housing and: m up- bohlnd a
brother motorist who hsppsns to be
loathefithemmmmteotzo
miles per hour, as if you are coming
through st sixty. Then, when the as »
mile instr- ors'ws politely aside and
lets you pass to pull over in‘ [rent of
him and drop into a twentyantie log
yourself and give him the hsnelt of
the dust for a tail: on two as a reward
for his politeness.
In order to set best service out or.“
the spring bolts on your nesrest it
is advisable to turn grosse copsdowu'
every time you take the car out. If
these spring- bolts are neglected eh
cessive wear will result.
Among the little things on castles
stand a good chance of being-neglected
are the leather boots strainer over“
universal joints. Not only are the
boots important as dust excluded; but
they serve. in some joints,st1 least;
to cgteh mil screws or new met
my get loose. Strauss should be kept
tight and defective boots remscell'.’
When ball bearings bosons! worn it
is not always necessary to hove com-
plete new bearings instelledl’l‘be old
ones can be repaired aud’be almost as
good as new. This can be dou'by tru-
lug up the ball races and using larges
THE FORD.
.1 L. EENEDIGT, Mont.
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AUTOMOBILE NOTES . 1
* ins Test Over 40 Cars
Result 05 die great; Yale. University Sheffield Scientific School Test.
Of thefofly automobiles tested at the famous Sheffield Scientific School
laboratory the Maxwell stands first Eecono‘mx o_£ Gasoline consumption
Mg Department. The1Sentinei»i I am writing youfor information re-
I'llflile 1914 car with tour- cylinder eu-I garding my car. It has a Demo 86B
also which runs smoth but makes aI ”at"? 1'0? lighting and isnition; also
Chains; noise A‘m unable to locate for charging a battery. Now it will
[goon], WIp C. inot generate until the car is running
:11» gagging noise may ’be due “I about eighteen to twenty miles an
loose wire push rods. Quite often it hour, then the lights are poor. So 1
these are adjusted more closely the 11m "mum: on the battery 11103! 0!?
noise will be reduced. You msy find the time. as our roads will not allow
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that the noise is due to the side thrust “3‘ driving. Kindly answer as soon balls of‘proper size. 'I" 1“ 1915'
or the who push rods. When these 35 you can Bi the w i- new talus- , - ""
become worn a side slap and click no. down to be cleaned, and I am waiting T0 “981°C! to' read the 381mm?! m MOM liotor Cu com.
science as the cm: hits the roller o1;t° set your NW1 Give me what in “mm" Rm“ “dvmmmems 1079 Chapel Street
the push red. Lost motion in water 'formation you can whether 11. have ask- may mean that 1011'“ my more than — HIM com.
pump or starter couplings will causeI 1 ed ”18 proper questions to cover the is necessary nudge! less than you WIMP .
“Mk Perhaps ’"u m" and °n °l°s° trouble °r "MW—W 8' would have' I l on enclosing report or test of your knell sutoslobils fluently nude in
inspection, one of the coupling 1heads: You Will probably find that the car- -~ - - ~ m “unto”.
loose on the shaft. These are usuallyi ”on ”“1511” 01 the generator need re~
keyed o, pinned to shaft, but work; placing. When these11wosr down the ..
39036 at times. 1little springs back of the brnsliesslow 1;
their tension and thwbrnehes will not 11
Motoring Department The Sentinel Ilflflike good contact. There is little else :3
Kindly answer through your motor- Ito go wrong with the generator; M' 1:
lug department the following ques- you do Mt have new brushes to ill-1 :1
tlons stall then try increasing the tension --
1 have a 1910 car. What woui d cause, of the springs back of the brushes in 1.'1
the car to jerk when running less thummer to effect a better contact. it I.‘
elghieen miles an hour? would be advisable also to clean the in- 1-
M hen running about that rate it tral Istrument and not that all wiring cow
vols smoothly, bllt when cut down it motions are (lean and tight.
seems to labor. Can thisIbe the magne
to or carburetor? Motoring Department, The Sentinel—-
What would be the cause of not be- Can you ‘9" me what ““993 ““3
i115 able to slow down by outing your! water cooled. motor to miss tire re.
g“? It out do“ last fall with San. Ipeatedly? it is a four-cylinder. and l’
but since I cleaned the gag feed it have carefully examined the follow- I
does no: 599.11.“, control, and i am his things and am reasonably certain - ,
forced to use brake that the fault libs somewhere else:
a 1, 11111 planetary tnnsmisson, and The batterlennd magneto arein ex- ..
who in high I throw foot brake the cellent couditiou’aud connections W
brake tightens before releasing fromI all clean and letl. cylinders 3""
hlglt to low. Thanking you in advance 'practlcully free trod: carbon; valves
for information. I am. a M. work freely, and the e is good com-
11 the circuit breaker points one. Dreulon; 911111111 111111;: are clean. have ‘ ‘
Imagneto open tea far or if they "16 no cracks in the porcelain. anti" on
pitted and need cleaning you will have test gives strou‘g sparks both on bat- . 2..
trouble in throttlingtho motor. Anal: tery and magnate—11 Carburetor has
leak in the manifold “. moulfold-bas- just been overhauled by represents-
not will cause the motor to miss at tive of maker. and as far as i know .
slow speed. is 0. K. I
If the magnets of the magneto are ’ This motor'misscs‘ tire and bucks ’
weak a hot spark w“ not be generat- like'a'bronco. The-missing is not 111-
6d at slow games speeds and the mo ways on the same cylinder ‘by any . ,
tor; will miss fireI means, for all four' seem: to be 9.1- -
v‘UsuaIly there In an adjustment at the tested at different‘ times; Where will‘ ' ‘
throttle lover of carburentor which per- 1‘ look for troublefl-H. K.
mite the throttle to close more. By ad-1 You seem to be posltile that these
1'
I should like to all His following sonnet
1'. muslin! or not. ‘ .
d‘ prawns-r towns new on=spril~ 119th. using c sown shioh as rather
stiff. no shoring m so act- mtw decided to one s1 noon: but. his Ins-suds
on mil. sour, nsingsswosr. On- this me, the arm loom nifams soti ths-‘
We no better tint: on the first our. our second Out In mrvissa by our
”seasonal experiment the ”also; I believe to be perfectly reliable.
3.1m 1
rs. efficiency «shun cite-nus a indicated U the nuts:- of lanes
on s lsvol road} is aseptibtnlly him. we slings record is hotter than that of any
one a! forty mtonobilss tested in ouszborstory to dotsf
Somme
lbs efficiency or the actor “and osrhirolorss indicated by use pounds or as-
olinsusosxmbsurpsrmst resell-scrum.“ Mound indicato-
vsrypsusot Mutton ovvr incisions-stonewall“ his noon!
museum-uno- rsr gallon. is the best one that" have has.
The it 1! div-ole
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Power and Fu'oI test mode on high gear of Maxwell stock Touring Car on compare-
Justiug this. set new 1is no trouble with the ignition. You .
We to comm the olive $10:th It: may be “1mm in this mum steely loos! roads by Professors E. H. Lockwood enslT.Q.1- Boyer, Sheffield Scientific
stnIg the throttle and ma movempthe Somethnes' when'lhtrmotor“ 111 turned _ School, ““0 University. I
motor from c over slowl a and spark will lie ue- ‘ ' ‘ ‘ .
”a "‘3' ma"? ““8 '5 ad , 1 y .g - 1 , —. 1. Name oi'ccr MAXWELL..19151Modei "25"
just‘ed so ml}: the motor. when keep litered to the plugs: but when the I _
it luming oter You may also find it motor turns over fast it' is a different - 2. Owner of car Biwer uncluttered. New Huron
necessary to adjust slightly the throt- lmatt’er. 1ft the magneto is of 'low ten- ' , , _. 3. Date—Dita“ April 30th, 1915‘
tie control rods. Perhaps these do not’sion and a coil ‘3 "59d; perhaps the H l " 4. Weight of ear with driver 2000133;
permit the throttle to close fun,“ trouble lies in the coil. 5. Wind m m 20 sq. ft. ,
As 1"" ”‘9 "3115’”me this 3.1,» n my 315° 1" mam" "m m m’ 6 Rolling resistance declutched high 361%». 1 1 ' ’ ' "
bears to be a matter of link adj t- 'cuit- breakerofthe magneto sticks' oc~ ' . . ’ ' ' ' , -
men. You probably 'want it to anti-’ca‘smmny Th" "mud ““59 “‘9 m°‘ J. ' ' 7' R3” ratio. w’ measured 3'55“”; i V 1.
1* disengagement from high speed be. to:- to mutlmsularly: Defective scc- '“mb 33”" ‘5 “81' ”a" in , 8. TIMJIZG’, hoot andrear 1 30:13.5. . -
rot-e the brake am, You “mum be ondary when will do the'same thing. {figfimfigflgnfifigmfi 3‘: " 1' 9. Tires, make..U. S.Non-skid Inflated 11070 lbs.
sole to accomplish this by a little ed A 5115‘“ 1"“ in the‘secoIndary current ‘ sire. in. a- family car. It carriesrfive 10. Wild We ' 103 “II-3593
justment of the link rods, I caused by changing of the wires would i passengers comfortably. The seats . n; gym“. POI“. 35.8 x 4 1.2
.-__ upset‘ the firing” of the motor: This I ixed‘m’ gfiffiflflv “9310:; II 121. cam. x b“ . 1
’nlotofln“ __ ‘ ” ° ' high " ‘ 1 . 1‘ 1 ' ‘.
TA relIgIIIII)eptn-tuicnt, The Sentinel Iwould not necessarily be noticeable mm? in dam I. economy in 13.. Ignition Battery “ammo
a e automobile engine testI in cranking the minority hand. lent entrance on mm“. mm mm _ 1 E' -Hufi' I
book} states that any good motor pro- If the‘ motor is of the block type, "glass wihd0ws~ glVe- the qualifies.- 4" smut;
pbriy‘ adlusbetl, is most efficient When'with removable cylinder head, per. g0“! 0' Im‘flm“ “gouging 10th I 15» Gasohnelpemmv- ’ 0‘72": 1
P . . clemsn weather. an pony o ‘
tit IIIinatérdlI’romI the cylinders returns flaps the cyuullor head gasket is leak [ new air when open. With “II I _
to e rs star at a temperature or Il‘ng. A slight leak in this gasket will duality. in detail 3 economy! 1‘, V’".
2:011} or twelve degrees below the boil— cause the motor to bat: and otherwise :mnlhtellaflce—l‘esr than 2c a muC'v- I 1 SPEED FUEL :11
it 8 Wipkaf1 give trouble. ‘ . , .1
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‘At this Iemperuture the car will ruli The manner in which the missing ’ ' m’ same: “a; 1m ., » Milli persllon
smoother land better, and with '"iess shifts from one cylinder to another luwg‘m’mm‘ “W’ 10.21 \ 33-8
ndise titan at any other temperature leads one to believe that the trouble "all Runabout “‘0' All m 1968" 33,2 .. 1.1.;
«it is at this temperature, that theI is in the ignition system. Forthis res am “hum“ , m 23.3 i «.1 1:1 ‘
nights!!! sarolene efllciency is obtained 1 son would suggest that ovcry possible I T ‘0. W 193 I , I
aim :one gets the most power._ . cause be eliminated tiers first. ' ’ I W; ° I. '
:ilf-“Ilhe above statements on. true,
that: would not a temperstiire gauge
oil the motor 'bea good. thing. for a
difference of several degrees. can be
secured by manipulating the spark lev-
er?
II would be glad to learn. from. you
if suCh an instrument is 1511 the inert
hot, and where it can be obtained—
D. L. 1
it is a fact that a gasoleue engine
develops its greatest efficisnorat MEI! . ’
temperatures. Coulinzsystems are de- ’
signed to effect this and still prevent
water from- In
and motor over-
more is a d
which is installed‘in ct
and tells the than:
all times while- motor is in
supply store should be fish
"In with? this-Ilnstrumsnt.
HELPFUL 111m. . . .
fl'h‘e fumes from It: storage battery 01-.
near a cell that is “gassing" freely.
Battery repair shops and
station may? are careful in this res-
charge are inflammable and it isiby’; "
no mepne safe to bring‘sl'naited name '
charging. “
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