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Show TOO MUCH Oil IS OFTEN USED i "It Is commonly supposed that automatic au-tomatic constant flow lubrication when propertv regulated la calculated to overcome any tendency to smoking I at the oxhaust, which, in tho older splash system, results from Irregular and frequently over-abundant supply," I said M. J. Hammers. "'In tho system in which tho oil Is forced through 'ducts in tho crank shaft. In particular, particu-lar, It Is supposed that there should bo no tendoncy to overfeeding. That such is not necessarily the case, has been proven In many instances. "In one Instance tho difficulty was located in an unexpected point when the 'big end' bearings of tho connecting connect-ing rods woro taken up after having developed an inordlnato amount of play As result of tho undue lost motion, tho effectlvo area of the deliver' de-liver' openings at the connecting rod bearings waG Increased, and although tho pressure In the system was In a way affected, largo quantities of oil were delivered with the result that tho engine began to gip unmlstakablo signs of over lubrication."' nn |