Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-09-22 | Page 29 | Owners' Service Department

OWNERS9 SERVICE DEPARTMENT 4 Can the oil that you take out of the engino be used over again? Is there any way of filtering it, so that it will retain its lubricating properties F. J. Kemmler. You can upc this over again, but not in the engine. Place the oil in a vessel and permit .he sediment to settle, then take off the good oil above and use it for lubricating lu-bricating the spring leaves, brake connections con-nections and In similar locations. T have three patent piston ringn on each piston of my Ford, and I've been told that this equipment doesn't allow enough oil to get through and that the cylinders will get scored. The number one cylinder is scored now. "Do you think this scraper ring equipment is to blame? M. L. Stewart. Undoubtedly scoring may be caused by lack of oil. The bottom or scraper ring is not essential. The rings do not cause the scoring. I fill my battery up with water once a week, as the maker advises. I notice that one of the cells always needs more water than the others. Could there be a short anywhere to cause excessive evaporation? D. V. Laffey. You will find that the cell which always al-ways needs more water than the others is cracked. The crack may be very small, but you had better have the jar replaced at once. Mow can t stop my car from wishing of the front wheels when running a L about five miles ho hoar? Tt is u Chevrolet, and when it .tarts to wiffRlo I simply Iibtc to -lop nnd Ktart nlowly. Is it dangerous? K. h. The trouble is caused by worn gears in the Rteertni?. Io not try to remedy this by ro- 1 placing onlv the sector or oue or the spur , pears. Uepincp all. It is dangerous. Go over ! the whole steering system and take up excessive ex-cessive play. . T hnd a talk with a mnn who said that if the sprint: le.ives re oiied they will break qniekor than If not oiled. I say that if they are oiled they woD't breitk. 1 J. S. ROBERTSON. I imagine your friend referred lo old sprinCR. When sprinps are very old and are "litVlpss," if they lire oiled or frrensed they flex too much nnd may break. Better to Just remove rust from between the leuves aud not use grease or oil. My eocrine always is covered with oil nnd I can't find a lnk anywhere. It is a Chevrolet 4fi0 nnd the wires and values nod other purls a ro nlwavs wet with oil. Where does il rome frrm? P. I".. MORRISON. The pistons or rings are prnhnhly badly worn, allowing oil to work up through Ihr valve? and onto ihe cylinder bend. Tle fan draft spreads the oil over the other par . "Wht is your opinion of liner for i ires ? Some fhv not to use them, bni nlh'M-'. 1 knew, p.'t more ipileage out -of thMr tires with reliners in ihem. Flow about an old -"nsinc: inside in-side a new one? TOM JACKSON. Liners are excellent for old tires. ro not use a liner Id a new tire. Some tires with I reads all gone and part of the carcass worn can be made to give good service with a liner. Old tires ioside new ones should not be used except only in sections. That is, tuke a section sec-tion of an old casing, remove the tread and a. few lays of fabric and uwe that which is left as a blowout patch. Is it all right to have a spline shaft welded, or would this hold only for a little while? The clutch shaft on my car is all worn so the splines allow of too much play. They are practically cut in half. HARRISON. A welding job, no doubt, will prove satisfactory. satis-factory. I have seen many spline shafts practically prac-tically remade and giving excellent service.