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Helorlng Depsitment The Sentinel.
glitter or electric lights on same?
W'
next issue. 3. s. A
melon magneto and dry batteries
had no starting and lighting sys-
grflam. Horsepower of .A. L. A. M. lat-
AUTOMOBILE NOTES
til you please tell me what electric
Willem was used on the Buick 25
film-passenger 1913 car? Was there n‘ if 111
HIS the Remy R. L msgl. and coil
I’lease give the full wiring
“again. What is the horsepower of
car? I hope to see this answer
use model of 25 1913, used a high
ting 22.6. Write to Buick Motor‘Com-
lfimy; Flinq, Mich, tor an instruc.
, Motoiing Department,’l‘he Sentinel.
We have a Ddylge‘car. Recently it
has legun to consume three tiines as
1much cylinder oil as it used to, and
c oiivgets‘ low the engine develops
a knock and weakens in climbing a
hill. If filled full of oil there seems
nothing wrong with it. Yet there
must be something, as it did not have
this trouble until recently..Can you
tell ivieithe canoe? W. C. M.
There must be a leak somewhere,
as you could not consume such an
excessive amount: without carboniz-
ing the cylinders. Evidently there is
n looseness in some part of the me
chanism which is muffled by the oil
when 111.11g111 level. This must be
removed 'or it will grow worse. ‘
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Motoring Depmthlent, The Sentinel.
' Wand you answer in your motoring
columns the following'question! Hr
six—cylinder Dozier has been stored
away since Nov. 1, 1916. It is well
pleased, and 'the crank case is full
11% the same oil as when I stored
What i want to knowis,
when I take my car out next week,
can I run it home,“ a distance of two
miles, with the some oil, or must‘l
put new oil in at once, as I expect 1'
to do when I get home? i. R.
The old oil may still be used, pro-
vided it stands at .the right height,
bu" as it 1"“. probably run shine dis-
tance in the fall, it should be re-
placed as soon as possible.
Motoring Department, The Sentinel.
l have a Major carburetor which
leaks at the needle valve. Please pub-
lhi: 1'1: your motor columns how this
may be remedied? How can gasoline
in he be stopped at connecting places?
II. N. B
if by needle valve you mean adjust-
ing valve onfispray nozzle, the trouble
is elsewhere ,elther heavy flout, dirt
in host valve, or worn dost valved!
you mean float valve. it is one of
these troubles. It the heavy host the
guanine-most be removed. It a torn
vnlve. it mustbe ground with rouge
or rottenstone and oil. The dirt may
he removed by flooding unless it is
too large, in which 93.56 the whore-
tcr must be taken. Apart. Lenka st
:joinis can usually be stopped by fill
11:; the threads with soap before the
11:11 to are put together.
Motoring Department, The Sentinel.
I'alll anxious to know the proper
method of grinding in valves. I have
dt‘yclone motorcycle which has do-
\clopod leaky valves and have tried
compound to the face of the valve
andmgrind back and torth, raising oc.
casionally and turning in air. It
should show even grinding all around
A debate {test is to place pencil
marks on valve face and seat and re
you revolve it.
he rubbed on. Compression may leak
at other places, such is rings or spark
plués so Tepid-N? parts carefully’ and
rmolte the tednls by hand to see
if the compression is good
Motoring Department, The Sentinel.
anmg used other fro priming the
cngine to strut ii in cold weather and
union, the snappy era-lesions it gives,
1 have wondtred if it would be advis
to mind in the valves, but have failed._able to mix some w ith the gasoline to
to stop the leaks and cannot get good
compression. Perhaps you can advise
11111 how to do it and how to test the
results An early answer in your col-
umns would be very much appreci-
attzl. " 0.11.1.
fict a good grinding compound, re-
move the vslves,_apply some of the
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$ 1460 VF.o.b.
Racine
Mitchell Junior—a 40 h. p. Six 7~Passenger~48 Horsepower
nil-inch Wheelbase . , . , _ , 27-inch Wheebalse
‘ ;,,The' W anted Extras i
'Li.
1-. '. «1..
' his.
.’
There are many,
i other cars omit. All
Bate.
"24 per cent to the cost
liolstcry and trimming.
pay it all.
é ngubimfiei‘hg. .......-¢
ciency.
.4:
many ways in1
which Mitchells differ from other cars.
11' 1They have many features which 1 :‘ headlights,.o 1001‘“ compartment ‘-
Things you want, but which most
by factory savings, due to John W.
They have bodies built in our own
plant, from our own exclusiveniodels.
They have luxuries
which are rare. We have lately added
lugs made in this new body plhut
They Cost $4, 000, 000
1 These Mitchell extras,on this year’s
output, will cost us $4,000,000. Just
for features which others go without.
. They would beimposSible, at Mit-
chell prices, without our factory cfli—
"l‘his whole plant has been
built and equipped to build this one
VV type economically. Millions have
been spent, under John W. Bate, to
cut: our factory cost in two.’ .
dashboard engine
are mid for
cap; don' t include.
There is heat-fired finish this year
-deep, lustrous and enduring. Tbcré
is rare-grade leather upholstery.
There are wide seats, deep springs, .
and countless dainty touches.
and boauties
of finish, up- bought our bodies
And the sav-V
part.
ened steel.
is, things like a power tire pump,a
could not include these things.
~71 00% Over?Strehgth
But the greatest Mitchell extra is
--’-the double strength in every vital
We have doubled our margins
of safety in three years.
Over 440 parts are built of tough‘
; Safety parts are vastly
“1
oversize.
primer, reversible
.,
Vper tooth.
years. ‘
If we
, the Mitchell prices
Junior.
Mitchell
car.
, TWO
Mitchell 5,,
wheelbase and a
-n roomy, Lonesome:
«GS-horsepower motor.
SIZES
OBIS.
with "7- inch
highlyodevelopod
without visible wear.
indefinite service. .
cantilever spring has broken in two
Now In Two Sizes."
This year we bring out Mitchell -
So you can get the Mitchell
standards in two sizes, at two prices.
Which Most Cars Still Omit 1.
Come See if You Want Them . , .,
See how Mitchells differ from other cars
in equipment, in strength and beauty w ch our methods offer
on see. See the eutras
Pnrts which get a major
strain are built of Chrome-Vanndiuni.
Gears lire Tcstcd for SO. 000 Wands :...,-‘-*1.*;.§‘ ,
Engines for 10,000 miles
Springs ' for
Not one Bate
The object of this Vestm strength
is a lifetime CL}.
' upkeep and smell repairs.
Also safety, low
1
c," ,
Junior is 9V. 5-passengcr .
Yet it has a l20-inch wheelbase
and n 40-horsepower motor.”
room and power you need in a car'
for live. And more than most such
‘All the
See these-two-sizes with all their
new improvements,
styles of bodies. ..
their various 1
See the extra fen.
. stalled.
.i The result 13, fine cars built for less
than anyc‘me else could buildlthem.
See how much less. The Mitchell
extras show you. ‘
Unique Features
There are 31 distinct extra {centres
(in the Mitchells of this year. That
1
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Maid-flood. o.‘b. Racine. '
o v -— 5. -
MitchellJunlor get. 3‘31“?“
similar lines with tut-inch wheel-
base and a dtl-horsepower motor-
, 3-inch smells:- bore.
mouse. f. o.b. Rennie.
Also six styles ofenclosed and
' Also
convertible bodies.
new Club Roadster.
55 Railroad Ave
. tures, extra strength and beauty. You
. will want these things in your car.”
Bracken-McMahon Motor Co ‘ §
So. Norwalk | Connl ' 3“ V
delivery. The Mitchell factoryin
Please comenow if you want spring
already far behind.
MITCHELL MOTORS COMPANY, inc.
Racine, Wis..U. S. A.
give. it more power
your opinion of it.
It would undoubtedly
power. but Would-tend to flatten the
bearings and, might even break some
put, such as the piston head. While
,.the addition of other has been "used
successfully in mes itis not thought
Please give me
G. C. R.
_ advisable to use it for ordinary work.
cun-
Motoring Department, The Sentinel.
l l1 no a 1915 M11: 22, which until
within last two weeks has run per-
fectly Now, win 11 cranked, will run
all right for 11110111 one minute, then
mills oi! as if out of gas. 1 know
there is lots of water in gasoline. 80
cup. but result the same, so drained
lentlrc gasoline tank and partly filled
’with fresh gasoline. But still the
some 'x‘mitlts. Then I flooded car-
. bulelol‘. [looming water on man-
tiltid spotters )5 engine rush pret
iy well for half minute, then grad
lia‘ly slowed down, got in 85:, and
Inn hetero! miles. I-Ioivev,er had to
1......11, ll. "Carat." n‘on it mnu‘r‘ “awn
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placé valve piessing down hard as'
The marks should alif
give more i
drew on? both carburetor and strainer
Snark plugs are 0 112,111
Cadillac Eigh
1910 Packard Touring 1916‘ Overland Delivery, ,7
,Rox‘vtcr 1916 Overla‘id Model 75 Roadster, 19rd Ca V - '
1911 iii. M F Racenbo t, 1912 E. M. F. 311 Raceabéut, 1917 Model 85 Ocu-
land, r915 Cole Big Six. ' .
'1 Second-hand C
fact eyprything seems inlperl'oct ord-
er, except for the trouble I hove told.
i thank you‘in advance for any in-
formation you might give. ~
5"‘P. 8.34 forgot to state that it acts
in some msnner every time I want to
use machine. .l. I". S. '
if you are troubled habitually with }
cute; in the gasoline, make a prac-
tirc 'ot‘ 'stltainlfllg' through enamels
skin. This will remove the water per-
fectly, and also any dust and dirt
winch would‘givc trouble later. Re-
move carburetor and see if pipe
around valve is clear, and turn on
‘lili" gasoline to~see if a. clear, full
:urcm comes from tank It is quite
[unable that carburetor is out of ad.
jnslment, air it may be due to the
throttle (losing too far. .
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Motoring Department, The Sentinel.
What do you advise regarding the
use of so-called gasoline .patches?
Are they reliable? Can they be ap-
plied by any one without special in-
siruction? Please give detailed di-
rections for applying them. It. A. C.
These {rttlxcs are callcd “gasoline
pulc’nes'.’ because no cement is re
when with them, it being already on
the patch, only needing gasoline to
stitch it up ready for use. Pr'epare
the tube around the puncture by
:‘cughening it up with emery cloth or
sandpaper and cleaning it oi! with
gasoline. Remove the cloth on the
11:11ch by pouringibsome gasoline on it
This softens the cement, but it would
be 1"le to use some cement in addi-
tion, crpeclully on the. tube. Lay
this in a. smooth coat and allow to
dzy. When it loses its gloss and is
ddil all over it is ready. Lay patch
ovel puncture. pressing doun firmly
all around. it is 111011 ready to be
put in the shoe and pumped up.
lintmlnt: Department, The Sentinel
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I have a m 14 Sir. I Ion“
liketohwwiltlkmodelwhul.
what they all a dry clutch 1nd if I
have to on It or does the clutch oil
from motor.
trouble shifting guru when Esta“
in fihe - altar leaving our
'stand all lighting. Can you give‘
me remedy to: this trouble! There is
a peculiar noise in dlflerential tor
transmission: I mot locate ”this.
and it genernlly starts, when I have
gone about pm in ten miles distance '
and when I am going at from twenty
to twenty-live z'cles per hour, and.
sounds as if some gear or whatever
this noise Elliot running true, "as it
Learn on one-halt turn and clears
the other half. I hope you con un-« - V
,de1stsnd what I nun.
’Thechuirr
on timing gears men a terrible rat-
tle continually. I: there anything I'
can do to stop this! An early reply
in your paper will be greatly appre-
("Zilf‘d W J- D
Model 1%, fix cylinder. is provided
with h. disc clutch running in oil,
titles: by hand. not. from the engine
The trouble limiting genre is prob-
ably due to using too heavy a tutor
mission grease. Ilse a. tlmsmissiou
oil in winter. Evidently bevel gear
on dill‘erentiol h min: or coming .
Joan and should be attended to. U30
a heavier greens. Patrons the timing
:1 at chains need replacing with new
ones. A enema-motion should be
made.
FAVOR mvuoflr Veavmo PLAN
BOSTON. lords 80.~'l‘he result or
a referendum votn' a! members or the
Boston (2th a commerce on the
daylight suing plan. made public to ,
day, showed no mm in favor 0:
setting we flue! M for the whole
eight month- d the year, beginning
April 1, was Issued by 611 members
Seventeen mum opposed any
change from the present system.
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