Show 1 MOTORING MO RING PROBLEMS ILLIAM H. H STEWART JR president preel- preel WILLIAM dent of ot the Stewart Steart Automobile company of ot New York and a lea leading authority on construction upkeep upkeep up up- Keep and operation of ot automobiles gives Ives 3 helpful answers t te tc 9 motorists In every eyer Sunday Issue of Tho The Herald Herald- Republican It If In a n quandary over ever op op- op oration of ot your car address your oUr question ques quos tion to Motoring Department The Republican Herald and Mr Ir Stewart will wm give Kiv his expert advice In tho the fol tol- following lowing Sunday Sunda issue of at The Herald Herald- Republican Copyright ht b by V. W. H II Stewart l Motoring Department The Herald Herald- Republican an I have e been told that It Is Isa Isa isa a good plan In going oln down steep hills to throw your our motor Into nto second or first firs speed peed thereby making your our motor holdback hold holt I Iback back the tho car In Instead tea of or the brakes Dont Don't you ou think this will Injure the motor motor motor-I. JI p. p Tho 10 logical manner to control a 1 car carIs carIs caris Is to disengage clutch and use tho the brakes braces in descending Ing exceptionally exceptional steep sleep grades where one is skeptical about bout the efficiency of ot tho the brakes then using the first t speed and antl opening the pet cocks one ono can use the motor as a brake to advantage The motor In such cases should bo be dead eal It Is not good practice to o use the motor as a brake The Tho service and emergency brakes braces aro arc designed in most mot cases to take tace care of ot all aU normal road conditions 0 c Motoring Depart Department t The Tho Herald Herald- Republican I J have havo a car with a Ier carburetor which will win not run slowly slow slow- ly h It seems to work well welt enough with the throttle opened to pull puB tho the car but that I is all Tho The engine seems to be In good goad condition What hat do you Ou suggest is the trouble P. trouble P. P S. S Many things prevent a motor from throttling to low speeds Usual Usually tho the trouble Is in the carburetor adjustment At slow engine eng speed the air valve vahe should bo closed If It you feel the carburetor carburetor carburetor car car- is rl right ht then test for air leaks in hr the manifold A slight sll leak in the manifold or one ono of the manifold gaskets gaskets gas gas- as- as will cause your our trouble Tho The spark gap hap at the plugs should not exceed 32 1 of or an Inch Each Bach cylinder cUnder should have hao strong stron and equal compression 9 7 ac TH x t f f o to f r 1 t T Dc T Atto ailment Mi in f rig p Republican I have o a to metal clutch which grips grip I am careful about a gradual engagement but I cannot se secure so- so cure the desired result What hat ma may cause cuse this What hat treatment can I give Ivo the clutch to soften if It R. R. R N N. The leather of ot the clutch Is no doubt too dry r and should be treated with castOl castor castor cas cas- tor tOl oil or Dr oily oil First clean the clutch leather In order to remove lemO all nU foreign matter It Is often orten necessary to remove the glazed surface If It an any b by scraping Apply the oil oU over the whole face race of or the tho leather cather and allow It to soak In ht over nl night ht This should soften the leather and help to eliminate the trouble trou trou- ble If IC there is an adjustment on the clutch spring would advise decreasing the tension of oC the spring sprIng- slight slightly Motoring Department The Herald Herald- I I have ha a I 1913 1313 touring car four tour cylinders rs In country running tho the car ear l' l consumes one one gallon JAllon of or gasoline In fifteen miles Will you U plea please so nd the approximate quantity of oC gasoline which is consumed In one hour when car is at a standstill with motor running running run run- lover retarded ning and your our gas M. M 1 AL A. ALTo To answer your our question offhand would be guesswork It If you ou can con approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately estimate the R. R P. P M. M o othe of ot the motor under both the conditions you have outlined then you OU can more mere accurate accurately figure the tho gasoline consumption con con- When hen idling the motor should turn over o yer very slowly and of or course consume very ven little fuel c t Motoring Department The Herald- Herald Republican Whilo hUo While replacing the tires on the back wheels recently I ran o i car cat on low gear and noticed that one wheel ran ta fatter faster ter than the other How might this be explained G G. I l L. L Providing tho differential Is in good order there thero should be no reason for tor forone forono torone one ono wheel to turn faster than the theother theother theother other except that you ou are using different different different dif dif- ferent sized tires on the wheels If It Itono ono one large tire and ono one small tire the Is 15 used a a. differential action is set up which causes needless w wear ar on It The rhe tires Ires on the rear wheels should be of t the hc same size Ize Different makes of tires tire especially the larger types sometimes sometimes some- some times Imes differ In size even cven thou though h marked the he same While the difference ma may not be great nevertheless ne an any difference causes a 0 slight differential action Jc S Motoring Department The Herald Herald- Republican I I am experiencing tho the following trouble with m my car and seeing seeIng see- see Ing ng your our valuable suggestions each week 1 thought possibly you OU could help me mot m l Tho The car has a n vibrating coil coll and the hc motor will not start on this coil on the battery batten side However a good cylinder cylinder cyl cyl- inder spark is obtained when tho starter start start- er button on the t side Hide o of the coil coll box is pressed If It crane cranked on the tho magneto it runs O 0 0 IC Kl but stops when tho the switch Is s on tho battery side unless the buton button but but- ton on Is pressed as stated above Batteries Batteries Bat Bal teries are good S S. B B. B There is evidently a a. loose or broken connection Insl inside o tho the switch or coil coli If the toll coil is of ot tho the unit typo type and removable removable able abe from the box broken cn connection will undoubtedly be located In the cot coil box hY or r 11 ne f f ac t tin hn n t tin hn an t t n cr or h button it s completes Ath the ci circuit e IB is s ar aror evi evi- evidence dence of this Motoring Department The Tho Herald Herald- I Republican I have a n four tour cylinder car The Tho other day while cleaning tho magneto I unmeshed the gear which turns tho the round and ind do not know exactly how to put putt It t back in tn mesh a again aln An Any information Information information tion will be bo J. appreciated J. J F F. The distributor of tho the magneto should be resting on one segment at atthe atthe the thc time when the Interrupter points separate Allowance must be made for advancing and retarding tine the spark Tho The easiest wa way to set same would be to advance advance advance ad ad- vance the tho breaker box and turn the tho armature over until Interrupter points have lave Just separated Next place pace the distributor finger Just on the segment and mesh the tho gears Jears Next retard breaker box and make sure that Interrupter Interrupter Interrupter Inter Inter- points aro open before tho the dis- dis leaves segment c Motoring Department The rhe Herald Herald- Republican Republican Tho Tho wheels of ot m my car are equipped with old style clincher rims I Cau Can these bo be changed to tho the demount demount- able t rim Im typo Is s It then possible to use uso the hn clincher tire on the rim rim rim-B. B. B R. R Tho Tim chanGo change you 1 0 suggest will necessitate necessitate the building up of now felloes on the tho wheels and If tho the same size rims are aro Installed It will ho possible to use the same amo size sizo tires On some soma makes of ot rims I It 11 Is not possible to use lugs lubs with the I clincher typo tire and nd then It Is best hest to use tho the Q D. D tire especially especial on the tho rear roar driving wheels ls If a n. plain plaint clincher shoo Is u used ed on the tho rear reat wheels Without With out lugs the tendency will be bo for the th tire to creep on the Tint rim and shear off oft the tho valves is C c c Motoring Department The Tho Herald Herald- In In looking over several everal makes e of or cars with a view possibly of ot purchasing a certain salesman laid emphasis on the tho fact tact that his car was equipped throughout with roller t. t hearIn bear bear- In Ings H lie He laid particular emphasis on this point and since a number of ot other cart cars selling at higher prices are arc not equipped with these roller bearings I am ann curious to know wherein tho the advantage l lies Would like very yen much to have havo you Jou answer this In the next Issue of or your our column C. C C. C D D. Opinions of prominent mechanical engineers differ as ns to which type hpe of ot bearing is best for use US in the auto auto- mobile The make bearing used to together together together to- to gether with Its proper design for tho the work worl it I is b to do determines Its ef ef- ef Tally Many hl high h grade rade cars use Usa annular typo bearings Still slIn others use both In various arlou parts of ot the car cal where In lit their opinions the particular particular par par- typo servos serves best As stated prevIous previously pre pro the tho merit of or the bearing used Is determined by b- Its design construction construction construction tion and proper installation Motoring Department The Herald Horald- Republican have Have an nn S S. V Y G G. G car and ancl within the past month have havo had hall the valves ground round and the thc carbon c removed and still the motor knocks when running run run- ning on the level I and more ao so when wIlen climbing a n hill hilI Also o at times when running running- In third speed the lever le I jumps jumps into neutral and the tho car must be e brou brought ht to a n full fuU 11 stop as 8 I cannot cannot cannot can can- I not put the lover lever Into an any of ot the speeds when nohen running Will ill you be bo kind enough to lot let et me know lenow how to overcome these thee troubles K It RT M. M The grinding of ot the tho valves alves and tho the removal of or the carbon will not f dim elim bate a 0 knock cause caused by loose bear- bear Ings It will magnify the knock If sr anything From what you have havo stated it appears that tho Ono bearings hearings need ad adJusting adjusting ad- ad If It tho the shifting forks In the transmission transmission trans trans- mission are worn the th th gears ears wi will un- un mesh L Is It this true truo with third speed peed gears oars In your case it Is 18 possible that tho the do dos clutches of ot the tho high h speed gems gears aro aru considerably raby worn so 80 that there is not enough bearing surface to prevent the dogs doss from slipping out ont This condition would Mould be bo ng aggravated n b by worn shifting I forks Tho The forks usually roar more rapidly ly than tho the do dog doe clutches |