| Show OWNER OF MOTOR SHOULD SHOULD- 00 OWN SMAll REPAIRING BY BARNY BARNEY OLDFIELD Cop Copyright 1918 b by King Features S Syndicate Inc Tue T AKE extreme care of your our automobile in in these clays days ne act as your own mechanic on minor jobs jobs or or suffer stIffer the time consequences of waiting days daJ and weeks until the l fixing xin can cm be performed in a repair shop I The motor mechanic s situation in America never neer was wa more serious erious than n at present The Time war var has taken thousands front from from the garages garges to the battlefields battle battle- batte- batte I fields has to fill their As result of France and rance-and and none IH come fIl places a reul the time repair shops are almost depleted cd o of experienced help and anti arc are unable to I turn out as os much work in a n week as they once could produce in il two or 1 1 Learn everything e possible about your own car An And 1 then learn the science of ot doctoring it It I. I Dont Don't send acrid It to a repair shop ever er every time It has a a. little ailment Dp tho the fixing yourself In that wa way you ou will wi bo be etl saved the temporary tempo tempo- rat loss Joss or of your oUr car In tIme the repair shop antI and and you ou will wil save in mone money For repair charges chars today are abnormally abnor abnor- mally high high and and mounting higher and antI andover andover over o higher This condition exl exists everywhere e In Inthe inthe the tho United States My IY recent tours have havo revealed to me inc how appalling it is And there is no relief relict in sight nor sight nor will wl thero there bo be until the war j Is over o This is what happened to a a. friend of oC mine who failed to observe e the rule about taking care of oC his car and learning learn learn- ing InS how to fix x It I Not so long ago o he started on a two weeks weeks' s' s tour Before his lila departure he did not take the precaution of ot InspectIng Inspecting Inspect Inspect- ing lug hii his automobile As a result resul a bearing bear bear- lug ing InS burned out after niter driving mies miles This happened on Saturday Not ot knowing knowing know know- ing Ins what conditions are in tho time repair world worl 1 he figured that It would be an nn easy matter mater to have havo his car put back in shape But Dut h he experienced a rude awaken awalen- lug ing Ho Tic went from one repair shop to another everywhere e he ho was dis dis- appointed 1 He visited tent twenty shops in all aJl In seven places he wa was waa told b by bythe bythe the garage owner that the concern had quit the time repair business because of oC lack of ot mechanics In the other places tho the few tew workmen were sere bus busy on other jobs and antI he was told there wasn't a chance to get s-et around fixing his car for Cor at least three or four our days Realizing that no relief could bo be bosIen given s to him In time the little town where the time mishap had occurred or nearby m my friend was forced to drive e to the next city This driving with wih a out burned-out bearing bearinG caused more trouble and the tho car had to sta stay In the shop four days before the tho work wort could be done tIone The Tho cost to m my friend was exactly 50 whereas it Il would have been only 3 5 or 10 at the most had he been able to get quick relief rele for his out burned bearing And AntI It I wouldn't have cost him a l dot dol dollar lar bar Is he lie had taken talen the proper precautions precautions precautions pre pre- cautions at nt tho the start That is Just one Instance of thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands that are happening throughout hout the time United States every eQ day da which emphasize emphasize em em- phaize tho the necessity t for tor grea great l care caro and antI great caution In the tho motoring of oC to toa to- to day a Watch your our car closel closely Prepare for tor each trip trip short or long with long with extreme care Remember that your our car is delicate delicate deli deli- del del- at at- at cate in its Is mechanism and needs Dont Don't expect It to continue tenton L u I. I performing JL 1 you 4 it Watch your our lubrication not only In inthe tho the engine but In time the transmission differential and all al other othmer parts parl Keep full and well tuned your our grease cups tul wel up Keep all al parts tightened up tip an and 1 adjusted adjusted- Wash rash your our car frequently A clean c car r experiences less trouble than one which is neglected Use Uso a good s carbon remover remo to keep down carbon carbon car car- bon bomi deposits as much as possible Many Ian fore forced eel to toen en Send 1 their cars cams to repair shops complain bitterly because of the charges chars But Dut tho they arent aren't Justified in iii their complaints I have havo investigated conditions and antI find nc that high as aro arc repair prices the they are arc warranted h by conditions condition Wages es of ot mechanics have ha been hoisted in order to hold men in their Jobs Prices of materials have risen sk sky high Many auto parts now cost four our and ancI five times the time price of ot a few fe years ears ago So you OU eee see fee that the time repair man Is not at fault Once a friend of oC mine asked asle 1 Barney Balne what fiat Is the commonest cause of or car trouble trouble next next to carelessness careless careless- ness of oC course course And m my reply was Speeding And AntI so 0 it is The Tho he man who ito drives s with mo moderation at all al times Is the m man mn n whose whoso car seldom seldom sel sel- sel- sel dom doni Is In iii trouble It I is speeding that does docs oes the real damage to a car The Tho lolling jolting joling that thal conies comes from spee speeding over roads that are far Car from good will win sicken your our car quicker than anything anything any any- thing else So m my advice is to those who want to cars out o of the repair shops Is Watch atch your our car as a mother would a child child and and 1 and dont don't dOIt speed And please remember that I am read ready and ever eYer willing to help you ou to the limit of oC m my knowledge with n advice 1 on ott the time care of ot your our car Ill I'll Il answer you ou through h the columns of ot this paper or paper or direct direct if J If you ou send sentI me self addressed It envelope with 3 cents In stamps I will wIn bo ho a genuine pleasure for tor me to hn have e you ou Ask Bare Barney Oldfield Questions and amid er Barney Barne I have an 86 Overland Over Over- land which at ten temm miles an hour has a a. a backlash and amid j Jerky motion moton I have had new gears put hut In and ne new piston rings but the they do 10 not ov overcome the trouble What hat Is your advice advie Ja Have Jae e you any army records as to mileage c for tor or this car car 11 It I M. M L MILLER MILIEn Montgomery Pa 13 A worn clutch or universal would cause such action acton as you describe at atlow t l low bow speeds Your carburetor ma may also be bo Improperly adjusted for tor low speed An n era a average e mi mileage ease for tor these cars Is from rom twelve to fifteen miles per hem gallon Calon of oC gas Barney Oldfield Is he there there al any wa way of getting my headlights brighter on my 1911 Ford When going ten miles per hour I can hardly see thu tho road I use 6 G V T VI 12 c. c p. p lamps lamps- Do you rou know of ot otan an Intensifier JOHN JOlK OLSON Winnipeg Beach Deach Man Maim Ial I know eow of no method of ot Intensifying your our lights light at that speed with Forth Ford standard equipment Barney Barne Oldfield The low gear drum of oC our Ford truck true cracks We Wc c have ha hr 1 hl it repaired several times limes What hat Is bt the cause and antI rem remedy c J J. J WAGNER AO En Con Conyngham ham ns Pa It I cracks because of ot excessive c heat In m my opinion Get a l new drum and have a n Ford For service station staton Install it I It BaFfle Balne Barney Oldfield I have hate been told that tha the addition of camphor In gas baa In In- In creases mileage Is there anything In InI It I A. A S S. S ITI AGUE Mass laR J J. J S. S Phila It I ma may or ma may not I do not nol know lenow but hul it gives s trouble Camphor is a ah h hydrocarbon and If It you ou happen to get s-et geta seta a certain kind of ot fuel tuel b by ly accident you OU ml might ht get additional po er power and antI b by cutting down on gas Cas get s-et a little lite more econ econom economy em Barney Oldfield Please state how it It costs to run a a. Ford and antI your our method metho 1 of ot reckoning reckoning TIme The steering ar arrangement ar- ar of oC m my car is so loose I am unable to get speed with wih safet safety What hat does docs it I need J J. J F. F S. S Dominion ctt City Man Right flight now I should say Bay It costs coats about 3 to 4 cents per er mile mie depending upon how you OU run ruit It i. i I hav have l known owners to run at a cost of oC 2 cents per mile mie antI and less es To get your our cost put down P er everything you ou spend add 6 per cent of ot the cost of the thc car for tor Interest and antI anywhere from 10 to 30 per cent for depreciation When hen you OU have o your our to total total total to- to tal cost divide b by time the mileage trav tray sled You probably need man many new steering steering steer steer- ing InS parts part Take the tho car to a Ford service station and antI have such parts as needed renewed Dare Barney My I car is equipped with wih b battery batter for starting and antI magneto mag mag- neto Recent Recently the engine Ine suddenly stopped and I could not start it with wih either system Removed wires but butI found nothing wrong Replaced and I she Bho ran r on either cither batter bater battery or magneto I hat What was wron wrong antI and win will it again F F. S S. S I L. L 1 Ft Wayne Yane Ind md A loose wire touching touchinG another wire would cause this A little litte vibration evidently brought ht two wires In contact contact contact con con- tact and short circuited the whole s Ster S tem ter By keeping keeping an nn eye ee on your our ground connections it will wIl likely not happen again as Barney Darne Oldfield I have a high tension magneto What Vh Is the tIme proper time for to get s-et the spark when the piston is at th the top or when it has Just started down READER Jerse Jersey Shore Pa I do not know the make of engine but generally s the tho spark sparl when re retarded re- re should occur when the tho piston has passed top lOp cad center about one- one half to one ono Inch Barney OI Oldfield What will wi stop m my radiator from rusting H H. N N. W. W Mount Union l' l Pa The fhe rust does not como come from time the r ator miter but from Crom the tho cylinder cluder jackets jacket A solution of sulphuric acid acM will wll remove the jacket rust rust Barney OI Dare nL i em ln can cano i get parts Cor or a Marathon car car o N N. j J J. Penn Penn- Arg Argyle lc Pa I See bee advertisements in motor motor trade P Papers pers such as Motor Age e. Barne I ha have e a Hudson 1 I. My I 1 Stromberg carburetor pops when I feed it I too fast When rhen the engino en en- gine gino SIno Is cold It I will wf not go on the level le In high gear scar 2 M My emergency brake will wil not hold What is wrong i 3 Sometimes I cannot put pUl the gear In intermediate until the car Is 15 nearly nearby stopped T. T CULSHAW Ala 1 The mixture Is too lean or the Ignition weak eak The float level ma may be bo too low how 2 The bands ma may bo be e worn out tho tIme adjustment not taken up enough h or there ma be may 1153 wear In iii the band operating oper opec mechanism 3 i. i In shifting to Intermediate you ou must increase engine speed slightly The trouble mn ma may be due duo to a dragging clutch Barney Oldfield 1 1 How man many miles per lIeI gallon alon of ot gas s-as should a l car weighing 3 00 pounds make In cross country driving in PennSylvania Penns Pennsylvania Penn Penn- s sylvania 2 2 Do Knight cars have more power than valve aho motors 3 Do Du tIme the they require more gas one 4 4 Is 15 the Tillotson carburetor a n good goodone goodone Good 5 What hat do tIo you ou know about aboul time the Dixie ma magneto C to I 6 G. What are aro the advantages ad of ot a batter battery bat bat- ter tery system J J. J II TI I. I S. S Philadelphia 1 1 I have no idea l knowing weight alon alone 2 Not ot necessarily The I Knight has Imas quicker valve opening an and 1 closing nn amid moro mom mol accurate timing but a u can cami be made with wih positive valve alve operation opera opera- ton tion 3 Knight engines as a rule uso a little more fuel than of ot tho the same samo size 4 Yes i. i u. u Tho Thu Dixie is I a n good magneto mas 6 G. A batter battery distributor system Is cheaper than a magneto and frankly that Is time the big reason for the great use of ot the time system As now made the batter battery battery bat bat- ter tery system has a n high de degree of re reliability re- re liability but I do not riot think It i can cami compare compare com corn pare with the reliability o of the thc magneto s system stem I Barney Oldfield I I have ha a a Marion engine with a Bosch DOlch II III high tension ma magneto neto but am getting a continuous knock I tried setting the tho I magneto mas back but It did no n-mo good goor What hat advice will wil you give I e me mue I A. A J J. J M. M Buffalo N. N Y I If I you uti mean a spark knock the time cause may muy be that that that Is firing before before be he- fore time This nUt mt may be cause causo b by a poor lOOr mixture carbon overheating o etc Dont Don't set sel your our magneto so far for retard retard that you OU lose power Find out wJ what J is How about lh the causing nit Ion I mixture plug gaps saps the time valve vahe timing I See Sec that tha all ni arc aN correct I I I |
