Show QUERIES By George H. H Robertson I 1 The Tho present prosperity of the automobile auto auto- 1 mobile business has encouraged re renewed renewed renewed re- re activity on the part of New NewYork NewYork York crooks who hope to successfully ply their trade of getting something for nothing It Is is- isa a is well ell established custom for these people to regard as their own an unattended car car which is not locked the same machine to blossom blossom blos blos- los los- som forth In a a. few days under a a. new coat of paint Just when the city authorities authorities' are beginning beginning- to curb this nefarious practice effectively a new game has appeared on Broadway which Is la intended to fleece the local automobile dealers A well wen dressed I man strolled into a a. Broadway s sales salesroom les les- I room this week and spent considerable time carefully examining one of the latest models He liked the car and I agreed to sign a a. contract giving as I deposit a check for on a a. New Or Or- leans bank The prospective owner received a bill of sale Then Mr Mc Schemer whose check wasn't any good hustled around and sold his contract contract con con- tract for to an unsuspecting victim victim vic vic- tim on the pretense that he was in need of money and couldn't couldn t wait for the de delivery delivery de- de livery of the car Subsequently the holder bolder of the contract called for the machine vas and informed of the en entire entire en- en tire tire transaction This trick has been worked seve several al times Umes lately on th the dealers Automobile Editor r I have a a. 1915 Ford Ford car and would like to know if I r can take a light from magneto to light up speedometer at night Would this injure the running of ot the car What That size of lamps must mustI I use What causes my exhaust manIfold manIfold manifold man man- to get hot have Just leaned gleaned carbon from the engine and never no noticed noticed no- no manifold to to get so hot before W W. F F. THOMPSON J i Would suggest that you purchase necessary necessary necessary lamps and wire equipment from supply stores selling Ford accessorIes accessories accessories The hot manifold is no doubt due to the fact that you are running with a retarded spark An advanced sp spark rk will tend to make malte the motor cool Automobile Edi Editor I r have a 1912 six cylinder t touring car with model magneto and transformer While riding one one d Jay day iy the motor began to miss and lose power pow pow- er and then stopped altogether Have not been een able to spark since It has lias I dual ignition but I have always used the magneto for starting and running I I can get et a spark at the transformer from the battery but not at the plugs I Have cleaned the breaker box platinum platinum platinum plat plat- points tightened nil JIll connections looked over the the wires but the fault lault cantil Would loss of magnetism n magnets of magneto prevent th thel 1 tor from running on batteries batteries' M fit would be the approximate cost ing the magneto re FRANK V V. BOUEr From your description of ot the tro I do not believe that your jour our m mig mag g have become in sot sore sota a time Would suggest that youl you an expert magneto man look The armature may be burned o put out connection ma may maybe bo be broken I I I Automobile Edl Editor Editor- 1 1 Would you be so fO kind as to an these questions How would one onen if there has been excessive wearn universal Joints also aleo how In there thera the ra rods rods' GENE SENNET SENNEr You lou can discover discover- the wear in universal Joints of ot a drive shaft shafi grasping the shaft with the hands nde feeling the pl play y when the sh shaf af f twisted The play In the radius can be usually determined b bj bl shaking of the members of of the toe b bea a rods I. I Automobile Editor I have haye a 1916 Overland an r rit It stands for a few hours it and I have a very hard time star stat it and at times I must prime it It fe you tell me a way for starting i it could you ou please tell me if It it hurts car to prime it it M MMILTON MILTON BROW R Regarding the difficulties in in- st ing the motor in cold weather w Yi suggest that the be bep p tp perly erly adjusted for the temperature the motor does not start the adjustment would advis priming by gasoline In ill the pet corl i Priming a motor will oo do no ui done only at intervals Automobile Editor I have a four-cylinder four j V quite often orten when cranking tt OK ing handle kicks and I T und l la I this is la caused by tho the spark pt plu r f too for advanced Also TV wh fir t uphill there is a tL continuous a k the engine le H i From the tho description of j your our ourI otI I believe that the ignition t Is a j a atoo atoo too much Would suggest t the motor and sot set t 1 vance yance properly Automobile Editor What is the most moat efficient n in Continued on page pare 7 J QUERIES ANSWERED Continued from page 6 ordinary Unary i motor car operation JAMES FRAME rn Che proper proportions of air to ioline vapor vary with different ither ther c conditions and grades of ot LAbout eleven or twelve parts aIr to one of gasoline vapor how how- reconstitutes r the average the proper charge for the or- or automobile iary-automobile automobile motor K- K Editor gasoline CheY-gasoline floods from my carret car car- car I ret reter r occasionally after the motor I s What should cause this H J. J R. R WHITE WRITE Tour lour floods because the not close the valve after th the soline has reached beached the proper level the chamber This will probably be by a piece of dirt or other for for- which has becomes lodged the gasoline valve seat Try draine drain drain- Ube e gasoline from the small pet- pet k In the bottom of the I Ing ng this will probably remedy matsas mats mat mat- s sas as t the e t gasoline asoline will carry any with It I H Editor notice that many cars are not vided raided with equalizers on both the vide vice and emergency brakes Inas- Inas as this seems to be the case An Ane on n elot e of the high priced cars I know garnot be the desire to save money like to learn the practical lt n. n ARTHUR It R. RAUB lany y designers consider is s or rather brakes not pr provided vided an an equalizer equalizer to to be safer than so BO equipped If It one brake rod able of an equalized brake gives the brake on both wheels is renI ren- ren I useless for the equalizer th then n s the slack Without the use equalizer the brake rod or cable to each wheel Is independent ill it operate regardless of the 1 I obile mobile Editor tat t is the high second and low ratios of ot the Overland m lis is the high second and low ratios of the Overland model 79 Jis Is the high second and low ratios of the model 80 I many thousand miles will an anobile anobile obile Bobile engine go before it needs ing rig ng with good care and oiling Id d the storage battery be taken If f if an an automobile when the car used in winter A READER paid ld Id advise you to get the Ii li regarding the gearing 0 of the theand thed and nd d models from the Overland ry direct motor i is IB properly taken care of uld run at least miles be beIt beIt belt be- be It lt would need battery should be charged f discharged the acid poured out distilled water put in before put- put lit It away in a a. warm wann spot mobile Editor idly answer in your automobile pans PM gave ve rebuilt a a. 1910 MItchel tour- tour into a a. classy speedster How r much higher would I have to gear my car In order to make ninety miles per hour I can only get forty-five forty now Would I have to Join the A. A A. A A. A in order to enter this car In races What makes my car hard to start In cold weather JOHN EMIL HANSEN It would ba be impossible to gear the car you mention for a speed of ninety miles per hour You are getting al almost almost almost al- al most as much speed out of it now as can be got You must be a r registered registered regis regis- gis- gis driver In the A. A A. A A. A before you can race Hard starting i is due to a ft poor grade of gasoline with a poor carbur reter r r adjustment i. i Automobile Ed Editor i Kindly inform me through your our columns which will last the longer longeron on an automobile automobile- a a. magneto or coils colls colls About how long will either last E. E EF F. F S S. The he magneto is la the up-to-date up ig ignition ignition ig- ig for a motor The vibrating coil with battery ignition gave gaye considerable con con- n- n trouble due to burning of ot the coils colls fouling of platinum points etc A good magneto as as long longas as the car lasts I Automobile Editor Is there there which which one one could follow in order to avoid skidding or orto orto orto to overcome a a. skid whenever it happens happens happens hap hap- pens I am am helpless when my ray car ear skids skids' and am at a loss as to how to direct the car under these conditions JAMES Every time a car skids the conditions conditions conditions condi condi- are different and what would stop the skid in one instance would help it along in another Experience Is is the best teacher an and as each skid occurs previous experience will help considerably Tho The turning of the front wheels and the proper use of the brake are two Important factors Automobile Editor I have been advised to use a light oil In my motor in order that the lubrication get at all the parts Is a alight alight alight light oil a proper oil to use ARTHUR BOYCE JR Do not pot use too light an oil 11 under the Impression that an oil must be bevery bevery very vetY light in order to reach all the parts The temperature of your motor motor motor mo mo- tor is so high that too light an oil I will be so thinned out as to be of little a lubricant For efficiency oil and economy use the heaviest permissible with your lubricating system system SITS SITS- tem tern even even heavy oil runs freely When exp sed to the heat within within the the crank crankcase case Automobile Editor D Does es an air cooled motor require heavier oil as a lubricant than a awater awater awater water cooled motor Your advice will be appreciated J J. H. H STANFORD An air cooled motor requires heavier er oil than a water cooled motor beCause because be be- bause cause of ot its Us higher operating temper temper- C Automobile Editor Does the adjustment of my ter have anything to do with the tho amount of ot carbon In my cylinders I Iam Iam i iam am using a good grade of oil and my motor continually chokes with carbon car car- bon OSCAR JEWITT Poor adjustments have havea a great effect upon the carbon deposit flooding and too rich mixture will wUl cause a l large rge deposit of 01 carbon In fn the form of lampblacK n The absence of sufficient oxygen Ina m In ma the impossible a rich mixture renders complete oxidization or hurn burning ng of 01 of both fuel mixture and oil vapors Asa AS ASa a consequence carbon Is deposited burned fuel and partially more from rapidly the from the highly heated unburned oil |