Show VACUUM CHAMBER EASY EAST TO KEEP IN NORMAL CONDITION I I Internal Repairs Seldom Are Needed Needed- Float Valve Leakage Causing Gas Gas' I Overflow Is Simple Cause It is very crO unlikely unlikely- that Internal repairs repairs re re- pairs will ever er have ha to bo made mado to the vacuum chamber of ot the vacuum tank as It If Is a a. very simple construction construe I tion and there arc aro not many things I that could Interfere with Its functioning function function- ing says Motor rotor Before an any attempt Is made to take tho the tank apart the tho owner should 1 be positive o that It I Is tho the cause of ot the trouble it Is lIS always possible to test the tank by opening the petcock at the bottom and If more moro than one one- sixth of at a a quart of at gasoline flows out It Is certain that the system Is performing Its functions properly Running the engine at at slow speeds with an open throttle for tor a n long Ions time such as In a ascending a a. long IonS gradual hill may J reduce tho the vacuum to a n sufficient extent taht tho the tank will empty Itself or this condition might result from dirt or foreign matter getting Jet get et ting in and clogging the gasoline feed teed tube tube that that Is tho the lead from the tank to the vacuum tank If H it Is a case cane of or Insufficient suction suc suc- t tion lon this can always bo ho cured by lotI lot lot- ting the engine run with tho the throttle I tle tie closed for tor a few moments after which sufficient suction Ruction will be he created created cre cre- to fill cm tho the tank almost instantly Instantly In case base the float valve o leaks Iriks for Cor an any I reason which would cause an overflow overflow over over- flow Jow of or gasoline from the tank either cither through tho the vent pipe or some other portion th the tho Inner shell cnn can be bo tal taken cn out by br r removing eight screws at the top 0 of the tho tank Tho tank may milY then be bo filled with gasoline Sa and will act as aa an ordinary gravity system en enabling enabling en- en abling the owner to drive to tho the nearest near est garage where the may bo be repaired In taking off oCt the head he of at the the- tank alter after removing tho the eight screws care I must be used BO flO as not to damage the Iho gasket ns as in replacing the tho hend bend bendit it Is necessary that the joints be bek k kept Pt airtight This gasket la Is shel shel- lacked TANK jANI CAN HR flIt FILLED Should tho the tank t ever become en entirely entirely en en- Urey empty it ma may be filled tilled b by y closing clos doe In ing the engine throttle and turning the engine engine over over a few tew revolutions Thin Thill his will create a a. sufficient vacuum in the tark lark to fit tit it St It U the tank ta has baa been boen allowed to stand empty for far a 0 considerable consid consid- erable time and does don not readily fill when the engine Is turned ov over r. r either lI sediment or dirt has accumulated d under under under un un- der the flapper valve or tho the valves are dry To o overcome this difficulty re ro- remove move the tho he plug phu at tho the top and squirt a little Ja gasoline Into the tank This will wash the dirt from the valve and also wet tho the valves and cause the tho tank to work immediately tely The Tho flapper back valve sometimes accumulates a black d deposit which may tend to hold It from being kept tight to It its II seat In Inthis Inthis this ease case tho the valve valva should be scraped with A n- knife This trouble can be de detected detected de- de also allo by overflowing of the t tank n ns ill If the flapper valve Is ia not tight on its seat ga gasoline will continually It leak U-ak k from the thoo uPI upper or chamber to the lower |