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AUTOMOBILE NOTES
Motoring Department, The Sentinel.
Which is considered the better cone feet 1"” "1”“le WhiCh is about
1101, that by accelerator pedal or by
hand throttle on steering wheel? Does'
not the jouncing of the car particular-
ly on rough roads. make the accelera~‘
tor pedal unsatisfactory. as there is
a tendency to give too little gas or too
much, and so make the car run un-
evenly? G, S..li.
‘With a properly fitted foot rest the
foot throttle will be found to be best.
a: it 11110175 the hands to be used
11 "rely for steering. i-‘or r'i1y driving
1111 not the throttle lever :11 abotu the
lowest. .5p?ed we shall have to use and
speed up by accelerator pedal when-
ever the way is clear. For open coun-
try driving we set the throttle lever
at the spegd at which we wish to run
and use the accelerator very little. This
let-loves the strain on‘the foot. As we
approach :1 block or crossing, we tllrot.
111- down by hand. The foot throttle,
15 best where 3119 change speed ire
(tut-titty. the hand throttle where little
changing 1.; necessary. 0n very rough
1111115 the (or 11111.51 be driven .5lo1vl_\'.
111-111 the tic-.vh-t'ntor pedal is best, 11.5
it 1-11:1hlc~ 1:5 to quickly ttllti‘ advan-
taite of (1111’ 5111101111 spots 115' they 111“
cm. «ome Ki 'l'lt‘ls 1:111 1113.51 re5ul'5
with the ll.ll‘tl throttle and mine with
11.11 acct-10:11:11? The question
i5 not SliiCL‘tllllJll‘ of 11111' 1111111110 1111-
itwut, 111: it 11111111115 partly on the the
Sign of tow rest ~_:1lld partly on the
dtivcr‘s skill.
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'1‘. 1.10 in: ill-p'trtment Tile Sentinel.
is assumed the piston travels at 1,001)
the
average speed,
HCIpful Hints
Do not fasten chains too tightly nor
to a spoke, Many a tire has. been tuin- ;
ed by disregarding this advise. If a1
chain can creep it will wear the tire1
evenly. If it is fastened so ,‘that it;
cannot creep the c1055 links wear in
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one place and the shoe. is damaged.
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A source of noise that is frequently.
overlooked is the. case covering ‘ the,
timing gears. it should be kept filled?
with lubricant, but if it becomes emp-
ty it acts as a sounding board and in-
11111511‘105 the noise of the gears.
Do not nevlect 11 5li2ht hurt; in the'
gasoline line because it 1:111 leukingi
wry fast. The vapor: heinu t1olot'le.55,l
11(11'11111111111115 without your 5111-1111,: 11,
and :1 diustl‘ous fin1 may result, if
tightening the joints docs 11:11 511111 the?
leak rttb some soup in the thread
You probably carry two 511:11'. 111111151
to be used l11 an emergency. but oc-(
casinnully .11 motorist three or_
more punctures on onc trip. So keep.
your repair kit supplied with 5111111111143
per, cement, putohes or tire putty. 111111
:1 clean cloth. And don't forget a
blow-out patch and 11 tire sleeve. 7
has
Motoring Nepal-intent, The sentinel.
1 ml have 11 ttuick (7-25, ltliu model. t~:11'
run about 13,500 miles. it does not fire.
regularly. It runs on thrte ('ylinder5.
What (11.;111115 my 111:1diitoi to 511111111 pm no special one 111155115 {)ne (ylin 1
it'll-1'1 511111 1111 engine There 15
153,11 of overheating while on the road.
111: the 1115111111 the engine stop steam other one 1111515.
011111115 from the rudintor.
think the pump 1.5 broken 1111 the 111di11
tor clogged, 11.5 1 (1:111 .5119 the
11.11111111: in top of radiator. 'l. N.
if the bottom of the rudiutor is hot
the pump 15' working properly.
1411111111111 you 11111111 ion occurs whete
the motor has been crowded too much
and 1.5: on the verge of overheating.
While engine 1.5 running
such symptom 11901111511
no th‘l‘ “ill 111l55 once or 111 lee
11(1th huretor hilt to no 1111111.
5'0“ 8‘“ “0 enough. clean interrupter points
”‘0 ““3” Clean out any dirt
then it
may the 1111 right for awhile. and :1n-‘,
1 1111111 lleimed 111,11
1 do “01 pluus. mound 111111111105 and 10111011111
llm'e 111011 11111115111111 car
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the 1 urban.
tnibtuetor to remove “titer
(1111 11111111111 111111 this i will sincer rely
Th“ thank you for any information glvm.
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The trouble would seem to lbe in the?
ignition system. it battery is strong";
until
in distributor. it;
formed around the cylindcrn 1.5 swept gutulned m 1111, use gn5oline and cloth‘
away by fresh water coming from the or a niece piece of wood to scrape,
pu'np. When the engine is stopped
hot cylinders, causing the rush
111011111 you mention.
nurily a
the radiator with washing soda should
reduce the steaming somewhat. '
Motoring .Ilepttrtmeut. The Sentinel.
— 1:: there a rule to determine the
hmmpower of a gasoline motor from
the bore and stroke of the engine, and
if no, will you kindly give it to me
through the paper? S. N. T.
The .S. A. is. formula 15 always used
but it leaves out the lengthof stroke
11.". unnecessary. Bore times bore.
times number of cylinders, divided by
2.7., gives the horsepower. Thus a
four-inch six~cylinder engine would
the water remains in contact with the to scrape them.
of is-nulong the possibilities.
h is not ""“Ps' tor and see if 11 good spark occurs it.
symptom of trouble. Cleaning each plug.
Do not use 11m metal:
A leaky distributor.
Run mo ;
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Motoring Department, The Sentinel.
—\\111 you please tell me what the
trouble is 111111 my Ford, Model S’.’ it _
tuns fine on low speed. .nt all times
and occasionally good on high speed
but “hen 1 slow down and want her
to pick up 51he seems to mi'ts and 1059'
l’spced. until finally i have to put 1191'
in low to ke' 1p het from stalling When
our is jttckcd up 111 the \Rl‘d it run;
fine on high. Compression is good”
new carburetor ongmnkes contact on
post in timer. Got a master vibrator
on “11111111105 11re 011-1120 Gasoline i5"
11' you M
clean. Don't seem to have any pulling
111111111011 hirh speed. Manifold does
not look. When I take the plugs out;
be tigurcd as follows: 4x4xtl equals
96. Divided by 2.?» 911111115 31‘ horsepow-
er The 5troke is left out becuuSe it
team :0 \\ .2.
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All B 03811 parts keptin stock, also
other magnetic parts and a lull ‘1
line 111 parts 191' cars with battery ignition l
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To overcome your battery trouble, let us make you an al-
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lThe. Hardware& Auto Supply C9
42 W 1' South Norwalk
3 tion is due to spark being too far 1111- lshoutd this be done?
‘ vanced. Try retarding the spark and kerosene should be used in each cyl ‘
a sure indication of too much ad-
SATURDAY,‘ JULY 14, 1917
Why
motor, “The Marvelous Motor.”
road 111 owners ’hands.
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the driver‘s seat so that'the driver to get in or out of the
car does not have to disturb its other occupants. The
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Chandler
Features
aluminum crankcase extend- I
All prices f. o. b. factory
they ate in good shape, spark all Motoring Department, The Sentinel. ‘stlll leaks, put some shellac ‘and gra-
right. Kindly advise me what you lphite on the thieads, and try again.
think the trouble is. J H. ”HM a Fm “Ode‘ T run abom
lit-50 miles. in a previous issue you all
Your trouble would 59911” be 511p. vised J V. P to pour kerosene 111110!
ping high speed clutch, Try adjusting hot cylinders to lemme carbon.
fingers until the clutch holds proper. there any danger of kerosene makingl
l S k 9 H tte ’the chief things
y. ometimes the trouble you men- doun into crnn ’case. ow o 11 Are there any particular parts which
Also how muchl
tinny be used as a gage to the amount
of Service the car has given? How can
one determine a piston slap from a
tloose connecting rod bearing knock?
I sincerely thank yOu .0 S.
l A; list of important things would be
ttoo long to print, as it would include
all the wearing parts of the car.
lLoose bearings, piston slap. worn
gears are only a few of many. Proba-
'bly piston slap is the best indication
lot the condition of an old engine. It
is not always easy to distinguish it
from loose connecting rod knock. It
you can reach crank shaft enu, either
fa... .3, One teacupful divided up among alllthrough hand plates or by removing
mu! LSOpuday-nd ‘Cylinders Once a week WOUId be crank case, you can determine if low
a}. 01.00 I. it! ““1: enough. Some will leak down into the. er end is loose By removing cap and
“Wm "
After 'I ran it 450 miles I re-
imored cylinder head, touched up
valves, cleaned carbon out. Piston in
\‘o. 3 cylinder contained very little-
icnrbon Since replacing cylinder head
was
Tl lle I noticed around No 1 cylinder, where.
, famous Howl/or W0 ithead joins cylinder casting, a fewI
HOTEL
. lbubbles ,when engine is running. A1501
Martha Washington' l
in coating of 011 runs from ardund
[Just on nun. AVIIUI)
sptnk plug down to where cylinder
29 M2”: St., New York City
listening for a knock This would be indPr‘.’
vance. 5
head is joined. Will you kindly ad-
‘vtse in your next issue and oblige.
.-. 'J. K
om crank case, but not enough to d0 any pushing connecting rod up and down
. .1. m harm Tighten 1111 bolts around No 1 you can get some 1119a as to whether
'.Wu1wm-l cylinder until léqk stops. If bolts are the wrlgt pm and is 10039 or not. It
1 _ . , too: «in: they must be shortened by engine develops solid power on a bill
' act-é toonouy 11 is 31-9111ny 111
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Motoring Department, The Sentinel. i
-In purchasing a used car, what are!
to guard, against'fi
Automobile 81 Accessories
Dodge Bros.- Reo- Oldsmobile
More Lite [.enses cover the new law.
$1.50 $1.75
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Motoring Department. The Sentinel. 'ulncturera haven lacarded them! m
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