Show q i old S STUDY ME MEBy THE ENGINE YOU WILL By Barney Oldfield r 1330 no 0 by E Features F s cat c t t. t lae This spring there thero will win bo ever BO so many thousands of ot people who will rush to the tho market to buy new now cars Some of or them will go blindly Into a salesroom and bu buy merely because the body Is nice looking Others will study the cha chassis carefully c. and buy a ai five nice looking lookin i vehicle rather than j I seats and a a. glittering Instrument Is b by far tar tho the most board The engine I important unit of ot the ho chassis and ando as a matter of ot fact tac ono one may safely y judge the car by Its engine I If It f it Is made by a no reputable manufacturer er and Is of at that manufacturers manufacturer's latest design one can feel teel assured that the whole car will wUl bo all right I I know this to bo be true because the reputable engine builders bunders do not allow their names to be bo connected with a weak car and no doubt doub the tho samo m. may maybe maybe be said of ot makes of ot clutches transmissions transmissions trans trans- missions axles etc ote It Is for this reason reason rea rea- son Ion that I say look to the tho engine and f if you are not familiar r with designs then learn to know good makes from rom poor ones There are on the market today about 1 5 different makes a of cars from which the prospective owner may select Of or orthis this number tho good majority use uso what hat are known as standard units that Is parts mado made by specialists These units are bought by the car manufacturer and assembled In his ills 1 I factory In examining the engines you will willI I find rind the average to be bo a n. cast block six cylinder head Lr typo Tho The six six- cylinder Is used In about eighty different dif dlf- ferent chasis models and by more than sixty-five sixty makers the tho L L head Is standard standard stan stan- dard on G 62 per cent of or all chassis J models and on the block casting on 7 74 1 per cent S So tar Jar as engine design Is con con- one might as well take the WC I. I I Continental Rod Roo Seal as standard even evenIn r E In detail because it is used on so 50 many manyi i i j of or our cars Tho The oiling oiling- on this typo type isby Is f by splash Slash and pressure the cooling b by byI I pump and the crankshaft shat a four bear f i Ing ine type This latter I is very i tant in engine design and ought to be beI I f considered very cry closely by the owner t f While It Is used on the Red fled Seal It ItI I j also Is 18 employed on a no great eat number j I of cars The Tho advantages of at having the four tour bearings are re less vibration less wear i f on bearings higher power output and andI j I greater econom economy The more bearing supports there are arc the more firmly the i shaft shan is held bold in position and the less r the chances of ot it becoming distorted Yes a crankshaft will bend and vibrate vi vibrate vl- vl brate even though it is m made mado de of at steeL Tho The reason block casting Is la BO so de desirable desirable de- de is 19 because it ft adds adde rigidity to tho engine makes it more compact and therefore lighter for tor its power It also makes a Do cle looking clean motor When the cylinder head Is of ot the tho detachable de detachable detachable de- de type you merely have to take off ott a a. number of at mats to remove the bead head and you ou can ron got at the valves and the combustion chamber and the piston tops to scrape off carbon Another essential feature which ono should hould look for Is the This has an important bearing on the tho fuel econom economy and easy s starting The Continental manifold is a a. typical ex example example ex- ex ample amplo of ot an intake whereby the tho In Incoming Incoming incoming In- In coming mixture Is more thoroughly vaporized by the exhaust heat beat Another feature a of engine design which are arc standard in America Is the helically cut timing gear which insures running Practically ly all engines use lisa this form Force feed teed and splash lubrication Is another In this design there is direct feed to tho the bearings and timing gears t h lid 11 A oil 11 e d b h Y o cy n er n. n OIW O splash from troughs underneath tho the connecting rods the latter dipping into the in the trou troughs Every feature that I have mentioned is used on n the typical American en engine engine en- en gine gme and any violent departures mean that you are getting an engine Just that far tar away from the conventional A very Important point in this connection connection connection con con- which ought to be considered la is cn engine ne service It Is not always possible for tor tho the car agent to have astock a astock astock stock of ot engine parts or to be bo able to give service on the engine For this reason it Is of or utmost Importance that the engine bo be made b by a a. largo large builder who has hns service stations in the tho principal cities clUes and towns This same samo holds balds true for transmissions clutches and axles I think you will Wom find that where the tho en engine makers maker's name Is quito quite well known and tho the engine used number numb of at different makes on a tL great that thai service will bo bo- easy to get fet when you rant it Look under tinder the tho hood of at the car ask the foin make of or tho the engine and If It you OU do do- doot not ot know whether It Is a cheap un un- un heard of make or a good make write to mo me in care of at this newspaper for tor forone forone torone one of tho trade papers Ask for tor tho the thomake thomake make of ot the clutch and the tha other units I think your Investigations will bear ra m out and that you will find a coupling coupling coupling coup coup- ling up of ot units of at about the some same caliber v 99 x 99 SK MH I g tAa r ed YV Barney In order that we may settle a no few arguments I take the tho liberty of ot wrIting writing writ wrIt- ing you for tor your d decision islon 1 1 From a a. mechanical standpoint what Is tho the advantages of a hand lett nut Why Is la It put on wa wagons ons machinery ma- ma ma machinery chinery and In some places on an auto Would a right hand nut answer answer the purpose equally as well 2 w to What la is the advantage of or wire wiro r x wb wheels over o wooden ones on automobiles automobiles auto auto- automobiles mobiles 3 On leather belts used for tor driving ing mach machinery nery which f Is la considered considered considered con con- tho the bettor better from an economical and time saving standpoint the tho old- old time rawhide ts used d as 18 a lacer or tho the modern wire clinched with a n. rawhide pin through It it-F. it F. 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We Ve uso use right and loft hand threads for safety rC On cn a moving vl g pa part t fitted tte with a a. nu nut mo the nut tends tenus to 10 back DaCK on ou In tho the opposite direction from rom tho the movement of at the tho part Take Tako a n wheel wheelon on the right side of at a no car the tho nut or 01 locking device do tends to back or off by turning to the left as you ou look at lt tho the wheel from tho the side If It a left-hand left thread Is used tho the nut tends to l keep tightening On the tho left hand side aide ld a n. right hand thread Is used because tho the nut nUl tends to back bacle off oct in a 3 right-hand right direction 2 3 2 Wire Iro wheels are re said to be stronger cr later laterally to be lighter In weight to dissipate heat rapidly and to bo more resilient The They are easy casy to attach and remove and arc are good food looking 3 The wire clinch Is not so effective clec- clec tive tivo as tho the rawhide for tor cooling fan tan belts I Barney Oldfield The motor of at m my car r smokes excessively excessively i and use o an unnecessary quantity quantity quantity quan quan- of oil oU From my experience with Ith motors I am sure suro the tho smoke Is due to oil not gas gns Tho The motor has wonderful compres compres- sion Tho The motor also has an automatic auto luto- matic which feeds to main bearings bear bear- bear bearings ings and in through sides of ot ders dors I disconnected ono one of these without without without with with- out results I have tried a L heavier oil without results Would you OU advise a aver very oil heavy 7 I 1 am nm also Having trouble with the tho clutch It will release causing hard changing changing- of ot gears I had hada a very light cylinder oil all In It at first Now Kow I have a a. of at three parts kerosene to one part of ot cylinder cUnder oil which is a little better When hon tho the motor stands and oil gets cold and ana stiff stitt It lg IQ almost Impossible to chango change gears gear Tho The clutch has hns no adjustment nent J. J W. W E E. There is OI only Y one answer to tho the oil pumping trouble trouble the the oil all Is getting In Into Into Into In- In to the tho combustion chamber because a a. Tho The rings dont don't fit It all around b the cylinders are arc scored or worn oval c the oil all Is still sUll too thin d tho the rod throw off Is caused by too much pressure to the bearings e the thc pistons are worn When clutch oil all thickens the trouble you have Is common Clean out tho the clutch with kerosene and use UBe the tho same samo mixture I think the the plates are gummed gummed gum gum- med mod and aud that th the trouble is not duo due duoto duoto to the tho consistency of at the tho oil which Is almost too thin x Barney oy Oldfield Can you tell me mo what is the matter with my car Every plug will fire but we cant can't start on magneto or bat bat- tery When we first got tho the car we could run from tram four tour to twenty miles and then It would go dead The first da day I Iran Iran Iran ran It forty miles and It went fine tIne Alter After that It would only run from four tour to eight miles Now we wo cant can't even 6 start the engine E. E C. C C. C I think you ou have a n bad case of at Ignition ignition Ignition Igni Igni- tion trouble brought about b by an open circuit or a a. short one It Is cas easy to tell 1 If you are aro getting gas gaa to the car car- by looking into the float bowl or by priming the also disconnect the fuel tuel lino Uno at tho the reter to to- see ee If It there thero Is tree free tIo flow Now for tor the ignition you Ou will wUl have to test back from the plugs pluG's examining examining ing each cable and connection the t th i u br breaker or points coil coll connections dis dis- etc If It a mechanic knows anything at all about ignition ho should know how bow to find out Just the trouble Is by tracing back Barney Oldfield t tAfter After ter operating my c car r for tor about eighteen months tho the clutch without previous indication of ot trouble failed tailed to allow the tho gears to mesh The Tho lo local garage replaced a n. broken brohen taco face plato plate and a somewhat worn clutch collar bearing I now have e to snap tho the gears Into place at the tho same bamo time that I snap in in tho clutch Originally I pressed in I the clutch and gently let In the gear Now It takes a combination snap shot and occasionally at that They Thoy took out the tho driving shaft removed re removed re- re moved the rear wheels Did they place the th collar bearing at right point Must the new and old parts realign J. J J B B. B It Is a poor Job all tho the way through and should not have been been beon allowed out of or the shop as a a. trick clutch I think myself It Is a matter of alignment J. J I jj J Barney I follow your articles with weekly profit and antl pleasure Sly My II hits car perfectly and pulls puns well weIl but going up grades it has a sharp clicking sound sound similar similar to holding two silver salter dollars one dollars one each hand tu tightly tightly- JUtting hitting each other rapId rapidly Th The bearings bear bear- ings are tight The car has been run- run only about 2200 mn miles S S. A A. E. E An ordinary spark l knock nock is Just as you describe A piston pin k knock ock Is ota ora dull character o spark knock I Is iq met metallic and will occur occur rapidly whereas the piston knock Will trill not oc occur oc- oc cur BO so fast aRt unless s all nil tho the piston pins are knocking |