Show sk Ao UJ cI G A lU YD iD ts t's mis Dear Barney Barn C Oldfield OJ Can Oldfield-Can Can you OU explain explain ex ox- plain this enigma ml to mo me hy will acar a n acar I car of or one ono make m carbonize more in miles than titan a car of cal ot another make does docs doesn tn In n 1000 0 miles I would be bo very cry mucho much o obliged if iC you would explain this to tome tomo me mo moThe The first car probably has worn cylinders or rings or b both th uses a bad mixture and fires lre poorly The second car may bo be running on a I. I good mixture not too much oil just the right kind bo be in good condition condition condi condl and tho the engine Ino ma may roo tion lion I never nc hear heard of or a n. car running more moro than miles without needing needIng needing need need- ing more moro than halt half a n. dozen carbon re removals ro- ro rno a Is I Dear Barney Oldfield I 1 I have a n. motor motor mo mo- tor that was teas not long lon n ago o and of oC course new pistons and rings fitted When running under light load on level or going down hill it gallops on three cylinders at a n. speed below v about ty five miles per hour but when I going goInS' goInS goIng go- go I Ing InS up small AmaH grades It takes hold held evenly evenly even even- ly 1 on all four cylinders j en Tho The ignition seems to be all right i I I II I HMO Have adjusted carburetor from lean to rich without t result Lubrication Is good Have observed that No Xo Z 3 cylinder up considerably more than the others and there rapidly accumulates a n. lot Jot of or carbon on oft exhaust valve seat I got a now spring but this condition still sUll continued Will you please tell teU me what the trouble is IB Is It possible that the new spring Is too weak 1 I suspect Ho No o. o 3 cylinder has bas ver very weak compression and that causes the tho I trouble I In going uphill you open the I throttle wide and md that gives a 3 high h I volume In No o 3 h and nn she seems to fireall fire fireall I all right Th The Tho fact that the cUnderI cylinder cUnder I carbonizes almost bears me mo out The mixture leaks past the piston and oil leaks Ie-aks up Test the compression and an 1 let me know how It Is In all cylinders Dear Barney I am having trouble with the radiator of ot my car I At times tho the water gets sets boiling hot and comes out In clouds of or steam I Iam Iam Iam am unable to find a leak anywhere Could you me mo where my trouble Is and where to look for It In an any thermo engine eng look for a n. frozen se section Uon if you rou live 11 In a n. I winter climate In your our case c. also look I for an obstruction either In tho the radiator radiator radia radia- tor hose connections or r jackets Let Lot me know how tho tine car runs whet hen tho the bottom half of or the radiator Is covered covered cov coy ered Bred for twenty minutes after starting out Also feel the bottom of ot tho radiator radiator radia radia- tor and if Ie It Is warm warm at tho the bottom II It ItIs Is not frozen anywhere Read Reali my article ar ar- title on overheating Dear Barney Oldfield Can kerosene bo be used with success in a n. radiator Does Docs it havo have any effect on on the tho rubber connections Kerosene is all right but salts 01 or alcohol mixtures are aro better belter Kerosene not only makes a t bad smell but It Is likely to cause overheating on a moderate moderate moderate mod mod- erate da day and In time destroy tho the hose hoso connections Dear Barney Oldfield I r bought a anew anew new car last June and found that gasoline gasoline gaso- gaso I line drips from a carburetor valve 1 t had a n. repair man examine It He HeI I thought ho he could stop the leak but bot the tho valve still sUll drips He lie said it would do dono dono dono no harm The carburetor docs does not overflow the gas simply seeping down the tho stem of the tho valve val Can you suggest suggest suggest sug sug- gest a cure This is caused b by a n. worn needle valve alvo or by tho tine nut at lt tho tine bottom not notI eln tightened 1 in place I Dear Barney Bl I have havo been thinking thinking- of or putting putting- a sot Got of or ble wheels on my car but would like a little Information before I do this Will ble wheels give gho satisfaction satisfaction satis satis- faction If IC I put ono inches and ono one 30 inches on the front wheel would the tho wheel bo be out of line and cause causo excessive ex excessive excessive ex- ex wear on tho tires and make the car steer hard 1 There Thero are many man wheel sets but I cant can't toll toil you yoo about tho the sort of 01 service they the would give Seems tome to tome tome me I saw the tine same set you marketed under another name Dont Don't put different size tires In front I It makes hard steering and wears the tires Ures excessively I Dear Barney Oldfield Will you ou 1 kindly advise 1 a me the tine cause for the following A t couple of or months ago I had bad my uny car painted and no now the tho paint Is cracking and breaking off ocr like the shell of ot a hard-boiled hard ogg egg Can you ou advise mo of a n. hop which will do a good job that will not do as above mentioned Just a poor paint Job T I would 61 say eay Go to tho denier dealer from tram whom ou tho the car or to the Iho service station and nd ask for Cor tho the name nanne of a reliable painter |