Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1921, Page 50

' 5 : THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ©C., JULY 31, ‘1921—PART 3. M | < S WD | <G D | <—EK D | <t—a AL Price alone does not determine Value. Therefore, look at price last, after perform- ance, comfort, durability. Peerless Prices are so low as to amaze those who are used to similar - quality—lowest among all fine Eights— BECAUSE they are based upon former low costs of buildings and machinery, and present costs of labor and material. Touring Car $2,990° Roadster $2,990 Coupé $3,680 Sedan $3,950 Sedan-Limousine $4,210 PRICES F. O. B. CLEVELAND: War tax not included ‘THE PEERLESS MOTOR CAR COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio THE TREW MOTOR CO. Telephone Main 4173 A Car At Home With Republicans, Democrats and Kings! It is so simple that repairs are almast never needed—and when they are, any mechanic anywhere can make them economically. - peratures that there is practically no wear on its sleeve valves after tens of thousands of miles, Its patented sleeve valve motor is manufactured on license by only a few manufacturers in America and the finest motor car builders of Europe. It has no cams, no springs, no valves to grind—no parts that weaken. It grows more powerful with use. The car in every detail is built to re- flect the economy and dependability of the motor. ' HARPER-OVERLAND CO., Ine. * Telephone Franklin 4307 . ) 14th St. at P / Its oiling system is so perfectin all tem- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE AUTOMOBILISTS Answers to Last Week's Questions. 1. The spark lever is for controlling the ignition timer or breaker which causes quick impulses of high tension current to pass through insulated wires to the spark plugs. When the spark lever is retarded the timer is in a position where the contact points peparate and send current to the plugs just at or a little past begin- ning of power stroke of each piston. When spark lever is advanced the timer moves to a corresponding po- sition, creating impulses before each piston reaches beginning of power stroke, when the engine develops more power and speed. 2. Under normal driving conditions, such as roads which are fairly level the accelerator is considered better for controlling the throttle than thé hand lever at the steering wheel. When the accelerator is used, leaving the hand lever in a set position, the hands of the driver are free to operate gear shift, emergency brake lever and the steering wheel; a quicker get away can be attained and the engine can be slowed sooner. The hand throttle lever should only be used on good-sized hills and for starting and | testing the engine whem Lhe car is at the curb. 3. Were you ever unavle to start your engine because the stadter failed to respond, and, upon search the hand crank discovered tha left the crank in the garage: never have had his experience be pre- pared, for you probably will encount- er some such difficulty sooner or later. The question is to start the engine, and the solution is to make the car do the work. There are several ways of turning that engine over, the easiest, perhaps, being to coast down a hill lor grade, it you are fortunate enough to be on a hill, placing the gears in high speed, and, holding the clutch disengaged until the car gains suffi- cient momentum to revolve the engine when the clutch is engaged. The ig- nition, of course, should be switched on. If you are near a hill, enlist the services of some kind-hearted pedes- [trians to push your car to the hilltop, {when you cun proceed the same as before. {The greatest problem, and one which calls for the largest amount of work, is to start the engine on road. You can either . place your s in high, switch on the ignition, disengage the clutch and have the car pushed along the Toad to start,or by jacking uparear wheel you may be able to revolve the wheel, thereby turning over the engine and starting it. 1f these methods fail there is but one recourse: Hail a passing car or truck to tow your car while in gear. ~ | No doubt this latter is the surest way to get the engine in operation. Here's a precaution; if you are successful in starting the engine by revolving a rear Wheel do not hold the wheel after giving it a turn. The engine may begin run- ning after the first attempt, and in which case the wheel would continue spinning, starting with considerable rapidity. Place gears in neutral before letting car off the jack to the road. 4. If your car hasn't nower enough to negotiate a hill even in low gear, as a Iast resource try backing up the hill. You may. be surprised to find that the car will climb the grade without much effort, the reason peing that reverse speed is of the lowest gear ratio of all transmission speeds. 5. A carburetor primer, sometimes called the carburetor “tickler” is a mall Tod or lever about the same size as the adjustable needle valve, and is located {in ‘the float bowl and connceted in some way to the float. The primer is used to {hold open the gasoline inlet valve by not allowing the float to rise with the gaso- line as it enters the carhuretor, for the purpose of .giving a heavier charge of vapor to cylinders for starting the en- gine when cold. When operating the primer hold it down until gasoline starts to flow from the top of carburctor, when the float chamber is filled to capac 6. It is necessary for headlam non-glare lenses to be in proper focus because otherwise the glare from the lamps will not be reduced correctly, causing the non-glare lens to be as blinding to road traffic as a plain glass lens. E 7. To separate water from gasoline strain the gasoline with wire gauze or chamois. 1f there is any_water mixed with the gasoline it ¥l remain in the strainer. 8. Knocking in an engine is most commonly caused by loose bearings, carbon in cylinders causing preigni- tion and knocking at high spark, opening the throttle too quickly or driving with spark too far advanced. 9. Many drivers unfamiliar with a car make the mistake of not opening the throttle lever tar cnough and of advancing the spark lever too far. Wondering why the engine will not ryn, and also what causes the back kicking and funny noise when the starter button is depressed, they do not realize that each explosion in a cylinder, being timed too soon, is working in oppasition to the starting motor by driving the pistons back down and revelving th, the ‘ 2 B J.B. Kendall Co. E 485 Missouri Ave. N.W. = Tel. Main 484 Headquarters for Auatomobile Springs FOR WINDSHIELDS OR BODIES, TInstalled While You Wait. Taranto & 1017 New York Ave. N.W. Wasman Authorised Willard Service Stations Bradburn Bat'y & E! 5 u:y Pa, A'Le'Servlcau Modern Auto Suppl; '1!’ H St.y Cor N.E. TraylorsEttinger Bat'y Service 1417 Irving St. N.W. The John A. Wineberger 700 e amer Con fnc Smith’s Bat'y & EL Service 2119 18th St. Nw. Smithdeal Bat’y & EI Service 1919 Pa. Ave. N.w. E. J. Penning, : 1760 14tk St. TNW. “The Still Better Willani® AT opposite ‘direction to thatin which the engine should be run. Reiard the spark for starting. If the engine was cranked by hand with spark advanced, a back kick might serlously injure the person cranking the car. 10. The throttle should not close en- tirely when throttle lever is placed in the closed or idling position. If throttle is:adjusted propesly it will be held open just enough to feed small charges of fuel to cylinders and revolve the engine vsry siowly, un- less the cylinders are fed by Some other means than the throttle valve, when the throttle would remain closed until increased engine speed was de- sired. This Week's Questions. Tl 1| > U/ | % hat " —\ 1. Just what action should be taken to control a car and again place it in motion if the engine should stall while driving up hill? 2. What is meant by “early” and “late” spark? 3. How will spark too far advanced affect the engine? 4. It an engine with magneto ignl- tlon continued'to run after the igni- tion was switched off what could be the trouble? 5. How many automobiles and trucks are there in-the world, and what percentage of the total number are m the United States? 6. Many cars which have given con- siderable mileage often run good at an average or high rate of speed, but as soon as the throttle is closed and the car speed dies the car runs jerky. What causes this? 7. What could be the cause of a scraping sound in a rear wheel? 8. How can an engine be adjusted {50 it will idle without misfiring? 9. What should he done if a car would suddenly drive across the path of your car, or one ahead of you should turn to the left just as you were starting to pass it? 10. Where are the majority of auto- ;m‘:h“w in the cities or 'in small owns? MAIN OFFICE STORAGE PLANT 208-209 Union Trust Bldg. Takoma Park, D. C. DOME GAS Dealers Selling “DOME GAS**| Also Distributors PHINKY BROS. and Cedar Street, ist St. and Maryland Ave. S. W. Totons Park D&, | & P. Chaconas, Retail Tank Wagon. We Teach N it ?‘,‘;’;’:‘ 3. mee(l,l. N. \'.3and Florida Aves. N. E. i rk Ge in Avenue Garage, 3422 Gi ia Ave. N. W. | ¢¢ AUTO DRIVING e e York and | S, i G e s k| “Quaker State” . Gill, sy ., Anac ia, Je AND Northwest Edward D. Heson Brookeitle Piie. Shian 2 C Medium 01l Traffic Regulations AMERICAN MOTOR SCHOOL 8th & O Sts, N.W, Phone N. 1810. Both Open All Night | W. B. Traylor, Mt. Pleasant and Lamont Sts. cAnnouncing The New Buick “Four” + —A Thoroughbred ! Four, Completing the Famed Buick Line The new Four-Cylinder Buick, here announced, is a thoroughbred—a pedigreed car well worthy of its name. Down to the very last detail, this new model possesses every quality of enduring serviceability, complete comfort, and distinctive appearance that have always characterized Buick automobiles. The advent of this new Four makes the Buick 1922 line complete. It offers to purchasers of a car of this size all the quality and service that go to make up the name ““ Buick.” The engine, of course, is of the time-tested Buick Valve-in-Head type. The year-after-year concentra- tion of Buick’s engineering skill and experience in building Valve-in-Head motors assures the highest standard of performance obtainable today. The Buick Valye- in-Head Engine A Power Plant That Has Proved Ttself— Every other unit is of a quality equal to the power gahl:t. The whole assembly constitutes a perfectly nced chassiswhich is of typical Buick construction. The equipment of Cord Tires is merely evidence of the quality which characterizes the entire car, Two open and two closed body types mounted the Emg; built chassis comprise the rl:'w scri‘::‘. . Even the most casual inspection of the details of design and workmanship will reveal that full measure of qual- itywhich motoristshavelearned toassociatewith Buick. A Great Car, Prices Make It An Even GreaterValue Obviouslya high grade automobile—a genuine Buick oduction——zfie gccs listed below make this great ‘aur even greater. A value such as this is possible only because of the combination of Buick engineer- ing skill devoted to the one ideal of quality, Buick production facilities developed over nearly a quarter of a century, and Buick’s natiop-wide distribution and service organization, Y Prices L 'll;he Bulickh M;:}tlor fC.t;;lupnfu]y is proud of the Buick : ! ; ‘our. It has the faith of long experience in. this ::'33; E:::m"’;m $ g;: newest addition to its line. It places upon it unre- 22.36 Three Pw':' éo’“:"' S servedly the Buick guarantee carried by every Buick 2337 Five Bawen ";e e - ey Wutomobile produced. That its confidence is well e % placed is manifested not only by the keen interest U Prias F. O. B, Fint, Mickigen with which motorists have awaited this announce- Cord Tires Standard Eqwigment ox all Mot~ Tnt, butalso the advance orders placed by distri- &0 Us for Specifications and Deliwery Dates butors, dealers, and the general public. RETAIL BUICK DEALERS Stanley H. Horner Emerson & Orme 1015 14th Strest 1620 L Street NW. Telephone Main 5296 Phone Franklin 3860 HEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT-BUICK WILL BU