Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 30, 1923, Page 14

PAGE FOUR Read the Ads If You Want All the News “TROUBLE SHOOTER’ TIMELY TIPS FOR THE AUTO OWNER By EH SCOTT. justed to the exact clearance. This | HOW TO TE ahs uP Find utomobtle rar what the ex our engine. book, write the s for He will on with year and m A the engine | (Stop MOMENT YOU SE K AT UG ps 1 1 ve on the valve in| | SPARK AT POINTOF PLUS pistowTop 1 ‘00 OSELY he val | FOF CYLINDER [OTH VALVES nt, but] overhead is check- ed between | and: the botte The illustration s while on a| point where the clearan 0 inch, or| on both types. govern-| To check the clearance, both of the 2 | valves in the cy be closed ‘Take out the rk plu on top of the cylinder w attached, then cr y Niet a the hk e is checked Nowed is .( valves and FORD PHYSICIANS If Your Ford Is Il], Call and Make An Appointmen An Expert Is Certain to Do the Work ALL FORD CARS action book “you]}3 GENUINE FORD PARTS USED IN REPAIRING use a feeler gauge. You can buy one very cheaply at any hardware store. If none is available, the fol- lowing will serve as a guidé. <A sheet of newspaper is about .003 inch thick, a Gillette razor blade is 006 inch thick, while a government post card is just about .010 inch thick. Great care must be exercis- ed in setting the valve clearance to the exact limits recommended by the instruction book of your car. If you do not fee! absolutely confident can make this adjustment prop- , do not attempt if, but have It mpetent mechanic. If is set too close, when and expands, it cannot close tightly on its seat and adly. This is the rea y some engines are hard to d why valves require grind ing very frequ If the adjust- ment is too great, the valves will set up a noisy clicking, but it is better to have them with a little more 1 an not enough. If the adjusted, there ing sound when will disap. are correct! y be a sligh: ngine i pear when t The cl the clear: have it r screw or until rod perfectly station: with one wrench, while you the locking -nut you complete the a check the lin and the cle | good idea to tes Vi.) Even the BEST t. ‘ "| The fastest cars that ever climbed t he “Top of the Word” ‘handle a twist that driver and care must be per- fect in nerve and endurance. ‘The fastest time ever made in this dash—a 12,4 mile run up the moun- tain side with a climb of 5,000 feet— was made by Ralph Mulford in a Hudson Super-Six special in 1916. minutes 24.7 sec- 40 MILES AN HOUR THRU CLOUDS His time was 18 onds. The next fastest titme was estab- Ushed in 1923 by Glen Shultz with an Essex special, in 18 minutes 47.4 seconds. Thus both the fastest time and the next fastest time up the mountain side are held by the Hud- son-Essex organization. This means not the fastest time for any particu lar size or type of motor, but the un- qualified fastest time up the course for cars of any class. This makes the record of the Essex all the mors creditable, since its laure!s were won from cars of much larger size. In 1921 King Rhiley of Oshkosh won in }a Hudson in 19-minutes 16.2 seconds. | The Essex holda the oneway transcontinental record from New York to San Francisco—4 days 14 | hours 43 minutes, made in 1920, and the Hudson Super-Six holds the two- way record, made in 1916 in 10 days }21 hours 3 minutes. Because of poor roads the Hudson took a more round | about route for its run. HAYNES DISTRIBUTOR IN ARGENTINE NAMED * Compania road up| Pikes Peak | Eportadora-Im- |portadora Argentina, of Buenos Forty miles an hour up the steep] Peak! That is the approximate! Aires, South America, have been ap grades and sharp turns of Pikes} speed necessary to win the annual| Pointed Haynes distributors for the Piven Peas’ ‘contest; |republic of Argentina, according to premier hill. when idling and will also cause mis n announcement by Colonel Fred C. nes : : climbing eyent in the United State yr44g -Maiisonevertde: ed. Maat SEN oenititioda ons that aes I ESrnem ng 5 HAE Rene sw y, director of exports for t the engine, then insert the | MUSt Mit well over 70 mi Automobile company, the short straight and Kokomo, Ind. on ndo-of a screw driver between the |< coils of the spring and give the If the springs are weak, the increased tension will STORAGE NOTICE STORAGE cause the engine to run a litte Se the Public Will Not Be Confused smoother and faster, The remedy is THE NEW Liberty Garage ANNEX of course to fit a new yalve spring. Next week—How to Check up and « ats rs to PASSENGER CARS ONLY pairs. Washing, Storage, Batteries Three Blocks W. est, Off Center; One Halt Block South of Yellowstone Te HO: == Before the Snow Flies Give That Paige or Jewett A Good Checking Over and Let Our Adjust the Cont eaker Points, 3 ’ E2303 e (Next Door) will continue to serve ant. United States sends an average of over $300,000 worth of perfumery and toflet preparations to South Africa a month. Full i-ton Capacity— but Light and Speedy Chassis* The Oldsmobile Economy Truck With Cab "1095 is built over-size in every part to Express assure uninterrupted service. The | ba ‘* + 1245 overhead valve engine is famous, | iF. O. B. Lansing nop oaly fos bes Genres: eso the | small amount of gasoline and oil consumed. The internal gear drive rear axle ides further economy by vering full en- gine-power to the wheels. And } not the least of this truck’s savings | are effected through its depend- ability and extremely low tire and Internal Gear Drive upkeep cost. One unitforloadcar- Inover240linesof business, Olds the other mobile trucks have their oe ee ue worth. They will you too, minimum weight. whether you require a single truck 4, ora large fleet. Investigate today. Wyoming Oldsmobile Company 454 E. Yellowstone Phone 1963 ee? 4 Tad o= O_o Treat Your Car Right Don’t wait until you are stalled on a lonely road to give your automobile the attention it requires. Look it over today, see what it needs and get it. The car will render ser- vice if you give it achance. Center Street Service Station D. J. Woodruff, Manager Corner Center, Fifth and Railroad—Phone 2341 OPEN 6 TO 11 “We Give You REAL SERVICE” Try Our Tire Service—You Will Like It We will come out and get you. No matter where you are. Call, write, or wire we will be there. requires SERVICE CARRIER BROS. West Yellowstone Phone 1532-M | Feel Sure That Your Ford Coupe or Sedan Will Leay | Our Shop*With Upholstery Clean and Intact 333 N. 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