperage, whatever
that means, and says placing these con
traptions on a car increases the lire
hazard.
My car starts q bit hard and l
thought I'd get a set but want to know
they are really worth while.-C.
The so-cailed intensifiers do not in
~tensify at all. They simply alter the
voltage value at the expense OF cur
rent value. A given amount of current
at a given voltage cannot be made into
any greater voltage without reducing
the current value. That is what these
things do. Hence the voltage is IN
creased but the heat-yalue of he spark
is reduced. The increased voltage makes
the plug spark In oil, etc.
Dear Barney Oldfield: I do a good
deal of repair work on Ford cars and
the owners are well pleased but | have
trouble with ms car and can't find what
it Is. When | ascend a hill the car
dies down after it starts up. 1t slows
down so that / can almost count the
exhaust with the cut-out open. On
changing from high to low it misses as
soon as it is in low. Now I don't
think it is loss Of power due to com
preston because / have good compress
sion in the four cylinders. / put on
all new wires, new timer and roller,
new spark plugs, cleaned the carbon.
ground the valves, tested the coils and
they are properly adjusted.-J. III.
This sounds exactly like a case OF
interrupted fuel flow. On q grade you
need a lot of gasoline and if the gas
oline line is the least bit INSTRUCTED the
Ecarburetor doesn't get enough. 1t takes
less in low gear unless you run fast in
low, and then you will also drain the
float bowl. My advice is to get after
the gasoline tank line and carbureter
float. Then let me know how the caI
acts. There must be no bad dents il
the gas line.
Dear Barney Oldfield: You say thai
frequent ~washings dull the finish of &
car. The directions for some new cars
tell US never to wipe or brush off dust
What do you recommend to keep a ca
clean?-G. f. II.
Use plenty of water and do as little
rubbing as possible. Also use as littlt
soft soap as possible because most sof
soap detroy the finih. Use a FLOW
of water so as to float off mud an
dirt, then merely wipe to get off wha
will not flow off with the water. ID,
that to a new car or an old car.
Dear Barney Oldfield: Some tim
ago you recommended in your column
mixture of one-half ether and one-ha1
gasoline as an easy starting mixtur
for cold weather. When using this i
a Ford in cold weather, would it b
necessary to change the adjustment Q
the carburetor?
I have a Foos stationary, 8 Fl. p. on
cylinder gasoline engine, operating
ventilation fan at a coal mine. 1t !
necessary to have it running ever
working day from Z a. NJ. till 4 p. n
In cold weather we often have to wor
for one-half hour heating the cylir
der and carburetor by burning gasolin
around it to get it to start. The ign.
ton is Edison, wet cell, copper and zin
plates a jarsl. Spark is made by
stationary and a revolving electrod'
In the summer we have no difficult
starting it, and it works fine. IT
equipped with a printing cup, Whs
would be the best mixture to prime
with?-R. T. S.