Show WANT TO OW ABOUT YOUR CAR Ex Expert re Advice on How to L 4 K Keep ep Auto Running g 1 1 i V Smoothly 1 following answers to queries l Iii the Inthe the New Kew York Evening Enning World r i are glen given gI en by lw y George II n. Robertson J Automobile Editor t e a a four cylinder car ear which until recently has been en running niceS nice nice- S lye but would sputter at starting a couple of times and then stop Would have to feed more gas and start motor a couple of times timea before it would woul run lun again and then when starting the machine would pop pop and and sputter again There seems to be a lack of power at first Have ve had bad carbon burned out a acou cou couple le of days ago still It does not notI I run good 0 O. O P P. From your description of ot the trouble trouble trou trou- bl ble I X would suggest that you have bave the entire gasoline supplY stem cleaned out There may be dirt ditt or water In either the carb reter gasoline pipe or tank Auto Aut Automobile Editor r 1 I obtain obtain parts for fora a II a Mars r French French- ars LOUIS LOUls DEFER RAN The Machine company of or Detroit or the St. St Louis Lows Car compan company com corn pan pan pany of ot St SU St.- Louis are re the only people le v who would have the parts parta Aut Automobile mobile Editor EI a 1915 1916 l Ford rd which causes considerable trouble as It has no petcocks petcocks petcocks pet- pet cocks to release the compression in inthe n the cylinder heads when any of the cylinders are misfiring Why W have some ome motors petcocks and others none none and what is their In the gasoline engine A A. F. F O. O The absence of ot petcocks is hi simply a R. saving savins' in Jn the cost of of ot prod producing cing the tle motor Petcocks are very handy as priming cups and can be used to lo locate locate lo- lo cate cafe a missing cylinder and some sometimes some some- a me- me times s when In the head of the thet mo or orare are used as a means of l the motor by passing a thin rod them to the heads of ot the pistons ns o Automobile Editor I 1 Ot four four cylinder cylinder engine two revo- revo ut uton's the he crank shaft will revo-j revo put i Un ers through their four tour cycle cy- cy cJ cle pf or operation How dots dot's dO s 's this j cy-j w rk out on six and cylinder eight cylinder ca cars 1 adjusting Tappets is it use a thin visiting card or Is ther a better method Does back 7 fir in a carburetor Injure it In any l v v w wa R. R ef J u a cycle four motor it takes two I fv v 1 11 1 ions ns of ot the crank shaft to comPI com com- PI t proper work of they the the piston piston r not matter whether the mot moo mo- mo t o 0 s has inas four six alx or eight cylinders l c nY number for that matter since iC hi piston has l Its s own distinct work t to toL iI 8 and must do it In two crank- crank fi ir revolutIons Your adjusting y ih m Od is mall all right when the motor is a IJ A bacR baeR fire may cause a fire UI in tie e It is caused by a ac a 5 c we wee mixture or faulty timing r ti i obile E Editor rl 2 r 1 the u use se of i r as claimed by i j. j 1 f. f i- i had hatt d no- no personal experience the e preparation you r. i T There 4 e are aro ro a a. few c these proP products lets on in i the which h do v tory ry good w work rk r 7 I Editor I wilt the Ford car sell for rOt l 4 next nt spring Could I purchase this car from front the Ford people ami and would I I get it cheaper it-cheaper ch aper from them r 10 FRANK l K The you OU mention is correct c t ct as far tar as I know You Tou certainly can can an purchase it ft from them The price is the same Automobile Editor Will you kindly let me km know knew the best way to become a driY r rI I have wor worked wonted d about about a C car l for tiu two years s and fully understand 1 them theta Do the manufacturers of the cars rs driven by Oldfield and De Palma a give them the cars free Who in your opinion Is the greatest driver drivel Inthe Inthe in inthe the game THOS C. C LYONS In order to get racing experience nce you should secure a a. position with some racing team as either a mechanic mechanic me me- or a helper From then on Jt f fIs Is a a. question of your ability and r aggressiveness The drivers usually usually- are under contract for the various concerns It would not be fair for forme forme forme me to state my opinion as as to the pest best driver In this c column lumn J Automobile Editor Edit j Kindly let me know w what Is meant by operation ot of a magneto clockwise clockwise clockwise clock clock- wise or counter clock ALLEN I By the term tenn wise clock is m mart moart alt that the magneto armature revolves re looking at it from the driven end InI in inthe inthe the same direction n as the hands of ofa ofa ofa I a clock move Counter wise clock of ot otc c course course urse denotes that the armature is driven in the opposite direction I i Automobile Automobile Editor I have just a new car carand carand carand I and would appreciate your advice regarding re- re garding the Insuring of it My friends and the company which sOld I the the- car advised ad me regarding the Insurance but they all have different differ lifer different ent Ideas I know that your our experience ence euc in this line Une is well worth hav hav- ing A A. R. R M. M 1 I believe that the car should be covered by insurance in every IU possible sl- sl ble bla wa way While the complete ing Is costly at the start it is JB n a great rEat protection and the ease of pt which mind mind which it carries with it cannot be bought for money I 1 have my own car covered cov cov- coy coy- ered red in every way with the general accident c company and I feel teel that with this sort of protection motor is more more o of a pleasure Automobile Editor Can you furnish me the with information information tion as to where I can c'an get a a. European European European Euro Euro- agency for an American m make ke automobile JOSEPH Would suggest that you get in touch with s some me trade paper such as as Motor Automobile Topics The Class Clans Journal Journal Journal Jour Jour- nal Publishing company etc where you can get full information on the matter |