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give me some suggestions. K. T, 4-inch; It ”as frozen in the (Milan, my

From what you have said it. appears

It is possible that the nose of the
frame is bent/downward. causing thu

tlow the steering wheel, and. alter
that. the axle is bent or has. shifted much work it was made 10 “11'“. in“
{mm its proper position on the spring. ' ”“1011 t00 3t"?- Can you h-AWSE me an

to the cause and a possime remedy

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(a) Make Sill‘t‘ that ill? interrupter “'ill you please tell me a good method 3
points “Den twenty-five'tliousundths of T0“ repairing leaky radiator fins? Thelaxle to Set back on the one: side. Tho: would be a source of some danger; ”at:
an “inch and see that, this ccnrs «for radiator has a small leak, which he 'set of the spring shackle will help you Thanking you in advance. 1 am, 0 \
Ccssitates frequent refillinV. B. L. to detcrmine this. The main axle. 'D— S. is;

'both interruptions. Ono soc. of tho

‘fi’ntei‘mpter may be out a little: and
cause the trouble “motioned, so check
each carefully. (b) Perhaps the out:

‘ Zout .vulve causes; 'hc t‘lif'k at, certain

tithes. if the current jumped the safe“
ty'cap you would notice" the engine
.misfire. The tl‘Qllbl“ cannot be seri-
ous, Since you hear and observc noth-
ing 'When the cut—om is; clos’ed. Sonle<
ltimeS‘a slug in the exhaust manifold
will cause an annoying click under
varying conditions. to) A loose or car-
roded battery terminal will cause the
trouble. or course. when the engine
is cold you must expect greater rc'
sistance caused by the chilled lubri-
cating oil. Then again, a storage but-
tery is somewhat less etficient when
cold. ((1) The more carefully pistons

‘are made to seal the joints the better .

the rosult. There are many kinds on
the “market. but on particular make
can be rccommondell through the-so
columns. (0) Slightly worn bearings.
may be adjusted by removing shims.
If the Shaft and henrings have been
neglected then more- (‘ul't‘l'lll attention
is rcquired. All new lmurings must
be scraped and fitted carefully. it the:
"valves are. badly pitted or grooved
they’should he cut and ground in nu
til 21 perfect seat is obtained. Utlwr-

:wisc, ordinary grinding will suffice. l

Motor Department, The Sentinel;
My car is a 1917 model and l am at .1
loss to tell why it has begun to lose
power recently. I am inclined to think
the oiling system is plugged up but do
not knon" how to lost cylinders to $00
if they are properly lubricated. 'l‘lw
pump must be working properly. as oil
flows at. the right 'lttjd. The1 onglnw
drugs and scams 1,0 still] \'(‘l'_\' vastly.
Hills that I used. It) Inkl- on high gotn'
causo me to .‘hit‘l llll-I Sevnml.

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Crank enginw lly hand :Iliouiil: tho
crank to Swing but-l. as 3nd (‘i'itllli it.
or crank it over t'onwwssiun and Sift"
ifthe fiy-Whrvl rocks bur-k and forth
as it. stops. This will lost the million
tion of the cylimlm‘s unit bearings."
Engine must lulu- amid ('t’lllpi‘:';~'$«i021
:for this test. Tl this last is sotisl‘utu

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ments. 1" engine responds readily to
throttle Wllllv idling (.‘unuin: \\ ilh-:
out load), but thugs while on tho;

The best way to stop the leak is to.
have-it soldered. The fins are proba-'
bly those which facilitate radiation
but do not carry «water. Radiators
differ in constnuctionybut those hav-
ing fins are usually of the tube type.

Motor Department. The Sentinel;
AS a. constant reader of your depart-
ment, so valuable for suggestions of
practical use. I would like to ask is
there a kind of asphaltum or paint.
that could be used t’orunderne-ath the
tenders and at the side, which would

' hold firmer orswcar better than any

of those ordinarily used, so the same
would not rust so easily? B. W.

Before any paint is applied? to '1
metal surface all the rust mus be re-
moved. If there is any rust, no kind
to "squeak.“ owing to-want of lubri-
cation between the leaves. This can
be remedied by occasionally jacking
up the frame of tho car. so that the
weight of the axle hangs Train the
:prings. This will cause the leaves
of mo swings to separate a, limp. if
kvrosenv and oil is thou applied toilic
sides of the, spring and allowed to
stand for some time. it will ho found
that all it ntlvnr-y to "squeak" has (its
appeared. "

“ht-n two in morv loztvvs of :\ splint:
‘ V i»: nor :ulyisublv to install
now loan-s without l‘C‘Hrillllg thx:
Spring. lt‘ tho spring to used for sonm
Hull ll:~‘ set is diiiot'om flan) tlni: Oi
"'0 'll"" it'lll‘t‘H installc-l, laud l'tlr (1
feet often results in :mothm hmlu-n
spring very soon,

L‘ll‘il swings brmlk bé-czmsv tho

«sprint: clips my not quu. light. It l.—‘-

it good idvu to inspt-t-t and apply thv
\H‘t alt-h occasionally to tilt...“ pin-tn. A
I(‘\\' nmmt'nls spent out“; this. (it-(.3
fillfllilllg'; nizty fort-stun u lnollt-n :rp'ing
and :l ml of llllllt'rttt‘s'sux'y W Li) vih: :.
(outing. ,

Quito ()l’lt‘n you “'ill sm‘ a ‘nr Whirl)
lays over to one side due to :t \yvul.
spring. It is difficult to l’t’SUl (mo
spring to enat‘lly match the otht-r. no
if you want to obtain exact results it is
host: to have both springs reset at thi-
unl- lllllt-_ 'l‘lw slight illt‘l‘t'llSP in (‘nrsl
is worth \xhilv wlu‘rv you huyc it goml

from pivot to pivot, Should set at right!

angles to the frame. The Steering
knuckle arms to which the drag link
is attached should have an equal set;

that is, the angle betwepn the knuckle.

point proper and the oft'spt steering
arm Should be equal on each. After
“1959 pOints have been determined
the wheels should be aligned by the
adjustable link botween the steering
arms. The front wheels should have
about one—quarté‘r inch foregathor;
that, is they should toe in slightly. A
slight undergather is also advisable.
Motor Dcparttuent_ The Sentinel:
I have on my car a priming cup, the

pipe of which is connected to the in ’

take pipe, but I find this is not as 0:1
ficient as primingr through the regular
priming cocks above the> valves. Now
I have in mind a. primer that will with
om:- turn on the dash prinn: all four
cylinders at oncv. But as more must,
be :1 pipe from primer to each Cylin-
dor connecting the tmgulur priming
corks above the valves what would
happen when tho explosion takes
pluCP? Would lht‘ro bo any harm done
in the small pipos? Of course. those
would be only 'cnough gnsohanv l9; in
at one limo to prime tho tumor: the

.thm nould ho rut ofl' bcfot'c my‘ on-

glnt- was (-rtmhotl. . 7 E. T.

it is not likely that any harm would
be dom- to tho pipcs lazulinz‘irmn tho
pinning (lt‘Vle' to the cylinders whcn
tln- ongim- is started, but unless the
device is (ll-Sinuml correctly it will of.
ford :l. constant sourt‘p of compression
troutle. There are sovernl doviccs
on tho mnrkt-t at, the prostrnt llllll‘
which lmyt- boon llfit‘d with‘ stit‘r‘ns‘s
\\ hl('ll would opt-rut:- in llw Why you
tlt-‘st'i‘ibt‘.

Motor Department. Tho Suntinvl:
l have troublt» with my slot-rim; uhcc‘
in :1 way that l luu't- new-’1' hoard "\-
lvrvsswl by any mm. My (all; n-uuly
new, rospuntlml tn the “hm-ls vstslly
until this; morniluz, “hurt it ‘stldulcnly
N‘fllSt‘tl to turn in r-ilhvr dirnctlun an

The stecring gear needs careful at.
tention at frequent intervals. It. must
be kept well: lubricated. The bushing
in Question seized, due to the hick o.
proper lubrication. This is very up.
to happen with any bearing whor
there is any amount of friction. Un
der the circumstances, it would be all-
visable to remove the bushing or bear-
ing and refit it. You may be ubh: to
cash it by applying oil freely and
working it considerably. it“ it is Work-
ed free and kept lubricated, thorn will
be no danger of its seizing again. it
might. be well to install an oil cup a
this point.

Motor Department. The Sentinel.
l have a Chevrolet with Connet’ticut
ignition and Autolite starting and
lighting system. The lights on my cat-
are very dim when enginp is still or

‘when engine is running uslow, but urn

good when the engine is spceded up.
Have examined the buttmy connec-
tions and find them good. Have near-
ly now (‘olumbiu ‘baltery. whit-h is
pretty \yvll charged and “ill at all
times (usily start motor. I will apprtu
(Tint? your telling me throuzh your (‘C"
umns Wl't're to locum tho trouble.
When the cuglno is «lead or running
:40le the lights druw currvnt from
the humor}. \thn the ongimr is
speedvd up tho lights usually tttkc cur-
x'vnt dirt-ct from tho gone-rotor. From
what you haw Stated it appears that
your battery 1S not sulfivivntly strong
to otltml blight lights. l‘mhups it will
not hold tho charge. “7011M suggt‘st
that you ‘huvv the battery inspected

and tested at tho regular service sin“

tion or by some one thoroughly famil-

lur with (“883595 at" slorugc batteries:

Starting and Homric lighting sys
H'llls wquirc cil'itiom batteries. For
this rmumn tho butlm‘y should receive
(-urr‘i'ul attention. it should ho insm-ct.
ml l‘lmuwully. and the plows. of tho
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' the crank cos ..

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My crank cust- llu< not bx‘t'll ’rcmovvd
for-cleaning 5-inch I got tlw our, and l
have l‘lll‘ it swuyrnl thousand miles. l
have lwmi allrisctl that this is hull
practice. Is it not sulfide-m to drain
out the 0H oil and rwtill will: fl‘u‘sh oll
periodically, as iitl\'l>t'tl l); lm- manu-
facturers? ' ' B. l..
By this time your crank case will
be so filled with muck that it will he
difficult for any oil to get through it;
certainly no clean oil PYt'i‘ reaclws
the hearings. As soon as the: clean
oil is inserted it mixes -wllh this much
and the mixture» got-s l.» illt‘ ordinal
The crank case should tn- E'E‘l‘ltflx‘li u
least every five tllouszlntl mill-s unll
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Motor Department, 'l‘hv Semitic-l:
'ill you kindly onuww lllt' l‘ulltmln:
through the columns of your \‘hlllztblv

and have just had it m'mhglulml put
inzleakpmol' piston rings, 'm’zw lmsir
ings around push rolls. also now (on-
necting. rods. Hull how \yiritlE itisl:tl‘-§
ed,’hut it (loos not lily rlzzhl, ‘ \Ylltr'lll l '
start out it will miss until I tmyol
aboutn. milc m‘ (\l'n. 'l‘ln-n ll will
work better. If I stop tor tt-u or til’~

lltliPJi' in HIV szu‘vty gap of :l mugnt'toh
:~r is’tlwlr only on» t-num- tor it "“16;
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.\ poor (‘ill'llurt'lul' miVlurv will not ‘.
.lt‘foct tlu- sufuty gap in the mngooto.;
\thl thv srt'ontlnry current does nott
hove a coufplmo circuit the safety gap;
of the magcnto takes care of this. undi
tlw spark you not» is simply the com-:

plvtiunol‘ the circuit through this sale): ‘

‘y t‘vvim’a if it worn not for tho safe-l
ty device tho nrmnturo winding would;
soon br- puncturnd. Often the wires

lr-zuling‘ to tlw plulfislwcnmw loosened. 1’
1l1t~zuhy opening lllv high lonsion ("rm

chit, Tht- currt-nl lht-n Hallows llh'
path of trust rugs-lance. which is

Ilnmuzh tho» Sut‘vty :eup. \Vlwu this ‘
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um,- winding

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llm‘l‘nll) my t-ar “‘1'!“ into n dilrh uml _

hrm thl- tilé‘t‘l'ln‘.‘ tut-Chunlsm hmlly.
It has lwvn rcpuirml. hut tim's not
Stvt-lh lo ht- right at It (lows not
Ste-or as good as hanrv. All {hr pul‘ls
look all right and seem to be straight.

but it does not stem- 91.4 it should. [my
you think tho parts have boon;
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teen minutes; l ('ltll'l start it until I 4..., “—33 H.-. -.-.-.. 1,. a _ .- M.--“ 3 .
take out Nos. l and L’ plugs and chum ' . ~ 7 -. , if":
them, turn it ovwr mum or twit‘p and 3%; ,WW%E . L .
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then she'- Wlll stun to lurk, or if I dout , j ,r ’ ' . “it“ ‘
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gest a remedy for this trouble, as it
is a nuisance to lw taking out spark
plugs all the time? i will thank you
very much for a rcply. '3. ii.
It would seem that thooil works up
on Nos. 1 and 2 cylinders. in spite of
the. loakproof rings. This shows that
the cylinders are out of round or scor-
ed. Grinding must ho resorted to as
a remedy for this. Possibly a heavier
s oil might help, us it Hulld no; got up;
on top of the piston so rvmlily. The.
jerk is due to tlw t-ylintlet‘s mission
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, Motor Departtuenl‘ The Sentinel:
.‘ Kindly advise how to charge) roll but
tery from :1 residvnt electric light.
Should this chargo hr» from direct or
alternating current. and how should
it be arranged? V'l’hanking you for
your prompt auswnr to this matter.
I). M.
Direct current mus: miter tho but
tery, but the source may be direct or '
alternating. A rhcostat will be rennin I
‘ ed to bring direct current down to 7 ~ ‘
. proper amperage for your battery. A ~ ‘
rectifier must be used with alternat- ‘ ' I ' "
jug current." The chaglng rate Starts a 7 ’ 3
at; one-tend". capacity of battery. A . ‘ ' , - ' '
100 amp. hr. bottm'y must. start at 10 N ’ . '
amps., a 60 amp. hr. battery at 6 amps. u. . >
If. electrolyte is below tops of plates, \.r . i; ' 1‘
7add distilled water ‘ao cover them one- H ' ' ' I ' ‘

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‘line to positive of battery and nega-
tive to nagative. After an hour or 5‘
two.;if cells are gassing freely. reduce' (g,
{gagging rate one or two anlperes. Vi - .- - t b ' l . ‘

' e p t 9 cells from bubbling too free— \ . . ' ' “ ~ ‘

,ly by reducing the charging rate. Eat, if x‘lgs mus e arranged for on or before May ' ‘ U
.tery is fully charged when eloctrolytei .. . : r.
reads 1.275 to 1.300. '; . H

‘Motor. Department, The . Sentinel: { U

' Some two months ago you_._gave ad“ ‘1
vice in regard to stopping the squeak~l U
king of theframe. W'ould you kindly! ~’ .
r‘repeat it? By doing so you would' 3}, '
greatly oblige. . , M. F. l u

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