Show I I I f I I u ASK o u rc d fy b y 7 o oBarney Barney I ha have trouble with m my car getting hot hol after running several miles especially If Ir uphill It knocks and bucks and loses power and refuses to pull What hat is tho matter mat mat- ter and nod what should bo be done C. done C. C 11 H. B B B. This Is a case of or overheating o and to euro cure It you OU mut mu must t find the cause Assuming Assuming As As- suming that the hood Is lit not nol damaged and Is on tight so as not to interfere with the tho cooling system I would suggest suggest sug sug- gest gesl attention to the following Seo that the tho mixture is neither too rich nor too lean lenn Adjust the carburetor first one way then thon tho the other Then check up tho the valve c tappet adjustment and md recheck tho the Ignition timing Carbon Carbon Carlion Car Car- bon lion quickly cau causes es overheating Barney Oldfield I U use Q ITI my car every C d day It t usually starts out In n morning tine fine and runs all nil right until It gets Jets I II warmed up wh when n everything seems L I I to tighten up even en the steering gear seems to work hard Then suddenly e everything will loosen up but the vi vibration vibration vi- vi bration is great It seems at times I can feel every pebble on the road and that the rear wheels almost stop turning and fairly Jump up and down I thought at first the trouble was as In tho the carburetor I got ot a new one ground round in m my valves and did nearl nearly everything er I can think of ot to correct the trouble but it didn't do any good J. 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V Bear Dear in mind that hot parts tighten as the they get Set hotter hotler Your lour trouble with steering and tho the rest is s not so much expansion due to heat as it Is to lu lu- lu Tho The steering sticks sUcks and In some somo miles of running loosens Bear Dear BearIn DearIn In mind also that loose parts tighten on a pull Poor spring a action Uon would cause the Jumping as os you ou call It I would lubricate the tho whole l running gear thoroughly and jack up the wheels to see that the they aro are running freely freeh I also would see seo that tho the spring prinG clips are light for In some cars I loose clips cUps cause causo tho the rear axle to tot t twist slightly and apply tho the brakes I dont don't think tho carburetor has anything anything any any- I thing to do with the thc trouble Barney Barne I have havo been readIng reading read read- In Ing your articles for some time and a ayou as s you OU have hao helped others though perhaps perhaps per haps you ou could help holp me mc Have Havo a 1916 1516 car which has been lately overhauled cylinders clInden and generator over over- hauled When hen I throw out the friction clutch It does not seem to como come out far enough The gears jam when changing and have ha to be forced in and out of place e especially reverse re and low The car moves before tho the clutch is lot let in In What would Mould you OU C. 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A dragging clutch as your our car has must must be bo given hen attention Sometimes adjustment helps but I belle believe in your our case caso it Is 15 a matter for a repairman I It is quite possible that end cad play inthe in inthe I Ithe the clutch Is causing causin- the thc trouble and amI the pia play is not taken up when you ou dis dis- I J engage r p I I 11 Barney Barne r rould would like to know what is the be best t way aay to get more power out of m my Ford For In hl high h. h This Is what 1 l had thought of or doln doing Gear Oear It four to on one and put In I pistons and arul leak tight rings s. s Of or course this would cut down the speed bt t I dont don't care for that drat give I e mo me your our opinion of It this chan change e. e What hat would be the bad featUres features features fea fea- tures Would gasoline consumption be realer greater and would the engine heat more moro readily Could I pet get ct twenty five miles an hour without racing the en engine en- en gine lIM D. D. D R. R The change In gear ratio Is advisable advisable advis advis- able ahle but above e all all attend to Ignition and valves cs In addition to getting good suction h by Installing tighter pl piston ton rings Tho The chan changes es would affect gasoline consumption but vcr very little it would not cau cause o overheating over over- heating healing and you OU could pet get et more than thirty miles mlle an hour without racing the tho engine I. I ast winter Inter certain baseball men who now are arc lu ha having their own troubles troubles troubles trou trou- bles planned to oust Garr Garry Herrmann from Crom tho the position of or chairman of ot tho the national commission ilon to make room for forthe forthe forthe the lion Hon William lIliam Howard Taft who declined to servo when he learned that somebody some was trying to play baseball politics politic Herrmann still remains remain at the tho load hoad of oC tho the commission and is president president real real- dent of ot the Cincinnati club which which is It making a a. large Jarro sum of oC money oney this season seaMon Furthermore Herrmann picked up Pat Moran one of or tho rho greatest of ot managers for nothing and also In Induced Induced induced In- In several wealthy friends to bu buy buyout out the tock stock In III the tho ball club I Looks oles ns Of If It Oarl Garry has bas tho the laugh lauh laughon on un his enemies |