Show Neglect is Chief Cause of Ignition Troubles Declares Expert Automobile Engineer n By V GREER President Greer Creer College of or Auto Aula Auto motive Chicago Laugh that oft orr you you- fellows who are are always alas having electrical trou troubles Jon bles with your cars urs And preventing pre trouble In the electrical equipment oC or a motor motorcar motorcar car Is merely a matter of or attend attend- attendIng attending ing to the small email things as else else- elsewhere elsewhere else where In lite lire Surely you dont don't need the services or of o an Ij expert to supply proper lubricant to tho the Generator and tarter starter bear Jear bearings bearings ings nor to tighten loose loo e connections nor to tape A frayed wire ignore three these and car I 1 to More lore than this Uil the electrIcal unIt has a language of or Its own which you should learn A break in 10 the starter tarter wiring halt the flow of or Juice even though the tho starter starter switch be closed A loose Joose connection will permit the starter to turn over very slowly It if at all flattery terminal connection cOl must be tight or tho the current will be retarded SwItch connections roust must be snug Ten to one when any of o these troubles occur the owner decided that tho the battery must roust be weak weak- weak and so another trip to the tho stor stor- stor storage storage age battery station When the battery lattery discharges for forno forno for for- no apparent cause a condition known as short circuit result Thia r This trouble will probably lead you to the stArting switch snitch where you will discover the Insulation of oC a a wire Is Ia chafed or rubbed off orf proving PIo that you havo neglected to go BO over o the tho Ignition system to 10 check up Just such little thin things a as th Ibis Is When the ammeter how shows showe dis- dis discharge dis discharge charge when the tho engine Is anent and the lights and ignition turned turn turn- turned ed ort off It is possible that the cutout points are sticking This led wont won't hap happen lien often but it isn't much trouble to glance at the ammeter every time you ou have the car Mayhap J a slight blow on the tho cutout box will Jar the points loose If It It wont won't see a a good IS- IS Ig Ic nillon man The cutout box wont won't stand for tor any fooling by an n ama ama- amateur amateur amateur Ignition troubles are most com com- common common common mon with fellows whose knowl knowl- knowledge knowledge edge edee begins and ends with the spark park plugs Cleaning the plugs will not always remedy Ignition troubles Hence the boy who appreciates a good car will 11 spend a little Hille time learning learning- how the tho Ignition system or of o his car oper oper- operates oper- oper operates operates ates Do It now or some night all alone on a country road miles from nowhere with a a car dead as a doornail you OU will wish you had |