Show QUERIES ANSWERED I By George H. H Robertson While Ue driving on Main 1 street you OU probably have noticed now and then during the time past few ow weeks the tendency tendency ten ten- dency of or a n. few drivers of both hoth hort horse e drawn and motor vehicles to turn in tho center of or the block and making It Ita ita I a a. source of or annoyance to tho time drivers of or vehicles running running- north and south bouth on the tho avenue The Tho habitual offender Is is tho the driver of ot tho the wheeled two hanom han han- hom som wl who o while he ho can caim undoubtedly turn in a ve very short hott space should bo be made mado to turn only under tho direction I of ot the tho traffic man stationed at the tho cross streets Vehicles s aro are supposed etl to turn only onh at the tho cross street treet intersection and tho the driver who to anywhere elso else is a great reat hindrance to tho time movement move move- ment meat of or traffic trafficS An improvement might be le made however if It stands made of oC boxes are aro kept out of or tho roa road Automobile Why Is the direct ct drive tj or 01 high speed peed the best suited Bulte for average conditions conditions condi condi- A. A M. M S. S 3 When the thu lower gear ratios are aTe u used ed considerable rower power 1 IK h absorbed b by friction of 01 the tho gears in the change speed gear sot ot where on tho thio high h speed or direct drive o position practically call cally the anI only power poel lost Is IA at tho the driving pears gears caiS cai'S In the roar axle The Tho The lower ratios are ore also apt to be bo noisy noley whereas as tho the direct drive Is moro more si si- si lent When hen in the tho direct drive position there Is practically no no WEar ear on tho the change speed gears and for tor this reason reason rea rca son it la is desirable to drive a a. car by ly I throttle control with the high speed engaged eng as fiS much as ns pO possible sible Automobile Editor Does the steering gear sear box need much lubrication and anti how often 1 WILLIAM S WHITE 1 Practically all aU steering Rears gears have havo reduction gears and these arc lubricated by a t grease packing which need not bo be renewed c. c except during the time yearly carly overhauling overhauling- Whon th the steering tube to which the wheel 1 Is attached passes through al an nil outer casing cas ens- ing lug it is necessary to put a n. few taw drops of oC oil Into this casing c every even week h horder In order to prevent nt rusting and sticking sUcking of or one ono tubo tube inside of ot the other The Time motor control rods also aIso pass through tho the Interior and while no provision pro is ig made mado for lubricating these as a a. rule it Is good goed practice to loo loosen en tho the connections con con- at their lower en end and lift un them out of ot the steering tubo tube far tar farenough farenough enough to permit of oil being Intro Intro- This need not be done done- oftener than two or three times a season Automobile Editor I Is the thick and heavily In insulated wh tho the best bet to use for Cor Ignition pur- pur poses S How should tho strainer of ot my gasoline separator bo be cleaned ARTHUR NEAL NEALIE The efficiency of ot Ignition wires cannot cannot cannot can can- not be bo determined by the thickness of ot otI the tIme insulation Especially 1 is this true tie I of or secondary wires ires Tho rho Insulation however should be bo of ot good quality Unnecessary of ot insulation Increases es the time static capacity which is undesirable To ro clean screen screen cen of or separator separator separator sep sep- on gasoline feed peel line Une remove screen and use air pressure from a pump or tank Place nozzle on hose against screen The air will f force all aU particles of fuzz and sediment out of fine tine wire mesh Automobile Editor I have a n. 1914 Studebaker touring car It seems when you ou shift your our Fp peed f-peed ed from third to second position thero is a n grinding noise nohe and I have h heto to stop and start over again Would a a. clutch brake eliminate this Also when spark Is advanced and going about twenty miles mites an hour particularly particularly upgrade e there Is IE a n. knock which c you retard spark 1 ark SMITH S A clutch dutch brake will eliminate tho the spinning of ot the time clutch and enable you ou to tn engage n n o the scars gears cars properly The Timo knock kuock you OU mention Is no doubt duo due to carbon in jn the motor Automobile Editor lOl What hal determines the capacity of or a astor stor storage J battery R. R GUCENE Tho The capacity of or a storage batte battery depends upon tho the sizo size and nature of ot tho plates used in each cell celt and their numbers as fiS well as tho the number of cells Joined together to form a battery Batteries ordinarily used for tOl 1 Ignition ar are either cither of the tho volt C-volt CO- CO or volt C ampere 80 tp type Those e used for lighting service havo larger plates and ar nCI more inure substantial In construction and are usually rat rated lt at 6 volts volta amperes and C volts l 12 q amperes Automobile E Editor What hat in Is tho the actual duration of the time Inlet stroke of or a n. motor J. J C C. T T. I Time The period during which thu tho inlet val valve ye remains open oven varies according according- to the tho Ju lag at the time of or opening anti closing If It the valve opens 15 do degrees late and closes 3 35 degrees after arter the tIme piston hn has started up on Its compression compression compres compres- sion stroke It has remained op open n a a. period equal to OO degrees crankshaft li If It opens promptly on top tOJ I c center and clO closes OM on bottom center it would GuM only remain open a a. period equal to degrees crank level or half hair a revolution rc of ot tho flywheel Automobile Automobile- Editor I have havo a n. 1909 Packard which when running running- at a a. high hl-h rate rato of or speed peed 5 seems to go so fairly well until It Il starts to miss misson on tho thu third cylinder when running ata ota low speed or on the level l will still mI miss amiss s on the amo one ony worse Have had magneto repaired by y tho tio Eisman Elsman people carburetor b by tho time P Packard concern concern concern con con- cern putting in now spark plugs made madeno no difference Had now inlet valves valve replaced for old ones onel adjustments seem to bo be as god gorl as expected Had Hud cylinders and new pi pistons ton T. T JONES TONES Would advise the examination of or ortho tho the gas gas' of ot tho the Inlet manifold and and ami also all the tho gaskets ot of tho thu caps of ot the third cylinder A leak of ot air into the cylinder will cause a a. miss A weak valve spring spring- will also cause the miss you OU mention Would see seo that sufficient sufficient I- I clearance I Is ia given between tho time valve and lifter A sticky or wrapped valve ma may bo tho the cause or tho secondary second second- amy ary IJ cable may bo be bad causin causing causing- a short hort circuit Automobile A F Editor After overhauling a n. storage battery on a model Maxwell car I find I havo Javo mislaid memorandum concernIng concerning concern concern- In Ing tho the correct solution t with which to refill battory battery If I remember rightly it IB is Ix ix parts part water to ono one part sulphuric sul sul- acid but as to correct amount of ot water ater and nc acid d used I am In doubt N. N R. R NOO N Lo Would suggest ett that you OU purchase a hydrometer In order ordel to properly test tho solution of or the battery batters The Tiia solution tion composed of or sulphuric acid and distilled water should test 12 1260 O on tho the h hydrometer drometer Tho Time top tOI of tho plates of or ortho tho the battery should be e Cope red by the solution I V. Automobile Editor Will you OU explain In letai the tho cause causo and remedy of at a gasoline motor when the cylinders ar are ard flooded and ammU will not riot start stort that Is why J Is it BO so o hard to start tim the engine after atter tho the cylinder has been how can you tell ten when it is Js and what Is the tho quickest t way y of at remedying I B. B BROWN A great many p persons make mako the mistake mistake mis miR take of or priming tho the motor too much j Too rich mixture will not any more moro readily than a a. poor mixture Raw gasoline will not riot explode but simply burn slowly Most carburetors carburetor have a a. priming lover lever attached which when pulled once 01 or twice is sufficient to fix th the tho mixture for starting W nen priming priming- tho time c cylinders direct from tho the petcocks vc very little tittle gasoline should bo lue 1 used tho the average ha has haR a- a acup cup which if It filled is enough to prime the I cylinder V Automobile Editor Does tho adjustment of or my carburetor tor havo have anything to do with th thA amount of ot carbon in my c cylinders lInders I Iam Iam Iam am using a good grade of ot oil and antI my motor motOL usually chokes choles with carbon I R R. W W. N N. Poor carburetor adjustments have a n. great effect upon tho the carbon carbon Carburetor flooding and too rich mixture mixture mixture mix mix- ture will cause a largo large deposit of ot carbon carbon car car- bon hen in time the form of ot lampblack The absence of ot sufficient oxygen en In a rich mixture renders Impossible the corn com oxidization or burning of ot both fuel and oil vapors As a a. consequence carbon i la 13 deposited from tho the partially burned fuel and more moro rapidly from lom time the highly heated unburned oil aU I Automobile Editor I r havo a 1912 30 20 Packard Two weeks ago ao I had It completely overhauled o and when I tried it out without the tho body bod- bodon on she worked very lime fine but when I put tho the body on and ran her a n afew afew few days a loud o d knock suddenly tl nl ap- ap WHICH is very ery naru to locate locale when tho motor is 18 running running- When hen the time car is idle tho the knock Is very plain an anti ana when whom I I. I disconnect tho the fourth spark time the knock disappears When she Is pulling up a n. hill It also disappears Tho The knock Is located between tho last cylinder cUnder and clutch It has hag a n disc clutch and when I release It she ho has hns a a. funn funny sound In it It sounds like lIko a grinding squeak J L. L PEABODY From your Out description It seems as nc thou though h tho time collar of tho tim clutch needs replacing If this timis is Js not the time trouble look at the tho rear ream main bearIng bearing bear bear- Ing Ing- of the motor and also uso at tho the clutch j bearing If It a n now casing casing- is applied it would I bo ho the time best hest practice to uso use a now In In- nor ncr tube tubo An n old tubo might l last st but In n the event of ot Its Ita tearing or pr splitting ha tho shoe would woul probably De no damaged d before time the car car would be brought bo rought to n a stop A 1 poor 00 r. r tubo wll wil not cause the tho c casing casing- ln if 11 good to blow biow w wout out Automobile Editor I have a 11 Maxwell model E E thirty horsepower 1910 car car It has given good sa satisfaction up to to a n. short time ago ngo Lately It has developed a miss I have havo had hall the tho cur car valves ground cylinders cleaned nn and l still th the he miss mias la Is th there re I had hada a 11 Now New Rayfield Rayfield Rayfield Ray- Ray field carburetor put in and new spark Plugs and It worked god for tor a n. row Low weeks when tIme the old miss developed again a a What can an JO 1 you suggest might Is me nc Time TIle engine smokes and tho the cylinders nce need cleaning every week where formerly I I only cleaned I them once onca a a. year car and found very ery little carbon if U. the magnets of ot a magneto become wh what t effect would that havo have on tho the engine IDe How would woul 1 a broken piston piston pis pis- pis- pis ton ring effect the tho engine SA SAMUEL lUErl MARKS I The Time mn magneto neto should be gone ono over thoroughly A weak magneto will cause causo an Intermittent miss A alto falto spring or a n stem which sticks will cause tho motor to miss Broken piston rings will witt cause a loss lOBs V ot of compression thus giving a 3 weak explosion and will also alno allow tho the oi oito oil to reach the spark p plu plug causing ln the I plug to ml miss E Automobile Editor I have a n. 1916 Overland nd and and V VI when I hao gong gone about five u miles my clUtch makes a n. noise every overy time Ume I throw l It ItIn itin In or out I havo have greased it won wen ant and had bad also nIso new clutch rollers put In In L L. A. A T T. Would advise you to have the clutch c Continued on pR page O S. S I QUERIES ANSWERED Continued from pa page e 7 7 bearing lol ed over over It ma may be bo that I it does oes not fit properly and that a a. rattle tattle Is caused b by the movement nt of ot the clutch Lick Lack of lubrication causes es trouble of ol this sort Automobile Editor Will you Ou kindly let me know through your answers what precautions should be taken with Uh a a. now new automobile Would Voul it bo be a advisable after running car a 3 short hort time to clean out all of or tho the oil rinsing it thoroughly with kerosene kero kero- kerosene sene and refilling to wash out koro-I koro an any small pieces of steel or Iron that may have havo been left In during the con constructions constructions truc- truc lions Your answer would be much NA X N- appreciated A new machine machine- should be he thorough thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- ough lubricated every overy da day or FO so and antI the bod body properly washed ash eel or Automobile Editor 1 I have seen een quite a few Cew dual tires on th the rear of at some touring cnn 1 What hat are the benefits o of these wheels If any any Will wait walt for y your ur answer r.G. r. r G. G T. T N NOLAN LAX On hea heavy motor vehicles where the theor or ordinary s solid tires would not h have ve sufficient capacity It customary Is Is customary to mount two of ot these tires on a n. common common common com com- mon rim This provides pro more capacity capacity ca ca- than a narrower tiro tire used used singly and nt at the same sarno time ha has im important important Im- Im advantages tul over using a a. single wl wide e tire tiro adapt adapted cl to fit tho the wheel rim The wide tires are hard to make and antI unwieldy to handle The use of two tires side tilde by hy side not only provides pro greater resiliency and antI superior traction traction traction trac trac- tion but also tends to reduce side slip or 01 skidding In event of damage to toone toone toone one section or side of or the tire tho it Is la necessary ar to replace only tho the tiro Uro affected ar- ar and in an emergency should one ono tire the he severely cut it will be bo possible possible possible pos pos- sible to run on un its mate mato until the garage gar gar- ago age Is reached Automobile Editor Kindly advise me how to take care of a storage battery batter on a 1916 Scripps Scripps- Booth Rooth I have havo refilled the cells with distilled water but a i. i few of tho the zinc rods are arc dissolving into a n whito white substance sub sub- stance A A. A SI SEAMAN If the battery posts are arc starting to corrode would suggest that the white substance bo be scraped raped ot off and the terminals terminals terminals ter ter- be ho rubbed with kerosene Automobile Editor I 1 have a a. motor which is hard to start The starter self does docs not z seeni cm to turn tho the motor over fast enough What Is the trouble T T. C. C R. R Starting of motor will bo ho facilitated if the carburetor mixture is at starting This Is usually accomplished accomplished by a 3 dash arrangement Dont Don't blame the tho starter self-starter if Jt you OU fall fait to todo todo todo do this or If you Ou try to start tho the motor on magneto Instead of oC battery This applies |