Show ' ' -- " - " : i ' - v i- ' - - ’ : " ' j THE HER4LD BEPTJBIJCAN SALT LAKE CUT UTAH SUNDAY JULY 8 1917 i LOiMG f DipMeEfi OTATTMIJ & e W "'m & i "3- - I 1 Reproduced from aa actual photograph taken near Fort Bridger Wyoming Here is the famous Buick “Hyatt Boiler veteran of motordom- - which is now making a tour around thej distance of 261800 miles or more United States a trip of 11000 miles already haring traveled the surprising " ' v than ten times around the globe V YyO W 7' ‘ ' l all-stil- s - A Performance That the original bearings ' being fully ' capable of completing their present task without mishap The Buick long distance two days will remain in Balt Lake for champion and will be on exhibition at the Rand Auto company’s salesrooms On July-2at 8 a m It will leave fori the west way - of— Tooele by : - the differential on the forward end of at the pinion and the propeller shaft hubs a are in the rear wheel Although the recar’s equipment part of celvea the most strenuous they have of any set of automobile-bearingservice on record the wear has been so as to be imperceptible to the slight naked eye All Indications point to JTORIST9 throughout the country have been following: the progress of the Intrepid Buick long dls- -i with 11000-miltanda chamuion livelye Interest drive t since It started on Its4 from- Detroit June t Salt lake motor fans will enjoy and afforded the opportunity car appreciate when famous of' seeing this then this city July 21 A It parses: through V' Olsen sales manager of the Auto company local Buick has received word from distributor Buick organization to meet thethe distance Buick long at Evan-of eton at S o'clock onchampion the morning July: 21 and escort it into Salt Lake : Olsen states that many Buick owners ears have well as owners fas their desire to go to Evan-- 1 expressed ston with the pilot car and accompany Buick on' its trium-- j the doughty little phal entry into Salt Lake The' ear' Is a 1909 model It: Buick owned t’T F E Slason of Plalnvllle Kan Bftfore starting on its long jaunt across the country it had already made and for the Hyatt a record 'for itself with which it is equipped In hearings 1915 it wlm first prize In the famous traveled mileage contest Hyatt distancehaving of’ 261800 or the surprising more than fen times around the world on a single set of Hyatt bearings So far as is known and according In the to official records no other car world has ever exceeded this mileage record The original bearings placed in ' - :V‘eveFsulectecL - Ran-dall-Do- dd Remember as you read it 'that the car was a Series 18 Studebaker taken) at specially estabfroih a dealer’s stock v that there were no trained service-me- n lished controis to care for it that the trip itself was not “factory planned that it was just 'an ordinary tour v ' - - ir t kV of-oth- Motoring Department'- The Please give me h little' advice about my engine trouble I have & Is Ford car 1913 model’ The fire" on the It misses cylinder badly worn and Would it do to put in fourth cylinder oversized piston 03125 without reboring the cylinder block How many years will a Ford magneto run Isbefore the the magnets remagnetizing 1914 model bet Holly carburetor aigr ter than the 1911 model' As the cylinders are badly worn they are no longer true circles and so must be reground in order to be a good fit - — Herald-Republican- - - - - The magnets should last several years but It is impossible to get-aexact The Holly carburetor' 1914 is figure much better as the has spent thousands of dollarscompany in experimenting to improye their models order ” ' The Herald- Motoring —We Department have a late 1918 model Republican Dodge Bros car which has been run less thair 1900 miles At times the car runs fine for a while a knock comes in the motor andthen car will not exceed ten miles hour on high when on level ground perBut when spark is mina retarded for completely utes the knock disappears few and the speed Increases to normal and car runs or ten for fifteen 'Then good it slows down again andminutes when It does more this the you give it the louder the knock in gas the motor but the speed does not increase until spark is retardIt- appears to me that the oil ed pump is not working properly or that the strainer in oil pan Is clogged for the noise that develops when car slows down sounds exactly dike it does when there isno oil in crankcake and the oil gauge regl stets only 3when past four- which shows that something is wrong with' the feeding of the oil or gauge for it should not relster more 3 or than 2i unlfss car is past twenty-fiv- e miles per hourrunning There is a loss of power and a lower gas mileshould be on a new car Carage than has- been buretor adjusted valves! ground carbon removed and timer cleaned and adjusted but does not seem to remedy this' any Any information you can give on this subject - through appreciated your columns will be greatly ' G E H ' The trouble would seem to be between a loose bearing carbon or a red hot of metal In head of cylinder one snag which had not been scraped down while the casting was being machined As you: have removed carbon and the knock comes and goes this disposes of the loose bearing But a sharp ridge of metal may overheat and' cool down the knock to come and again go Acausing Inspection of Inside thorough bead seems to be the only pf cylinder to find the trouble the 'way low oil level contributes Probably in of the motor helping the overheating' ae Motoring Department The Will you please advise me the medium of through your columns whether gum camphor placed In Uhe'i gasoline tank will prevent formation of carbon In gasoline automobile engine and If so what quantity of gum shouldbe used to each ten gallons W R adds another camphor Using simply source of carbon to the gasoline and one which is' more readily broken up - - - T 3 r- “ - v jr ': - ? - " -- ' ' - Its-shar- At one point they only made 'nine ’ The 'third the party at Lovelock' Nevada in a pouring rain ' The harder it rained the stickier and - more tenacious became the dobe mud the pools were hub deep This Ijplacescement-like in its consistency—— mud was to remove it took shovels and a it pick from the wheels Yet the Studebaker' car- pulled sturdily along and showed ample reserve power for conditions even more difficult This lasted for three days until they reached Salt Lake City miles-i- five hours (the picture above n r' shows why) ’ More Rain an dMud Condition ' At Kansas City the clouds lifted the sun shone and the rest of the run to St Louis was made withodt incident Despite its all but unsunnountable difficulties the Studebaker car arrived in St Louis only'2X hours behind schedule In perfect running condition and having only changed one tire during the entire trip So well had it come through its terrible experience that the car was driven on to Detroit to the Studebaker factories with ' out any overhauling whatsoever This performance is further proof of the remarkable durability of Studebaker ' can —a durability that Is due to one thing only the mechanical perfection of this splendid automobile v - Any ear that will come through a test like this in perfect running condition — any car that will perform as this one did is worth your serious consideration —you owe it to yourself to get a Studebaker "demonstration before you buy any car - - : All the way through Colorado the rain continued —" and kept up as the car struggled through the gumbo mud of Western Kansas Even between Topeka and Kansas' City th& roads were in awful condition " - - There will be no change in Studebaker models this year but the increased cost of materials and labor may force Stude baker to make an advance in prices at any time without notice - Other tests have also shown that the Lexington Minute Man Six has the easiest riding qualities— --that it is :r the' easiest to control -- ' d Arrived in Perfect Running - The road was a veritable canal 'Seas of- ' Dobe Mud day-foun- - v ' No special preparations were made as 'The trip hr as 'the car was concerned ut one-rbwas to be a long nothing unusual was expected The first two days wer pleasant and the roads were good - i Leaving Salt Lake City they started for Evanston Wyoming traveling the latter half of the distance through one of the hardest rainstorms imaginable — the road was washed out and the car had to find its own way over rocks ana along ledges that seemed impassable or from Evanston for Fort? Bridgertney ran into a blizzard which at lower levels turned into rain v - in its price class' On May 20th last this Studebaker car left San Francisco as the pilot car for a caravan of advertising men going to th Y’ St Louis convention ' : - Repeated tests during the ten years the Lexington Minute Man Six has been on the market havJpraved that this “Rashion Car of the Hour” outperforms all other cars’ Oyer the Rockies in a Blizzard - - -- - V? No Special Preparations n -- the story of one of the most gruelling tests to which an automobile vTnis-i- s dall-Dod- e - - " - Continental engine to With a powerful Moore with the Multiple Exhaust System wait begin added by the Lexington Engineers This exclusive feature-othe Lexington accounts for its wonderful performance It gives 228 per cent more power with er six-cylind- Herald-Republican- — - f j -- less gasoline FovrCyllnder Model FOUR Roadster $ 985 FOUR Touring Car 985 FOUR Indsn Roadster 1130 FOUR Every-- emther Car 1185 169-16- :4 £ o b Detroit near its price! - ' v ''V v ’ A' it - gjg Herald-Republic- 1 w - - : V Y- - - Let ns prove these assertions to you in a demonstration ride today an - - - - - - t - - jV - - - - Moxum Hotel Building 4th South and State Sts ' Telephone Wasatch 2882 1 one-slxty-fou- rfh ! 1 Herald-Republican- - car-wil- - h v-- : y- v- t — is There are many eeemlng- good reasons why a magneto is but 1 do not I am frank to confess preferable that know about either but ad- I would anything your opinion and appreciate vice in helping me to decide the ques tion and the reasons for your decision The dealer does not seem to have much I cannot preference In the matter-ana definite recommendation from get him as to which is beat and it has me puzzled as to which to select In P anticipation of a reply-- 1 am are J hard to magnetossome Undoubtedly' at present but magnetos get now made are just In this country Cerlasts tainly the magnetism In aInmagnet a battery than the charge longer The battery depends on the generator to keep It full If that falls or She batis used up by the lamps or starter tery there is no current for ignition If a is not magneto is provided affected by this With the above facts In mind you should be able' to make a decision between them Motoring —Department me The know what Please let has happened to my engine It does not pull on hills as well as It used to There is a whistling noise which seems to come from the fan but keeps on even If I stop the fan by removing the a popping sound belt Sometimes I me at the carburetor getPlease me what suggestions you can to give help A I CL The popping at the carburetor showa a lean lixture and the whistling noise indicates a leak In the inlet manifold around the Joints while the Squirt oil la running If it is sucked in engine or the whistling noise changes or stops that- is where the leak occurs the bolts and the trouble Tighten should be ended-- ' If not replace the gasket around the leaky Joint' The Motoring —Department Pleaeel tell nw the special of an englneu advantage What care Is necessary i to run such R V T engine successfully j The special advantage of an air- - E--- n th®-ignitio- Herald-Republic- an - - - vHerald-Republic- alr-eool- od - ' an cooled engine Is that It does away with the cf water cooling qll such asdisadvantages etc But it leaking freezing haa disadvantages or Its own one of them being a tendency to seize the piston when overheated The special care required la to use lubricating oil of a nigh fire test Use lean mixture and do not run too long on low gear By attention to these details an engine will give very good satisfaction — Herald- The Motoring Department ReI have a Republican— car equipped with mode L Sche- 4x4 and I ler carburetor have had 'a great cylinder deal of trouble with the engine Knocking on- wide open run fine and Carry the throttle It will car at a fifty-fiv- e to mile rate on level or slight down sixty on about grade open throttle but on openthe throttle wider will begin to ing knock and slow down it I have a different carburetor adjustment tried also acadjusted tothe valve and tappets Reinstructions cording factory all the way will tarding the aspark make difference only momentary I have had the bearing tightened up and- new piston rings inserted the on the wrist pistonsbutare slightly loose my repair man says It la pins to amount to benot enough sides these thing would anything account not for the loss of power If you can solve thls problem for me I would C--be ex- tremeW obliged R As fou have eliminated all other causes of knocking it would seem that trouble is either piston slap or your carbon Doubtless you had the car- bon cleanmf out when overhauling the Worn will give engine knock at certainpistons as speeds pass from compression to power they strokea This can only be remedied by new made by forcing on the new one takthe operation ing perhaps 'an hour Ina rim ana each time ruining practically ' no differmakes rims verious Trying ence - Could you advise a plan to of plumb or straighten wh?el if cut new wheel? would a you suggest Woulds-fc-rcinrim off endanger life of wheel? A" rattling noise occurs when clutch Is disengaged with car In motion which ceases on Mechanics claim the noise which can be easily heard above the motor la caused by clutch rollers the proper lubrication does not stop it They say the universal joint is in good Could the noise be elsewhere? shape Or if you think them correct how can same be remedied? T K It may be awell to have the wheel Fossibly inspected by wheelwright the the felly should be reduced and dewheel rim made smaller to fit the mountable rim the rim off Forcing and on would hardly loosen the spokes any more than driving over rough roads the clutch rollers are Probably worn and so shake and become noisy The Motoring Department Please answer the followIn your columns: In in ing questions does a vtarter on a Ford car stalling - fender it make any difference onwhich and would you put the batteries from generator be the same ifwiring as I understand you connect the positive wire to positive pole on battery? What would be the effect If you wired the negative to positive and positive toa ? What la the trouble with negative If it will not starter (Gray A Davis) renew the fuse batteries while a little and it'burns them ou e Jm y You may place - battery wherever but the battery must to direetlona wired be according up to negatives pistons If you connect Positives discharged and the battery will befrom the generator The Motoring Department ruined The wires Own an 83-- B 1918 Overland may be abort circuited or tbe voltage ear All demountable rime are regulator be out of order Have sysas It readily removed and replaced on - each tems looked over by an expert such apwheel except the left front from which not safe to experiment with the rim must be forced mad the change paratus I - 1 air-cool- ed ' four-cylind- er - - one-thi- rd - - - Herald-Republican- - Herald-Republican- - most-conveni- ent — -- J Y MnCA 1230 1250 1350 ' 1700 1750 2600 Attpri css £ o b Dmtroit W HELPFUL HI3TI It has a tendency ' to ' add more carbon A Keep your motor clean —it will Instead of removing it A repay the extra effort - A spray Jjc ' by electricity or com- "Motoring—Department The I have a valte in head can be used It a smaller spout is 4-- Continental motor that I wish to ask a Th substftuted few questions about and will apprebe worked down with a long ciate it vervmuchlf you will kindly 4- handled brush If acansprayer the’ Information desired In your furnish not available a tin be may 4 used next Issue: (a) What is—the proper ad4to hold the liquid' but the rods that is how of ' justment 4- brush will not be able to reach much play If push should there oe left any 4- every a reached sprayer part between valve stem and rocker arm —by' 44i when there la no compression on cylinshould be but kerosene Nothing does this adjustment If so der and ' cuts the used for this work It rocker arm does not open that adjusted and dirt quickly and does grease exhaust valve open have anyfully 4 not evaporate before you can carbon forming in en thing to do withmotor 4- work it down with a brush 4 It is equipped with smell when 4 aglne? v4 rives aisdisagreeable Marvel(b)My and when motor- is carburetor heated-upbut first t this 4 runqing at a slow speed the carburetor soon passes away v 4 engine makes a noise like it is sucking air the choker valve Why should Gasoline Is too dangerous to 'be 4 through it do this when the air valve stands v think employed in this work Ton may 4 wide open? Thanking you in advance 4 beforeyou have waited long enough 4 the above information lam for but 4 4 there Isstarting your engine' R F T 4 always danger that some 4 There should be about not'have A 4 of it may 4 ineh space— the thickness of a of flame —and evaporated 4 flash your car may 4 thin card If exhaust valve be a total loss visiting does not open fully it may assist to some extent in forming carbon but dirt collected on the outside 44' ofThe whan action is so 4ad that engine the engine is not merely an 4 only loses nearly all of its power because into the' It eyesore gets bearings 4 causes loss of power and wear of it The noise at the carburetor 4 'and seems to be unavoidable This shortens the life of the en- - 4 4 If the dirt is removed reg- - 4 gine The this l wear la prevented '4 Motoring Department ularly Have decided to purchase last longer - 4 a Maxwell automobile and the Have two brand new Maxwells to choose from identiThis ' Is the weather when you should NOT deflate your tiros cal In every reapeet except that one is Most drivers Imagine that hot equipped with magneto ignition sys4 weather tem while the other has the Atwater-Ke- nt and particularly hot aun cause a Increase in Ignition system Have asked dif$ will In the tires1 so they ferent motorists for advice in the matthe pressure dangerous and find that ter as to which Is bestdivided let out aaalittle air noThis ls bad is about but vno there la the of opinion' practice danger one seems to have a really good reason such excess pressure On the other hand they make the tire too soft for' his- preference Am totold that tbs ears have ceased so tha it bends more than usual reason be equipped 4 eo bendrf more than usual are that It more more be-- f manufactured any latter not heating It and dolng damage causebring ibillty to get materials ov- Tf i4ng to the 444444 A - Salt Lake City Utah S State St 1 urn With all other features corresponding with the high qualilyand efficiency of the power plant is it any won- -' der that the 'Lexington is the easiest to control the easiest Tiding and the most beautiful car at anywhere SIX Roadster SIX Touring Car SIX Landau Roadster SIX Touring Sedan ' SIX Coupe SIX Limousine AUTOMOBILE DIVISION W ‘AUpriomm SixCyliader Model Is STUDEBAKER BROS GO OF UTAH J— — |