Show 4 9 J ASK SK MB ll l' l Jd fy f ti dEc Af O y y Q C Barney Oldfield Would you kindly tell mo roo which would bo be the best way to learn to run runa a truck I could get ct a good Job joo If It I could I have no friend that has one I would like to know where I can get geta ct a book that describes the tho different parts of or tho the engine J. J M. M 1 WI W W. I am sure euro that tho the manufacturer Of an any truck will send Bend you OU ono one of ot their books Looks If It thc they will not I w will ill Hoer How How- er ewer you OU need more than a hook book You need a n. little practical work Any An truck dealer ought to be glad to teach you how to drive at nominal cost Ask your our local dealer how much ho would v charge chars You ought to learn In two days das I If you ou have havo driven any any car at all Barney Oldfield Is It proper to rill fill ill tho the radiator radiator with warm and gradually s hot water Should tho the cn engine be In running when filling To prevent freezing I Ja lay a a. hot brick on the sl side sido o oo o of my battery batter box Do you ou think itIs itis it itis is O O. K I do this on cold nl nights At times m my ra radiator ator leaks usually when starting the en engine ne The first half hal mile after starting starting- m my motor pounds wrong A. A J. J is S. You ma may pour hot water into Ino the th empty water system without any dan dan- ger gel The engine should not bo be running The hot brick Idea seems Beems all right but dont don't get the brick too close to the thc tar covering co at the top of ot tho tha cells A better belter idea Is to wrap tho the battery batter In Ina Ina Ina a woolen blanket el and keep tho battery balter charged You ma may be sure sura It wont won't freeze If It It t Is well charged The radiator dont don't leak Water Yater flows out through the overflow pipe Tho The motor pounds because the parts are not warmed up and the oil is not cIrculatIng circulating circulating ing due ue to the cold You ought to run tho the engine a few Cew minutes before startIng start- start Ing inga Ing a trip t r f i Barney Barne Oldfield Our car Is II hard to get started on a cold morning After wo we lot it stand for an hour or two wo we are arc almost unable to start it on tho the magneto for or some simple reason It has always been a hard to start but It is a little har harder or to start since wo we had it overhauled by putting In four now pistons and all nU new valves Sometimes Sometimes Some Sometimes times we are ara almost unable to get it started at all even oen by trying to start It on the tho batteries I have cranked sometimes for at least five minutes be before before be- be fore fora it would ever start on the bat bat- teries Now I if you ou know o of an any remedy remedy remedy rem rem- edy for tor this trouble I will be glad to havo have it F F. S S. Usually such cases are arc caused b by a a. weak spark The magneto itself ma may be bo all right but tho the vibrators may be poorly adjusted or there ma may bo be current current current cur cur- rent leakage e. duo due to loose connections If after atter pulling up the choke when thoen tho the en engine lna Is cold priming tho the engine and advancing the spark two thirds you rou dont don't get firing with reasonable crankIng crank crank- Ing Ins I would blame a weak magnet ana poor coil coll adjustments 0 c Barney Oldfield ld I I am rewiring amodel a 3 amodel model C 6 Dort car Clr This car has an ammeter and cutout combined and I want to put on a 3 separate ammeter anu cutout a Would like e to know how to wire these separately What wire and make mako of ot cutout would be best C. C W W. A. A You Tou are going to get set Into trouble by trying to find a n cutout that will worl work with your our system I dont don't know a a. cutout cutout cut cut- out to recommend so you OU bettor botler take tho the matter up with the tho maker maler o of th the tho electrical system As regards the ammeter ammeter am am- meter sUCh euch an Instrument is always wired Ired in series with tho the charging lino never across the thc line I v Barney Darne Oldfield I 1 c cant can't nt start my car c excepting ce b by putting it in low When Then nn any little start starts tho the motor J. J B. B Usually trouble of or this sort Is 15 caused h by weak ignition In your case caso I would clean and a adjust Just the tho breaker points In starting on time the magneto you should o. o advance oance ance tho the spark Bpark about two thirds |