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Show SIMPLE REMEDY FOR . AILING CARBURETOR Troubles Are Many arvd Varied, Some Common. Uttl Water In Oaeollne Will Cause Dttlurbantt Because It Is Heavy and Settle at. Bottom Keep Gas Strainers Clean. "Carburetor troubles are many and varied, but there ore some which mr common, and, ns a rule, the remedy h-simple h-simple In thet-e cases," bojh Wllllmn II Stewart Jr., president of the Stewart Automobile school. "A llttlo untcr In the gasoline will cause n lot of trouble. Wuter Is heavier than gasoline am settles nt the bottom. Therefore, whei the fuel Is low In the tnnk, nny wniei Is likely to be drawn Into the car burp tor, "The carburetor sojuetlmes acts like , man when, imbibing too much' liquid refreshment. It lias n tendency to become be-come 111. Thl Indicates that the limit ahe mechanism Is ouf j)f order. A, leaky float will cause the Mine rouble? ,1... ..'.t. A I- , t.ln..t'(4t.l llWkv"tn If the vnhc is to blame this way bo determined by looking nt Its Kent. If the seat is rough It should bo currfully ground In with oil and emery by rotating ro-tating the spindle on Its wat. A bent nlve spindle will also cause Hooding. In this ence remove the float, place the spindle on a block of wood nnd straighten the bent part with a few light laps from a lead hnmmer. "Should the engine balk suddenly mi the Ignition sjstem he found to he In good shape, tho feed, pipe Is probably choked. Open the drain al.-c of the carburetor and If the fuel does not continue to emerge lu n utondy Mrcnm after the .float chamber Is emptied the troublo Is In the pipe. Unscrew the unions at each end of the ple line and run a wire through Its length. Also make sure that nil the jm slrnlnors nre clean, both at the vacunm iank and carburetor. "The set-screw on the butterfly valve suiutllniii becomva loose. This trouble Is easily found, Inasmuch as the engine will fall to respond to the movement of lb throttle. The nopply v)e in (he feed pipe at the tnnk end sbanld fit umyly in Its seat, otherwise It toft Jar partly shot and cut irff the Bow of trsholliie. A teak lu I he Intake pipe will ndiull too much air to the cylinder cylin-der and remit In a poor mixture, uhlch cannot be set by changing the siUiiftttnente." .. i .ill,, i.ii |