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SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1924, ' not increase as you turn up the screw. To check the adjustment, keep the spark lever advanced but close the throttle to allow the en- sine to idle for about half a minute, thén suddenly open the throttle wide open for a second and then close it. If the adjustment is correct, the en- gine will respond instantly and accelerate the moment you open the throttle, but there should be no black smoke or strong smell of un- burned gasoline come from the ex- ‘aust. If, when you open” up the throttle, with the spark lever ad- vaneed, the ehgine starts to pop back in the carburetor, it shows that the mixture is still a little weak, so turn up the high speed adjustment a trifle and test again. After you have run car about 50 or 60 miles, take out a spark plug and examine it. If the mixture is correct, the procelain will be clean, but if it {s too rich, then it will be covered with a dry, black soot. In this case, you will have to turn the adjustment down a little more to make the mixture weaker. fea seeackitins ie tea SLIPPING BELT ADDS GENERATOR TROUBLE On some cars, the belt for driving the fan is given the additional task of driving the generator. In some cases, the generator does not re- ceive power enough to produce the desired amount of current, due to the slipping of the belt. If the belt has been tightened as much as pos- sible—not dangerously tight, how- ever—and the generator charge still remains below the proper rate, the application of a little belt dress- ing will often work wonders. Belt are tuned up along the lines de-| Gresging is a somewhat sticky sub- Serna Delays stance which {s used in machine If there is a slow speed adjust-| shops, power plants, etc., to insure ment, fully retard the spark lever|the gripping of the pully by the belt and close the throttle as far as pos-| with sufficient force to transmit sible without causing tiie engine to|the power without slipping. When step. Now turn low speed ad-|such a dressing is used, only the justing screw up or down until the|merest trifle should be applied. A engine runs smoothly “and evenly.|too Mberal application is Hable to If it runs too fast or stops alto-| cause the belt to glaze and slippage getner when the throttle is closed,| may soon occur again, When a gen- you will find a screw on tlie throttle} erator is belt driven and its charg- arm which should be turned in orling rate is not up to the standard, out with the point of a screwdriver]it 1s advisable to apply a little until the engine idles properly. dressing to the belt before blaming To adjust the high speed, advance|the trouble on the generator itself. the spark lever to the usual posi-|—Automobile Digest. tion on the quadrant when the car is running about 25 miles an hour, and oven the throttle until the en- that the joints between the car-| gine is running at a moderate speed- b.retor intake manifold and cylin-| Now turn down the high speed ad- ders are air tight. The easiest way|justing screw until the engine be- to do this is to set the throttle so|gins to slow down and pop back in that the engine is running slowly.| the carburetor, then turn back slow- then qsuirt a little gasoline around] ly until the engine picks up speed the joints, noticing if it makes any|and runs regularly. difference in the speed of the engine.| Stop turning the adjusting screw If you notice it speeds up when you when the speed of the engine does Every automobile owner who] squirt the gasoline over a joint, it takes an interest in his car likes to] shows that it is leaking air, so hear the engine running joothly | tighten the joint and then test and evenly, and be “there” when|again. If you find tightening does you open up the throttle for a} not stop the leak, you will have to ttle speed. Power and pep de-| fit a new gasket. Examine also the pend to a Jarge extent on proper] joint between the cylinder head and carburetor adjustment. During the} the block and see that all spark cold weather, the gasoline vaporizes | plugs are screwed in tightly. Leaks very slowly, and for this reason the]}at these points can be detected by carburetor is set to deliver a “rich” | running some oil around them and mixture. During the summer the| watching jf bubbles appear. gasoline vaporizes easily and accord] To adjust the carburetor, start ingly the carburetor must be ad-|the engine and let it warm up thor- justed to deliver a “lean” mixture.| oughly by running for 15 or 20 If the mixture is too rich you will] minutes. If you try to adjust the have trouble with the plugs fouling| carburetor when the engine is cold, and the engine overheating during[the mixture will be altogether too the warm weather. rich when it is warmed up. During the last few weeks I l.ave| On most carburetors there are two been showing you how to check up| adjustments, one for low speed and the spark plugs, valves, wiring,|the other for high speed. Look up bettery, etc., and put them in gvod|the instruction book you received condition. It is impossible 1o tune} with your car and read what it says up the carburetor proper if other] about the carburetor and where the parts of the engine are not in good] high and low speed adjustments are order. If a plug is misfiring or a]located. Some carburetors haye a valve not seating properly, the en-| fixed adjustmept which is set at the gine will run with an uneven jerky|factory for best all-round results, motion no matter what you do tojand if you have this kind of car- the carburetor. buretor fitted to your car, DO NOT Before touching any adjustments} TOUCH IT. Other carburetors have on the carburetor, first test to see| adjustable jets which can be altered to the richness of the mixture TESTING FOR AIR According to the season of the year. : The same general principles apply to practically all carburetors and all 57 HERE WITH GASOLINE ? 2? 2 Wyoming Motorway ? ? Van’s Filling Statien MIDWEST AND TEXAS GAS OILS AND GREASES RN. Van Sant Motor Sales ibe | and Yellowstone hone 1406 Se eo DAy In ann DAY OUT Day in and day out, Dodge Brothers Motor Car serves its owners faith- fully and at low cost. This is because Dodge Brothers have consistently built their prod- uct more staunchly than strict manufacturing practice requires, = Employing only the finest mate- rials, they have insisted upon an exceptional margin of excess strength in every part that takes a@ major strain. COLISEUM MOTOR CO., 131 East Fifth Street Phone 724 BY SPARK PLUG Do you recognize any characters? You do, if you've ever been a full Che Casver Sunday Cribune Opening in Wyoming ferer of the long, day that's fast gaining speed. Papajin the hope that it manages to connect solidly with the initial bump of the day’s travel and tosses Mamma and a pair of young: sters to the roof of the down touring car with sad crush- ing of the tender form Mamma’s Papa is warned to be more careful, and is the custom with most back seat drivers the din continues for| stilt Water, where the stores have not less than ten minutes until the tissues which] with glee. touring bonnet. towns only gasoline pump 1s pat-lemployes may turn ronized. “How many gallons do you crave’ asks the filling station devil. with a pitiful Papa, with horrible recollections of an ancient egg breakfast fails to see the joke and growls “Fill ‘er up!” Towser, shaggicst member of the touring party leaps from car to the ground, and afford little Junior a lively ten minutes in his lost canine treasure. suddenly makes a hasty decision re- garding that indispensable asset to the army, pears, in a “come on in and see if we got it’ store in search of the noon day meal. With all finality settled and sup posedly serene, ‘the trusty Phaurd takes leave of Elwell and flashes by the “call again” signs and Durham” taking rate of 20 miles per hour, and on into the open country, where the wild call of the loon and the loquing of the bull moose awakens emotions in the untold attempt to be funny, encountered at recovering Mamma navy beans, and disap- you bet, “Bull reminders at the breath human heart, and‘a lot of other nonsense| —H ‘ like that. No sir, you're wrong again. The little party has no trouble for 20 miles and the expanse of time is Passed in almost cbmplete silence, with the exception of a now and throat of one Towser, patient «suf. whimper then from the canine long of these|long miles from Des Plaines, front tire becomes surprisingly flat|bed springs to stolid oid on the under side and bumps over the highway for several feet fof hay racks ‘A Day On The|before Papa finally finish himself into belleving thi Our Phaurd hero bumps lazily out|the rough road. of the so-called tourist camp at El. well on the Lincoln highway and takes the road with a laxity which bodes no good for the sweltering Time waits for no man, min either for that noon overtakes the little party at declared. a half holiday Seys Little Ampere: be t'sinaname? Alot when It comes to buying batteries, A DAY ON THE ROAD An Episode Typical of the Touring Season Just trail. kidding | harvesting the second its only] alfalfa; past speedy Under a true summer sun, Papa, who might well qualify for a Car-|Set Somewhere at a set timo; the negie medal, patiently tugs at a tire of the well known clincher variety, may perhaps|€"s almost before the Hsten to reason and consent to part company with a muddy rim. the tire is changed is a mystery, tumble| but Papa succeeds in his own calm way and the gears once more ciash matter, that store the for Auto Electrical Co. 136 E. Midwest Ave. Five one|sunwhales with ong | hens in heavy crates; How or wo- and Name plates can mean much or little. It all depends on the name. When yoursee a battery with the Willard nameon it, you know itisa dependable battery. You can buy Willard batteries as low as $17.55 And they’re mighty reliable batteries or they wouldn’t carry the Willard name, PAGE FIVE. ependable f Dealers Use Thése Pages horseshoe pitching contest at Fire|the-arms of morpheus for an hour|lazy Missourt, and fully Impressed man’s Park. Mamma decides that/or.so is rudely awakened upon the| with the fact that it's high time to speed is more important than warm} jolting a: 1 at the ‘tourist camp|help Papa pitch the rambling walt beans. Therefore—cold beans, at Mobridge, on the banks of theltent for the night. Gas ande oil are necessary, Air in the tires is: still more necessary. ees and rejuvenated, the journey is resumed. Past, lazy country nags, attached to rattle trap buggies with drivers almost (asleep on the spacious seats; past motor cars laden to the everything from Hupmobiie Hupmobile s ering knuckle and are drop -forged steel, doubleheat-treated,and unusually heavy for safety. The Brinell mark indicates the proper hardness for service and safety. busily engaged cutting touring cars traveling Nght and “burning up” the road inan honest endeavor to afternoon speeds by at a surprising rate and the sun is low in the heav- noon day meal {s*well digested. Junior, who has been wrapped in Van’s Filling Station MMWEST AND TEXAS GAS OILS AND GREASES R. N. Van Sant Motor Sales McKinley and Yellowstone Phone 1406 Profit to the Buyer | IéIs Bound Up in the Finer Quality of Hupmobile Parts Hupmobile could not use materials less fine—and still be Hupmobile. For the very heart and soul of Hupmobile success: is the way it stands up—year after year—at astonishing low cost. The buyer can pay the Hupmobile price, safe in the assurance that a higher price cannot bring him any- thing higher than the Hup- mobile in honest quality. Or, he can pay less and content himself with less than Hupmobile quality Let it try to cheapen any of and satisfaction. its finely built parts and it would at once lose that superiority. So in the end, it would not profit the buyer. It will cost you nothing but the time you put in, tocome in and see Hupmobile quality with your own eyes, as shown by our Parts Display. The motor car question, as Phone 968-J we secit,comes down to this, John M. Whisenhunt and Co. Phone 79 First and Park ESSEX Six COACH'975 HUDSONSuper-SixCOACH*1 550 Since Closed Car Comforts Cost No More Why Buy An Open Car? Bie issue with motor car buyers this year is closed carcomfortsat open car cost. The Coach exclusively provides such advantages without forfeit of chassis quality. It is a Hudson-Essex invention. No other type is like it. Fretght and Tax Extra More than 140,000 Coachesare « in service. Sales exceed 3,000 each week. The Coach is the largest selling 6-cylindet closed car in the world. 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