Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-14

equalization but for power to stop
at speed, ability to stop at low speed
without locking the wheels and ca
pacity to hold without need for
pumping on the pedal. All this
may seem like wasting time. Actually
it is saving time, materials and
money because it brings to light
further conditions which can be cor
rected by adjustments. This, again
is the installment plan of doing q
big job in easy stages.
After this tryout, your service
man will give the car complete
tune-up. OF course, if the wrist pins
rap, If the oil pressure is so low that
bearings are worn, of if the pistons
pump oil freely, he'll also drop the
pan, take off the head and get busy
on job of replacing rings, re-
sizing the pistons and putting in
new bearing inserts: but the work
he does by way of Neon timing
of the ignition, replacing breaker
points, cleaning the spark plugs,
inspecting the brakes, tightening the
fan and generator belts, ETC., will
have a marked effect in improving
performance on the second road
test. Valves may respond to good
dose of gum solvent, and gear clash
ing may be checked by reducing the
amount of free pedal play. Excess
sive ping may simply be due to
mild overheating, remedied by re-
placing clogged hoses or by reverse
flushing the radiator or engine
block.
Two services are definitely in the
this year. One Is the need
for scraping out carbon due to the
difficulty of mixing inefficient en-
CINE operation with wartime gaso-
line. Time was when you could 60
several seasons without considering
carbon, but today 1t raises compress
sion beyond a point where fuel
pinging can be checked. Ping can
always be lessened by curbing per-
Torrance, but under no conditions
have the ignition timing retarded, as
this will waste fuel.
The other important step is to
have the carburetor cleaned and re-
built. Gums settle in the bowl, &C.
celeration well and passages. There
is actual wear on the float mechan-
ism, on the jet openings and on
the needle value. Unless the car
buretor is shipshape, clean engine
will soon carbonize and gas mileage
will remain low When working on
this unit, be sure to check the choke
valve for binding and test its auto
matte control. A dirty screen in the
heat tube Is a common source of
trouble and waster of gas.
Adjusting Brakes.
While the need for pumping on
the brake pedal suggests air In the
lines, it can also mean that the
brake shoes need adjusting. Clear
ances should be just enough to
prevent dragging. Often all that
is needed Is additional fluid for the
reserve tank or bleeding of the lines.
Trouble with the master cylinder
is suggested by tendency for the
brakes to apply themselves or to
need for depressing the pedal when
the car on a hill.
Clutch trouble often can be rene
died by realigning the clutch and
housings. Much rear
end noise" is due to front-tire
Use of rust inhibitor in
the cooling system makes flushing
unnecessary. A lot of electrical
trouble can be traced to a frayed
cable from battery to starter or to
poor connections. So take it easy
don't jump into major work just
because it's overhauling time.
Overhauling in installments may
seem to take more time, but this
piecemeal method will spare your
self, your Car and the overturned
service profession many an unneces-
sary headache.