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Show THE. HERALD-REPUBLICA- SALT LAKE CITY,. UTAH, SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1916 N, FORDS USED AS " FIRE FIGHTERS MOTORING ff WILLIAM Light Machine Grows in Popularity as Auxiliary to Heavy Cars. PROBLEMS fire-fighti- Herald-Republica- r - ' f X n, ng an turn-buckl- . nsr Herald-Republica- - , the and the valves Is I do not spark drive with a retarded right. In spark. every respect the engine is all right, except that it overheats when the throttle is opened for hill climbing or other necessity. 1 have had the cylinders cleaned of carbon and the valves made ground and the compression a short good. The time began overheating Is a car. There ago. It is no trouble with the radiator nor any of the water circulating system part can be found; but that the water will boil almost as soon as the throttle is well opened up. II. K. The overheating must be due to a defective radiator. While you may not be able to detect anything wrong with it. nevertheless there may be a great amount cf deposit upon the inner walls of the radiator. It does not take a deal to reduce the cooling system, great and especially the radiator, in order to remove the foreign matter and brine it back to Its normal efficiency. fcur-cylind- "1 er self-start- and the QUICKEST kind of attention to your wants. Come in and let us tell you all the details of this Service. n. er STUDEBAKER VfieStandardofYalaeand QaafJy C Fairfield "Six 46 and have It charged, beinf? careful to mark the wires, so that you will experience no difficulty in replacing. Unless you are familiar with the you had charging: of a storage battery some gabetter have it charged at rage by those familiar with the process. If the battery receives a full charge no further difficulty should be experienced. Note also that all the wire connections are tight. Motoring? Department, The I have a Chalmers 1913 model. This car runs very well on the level, but when I give it all the gas on a hill'it misses awful. I have had the carburetor (which is a Rayfield) adand the magneto overhauled a justed half dozen times by the company's exstill I cannot it all the perts,onbut a hill. Can you give what gas suggest C. B. the trouble might be? There are two adjustments, the upper for high speed ana the lower for slow speed. If the high speed adjustment is turned too far to right you will experienceon trouble from too rich a mixture the hills. Would suggest Addown on this considerably. cutting screw to left at this point until just the block is about centered. n Motoring Department, Theon is the timing my car correct? I can advance the magnetic or all the way and either not change the speed of the motor in T. M. , the least. is evident from what you say that It the control mechanism between the post and' the breaker box of steering the magneto timer has slipped or become disconnected somewhere, so that when you move the advance and retard lever on the top of the steering whel it does not control the spark. If the spark were advanced all the time to kick the motor would be very on the other back when cranking. If, likely the hand, the spark remains retarded,overengine would be very likely to heat. The Motoring Department, I have a 1912 Flanders and equipped with carburetor of their manufacture. When I stop motor gasoline runs back from manifold and out of small hole in elbow of air pipe under carburetor. Also leaks out of auxiliary air valve at. left side of mixing chamber. Needle valve closes absolutely but gasoline rushes back after tight, drawn up through spray nozzle. being I lose a considerable amount of gas every time motor is stopped. Trouble is worse in cold weather, but bothers at all times. I have taken car to garage and they tell me nothing can be done to remedy this. .Why should so much gasoline be drawn up through manifold and not Ignited? Any suggestion you can give me will be very mucii appreE. H. ciated. The carburetor requires more heat. Lead a flexible tube from the primary air inlet that surrounds the nozzle to a Jacket around the exhaust manifold and cut down on the gasoline feed as much as possible, using a small er nozzle if necessary. if this does not entirely remedy the trouble, lead a tube from the auxiliary air valve also. to the exhaust manifold The Motoring Department, I read your columns every week- and It has helped me and no doubt many others. Would you please answer the following questions for me in your column? am a Herald-Republic- If you tour in a Paige Fairfield "Six 46" T. O. B. DETROIT. you will return home contented, refreshed and eager to plan the "next trip." There will be no regret no painful reminiscences of tedious waits by the sweltering roadside. The Fairfield has an uncanny knack of "going through" and any Paige owner knows the reason why. Let us give you a Paige demonstration our time is yours. Herald-Republic- n an Wasatch 265 S. Main. 'O.--i Jj an thinking of purchasing A circular storage battery. a description of which I have, giving tliis says it need only be filled distilled water and charged with battery, with direct current. Is there any chance of this water freezing in the winter time? The voltage in my garage is 220 volts. How can I C.tellcanif it is A. C. or D. C? it to D. C. If it is A. so I canI change the in any way two-tocharge n I have a a truck with battery? transmission which I wish to discard for a sliding gear transmission, one from the manucannot I t.': an - 1 ZKJS I'JZt ViJ.'J X L'CjiXS: .TSlTf 4470. DIVISION. S. State St., Salt Lake City, Utah. AUTOMOBILE 159-16- one-quart- er Touring can be one of the most delightful experiences of your life, or a dismal failure and 100 per cent of the responsibility, rests with the car. Walkcmllc, Ont. STUDEBAKER BROS. CO. OF UTAH. Ilerald-Republica- J1 Detroit, HicL Soatb EcnJ, Ind. Herald-Republic- 3 There are two big DIFFERENCES to be kept in mind as to Studebaker Service. OneIt is DEFINITE. No vague promises or invitations to drop in when something goes wrong. But a DEFINITE Service that is set down in writing before you buy the car and a service so regular and so thorough that it insures you full, free use of your car every day of the year. The other is the fact that this Service is given by the Studebaker FACTORY. Branch just the same service you'd get if you lived in Detroit close to our factories there. Here are complete supplies of parts, expert mechanics, a shop equipped to be able to assemble complete cars if needs be, The Motoring Department, My car has an electric and Not a month or car for system. used the lighting having more, I attempted to start it the ether and not found that the startday er would not only crank the motor 1but none of the lamps would light. As live out in the country I am at a loss to know R. W. what to do about it. The storage battery Is undoubtedly run down, or discharged to such an extent that It will not light the lamps, much less operate the starter. Woula suggest that you remove the battery ITerald-Republica- and OiroGt Factory S erusoo That i Vour Oar Why pay it? Inside of thirty minutes we can show you just what a Studebaker gives for the price and why it is needless to pay more. Come in and make . us show you. After grinding valves and scraping carbon one of the most difficult is to clear the cylinders of things loose carbon remaining in them. the This can be done by setting the cylinder on the end of compression stroke and flushing out with. a hose. water with a sponge. Then remove The little water remaining in the will do no harm if the cylinders motor Is started and run shortly Is drawn off. after the water 9r fi T .Check valves, which control the flow of oil through the pump, where pressurebefeed lubrication Is used, cleaned occasionally to should Insure positive working. Herald-Republica- Herald-Republica- n. -- . lrn iis-tln- rt. ray. ty, . t if The SERIES 17 Sttidebaker cars give you all that you can look for in a car masterful power, room impressive size, restful V ease, beauty of design and luxury, of finish. Yet they cost you from $250 to $400 LESS than any other cars on the 1916 market that give as much. : We place no limitations on those other cars. ' You will find that any car that equals a Stude- baker in POWER, size and basic quality is priced HIGHER from $250 to $400 HIGHER. es : - Tlerald-Republican- oil Brake adjustment is the one subject that does not get thetoattention its imit deserves, according portance. The first sothing to do Is to shape the bands that they are round and slightly larger than the drums. It may be necessary to take the bands off and bend them until they fit all around. Then all the Joints must be well oiled or greased so that the levers can work perfree. After Jacking up both fectly rear wheels, the brake rod should be adjusted no that both rear wheels lock at the same pressure and turn freely when brakes are released. If the axle the brakes will bearings are worn bind, although free when the car is jacked up. When a is missing fire, to eliminatecylinder any doubt about the plug, exchange it with a plug of the cylinder that is all right. When looking for a knock In the motor, do not overlook the possibility of motor being loose in the frame. The knock from this cause is not noticeable when motor Is when sudrunning idle, but appears a and climbing. accelerating denly hill. -- an-werl- J l uni.rrri. hints. n. Herald-Republic- IT.-Piat- - II. ST K WART. JR.. the Stewart Automobile company of New York, and a leading authority on construction, upkeep ni operation of automobiles, gives helpful answers to motorists in every Sunday issue of The over operaIf in a tion of your car.quandary address your questions to Motoring Department. The -Following the lead of the big citi?. and Mr. Stewart will give his expert advice in the fol-- which are using Ford cars In Increas-i- i lowing Sunday issue of The numbers as as auxiliary to cities smaller equipment, The throughout the country are falling in Motoring Department, I have a 1912 Kissel Kar line and protecting the llvrs and propa with Stromberg carburetor. 1 have erty of their citizens with light ap- equipped from lately changed on chassis." Ford mounted the to distilate and find no trouble gasoline paratus running a pubthe Ford on favs Times, monthly car. at about any gear say high speed, lished by the factory making that fifteen or twenty miles. But after was ".Not without a battle the ability down I have trouble speeding of the 'Ford mosquito fleet' In the fire slowing up again unless I change gears or demonstrated. throw out clutch. It seems to choke They net department had to up and skip when I accelerate and If only had to 'show but they the chance to show. Now. not relieved of load will stall. I have fight for one by one. the chiefs of the old regime had carburetor valves are swinging" over to the side of the etc. Kindlyadjusted, let rne know ground, innot cars Ford ami while. Ford arft your columns if there is any tended to displace the powerful motor-drive- n through K. J. for this trouble. remedy or the big ladder engines Re sure that there are no. leaks In trucks, it Is recognized that they have intake manifold gaskets and that their place In the f ire-- f ighting pro- the the intake valve stems are a good fit gram of today. In their guides. The slightest leaks will injure the mixture at low enKire Chief Quoted.' ' Quoting Chief William Connect flexible tubing of- gine exfrom speed. a jacket surrounding the fire Mich., the Highland thus departPark, I ft KfrV. haust to both auxiliary and primary I'nrd hi a a mnt ico ior more man a year, me maga- air inlet. zine savs: n Motoring Kditor, The "The Ford has all the strength and About at what mileage does a power needed for that kind of work.e new automobile begin to carbonize. I never let my men ilrlve over twenty-fivIt. F. miles an hour, because that's fast and It's Just twice as fast as as Motor begins to carbonize as moon enough, the ensrine is we ever went with the horses. but the carbon should not started, V "It Is the Ideal apparatus for become troublesome several thousand miles unless the sttll alarms, or for ehecklntrA for mixture Is too rich. If the mixture In their early stages. Incipient blazes is set a little lean and the oil propout withof fires can be majority out serious damage If youput the trouble from carregulated get to them erly bon should be reduced to a minimum. early with the right equipment." Davenport Iliiy Fleet. n Motoring Editor, The The magazine declares the fleet of I own a model 10 liuick and find Fords rid a few months ago to the that the rear right wheel splashes oil have on the brakes and wheel. I have taken Davenport, la., fire department new felt washers in, but it off and proved their worth and won general members of the de- It does no put rne know Please approval among good. with the city council. how to fix same and what let partment and think you a 50.000 of s. T. is population the trouble. aJavenport. Is the largest city town In the west the amount suggest reducing were of Would Fords. When three machines using in rear t.xle. lubricant used the Instead lo0 cost a of each at purchased Also use a would advise that you ftf heavy trucks for which the city had heavy nonfluid grease. the If felt been paying $5000 each the action was washers at the end of the axle houscommented upon. widely within .the rear hub are propHales during the past week reported ing orinstalled the grease should not erly Alklre-Smit- h loAuto the company, hy to work the brakes. out follows: for cal agents the Ford, sfc s. IJrotli-erA. & G. Runabouts Spalding -, Motoring Department. The V. E. Quirck. Dr. Tt. J. Alexander. conWhat should be the Ice Cream company, Oeorge dition of the compression chamber in Keeley Mueller, Morrison-Merri- ll company a motor when working to best advan2. Royal IJaklng company and II. tage? Should the piston head and comHiwhlylma. pression space be dry and sootv, or in cars M. T. Larsen, V. K. an Touring READER. oily condition? Peal. Jr.." J. M. P.urkart, Ira A. lewis. Piston rings should not be fitted O. G. Olse n and Stanley Robinson. into the cylinder. There should be tight to allow for sufficient space FIXN ISII A l'TOOM V.' when heated. This allowance expansion is usualTVIiile under the suzerainty of the ly of an Inch for each Inch Tttixslan empire the grand duchy of of about bore. Very few mechanics Finland enjoys autonomy in many re- evercylinder measure "this closely, but rather it spects; in commerce and Industry more or less tipon Judgment. depend be said to maintain Its own na- The above dimensions ttay approxtional lif. The Finnish customs,- cur- imate, and it is safe are to only that not rency and railroad systems nri- lius- - less than this should be say allowed. If Flnnfsti trade to anil from sufficient space at the end of the ring Is as listed both trade foreign by Is not allowed and the ,ia has not kouiitricp. sufficient space to expand,ring undue friction and loss of power will result. Mlflt'I.D SAT SO. 5C 5 wounded The Fair 7Iostes so(entertaining MotorlngDepartmcnt, one Jack Johnson Can you suggest the cause ldler And burled you and the next day duff you for a mysterious overheating' of my enand landed you on top of a gine? Competent repair men have up again barn? - Now. what were your feelings? searched several times without effect. Tommy if you'll believe me, ma'am, The water pump Is all right' and the T nevr mare circulates.- The'.oil circulates. wj London surprised In ail. ray water life. Punch. The mixture Is'correct. The timing cf Herald-Republica- - 0 plan-ator- but I buy y- GOODYEAR TIRE'S 1 Jersey shore resort, is a newspaper reading room, where the leading dailies from every town in the union in rwhich a dailv newspaper is printed are on file. The library has selected The as the representative newspaper of Salt Lake City, Utah. It is estimated that 1,000.0.00 persons Herald-Re- ELASTIC VALUE Stretching Quality of Inner Tires Necessary to Practical Service. publican , .1 i visit Asbury Park each summer. The season opened Memorial day. The city will epend 550,000 for public entertain- ment in the next ten weeks. President Wilson, whose summer home is nearby, will attend the annual Baby parade on August 30. r "One of the most desirable features in an inner tube is the ability to stretch and return to its freely under strain normal strain," position when not under of th'e Goodmanager Bays the branch Tire & Rubber company.year "A few years ago some manufacturers took pride in announcing that their tubes were so strong, that they would not stretch. From a standpoint of actual merit this is the worst thing that could be said about a tube. But all this is now changed. Tube makers now emphasize the stretching qualities of their tubes. "First of all. a tube should be made of the best rubber, with only enough mineral matter to make curing possible. Pure rubber, of course, without mineral matter, will not cure at all. perAir, being a gas, will very slowlyHowmeate almost any kind of a solid. ever, in its permeation of rubber, the lowest degree can be accomplished, usrubber obtainable. ing the purest "Rubber used in making tubes must neither harden nor crack, but it must recover from its stretch in a casing even after long use. "We overcome this in Goodyear tubes the laminated process; that by we using build them up. layer on layer, of is, is first rolled pure gum. The rubber out into thin sheets so that any flaws can be readily seen. Then these sheets are wrapped together and vulcanized not into one tube. Thus the tubes are ananct"weak in strong in one place other, but strong all through. "At the weakest point of many tubes the tube patch our tubes show un usual strengtn. we maKe me vaive of the tube integral part This patch an vulcanization. makes it through f. "It is a matter of pride with us that the qualitv of our tubes complements that of our tires. Both are as perfect as good materials and skilled workmanship can make them." - , leak-proo- GIANT NEWSPAPER FILE -. Asbury Park Selects can for l?ne of Visitors at Resort. Asbury Park, N. J., June 3. One of the features of the Asbury Park (N. J.), arranged for the benefit public of the library, visitors to the famous north Ilerald-Republl- of the truck.. Could you difacturers rect me as to where I could buy such a transmission? W. H. storage battery; unless the liquid leaks out or is spilled, needs only to be and kept filled with distilled water will Any storage battery charged. s: freeze if allowed to stand without A Phone Wasatch 1934. R0WNING AUTO & SUPPLY CO., Inc. be-in- fully charged. be tested by hold of two wires- that series in a cup of little acid. Direct current will decompose the water so that the negative terminal wlil have twice as many bubbles on it as the current will not. positive. Alternating rectifiers can be bought atal- a Mercury nominal charge that will change current to direct current. ternating There are many parts manufacturers that make transmissions. Their advertisements are in all the leading motor magazines. The current can the bare ends ing have one lamp in water containing- a 55 W. Fourth South Street . Sc. |