Evening Star Newspaper, October 2, 1921, Page 62

' JustReceived Carload 30x3Y, -CORDS-- Absolutely Firsts, Special $11.25 - For One Week Only Central Auto Supply Co. 1004 Pa. Ave. N.W. DAY Differentials Worms For Transmissions DON'T PUNISI YOUR MACHINE N oot gear fubrieant: D-A LUBRICANT—Your car or will have more power and will run fquiete “p-A” will eliminate noisy, grinding gears, leaky rear axles and pre- mature wearing out of gears and the cost of ! the repair bills that result, { ccept something **just as good. i Your service station has D-A Lubricant or |« can quickiy get it for you. 12%Sold in 5 ‘and 50 pound cans. half bar- Trels and barrels. ou in person why ““D-A" costs less per ml DRUHAN-AUSTIN CO. Distributors 1009 HSLNW. Main 4772 Let us explain IMPORTANT ISSUE Rubbing Parts Must Be Sep- arated by Film of Oil to In- sure Long Life ~ ~ Heavy Oils Better Than Grease for Parts Like Dif- ferential Gears. It has been aptly said that the importance of lubrication to the proper operation and con- tinued existence of the motor car cannot be overemphasized. One who follows the develop- ments in the automobile field might be tempted to think the present generation of car owners had been thoroughly educated in this. but then he finds one making some mistake in lubrication that shows that many car owner: till do not know the real meaning of the subject. For several years past no se motorist has used grease lubricant for his tr: mission or differential Yet many car owners, ought to knew better, still em- ploy this heavier lubricant in this location. Grease canpot bearing surfaces, and transmission the gears cut the clean path through the grease when it is cold and run prac- tically unlubricated thereafter. In addition grease has the unfortunate characteristic of carrying dirt and foreign mat- ter that it may pick up. It has distinct drawbacks as a lubri- cant in any location. It ought never to be used. because | grease is almost certain to be- come packed against the walls gears. who flow to in the the of any case in which it is used, :,vhue the gears operate entirely For the gears in your car, the transmission. differentfal and rear axle. will be best® insured by t‘hat most satisfactory lubri- cant, EBONITE FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND DIFFERENTIALS, (It's All Shredded Oil.) It _cushions the teeth of the gears, and takes out the extra play and the grind. It com- pletely buries the gears in its rich adhes mass. Eliminates all metal-to-metal contact, and saves you many a repair bill. Sold and dealers. in FIVE and twenty- five pound cans. 5 at all* garages, ASK FOR IT BY NAME. JUST SAY EBONITE TO YOUR DEALER THAT'S YOUR ASSURANCE OF TS, BEST RES Bayerson Oil Works Manufacturers, Erie, Pa. Pennsylvania Petroleum Products MAKERS OF AUTOCRAT MOTOR OIL NEW WORLDRESLLT OF ARNS PARLEY Auto Representative Predicts | Better Times Than People | Have Ever Known. Better times than the world has!| ever known will come from the con- |ference on limitation of armaments, in the opinion of Peter Steenstrup,| {member of the foreign trade commit- | ee of the National Automobile Cham- |ber of Commerce and vice president, | ieneral Motor Export Company, Who ihas just returned from Europe. The bargaining tariff feature of the Fordney bill and Tonger banking | redits based on careful information re immediate needs for improving conditions in the foreign market. It will be some months, Mr. Steen- ! strup reports, before any marked in- crease may be noted in the sales of American cars abroad due to condi- tions which can be remedied only by -the general rehabilitation of the en- tire economic fabric. Finds Germany Hard at Work. “Germany is coming back strong.” { according to this foreign trade lauthority. The country is in the I hands of capable financiers and every- iwhere one sees people at work. | England has adjusted her labor troubles and thefe seems to be high hope for settlement of the Iish con- dition. Russia is modifying her form of government, with gradual improve- {ment in her economic condition. ‘The high duties in France and Spain are obstacles to American trade there, which can probably be remedied when the bargalning tariff becomes effective. ~ Open Publicity Essential. “The question of disarmament,” said Mr. Steenstrup, “is fundamental to the entire economic condition. We should lhave open publicity at the coming iconference. The rank and file of the (people in all countries will never !stnnd for continuing present expendi- tures on armament if the facts are brought fully to light. “The release of the burden of taxes for battleships and other war material will mean billions of dollars available for the purchase of raw materials and { transport which the world, and par- | ticularly ' Europe, needs badly at the present time. Relief of the war burden will pour into civil life a new stimulant, bringing iato being a new { world condition better than we have realized before. Says Europe Needs Carx. “Europe is realizing the economic advantages of motor transportation, and when the burden of war taxes is {lifted she will be able to develop in this direction. In Germany, for in- Istance, one sees practically no auto- | mobiles today. There aré not even enough taxis at the railroad stations. 1In a three-hour ride in a certain Ger- man city having 75,000 people I did not see a single automobile. “The cost of gasoline at 60 cents per gallon is one of the factors hurting the trade in England. While there I counted on the road to Plymouth 100 motor cars passipg in an hour, and jin the same period 115 motor cycles and 125 bicycles. i “Lack of parking facilities in the! icities is also an obstacle. The horse- !power tax in England, which is £1 per horsepower, is another hm- drance. Nevertheless, the advantage of American cars ‘will become increas- ingly apparent and the need for such high taxes will pass away if economic strain of war costs is relieved. dvantages of Bargaining Tariff. | “Spain and France have had virtu- ally prohibitive tariffs against the American cars. with the added factor Jof the differcnce in cxchange working tagainst the product from the United | States. The bargaining feature, if enacted as proposed. in the Fordney ltariff_bill will permit the President | to give lower American tariff rates | to_products from other countries in cases where they lower their tariff ! wall on certain of our products, and should prove of great assistance in [these and other countries which have thigh protective walls. { | *“The process of European recovery ! tis going to be gradual, though sure, | iand there is an immediate need for | i better banking information and bet- | !ter financing for -the present day | |trade. If we are to sell abroad now, i we must be in a position to give long- | term erédits. In order to do this it | |is essential that American banks be! Jin a position to furnish accurate in- | formation on the financial status of i concerns abroad.” i —_— Doc Watson is now connected with |, | ‘lhe Federal Auto Supply Company at Id'.": Pennsylvania avenue northwest, i Three of the much-heard-of Bir- mingham cars have arrived in this city | and several grueling demonstrations . were given on'the vacant lot at North | ! Capitol and L streets. Several thousand | persons attended the demonstration. | which consisted of cars going over| rough spots, ditches and riding logs | which resembled ties of a railroad | track. The Birmingham is a no-axle | 2 R = ! = Carburetor Automatic -Heat Control-An Exclusive Buick Feature The new carburetor automatic heat control, ve standard equipment on 1922 Buick fours and sixes — makes the motor run as smoothly in cold as in summer weather. Just as gasoline is automatically sup- i plied the carburetor: by accelerator, so is heat supplied and cut off from | Only on a Buick will you find ‘ exclusi models — both the carburetor. this feature. PRICES 22-4-34 . 22-4-35 22-4-36 ' 22-4-37 22-6-44 22-6-45 STANLEY H. HORNER Retail Dealer PR 1015 14th Street Telephone WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT- BUICK WILL BUILD THEM use of the throttle or { PRICES 22-6=46 . $2,135.00 22-6-47 . $2,435.00 22-6-48 . ..$2,325.00 22-6-49 . $1,735.00 22-6-50 . -.$2,635.00 F. 0. B. Flint, Mich. o -THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 2, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE AUTOMOBILISTS Answers to Last Week’s Questions. 1. There are twc different methods, commonly ‘used in dimming head- lights. One is by the use of a series connection and the other by causing the current to flow through resistance wire before reaching the lights. The former method employs one set of large lamps and one of smaller lamps, the small lamps being con- nected so that current must flow through the lights serially, two lamps of six volts each receiving together only six volts of current. The large lamps receive six volts individually —and are therefore brighter. The resistance dimming method wastes current, because there is as much current passing from the source, the battery, only instead of the lamps consuming the entire amount of resistance, the dimmer con- sumes a part of it when lights are switched to dim. Only one set of lamps is employed, the same set burning dim when resistance is brought into play. This current waste of the latter method, however, does not drain the battery unless lights are cllowed to burn many hours continually when the engine is not runing. If the generator of the system is in good condition it will make up during the daytime what current loss there is at night. 2. A short circuit in an electric system implies that two conductors of current are in contact when they are not intended to be. A ground in a circuit means that one conduc- tor is in contact with some metal part of the car, causing the cur- rent to leak and gradually discharge the battery. In the single-wire sys- tem where the car frame along which the wire runs is a return conductor, a “ground” would really be a “short.” as the wire being in metallic contact with the frame would be the same as two-wire conductors in contact. The “ground” usually occurs in the two-wire system when the car frame is not used as a return conductor. 3. When a piston pumps oil it means that oil is being drawn past the pis- ton rings into the explosion chamber, This Is to be avoided, as an excess of oil burning in cylinders causes car- bon deposit in cylinder tops and pis- ton heads, leading to pre-ignition. The remedy for oil leakage into nv~1- sion chambers is to provide tighter Who Collects fitting’rings if old rings are worn, or oversized pistons if old pistons are out or round.or too small. A slight leak- | age may be overcome by using a heavier oil. Cylinder walls which' are avorn oval or scored will also cause pistons to pump oil, regardless of how well both pistons and rings are fit- ted. The remedy for this is to restore the cylinders and then fit oversize pistons and rings. * An engine in good condition will smoke when first start- ed, or, If running- idle at the curb. This is not a fault of the engine, so to test for excessive smoking and oil consuming try out the engine at a tair rate of speed and using the prop- i grade of oil. 4. The countershaft of the trans- mission revolves when high speed is engaged, but it merely turns idly, it is not employed as a driving m. {dium or transmitter of power in high, speed. This applies to all but a few’ of the four speed transmissions, which { few have direct drive in third speed | instead of fourth. 5. “Burned-out brakes” is an ex- pression to denote overheated brakes | due to excessive use for long periods, | such as constant pressure of the! brake pedal on a very long hill. The heat of friction of brake band against the drum will, if pressure is maintain- ed, burn out ‘the lining of ‘the brake, score the drum and even cause the paint on the outside of the drum to; blister and smoke. < | 6. The pull on the armature of a| magneto by the magnets causes the, armature to jerk or jump at certain! oints upon being revotved. It is more ! noticeable when the armature is re- | volved slowly than at high speed. 7. Stripping of the teeth of trans- | mission gears can be caused by Gther | troubles than misalignment. Among those which can ruin the gears is end iplay in the main shaft. To ascertain if end play exists grip the universal est the transmissjon and, by nd pulling on the joint, no- | is any movement in the | shaft outside of the universal. End| looseness not remedied will increase, | causing additional wear and possible breakage of the gear teeth. | ! s, A cheaper substitute for copper | { wire is not employed in the electric | system of a car because of the in-| resistance to the flow of electricity, which cheaper material would offer. For instance, wire made | tof iron will conduct electricity, but will not allow as much of it to flow crease in .for the Mental Anguish? Payingout tenor twenty dollars for reinsula- tion doesn’t seem to annoy some car owners. But the Iossof time! The irritation! The inconvenience! Wouldn’tyou think they’d figure THAT into the cost, foo? Reminds me of Tim Thomas. His wife got the idea he was getting interested in Nell Butterworth, and sued the girl for alienation of affections. The bill read: “To loss of husband, anguish, $10,000.” $1.00; to mental Mental anguish—that’s it! Would you say a $15 battery was really cheap if you had to take $10,0000f “mental angui I play safe and stick to Not for mine! ** with it? the Willard Threaded Rubber Battery. ‘Threaded Rubber lasts as long as the plates—does away with reinsulation ex- pense. Builders of 184 Rubber Batteries. cars and trucks pay an additional price for Willard Threaded Cars Originally Equipped by Their Makers with ~ Willard Threaded Rubber Batteries: American ; American Beauty Austin Olympian in a given time as will copper wire of the same size. The correct size of wire must be also; used, depending upon the amperage of the current it is to carry. The more amperage, the larger the wire must be to allow proper functioning of the electrical equipment. 9. To adjust an internal brake, if the adjustment is merely to take up slight wear in the lining, the pull rod or arm on the outside of the brake arum can be taken up without disturbing the brake itself. However if it is neces- { sary to change the adjustment of the brake band the adjustment must be made inside the drum to the toggle or cam operating the band: To do this with some types the rear wheel must be removed- o gain access to the parts, while with others there is an opening provided in the drum’s outer surface. When adjustment is made the wheel must be placed in position and the brake tested. If not correct, being too tight or too loose, the wheel must again be removed and the adjustment cor- rected. A time saver if obtainable is a'dummy drum with opening for adjust mente, which is used instead of the wheel and_drum until the best adjust- ment has been made. 10. The usual adjustments to remove play in the steering gear are to bring the screw and nut, worm and sector or worm and pinion, according to the type of steering device, into closer con- tact. If the gear has not been pre- viously adjusted new surfaces of the gears can be brought together by turn- ing them about a quarter revolution and adjusting the steering arm to the new . DISTRIBUTORS “Gabriel - Snubbers AND Stromberg Carburetors Jullien and Bartram 1018 14th St. N.W. Phone Main 7841 SPEEDOMETER REPAIRING " 1921—PART" 3. position. Do not adjust the gears too iightly, as total lack of play will trans- mit shocks of the road to the steering wheel, making steering difficult and dangerous. There should an_inch to an tnch and a haif-play at the wheel. This Week’s Question: Why do pistops_have more clear- at the top than at the bottom, and why Is clearance alatig the entire piston T 4. Is the stroke of a piston. always of buretor of a car as in a heavy rain- a certain length in proportion to the |storm? bore of a cylinder? 5. How are transmission gears shifted from high to low speed without going [as for fifling through second speed? 6. Where are the most likely points ' (Copsright, 19 in the electric system where a short eircuit will occur? 7. Why is a storage battery more likely to be weak or to discharge more | tractors to 1 9. Wi 10. Can t is a “frozen clutch"? luminum be sold holes or crucks in aluminum body of a car? Indianapolis is expe used in: 2. What are singles, #two and three necessary? ’ lectric systems? . When the transmission s in *“neu- are there any gears engaged? rapidly when the car is driven in con- |In callecting gested trafic than on tne open road? 8. Can rain water damage the electr system or mix with gasoline in the car- arbage and ashes. 1s planned to use t ing to the city. POTOMAC SALES CO.u |5 1111 14THIST N.W. 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Get rid of battery trouble by going today to a Willard Service Station and having a Willard Threaded Rubber Bat- tery put on your car. Be sure to ask for it by the full name, for you can’t get Threaded Rubber’ results with any- thing but a Willard Threaded Rubber Battery! Go to your nearest dealer for Willard Service or a new Willard Threaded Rubber Battery: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington, Washington Aloo standard original equipment on 91 makes of trucks Battery Company J. R. Bradburn Ettinger Batt. Serv. Modern Auto Supply Co. E. J. Penning Smith’s Batt. & Elect. Serv. Smithdeal Batt. & Electrical Service Washington The John A. Wineberger Co., Inc. VIRGINIA Alexandria, King St. Garage Cherlottsville, Moorefield Storage Batt. Co. Front Royal, Valley Serv. Inc. Sta., Fredericksburg, J. E. Brickert & Co. Harrisonburg, Wine Bros.. Leesburg, Leesburg Garage Manassas, Weir & Birkett Staunton, Palmer Batt. Serv. Co. Waynesboro, W. S. Garber Winchester, Valley Serv. Sta., Inc. THREADED RUBBER BATTERY d, such the | Thompson Feature Service.) menting with stead of mules It v tractors instead ic | of ninety mules at a considerable sav-