Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-04-23 | Page 41 | Not Always Fault of Carburetor

IT ALWAYS FAULT OF CARBURETOR Reo Engineer Says Give the Old One a Chance Before. Trying New One. "Before you lot someone substitute another an-other for the carburetor on that old car of yours the one the maker put on just do a few things that the salesman of the other will insist upon doing any way before be-fore he proves what his carburetor will do." says Horace T. Thomas, chief engineer engi-neer of the Reo Motor Car company. "Mind you. I don't say that there may not be a better one for the world do move and great improvements have been made from time to time In carburetors. "But before you discard the old trusty one do these things: Clean the cylinders-remove cylinders-remove the carbon and run kerosene through to loo.sen up the rings, which may have become gummed. That will restore the compression. Now grind the valves an-1 in putting them hack ad lust them carefully as your instruction book tells you. Adjust all motor bearings, too. and see that your clutch is in good condition. Oh. yes, a clutch may have a lot to do with the performance of a carburetor. Also look to the ignition system clean tiie plugs, adjust the points and ee that the f-parks are accurately timed. Nor forget the cooling: system if radiator or cylinders cylin-ders have become clogged with lime or other deposits, temperatures will change so rapidly it will be impossible to maintain main-tain any carburetor adjustment that which seems all right for the moment will not do after a few miles, a good hoiler compound will remove the deposit and restore the cooling svstern to the former efficiency and regularity. "The wise carburetor salesman Insists on doing these things before trying out his , 'better' carburetor if you Insist on proof before buying. And of course the 'new broom' sweeps clean. So would the old one. given the same chance. "Most of this talk about the high cost of gasoline and short mileage per gallon would cease if owners did these simple things more frequently and it will .stop anyway with the war. for then prices will return, to their normal level, while the in- , creased efficiency will continue."