Show I HOW TO REMEDY CLOGGED GAS LINE Sluggish Motor l Indicates Insufficient Insufficient Insufficient In In- sufficient Flow v of Fuel to Carburetor I 1 One of oC the most baffling baClIng troubles for the novice to locate locale i Is an obstruction obstruction obstruction tion In the gasoline g line from tank to carburetor Some Somo carburetors have havo a strainer where the gasoline enters the float loa t cham chamber bel and others have ve a a. strainer on some part of ot the tho gasoline line There Is one on the vacuum tank where the supply from the main tan tank enters at tho the top These are arc all easily removed for cleaning but sometimes clogging ginS oc occurs occurs occurs oc- oc curs at a n. bend in the pipe and then it Is not so easily reached In some somo cases the pipe line is removed from rom the carburetor and the operator blows back against the stoppage This Ire fre frequently loosens it and th the gasoline Is Ig allowed to flow carr carrying ns- ns the dirt with It This trouble usually comes cornea on grad grans 11 a Ii few rew pieces of or lint chaff dut dust t etc eta accumulating on the strainer and not doing any harm as at there thero is hI plenty of ro roc rn m around them for or the passage pas of the gu gasoline But soon the accumulation accumulation lation only allows enough h gasoline to pass through to run the engine at normal normal normal nor nor- mal speed The driver does not know this and wh when n he lie tries to speed up the engine Ine it docs does not respond The Tho gasoline cannot flow now through fast enough to satisfy the increased demand making the engine sluggish Then Ihen more marc dirt arrives and nolI tho tiro engine weakens may backfire at the carburetor tor and soon noon stops Gasoline can cnn get through h. h but not nOl fast enough to supply tho the engine enGino While the motorist IM It searching for tor tho the trouble the float loni chamber fills and the tho engine ma stay may bo ho started This Is the characteristic symptom of or a clogged fed gasoline line The engine stops but may be start started d after a time only to stop 1 again Where her a U strainer is easily accessible It I la is well to clean It occasionally occasionally occa occa- but the nv average rn o operator waits until the above symptoms de dc do- do clop Wh When n they occur a as described above there thero can be no no doubt about the trouble so 80 tho the only thing to do Is to remove remo tho the strainer and clean It a |