m...~som NORWALK svsmarssmf ‘ .
of compression. Start engine and
squirt oil around joints of inlet mani-
T T l
Honk. Honk. fold to find if it leaks. Flash throttle
'open to see it it backfires in carbure-
tor. If it does. a. lean mixture is indi-
cated. l'ungent odor or black smoke
,would show a rich mixture. Bear in
mind that you can not expect power
‘llotOr Department. The Sentinel:
m I replace 2 front wheels on my
Ford delivery with size 30 in. by 3 1-2
In... same as rear. and have them work
mfactory without making any-other without good compression at all times.
change or interfering with driving? _".—
p and it rather expensive to carry 2 Motor Department. The Sentinel:
mm shoes and tubes all the time. Is it dangerous to smoke in an auto-
mobile? \V.e find "No Smoking" signs
, OVVNElt. .
A great many owners do this to:'” all thmgarag'ts and occasionally
Avoid carrying two spare tires. ‘ The 'read of disastrous 'ires through smok-
additional cost is very little. but well "‘8 around cars. “’ hen and where
“firth the difference. 'is it safe to smoke. and in what ur-
Would suggest, . 9
(that. you make the change. It will be ,cumstances '5 it “0‘ 33"? -
necessary to install new rim
equip-
ment on the front wheels.
NOVICE.
Neither gasolinr nor gasoline vapor
can be set O'l fire by the end of 3. cl-
gar. It requires a naked flame or an
electric spark. Gasoline vapor is very
hcavy and sinks to the ground. so it
'is not dangerous to smoke or even
,lstrikc a match in the car. The real
.‘dangc-r comes from some careless per-
son throwing: a lighted match under
,the car. if the carburetor has just
:been primed or there is a leak in the
tank or t‘ue lline. then the trouble be-
gins.
Motor DOpartment. The Sentinel:
Would you please tell me why the n10-
tor on my car is so bad about blowing
the gasket bc-twt-cn the two rear cyl-
inders? I can not get one‘ to stand
’ but a. short time. I just recently had
8'. new one installed by a competent
mechanic and it only run about 75
allies. then bio-w out between the two.
rear cylinders as always. Any infor- .
[nation you can give me will be appre- ;
cjated. G. M.
The surface holding the gasket
must be absolutely true. so that when
the gasket is locked in place an even
pressure is obtained on all of the gas-
l Motor Department. The Sentinel:
0n cranking my engine recently I no-
‘tlced it had lost compression. I had
'noticed a loss of power for a week or
more. I had the cylinders removed.
ket. After a ncsv one is installed and
Packed in plat-v. the tighteniflg down and found se_"€l‘3l Shallow grooves
process should lu- repeated for several “Ont; the cylinder walls. not very
days. while Im- Ingine is hot. You mm" onus. hi)“"-"‘£’r Could this be
‘the cause of the loss of power? \Vould
should inspect tln- studs or bolts which
10‘?“ the guslut. You may find thel't h" ““9“\D9n5l\“ 30b to blue them
thread stripp: d on one or more. Also. ironioved. S. 0.
see that tho thrvad is run down farI h‘l‘lpnul "103‘ 0' your DOWH‘ has
lcaked out there. but there may have
been leakage elsewhere. as through
the valves. around spark plugs. etc.
The grooves may have been caused by
Iitcvs of the rings breaking off and
being jammed in between the cylin-
Ider walls and the piston. or the engine
r-nough on llu- ~tuds to permit suffi-
ttiI-nt tightening.
Motor llcpaItuu-nt. The Sentinel:
liow can I drrrrminc whether I need
new pistons or not tor my motor? it
is a. l9l8 typc. and I am told that the
cylinders nu-d re-grinding and nt-wf
pistons and il' us titted. it is being
taken down now and I don't want it
put together without having it right.
'r. C. I
You should caliper the cylinders
and pistons ii: ordt-r to ascertain if
they are true if they are not true.
The cylinders should be rcground.
Vthn this is donc. new pistons and
rings arc nu-a :sul‘) to (omple-tc the
“work properly. ‘
Motor Dcpartnunt, The Sentinel:
how I can tcll if the!
T’lcase inform Im-
(-ur- ~
generator on my car is making
rcnt or not: also, how to remedy the
all working up throuuh onl- of the
snark plugs? Thanking you in ad»:
\ .‘LTH‘Q‘. S. P.
-Your ilmlnt'lrl‘ Should show charge
or discharge. it not provided with
.I ill lllt‘lt‘r nccdlc does
'inch gap at secondary contact.
may be reground and new pistons and
rings fitted. You should get an esti—
mate for this work before proceeding.
Motor Department, The Sentinel:
During a recent storm the engine of
my car was soaked and the vibrator
coiTs were also wet for a few hours. I
have been unable to start my engine
since. Have gone through it pretty
well and get plenty of vibration. but
only a weak spark at plugs. Have de-
cided the unit coils have suffered.
Please advise. whether these coils
would be injured. and, if so. is there
any remedy, outside of new coig?s
\Vhen the coils are made filey are
so thoroughly packed in insulating
compound that there is but little fear
of their being short circuited by wa—
ter. Remove them and see it any wa-
Lter remains in the bottom of the cell
box. Box may be water-soaked. caus-
ing a short circuit. Test the coils by
running current from four or five dry
cells. through the battery contacts.
connecting the secondary to one of the
battery wires and making a quarter-
]! no
secondary spark jumps out. dry coils
for two days in a warm place. not hot
enough to melt the insulation. and
test again. 1r still no spark is shown,
coils are damagcd and must be replac-
ed.
HEIJ’Fl'I: HINTS.
\Vhen a car has been standing for
some time it is advisable to drain float
chamber of carburetor in order to get
rid of any sediment or water. Dirt or
a few drops of water in the carburetor
will cause the motor to mistire badly.
dirt trap. either in the line itself or at
the base of the carburctor You
should think to clean this occasionally
before trouble is encountered. The
present day fuel contains more or less
waste matter. and trouble with the
Hershfield Motor
Transportation CO.
Daily Service Between New York & Norwalk'
LONG DISTANCE TRUCKING
Ten Large Trucks at Your Service for All Kinds of Trans
portation; Padded Vans for Furniture Work
Main Office, 26 Concord St., So. Norwalk, Phone 294
New York Oilice, 201 West 20th., Phono Chelsea 8059
:unmctl-r, or if
not move, lllll o‘-‘.:l.'tt' and disconnect
one of the [:4 HI Iulor “in-s and see if
s‘rpark Occurs lllllv'. Tl" lhc lmtlery'
doe-s not chm'uv pz'nprrl)‘ the gcncra-
for may not ln \'.Hll(lllL', This would
‘1" causul by Illl'l} t-vaInulator brush-
08 or a poor (Htlldl'l on some Vvirc.
W'our oil [T'Ulllill' Is tauswl by too
Inuch oil or dc-l'wrtiu- spark plug,
\‘vhich dot-s Imi lirl- llu- charge. Sr?
that this (-yliIIdI-r has good (‘()lllprt‘HS>
ion and try :I anv spark plIIL’. '
Motor l)l'll.“lllllt'lll. 'l'ho Scnlinvl.
I own an (l\'l‘l'l.illll var. ’l‘lw lIattc-ry
:3 dead. but i:: still ('Ulllli't‘ll‘d to the,
gent-rotor. \-\'Ill ll illJUI't' tln- gone-rib.
1101' in any “:13 to lllll the
a «mm-cud 1’ TL:
car with it
L't-uvrntor does not
gent-rat:- ovcr 5. .‘lllllit‘l't'h‘. This is why
N do not buy 21 anv ilattrry. \Vhat
shall I do with lllt‘ Ln n. rator to Inake'
it. produrc \l.l.i(l1lll dllll‘nt res to kt‘ -cp
up the bath r_V' (HV’CNI R.
No haim will ('-0m¢ to thc gt ncrlitor, l
but the bath-r) may hc remoud and,
the SVstcm continm to 11111 b\ jolningl
the battery \vires to:clher.10urg<n-;
curator may how a dirtV commutator.
brushes impropo rl) lltte.d or some dc-
fisct in the lh ll uludings. Iltitcr have
ll. looked our l.l‘. d brought up to full
ofllciency. l
Motor lie partnu-nt. The Sentinel:
14' have been advised to clean out the
‘alifferentlal occasionally to prevent
Wear and noisw. Please tell Inc how
fihis should he done. i put in llt':l\y
oil occasionally and drain it out thrcc
Ur four months late-r. Is this suffi-
cient? HEATH) R
Unless “10. unit and small particles
of metal are Iemoycd occasionallv
they wrar tho- mars rflpldh. Drain
old oil and rt place plug
rear wheel.
Jack up one
Pour in kcroscne until
bottom of din‘vIc-IItl-Il dips, but not
enough to Iun out or axle housing.
Start engine and put gears in low
ma. The kc- roscne is drawn into
flee differential.
Wash dirt from
washing out the dirt.
sides of housing with ,
n. long-handle brush. Kerosene
Erika Morini
The Seventeen-year-old Girl Violinist
ldays
Romance--Wieniawski
Hear This Melodious Violin Record at
DONNELLY’
18 SOUTH MAIN STREET
VICTROLAS SOLD 0N EASY TERMS
Bhould be changed steIal iimt-s.’
1')an carefully and till “ith lubricant
to right level.
Motor Department.
I? have a Harhy
The Sentinel.
motorcycle and can
get no power fit at the engine. Have I'D
put in new piston rings and had the PALACE THEATRE BUI l we
rear wheels {iv-.d The rtar Ivhcell ‘
runs free and (TIHS not seem to bind- ’
any. I can not push clutch in full or
it. will stall thc tngine Thanking Syoul‘
for an answer. i am. l
Your engim- seems to lack pOVSVer I
Remove spark plugs and crank engine.
‘to see. if crankshaft and pistons are]
., thee: EReplacc plugs and try for lo:sI
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Formerly Kellys sold for higher prices
they were well worth it.
prices have been materially lowered.
20‘" /0 reduction on Cords
10% reduction (In-7 Fabrics.
TO CHANGE TO KELLYS?
IT COSTS NO MORE
PALACE BOOTERY =
Clearance Sale
The biggest Shoe Sale, on record is now in full swing.
‘\‘\‘\‘\‘\‘
n '7‘", .- diff.
IT. COSTS LESS TO BUY-,-KELLYS NOW
Today Kellys are better than ever. but their
15% reduction on Caterpillar truck’tires. - .-
ISN'T THIS A PRETTY GOOD TIME
TO BUY A KELLY.
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and
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In most every gas line there is a,
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carburetor can be reduced by' cleaning
this trap occasionally.
’NANT TIME T [l
PERFECT DEFENSE
NEW YORK. Jan. 17.-—-Pleas for
timeJn which to"perfect a. defense on
grounds of insanity in the case of Al-
rlc Westling, ‘Worcester, Mass, sales-
man. who is charged with murder. to-
day roused Justice’Richard H. Mitch.
ell, in Bronx Supreme Court. to in-
form the prisoner. "You can’t play fast
and loose with the criminal procedure
of this court. and I will brook no fur-
ther delay."
He set trial for January 30.
VVestling is charged with having
shot and killed Carl Mollar'. aged jew—
It‘ gasoline runs out of the carbure—l
tor afterlthe engine stops. it. shoivs
that the air entering the carburetor
is not hot enough to vaporize the
present grade of fuel. The gasoline
accumulates and runs out as soon as
the suction stops. Look over the hot
.air pipe around the exhaust manifold
for leaks orhave such a pipe installed
if none is used.
It requires more gasoline to drive
around‘ in conjested streets than to
run straight‘on open roads. Closing
the throttle during the greater part of
a hill descent will not only be safer,
but will save gasoline. Fuel economy
means a healthier engine.
It is essential to have the engine eler. during‘ an attempt to rob the
thoroughly warmed up before start- Mollar home. in the Bronx, last De-
cember 23. Mrs. Ursuline Mollar. wife
of the jeweler. was seriously wound-
ed. .
Westling's attorneys. Assemblyman
Joseph Y. McKee and Ernest Ander-
son. of Worcester. have entered a for-
mal plea of not guilty for Westling.
and told the corut they wanted more
time to obtain aflidavits from a Euro-
pean relative of the accused. which
,would prove that he suffered from
ing to adjust the carburetor. Plenty
of time should be taken. doing it so
that the engine is hot when the finish-
ing touches are giv.en An engine ad-
justed while cold will not develop full
power. and an entirely different ad-
lustment “ill be necessary after it
heats up. resulting in an increase of
power and gasoline economy.
.—______
Advertise in the Sentinel for best
results.
hereditary fits of insanity.
PROPER
leLATlON
SAVES TIRES
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TIRES WE HAVE IN STOCK ARE
U. S., GOODYEAR, FISK
vuwamznm
WEBB BROS.
133 South Main Street
Scored Cylinders Repaired
Work Guaranteed
Kendrickt’aChase Garage
13 Raymond Street
SO. Norwalk Auto Supply CO.
90 North Main St. Phone 436.
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VULCANIZING. ACCESSORIES. E
DISTRIBUTOR FOB ' , l
Converse, Star and Perfection Tires. l
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FREE AIR—SERVICE.
TWVWWM
TIRE SERVICE CO. OF NORWALK
_ LOUIS Ham-m, Manager
Goodyear~United States Sales ,
and Service Depot—Penn. Tires
911/2 Main Street Tel. 1377 Norwalk, Conn.
was one
Gasoline Depot, Benzine, Alcohol, Oils,
Greases and Kerosene, Starter
and Generator .. Brushes
THE HARDWARE & AUTO SUPPLY CO.
G. H. HEDENBERG, President and Treasurer.
42 WATER STREET, SOUTH NORWALK, GONE
PHONE 12155.
HUNTER’S GARAGE f
Union Avenue, Near Main.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 1922
ANY ONE WHO OWNS SECURITIES
FIND THIS BOOKLET INViI I IBM?“
Reports. on all important The January Numb
compames, arranged in in- er
stantly readable form, are COM; "5
contained in the ‘ the 1921 HighLOWs
INVESTORS ‘Also tin,- kind .; “a“
i'ormatidn Hun . I ‘
POCKET
MANUAL
288 pages of valuable data—
condensed important facts——
market records for several
years—vfinances — earnings—
dividends—current status on
both, listed and unlisted
securities.
handy form I...
Mailed free on reques;
Maples & Goldschmidt
85 Washington sire... ‘
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I give my children
White Rose Bread
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“I spread it with jam butter or surup and l . .,
them so satisfitd and heal hv. ”.lhcy m Vor "1-? -
and that is the thief mmul \thx lth III»; that ii .—
bread 1 mm had in the house."
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Ask Your Grocer for
White Rose Bread
Big Removal Sale
MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING
Everything sold regardless Of cost.
GOTTLIEB’S
South.\
or“ alk
North 7 Main Street
5.4
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EXPERIENCED AUTO MECHANICS
Telephone 2023.
Start Your Car With POWer from Niagara
ms U. s. L. GOLDEN RULE BATTERY saunas
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FURNACE SHOVELS .................................. . - "3‘
snow snovsLs .. ...................... . ............. . 65: )3:
snow SHOVELS con TI—sa KIDDIES ................ 25c and 396
. l‘: s. scsAPEas ................................... .
SELF STEERING sLsos FOR aovs on GIRLS ......... $175 up
South Norwalk
Repairing and Recharging of All Mm! Batteries
With our equipment we lingual! your battery troubles immediately
- If Yen Are Loolung for Service, '
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Every Day—Floral Tributes. Every 13650“p ’On
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