Show I I Helpful Sf Co Compiled piled by U 0 if Arch Browning t for jl of o tio tho Browning I i in ast 0 A Automobile n c Co I i oto If n s ts 11 I I In fitting a new carburetor bo be sure that there Is Js no looseness to cause vibration vi- vi vi vibration I bration because If Jf there i is a a a- broken flange lans-e will be the Ine result If Ie vibration be installed from Crom the nulon nut nul nuton on the engine frame to the he Instrument l to steady It also taking the tho strain off the Ute intake pipe To 10 lent Tc t Rod Pin Play The average erase motorist can test lest the connecting rod roil bearing of oC his eng eng- engine nc b by tapping the bearing caps lightly with a hammer to see if It there is any play pay The crank shaft shan should run snugly but bul not too tightly so that it can ho bo rocked ed by hand when the I compression is relieved by opening the Test lent the Brakes After After adjusting brakes brake it should be ascertained that the wheels wheel run free free- ly This Is done by jacking up the rear wheels and turning them thom by hand hancL If resistance Is re encountered and a scraping sound issues front from rom the tho wheel as It revolves re the chances are arc that tho brakes are aro dragging gIn In the case caso I I of oC fabric linings this trouble ma may be cured b by prying tho the bank with a screwdriver or similar tool It Il Is wise when on a tour to put the hand on the tho brakes during halts halts' as draS' draS dragging ln will be J Indicated by heating of or tho the drums Oil Will Leak if it Hearing In Ire Loose When excessive e c ol oil consumption is experienced that is a mileage of oC less than to the gallon of at oil all and tho the engine engino is smoking excessively ely then look for a leaky rear main bearing At high speeds thero there I is y a considerable pumping action between the shaft and the bearing and even though tho the clearance clearance clearance clear clear- ance is not enough h to cause a main bearing knock there will hill be sufficient play to allow the tho oil to pass The remedy is to remove tho bottom pan pan place a jack under tho the fly wheel and work the wheel up and down lown If IC it is noticed that oil Is being displaced and drawn Into tho the bearing at every motion then the tho bearing should be taken up a slight amount Remove the bottom cap and take tako out a shim or two At the same time tho the bearing t I cap is off ace it is IS' advisable then and there thero to clean out the oil return groove Few o owners ners pay the attention to the ball bearings that thal these latter deserve They usually wait walt until the tho garage garageman man calls attention to the injury done dono by breakage c At least once In six months ball bearings should be inspected in- in the rough or worn balls re replaced replaced replaced re- re placed with perfect ones and tho the ball run filled tilled with graphite grease When malting making engine adjustments ItIs itis It ItIs Is usually necessary to exercise a t 1 t- t tlc lie patience in order to get Sot the best results for Cor the reason that the thc effects ef effects effects ef- ef of or adjustments are not always apparent In adjusting the needle valve alo of ot the carburetor for Cor Instance tho the engine must bo be given biven a little time limo say four Caul or 01 five I seconds before beCore it shows s the tho effect of the change chang This is because there Is frequently a supply of loose gasoline lying along alonS' the Inlet nH manifold and so the change In th the supply front from the spray spra nozzle docs does n not t Immediately affect acct the running running running run run- ning of oC the engine |