| Show causes auses ana and Remedies of or o F Faulty Lights it Discussed is by Barney Olaf Oldfield lela Who Also Cautions Caution A Use T T of f T 1 T 1 II Against Use ox Dazzling Lights JL I B By y Barney 1918 by King Features Syn Syn- 1 cute cate Inc r rj l Tho The EO called antiglare problem Is a deI de- de I of ot the tho las last t few years In the thet t sq pays flays ys of oil lamps the chief difficulty was J l o 0 obtain enough lI light ht to drive b by and cro was wa not the slightest danger of or to being dazzled by the on from another car With acetylene system illumination was much proved but only toward tho the dawn of oC ofa rat qt he a electric lighting ago aso was there an f light of such as to tot tot t traduce danger danser of oC dazzling other users bf r the road rondo When hen electric lights came camo camor t r nto general popularity all this chan changed cd t y using high powered flowered bulbs and designed reflectors It became i to throw a n. beam of ot Intense brn- brn fancy which would temporarily blind approaching It t to It I sego his finally produced a a. crisis In the Ione ter Ller so that various arlous law w making malting t dies look took up the Iho matter mailer and state slate i 1 municipal laws were passed forbidding tb of ot headlights that were capable 1 of oC the highway The Thes Ther f r dazzling users s r owner ncr has somewhat of a divided InIn In- In I est CHt In this hits for in the Iho fir first st acq v he ho wants enough light to drive b by byn and yet ct he lie does not want to be I n i b by the headlights of ot every car that ho he pao passes se on the Iho road TO tic will first tako up the Iho problem of or ore J e e tiring satisfactory lI light ht from the users s sers ser's rs r's standpoint To begin with It must understood that many lamps will only y Ive adequate lI light ht when wham the they are titled with a i certain type hpe and size eizo of bulb Tho The motorist should find out what bull gives gl tho the best service with his amps amps and should always have ha a a. supply t ti n hand even to carrying spares In tho the thor thea r r. r Special cases may now be had to r a prevent breakage of bulbs carried carded on the thet an t l Infrequently It happens that the theis t u is s Imp imperfect after it t Is bought I 4 there Is too much solder on onI I he ha base Lase so ro o that It does docs not mako make a pelI per pcr- i ct contact In Jn this case the owner can I lie Ile off orf tho the sold solder r which will remedy he trouble NOiH f.-NOiH NOTHER ER CAUSE Another cause causo of faulty lighting Is Im Improper Im- Im roper proper adjustment of the bulb The bulbs avo sot got to be I if you OU are gong gong sonS sonS' go so- ng nS' to get et T really allY good lighting Drive your our our car up facing a wall or the side of or barn or similar location about twenty eel awa away will be the thc right distance distance- ix h the bulbs so that the they are as far If back ack Ck from the reflectors as possible The f 1 circle thrown b by the lamps should avo a black spot in tho center Inn IIi case cas the black spots do not appear Hi t means that the adjustment is limited ri n its movement mo to the thc rear If the tho black pot Is awn away from Crom the center it H means one jie le filament Is la not in the axis of the This trouble Is sometimes aused b by the bulb not seating quite ight and a half haIr turn given to the bulb dore putting it back in the lie socket may emedy the difficulty If the bulb shows hows tendency to spring out of correct align align- ent nent it ft means that something is wrong Ith the socket bockel After the bl black spot has been brought fito to the exact center of or the circle of or light grown by the lamp it must be adjusted get set rid of Or this dark area ll By m means ans f tho the adjustment move mO tho the bulb forWard for- for Ward ard until the black spot disappears l i There are a a. lot of oC different kinds hinds of or used for making adjustments In amps Aln n some of them the bulb Itself moved and in others a screw at the ck ck makes the adjustment while in still the rim of the lamp is moved In Ine he e 0 type type- where the bulb itself Is la moved ou must be careful not to loosen the i lulb from its base when making adjust adjust- adjust I tents Another source of ot faulty fault lighting lIs Is Is bund In lost motion existing between the locket and the bulb When hen this occurs he center line of the filament docs does not with the center line tine of or the re- re lector ector which distorts the Image cast b by ho he lamp Some Sonic bulbs arc x de de f so 80 o that he ho c center of the filament Is ofT off tie Rio e cener cener cener cen- cen er line of the base poor light is the re- re but sometimes by shifting the bulb round this can be remedied as every other part of or the thc motor- motor ar demands attention the thc lamps ought o be given periodic inspections See Pee hat the tho filaments are arc properly lined up Ith the bases basca When any bulb seems questionable te in this respect the only hing s to do is to replace it with willi a a. anew new pc nc CONTROL OF LIGHT Now ow ow coming down to controlling the Ight ht supply so that it may a serve servo the user seer cr without injuring others we wo find that hat moat most antiglare laws provide pro that no earn of of direct light shall be he thrown higher than two forty Inches above e tho the ground As a matter of fact tact this does doca the motorist no injury an as he needs the light lighton on the tho road and not in tho the air all Some lamps have ha an adjustment so o that their beam may be he directed down to compi comply comply com com- pi ply with such 1 laws or it Is Iser er very ell easy to have havo the brackets bent over O which serves tho same sam put purpose pose Supplementing this there are many so called c glare Jare ers romo on the tho market designed de designed de- de signed to control tho the light lIht so that tho the driver gets Jets all that th he needs on the road without an any of or the dazzling beams being thrown into the eyes ees of oC approaching users of or the road roHI There are arc certain definite methods of ot handling the problem of or glare removal One typo type removes the glare at at the bulb which may be done by actual dimming or b by using colors b by partly covering co the bulb and by frosting Another Another An An- other typo of device ico eliminates the glare at the reflector and In this case tho the color of or the lI light ht may bo be altered the upp upper r portion of or the tho reflector may be bo offset from rom the lower Jower to throw the light 1 down on the road or the upper range ranSe of or the tho reflector may have ha haan an inclined axis for tor deflecting tine the brilliant rays ras Tho The third class eliminates the glare at the lens or glass tron L In this case caso the tho glass blars front ma may bo so 80 constructed th that t It deflects or diffuses the dazzling beams or It may be frosted Crotell or colored usually amber or it itma ma may be covered by a shield to eliminate the bright beams In the forbidden area Some of or these lenses aro are designed to redirect or bend down clown the glaring light I Some ome states stipulate that certain forms of or 11 glare ue removing devices shall be beus us used d d. d while in others the bending over atthe of at the headlight brackets so that the tho light Is directed downward is all that Is 18 sar sary At the last count there were twenty or more states with antiglare laws and before long practically every everyone everyone one of them will have some law of this sort port So it Is Important for or the motorist who tho intends to tour to get Jet a set of glare laro removers that are generally approved so sotha that tha he will be within the tho law in inn ever every sta stale e. e QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Barney Oldfield T I have ha a 1917 J Jeffery effer car which seems to be in fine condition outside a squeak which seems to be In the motor Tho The noise cannot b be heard until the car runs three to flue five miles mlle and then It gradually develops de lops Please do any anything thinA you ou can for for- me H. H M. M BUFFALO It is rather difficult for mo me to tell ten you how to stop slop a definite squeak that you OU he hear r coming from the engine Generally General the first step Is to oil copiously eT c every moving shaft and bearing such as fiS pump shaft I Ignition unit drive etc elc Then take tako the front motor support It might be a hood squeak due to weaving Barney Oldfield I have ha a Ford tourin touring car with ith a utility I truck unit Would like to know if IC a cutout cutout cutout cut cut- out would be an advantage ad E E. R. R CLELAND Minneapolis l A cutout is helpful but it will not give an any noticeable Increase In power It Is good for tor listening to the engine fire to I detect uneven firing or misfiring Usually it Is against the law to lo drive with a acu cu cutout tou 1 I Barney Barne Oldfield d I have a motor with overhead o valves Benny nemy ignition and carburetor Motor Motol runs perfectly when warmed up but when cold sputters backfires and runs irregularly IrreGular The Theles valves l have ha been ground and plugs cleaned without t result I think the thc carburetor carburetor- Is wron wrong and think the needle valve c should b be lowered so as to enrich the mixture by turning down the tho auxiliary valve In other words this would make mako it possible to take an air supply from the hot air pipe giving a amore amore amore more even mixture What hat do you ou think of this READER lEADER Turlock Cal Cat You arc are right when you ou say a turning down the needle value thins the mixture The same result Is h hall had by giving more air I believe I will sU suggest est that you yon turn the bell above c the air valve ahe while the engine is cold and Idling Once you OU get that adjustment right there Is no need to change or fuss around with it Barn Barney e Oldfield Please tell teU me mo If it I am putting too much strain on m my magneto b by running tho the headlights dash and tall tail lights on same I have ht rewired my car so that by throwing over a switch I run my lights b by a battery when car Is standing but n when running I throw on the magneto to get et better lights But for some reason my dash light burns out thou though h tho the others are all right FORD OW OWNER ER Why not use the storage battery batter for lights when running You do not strain the magneto at all The Tho burnouts are arc cau caused ed by excessive e voltage o or wron wrong voltage e bulbs Install a voltage regulator If It you ou wish to use your our present system Barney Oldfield I have a small tractor with Ith a Giles motor and a a. Bennett carburetor I want to burn kerosene Can you advise me tho the best way a to do so I have havo been told I Ican Ican can cnn use the same carburetor V WM I. I CHADDERTON Mulvihill Man Inn The Bennett carburetor Is made in a i number of ot models some Borne of ot which can handle kerosene If it is of a gasoline typo not made to use kerosene you might get gel is exchanged Tr Try the dealer from whom you rou Bought ought your tractor Barne Oldfield Barney I cannot keep the collecting rod bearIngs bearings bear- bear Ings InS's tight on one and four cylinders of or ormy my Ford I have had them taken up se several ral times but they soon oon loosen a bit so EO that I can distinguish the tapping lapping when hen the Iho motor is hot I cannot Iannot det detect ct any play pIny except on the tho crank crankshaft crankshaft shaft bearing bc which C can Cn n be moved back and nd forth between the shoulders with tho the fingers erR The other two bearings never give sl mo me any trouble and antl the car runs perfectly aside from the tho two bearings m mentioned J. J E. E R. R RUSSELL Pa Dont Don't run an len length th o of time with a l loose rod bearing bearing- Your trouble Is undoubtedly un- un undoubtedly un un- caused by wrong fitting of ot the bearings Too tight bearings bearinG'S will loosen In a a. hurr hurry If It you will have havo those two bearings properly scraped d In and fitted filled to lo the shaft they will run for tor thousands of or miles without loosening Barney Oldfield A uses an outer casing 31 by 3 with an an Inner tube 30 by 3 claiming ho he has been advised d to do this by tire Ure men B n claims that a size and a 3 Inch half larger than the casing Is more serviceable than thana a Inch half smaller Please say Eay which gives better results result E E. L. L Minneapolis There Thero are objections to both but usually usually ally the larger sizo Is more likely to give 0 trouble due to pinching Wh Why not use uso the right size Ize tubes lubes that Is the same size as tho the casing That Is best Barney Darney Oldfield Will VIll you ou kindly advise me of some good books that I can get set on auto repair work and where I can obtain same F F. KING Niagara Falls N N. Y Several good books bools of oC the Iho t type lype pe you rou desire arc are published h by Motor World of at New York and al also o tho the Norman Henley Henley Hen Hen- ley Publishing company of New York Write them for details |
