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Honk! Honk!
Motor Department. The
Will you kindly tell 1111- a good
dressing for a. pantasote top, one that
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top
out of right rear axle \Vhat would
cause this and what will I do for it?
Thanking you for an early reply.
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if (ngine stalls whemyou let in the
clutch the brakes may be binding or
:1 bearing on drive shaft seized. If
(uglne continues running there must
will "0‘ “1"“ ""d leave the to" be a break in drive members. either
“'1'“? H' W’ differential gears or axle shafts. Jack
“5"" ’1 ”‘ISI‘CI‘WS leather dressing. up both rear wheels. start engine. put
Y"" “a" purchase ”“5 ”1 "mm 3"" gezlri‘. in spied and trace power along
30"" paint 5‘0”" until the break is discovered. [sec
‘fi‘ heavier grease or have felt Washer 111
“0‘0" ""WWhmmt' The 89mm“: axle housing replaced by a new on! .
l have nllnest new Buick (3. Wluet‘. it,
stands idle lor two or three days I Motor Department. the Sentinfl:
05‘" “01 change gtnrs "m“ I work Will you please advise me what caus-
tlle'in for :1 while. i'lezlse ‘lell me ”10 (,5. :1 steady grinding noise in the
trouble- :lnd how to rcmcdy it" clutch of my car. anl also how this
W. W' trouble can be remedied? The clutch
’linvioubtedly you me in that the has been adjusted and new oil put in,
gears cielsll when shifting. This is but the noise is thf‘. same. The noise
«nun-d by the clutch dragging or not
l‘ullv releasing. After standing Rev-
en! 11:13:; the plates of the clutch
plohnbly stick a little. This should
itself gradually as you use
if not. then have the clutch
adjusted at the nearest lluick servlce
stutlon. Make sure that you have
pll nty of lubricant in~ the transmission
and that all the clutch bearings. ete..
plow-l Ly lubricated.
eliminate
the car.
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and l have
.1l.d we iii"
would pull
agree which
Motor
Itflyc
friend uh!
tulking z-lrour
the most. “’1‘
one “as anl't-li the
cided to \‘.'lilt you
you Stud, so I \vlsll
us In your mxt issue
wll;1'. tl~e- spud Iirnit
ond :lud IllLiIl. and the”
1';l“l1.‘ >1- l'.1r \u- are
by “but \m 5:1) about it C ll.
The best way to proxe which car
\vlll pull H... most 15 to try each with
the sum- amount of load over the
same road The condition of the en-
'.-.:11«- “ill determine its pulling power.
l.~l the sunn- Judges ride in each can.
in your letter you do not ndxnncc in’
in pzlrtment.
:-n (lverlund four
has :1 Ford.
which one
could not
IOV.f‘.-l 11nd “v
and :lbldl- by \vll.1t
you would lthc
the fuels. :11rl
is 1:) iir..l, sec-5
lrirswpower ii: .
Killlll‘. to abide
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formation as to the year or model of tho
so we can 11-7.! ads-unce the
desired information. if you want the
1-\:Ict gear ratios of the different
speeds on both cars. including that of
the rear axle. would sugzest that you
write the manufacturer direct. \Vlicn
)uu write. l~e sure to specify engine
number. car number. model, type. etc.
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Motor Department. The Sentinel.
On account of the high cost of gaso-
olinc. i should like to use coal oil for
my car. \Vould it be possible to change
the cars.
to it after warming up on gasoline? is too lczm.
at exhaust it is too rich.
Has a carburetor been perfected in
'which coal oil can be used for start-
, run on less fuel.
'the
ing'.’ A. C.
should only be underlnken by
ed rennir
clutch thrust bearing needs replacing
such trouhlr
open
with
Fill‘)‘
ed by a drop of paint.
speed
throttle open to note If engine picks
up smoothly and evenly.
tires it is getting too much air and the
adjustment must be changed to give
it l( s.
one should make slight changes
increases as the gears are changld
from high to intermediate.
C. S.
The trdfible evidently
the clutch bearing. clutch collar and
clutch shnft hearing or gear in trnns~
Hy inspecting these
the trouble may be
Repairs. of course.
:1 skill-
ll’ll‘
mission ens ~.
parts carefully
discovered.
mnn. l’sunlly when
is experienced.
lll'll.l'l"l'll HINTS
have n gravity or vacuum
if you
feed system inspect vent in filling cap
of tank occasionally in see
that it is
Somelinr s it becomes clogged
dirt. This is especially neces-
nfte r painting. as it is easily clos-
The correct mixture at high engine
is deternlinid by flashing the
If it an‘k-
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the coming of cold weather
in
adjustment. Adjust
to give a slightly
richer mfyturel (in carburetors
which havw no needle valve change
the IOW speed adjustment to give a
richer mixture. 'l‘ry (lichrent 'posi-
tions until the engine pulls best at
low speed.
\Vll l1
carburetor
the. needle valve
The air \alxe on high spcrd adjust-
ment must be changed to the same
purpose. Strengthen the spring and
flash throttle open repeatedly. If
popping occurs :11. carburetor: mixture
1f [mixture smells strong
Then try the canon 11 level road at;
lies between ‘
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THE SOUTH NORWALK Rum GEMINI!-
Chineac Demand Absolutely Perfect
Work [from Man Entrustod With
‘ the Ci’Fving of Jade.
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The high standing 01’5“”? '8 “a mod-
ern thing. Tile primitive “’0“th "NI.
measures of the Chinese world were
computed from jade tubes, and the ear-
liest bars or intervals of music known
to that nation were determined by bol-
low bamboo canes of accurate length,
afterward made in jade tubes having
stops within to be pulled out at the will
of the player.
The Spunlards and the bicycling
have as great respect for the stone as
the Chinese, and they nulke great use
of It. The. (‘hlncse value their jade
cllrvlngs so highly that they cannot
often be prcvnllell upon to part with
them.
When an unusually large piece. of
jade is found in ( ‘hluu, there is called
11 council or artists to determine into
what slulpe it bud best In‘ curved. as.
owing to its extreme hardness, the
form selected must follow somewhat
the outline indicated by the natural
formnlmn of the specimen.
The artist chosen to perform the
delicate task Is not altogether to be
envied. it is true that if he succeeds
be will be. highly honored and re-
warded. but success depends upon his
work being approved after it has been
subjected to public criticism for a
whole year. if. ill the end of that
time, his \vork should be condemned.
his reputation as an artist is in-
relrievnbly lost.
Tile task Itself is no light one. With
ll thin piece of finely tempered brass
wire, the nrllst may work for a Week
without ll: lying nnyitl ing to show.
Twcnly ye: lrs have not been considered
too long for :1 single piece of carving.
SHARK FISHING IS EXCITING
a In Australia the Element of Danger
Add: to It: Attraction for
the Sportsman.
Shark fishing is a spor‘ln Australia
that has found many devotees among
Englishmen because of the lure
of danger. As the native practiced it.
.tllere were times when the sharks
had all the fun, as in large. numbers
they could transform the sport to
native hunting, remarks an exchange.
Fishermen are sometimes the victims
of the vicious tiger sharks, most dan-
Coal oil (kerosene) requires a spe- about 15 miles an hour. Run twoi gel-oils 0' “‘9 Species. “"h "ml"
cirll form of carburetor, which vapor- bloc ks throttled down. then open' SWI“ IUHL’FS thrnuzh the “titer and
m-s n by means or heat. This is done throttle all the way. ("ar should. 1» werful Jaws They are hated and
by starting the engine on gasoline and speed up rapidly and smoothly and f fired with equal intensity.
then changing over. The ordinary engina should not labor. stall. miss‘ An Engliflb sportsman descrlhes his
carburetor is not adapted to this fuel,
but farm tractors carry carburetors
that do this work very successfully.
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Motor Department. The Sentinel:
Would the performance of my lv‘ord
car, and particularly the starting, be
improved if i removed the short con-
nection of the inlet manifold around,
exhaust and substituted n. regular
stove with a well iitu d pipe? My en‘I
glue is hard to start on cold mornings,
and gave in" a lot of trouble last win-
ter. (1’ Y. .
This would tend to vaporize the.
mixture more readily, enabling you to
it would also make
for smoother running and more, pow»
er. It would not, help you to start the
engine, as there is no heat in the. ex-.
hallst manifold until the engine func«
,«tions. It would. however. enable you
to warm up the engine more rapidly,
and so be of benefit.
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Is there any advantage in the use of
a spark plug intensifier for the I‘ord
tar? Does it have any injuriou. ef-
fect on the ignition system? it. C.
Undoubtedly an intensifier adds
slightly to the power of the- spark and
30 gives slightly better ignition. This
is especially noticeable where the
mixture is '1‘} quite correct. poor
compression. or even a battery slight-
ly run down. But the gap in the in-
tensifier is in series with the spark
gap, adding to the resistance, which
may become too great it the spark
plug points burn away. It is n ques-
tion whether you can get any better
results than It‘ you paid sufficient at-
tention to vibrator adjustment, etc.
Motor Department. the Sentinel:
Recently my engine refused to run
and I had to be towed home I re-
moved the magneto. but can get no
spark from it. The breaker points
are. clean and separate the. right dis-
'tunce. The distributer is clean and
the. brushes lnkood condition. Please
tell me where you think the troublé
may be. and if it is anything I can fix
myself. F. 0.
Although not so stated. we assume
you fave a lush tension magneto ot’
the usual type. Inspect safety spark
gap. as that sometimes short— circuits
Hm magneto. Perhaps the trouble is
in the windings of the armature.
This can only be rewound by an ex-
pert. using the proper tools. You had
better ship the magneto back to the
manufacturers and have II. PFODN‘IY
overhauled.
Motor Department. the Sentinel:
‘luce'ntly I was told that ordinary tap
wll.(l‘ (Ollld be used. for the storage
battery
t-ulld water. Is there any danger in‘
Using tip water? Also please tell...” ,
“l?" sulphuric acid should be added.’
A.
In some pug-ts
Most waters contain mineral
which will damage t e plates.
- waiter is cheap it can be
1.: any drug store. Acid
be put into a storage
some of the electrotype
or been spilled. Use
.. 4 only.
I inel:
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‘Sage and Sulphur Compound."
explosions, pop back at carburetor. or
give muffler explosions.
HRHIII‘ON IS EXONERATEI).
Leon S. Skelton of Stamford. driver.
of an automobile which struck and
killed Margaret llrennan of Stamford.
on Oct. 6. was absolved from blame
for the accident. in a finding issued
'by Coroner i’helan yesterday.
RAILROAD LAYS OFF lin-.N.
With most of the track work plan-
ned for the summer months complet
'ed the New Haven road has laid off.
half its force of track men and is ell-
.tering into the winter months with 0.
:kcllton of its former force. The
9road followed the example or all oth-
er railroads and has rushed its track
work during the summer months.
ASPIRIN
,l3ewure! I'nless you see the name
"Bayer” on package or on tablets you‘
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty- one
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told in the Bay-
or package for Colds Headache. Neu~
ralgla. Rheumatism. Earache. Tooth-
ache. Lumbago. and for Pain. Handy
tin "boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin cost few cents. Druggists
also sell larger packages. Aspirin is
the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture
acid.
of Salicylic-
Monoaceticacidester of
COR"! SAGE TEA IN
HAIR TO DARREN 11‘
It's Grandmother's ltl‘cipe Io chp
"or Locks Dark. Glossy,
Beautiful
The old-tinn mixture of Sage Tea
and Sulphur for dnrkwling gray.
streaked :lli'I f';1-lml hair is grand-
mother's: l‘I‘t'llH'. and folks are again
using it to km p their hair a good.
r-H-u (nlnl “Illtll is quite sensible as
yet the directions call for dis- “1' .m- Il\lllg in an age when a youth- I
lul :ilnpi' .(ll‘lllLk: is of the greatest ad-
\antuge.
Nowadays, though. we don’t have
the troublesome task of gathering the
w t or the country tap. sage and the mussy mixing at home.
a e“ " W“! enough to be used in a. 'All drug stores sell the ready- to- -uae
but it is well to be product. improved by the addition of
other “Wyeth's
It is
very popular. because nobody can dis-
cover it has been applied. Simply
moisten your comb '01- 8. soft brush
with it, and draw this through your
hair, Taking one small stand. it a
time; by morning the my hull- duo“
uppears. but what delight- the halo-
with Wyethl' Sago um Sulphur UM
flat. bold.
ingredients, called
Name “Bayer” on Genuine ‘
efforts to catch u shark and his fail-
ure after all his books were gone. The
shark would take the. hook. allowing
himself to be drawn almost to the rock
' where. the sportsman stood. Then the
l’ shark‘s shnrp laws would never the line
nnd he woud swim slowly about until
another book could be dropped In. A
stout book was attached to 11 line by
a chain. and with this the shark was
, drawn hnlf way out of the water. Then
i a wave tossed him about and the line
I passed through his
i one slash. After this sev
. attached to 11 brass line,
by the shark.
'ere taken
but could not hold him.
_ Parents' Problems.
Parents, as intended by nature, are
the ultimate Judges of their own Sons.
declares Good Housekeeping. They
are the courts of last resort. They
are. the glmrdlnns, with the double rc-
sponslbillty of protection and guid-
unce.
rection of growth.
may not wurp their attitudes, the. boy
must become to them a
problem. He must be analyzed to dis-
cover his hereditary pllv,sicnl
ml and environmental constituents.
His composition and the materials that.
enter into it, his actions and reac-
tions. the lllought~processes thnt go
into the creation oi? his mental be-
havlor, the crystallization of habits of
doing. feeling, and acting—all must be
lconsldered objectively and controlled
ldurlng the (lmious process of boy-
i formation.
Wonder Wood.
an: as vs onssR nruoa am
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SET HARD TASK FDR ARTIST;
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12, 1921
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AUTOMOBILE CYLINDER REGRINDING
ALL MAKES
PISTONS PINS AND RINGS FOR
OF CARS
To bfi“ yo“
0 mind ‘
eo¢¢ 2‘?"-3~.2"-=“' SPECIAL PRICES ON FORDS
2-- . Regrlndlng and Furnishing Precision Pistons, Pins and Rings .
Regrinding and Furnishing Wainwright Pistons Pins and Fllngs :2?
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With our equipment we can tell your battery troubles Immt‘dlalelv
If You Are Looking for Service, Try Us
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Telephone 362- 4
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men- '
The next time you go to church ”13- .
ten closely to the organ. You will hear
some tones that boom in the bass and
some soft lnellmv tnnes lllzlt seen) to
curl around you or wander
1‘ into the air. You “on 't know where
j they come l‘l‘.onl but the olgnnisl \viil
tell you that the _\ :ire “umul limes“ null
he will explllin Hurt cerlnin pipes Of
his inslrunu-nt are made of wood, The
American l-‘oreslry Magazine tells us
j that the eredit for finding: the possibili-
ties Of Mind for producing [Ones be-
longs to a l’hlladelphlnn. When the
roofs of the city were covered with
. shingles, (lottlieb Iiittlehergcr lay
awake one night and listened to the
patter of the min upon them. He
noted a good many different sounds
and from his study of them he wonked
out til} wood pipes of the organ.
Facts About Famous Persons.
Somebody who‘ writes for the Argo-
nuut has collected a number of lnslg.
nlficant facts about significant per-
sons. Ollver Wendell Holmes used to
carry a horse chestnut in one packet
and a potato in another to ward off
rheumatism. Edgar Allen Poe slept
with his cat and was inordinately proud
of his feet. Robert Browning shuffled
his feet to constantly that he wore
In‘ the Wt. Bax-don. imagined
gently out .
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Possess the good qualities of
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nut the disadvantages of either.
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