Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1921, Page 68

% for Fords, cortain models Chevrolets, Overland, ) Suick and twenty-seven other cars and trucks. Better than Pre-War Price! REST - O - LITE make! Less than the . made a ten-strike pre-war price! with that second reduc- Motorists have been tion. Think of being quick to recognize this al.)le to buy a genuine, genuine price-reduction lugh-powered, high- —Prest-O-Lite’s second' quality, long -lived contribution in a year to Prest - 0 -Lite Battery the lower cost of motor- for as little as $23.50,in ing. Your battery is exchange for your old here—come getit. Tell battery of whatever your friends. POTOMAC BATTERY CO. Now in new quarters, 1236 12th st Formerly 1720 14th st. n.w. Associate Stations F-ad B, Pelham Prest-O-Battery Co. 1738 7th'St. N.W. Western Auto 656 Pa. Ave. S.E. B.cokiana Auto Ry i Gos 5 All-Car Battery Supply House, 936 PRy, ©oy; A0 rvice Station Michigan Ave, N.E. 3270 M St. N.W. 12 0 8+, N.W. Jhest-O:fite : BATTERY START Right with Prest-O:Lte! size for every of car. T R i i -, mfl{’ i Here’s a “Pal and Partner” for That Reo Speed Wagon This new Reo “Business Coupe” mount- ed on that wonderfully fleet, flexible, silent Six chassis—The Six of Sixty Superiorities—is now available. To deliver the goods, you must first get the orders. For the man who must “live in his car”—the man whose daily results de- pend upon the reliability of his convey- ance—for the man who would be punc- tual as well as first—this Reo Business Coupe is ideal. Price is F. O. B. Lansing, plus special Federal Tax. THE TREW MOTOR CO. 14th Street at P Telephone Main 4173 Reo Motor Car Company, Lansing, Mich. Coupe $2150 How Buick Accessibility Saves Owners Time and Money | 1 | NOVEL RADIATOR FILLING DE- - VICE INVENTED BY LOCAL MOTORIST. The accessory pictured above is a novel radiator-filling attachment which will be put on the market in the near future. This device, which fills a long-felt want, embodies many novel features, although it is very simply construct- ed. It operates ifi the following way: When the water in the radiator gets low the radiator becomes overheated and causes the string of sausages (K) to get dry, thereby shrinking up and pulling down lever (F), which tilts reservoir bucket (R) and refills radi- ator. The sausages then cool off and stretch out again, allowing the lever | 80 back to their original position un- til the engine becomes overheated again. MR. JASPER'S POME DEPT. This Week's Pome. The storekeeper you see In the picture above Tries fo make you believe He's In business for love. When he sells you a tire Or. a magneto file, ) He swears he’s lost money, Still he sells with a smile. But the man that you see In the picture below Mxkex a profit when he sells nd don’t mind telling you so. I think he's the fellow ‘Whose praise should be sung, For when he sells you a spark plug You don’t feel you've been stung. Answers to Last Week's 1. If the ammeter of an automo- bile electric system indicates ‘dis- charge” at high engine speed and “charge” at low speeds, the trouble generally lies in the battery termi- nals. The cable leading to the bat- tery and the one golng from battery are reversed, thus causing the am- meter to show a reading opposite to that it should indicate. 2. Proper placing of the spark control lever in regard to engine speed is important. If the spark is retarded at high engine speed the engine will not derive full power from each charge of fuel, will not respond as quickly to the accelerator and will cause carbon to collect in explosion chambers. If the spark is advanced at low engine speeds there is danger of snapping connecting rods, because there is not power and momentum enough at low speed to carry each piston over against the early explosion caused by advanced spark. At least there is more chance of the engine stalling when attempt is made to accelerate In this condi- tion, each piston trying to finish com- pression stroke against the pressure of explosions which are taking place too soon. The stronger of the oppo- site forces, either explosions or force of pistons going against explosions, wins. If the engine is revolving fast enough the pistons will overcome the power of the explosions for the re- maining short distance of compres- sion strokes. If the engine is run- ning very slow the explosions will be too powerful, forcing the pistons back down the cylinders and stopping the engine’s operation. It is at the point where both forces aresnearly equal that connecting rods break. 3. In the ' average three-speed automoblle - transmission there are clent gears, including the idler gear for reverse speed. Three gears are mounted on the main drive shaft] Questions. ) PHE - SUNDAY STAR, WAS i (F) and the reservoir bucket (R) to QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE AUTOMOBILIS HOW_TO DRIVE AND CARE FOR YOUR AUTOMOBILE. Written by six automobile mechan- ics out of work. (Second Installment.) THE RADIATOR: Most Instruction books suggest keeping anti-freeze in the radiator during the winter. This 18n't necessary and the nly reason they suggest it is to help the anti- freeze people along. Hood covers are also detrimental as they tend to cause the paint on the radiator to crack and blister. There isn't very much danger of the radiator freezing up in the win- ter time without a hood cover or anti- freeze. (If it should happen to freeze up by any chance, we have a very good price on repairing radiators.) HOW TO GRIND THE VALVES ON YOUR CAR AT HOME: After remov- ing the head from the motor the valves are exposed to view. They can be released by removing the springs, ‘which are fitted into the side of the motor. After the valves are removed they are all ready to be ground. Take each valve separately and hold the edge or seat of it to the cutting sur- face of a good, coarse grindstone. As the grindstone cuts the pits out of the valve seat, revolve it slowly 80 as to get it bright and shiny all ‘around. After having ground all the valves replace them and then scrape off the }carbon on the cylinder head. Bolt | the cylinder head back in place and the car is then ready to run. (Should the motor not run just right when you get through we will be glad to do i 3 the job over again for you for only $165.) HINGTON, D. G, fuse did not blow the battery weuld discharge. A slight ground, usually caused by water or oil soaked wire insulation when the wire Is touching metal, such®as the car frame, may be unnoticed for a period as it may discharge the battery slowly. en it is first noticed it will b€ when an aftempt is made to crank the en- gine with the starting motor or when lights are switched on with engine silent or running slowly. Because of the discharged condition of the bat- tery the starter will be sluggish or may not respond at all, and the lights will be dim until the engine is accel- erated, when they will brighten as the generator begins to charge. 8.—A storage battery can deliver an amperage of twice or more its ca- pacity for a fraction of a second, providing it is in good condition. This overload may be as high as 450 amperes, the maximum required for cranking operations. This Weok's Questions. 1.—What could cauBe a constant grating or grinding of transmission gears, whether they are in mesh or not and whether the car i{s In motion or is standing idle with engine run- ning? 2.—Does sparking at the commuta- tor of a generator indicate wear in the brushes? 3.—For what purpose are governors used on truck and tractor engines? 4—How Is steel case hardened? .—Should a car be driven at a greater speed in low gear before a shift is made to second speed gear on a hill than it would be driven to shift the gears when the car is on level road? 3 6—What causes overheating of a storage battery, and what is the re- sult? 7.—How can spark occur at spark plugs at the wrong time? 8—Can a car he operated and lights used when its storage battery is removed? 9.—What placing new cone clutch? 10.—How many sparks are created or how many spark plugs are fired by a magneto during each revolution of the armature? (Copyright, 1921, Thompson Feature Service.) —_————— NEW MODELS IN CLOSED ' CARS SOON TO BE SHOWN New models of closed cars will be exhibited for the first time at the closed car salon to be held dring the week of November 14 to 19 at Con- vention Hall. Rudloph Jose, chairman of tho show committee, stated that the holding of the show during that week will not only give Washingtonians an opportunity to view all the closed models under one roof, but would be an opportunity to show the foreign visitors who will be in Washington attending the arms conference representative American automobil Practic is a good method for one-piece lining on a e all makes of cars will The above photo is of Walt Jackson, who was found lying unconscious in the road last night near Lorton Cor- ners. When found by a passig farmer he had the steering wheel of a Ford car in his hand and it was not until he came to at the hospital that they found out what had happened to him. When he came to, he explained to the doctor and a few friends at the hospital that he was driving alonz at a good clip, when he struck 4 bump and the Ford flew out of his hands. The steering wheel it seems broke oft and he was still holding onto it when he was picked up. The Ford was found this morning in the bushes about a half mile from the scene of the accident. It was taken to the ga- rage where a new steering wheel was put on and the garage man says that it is now as good as new. four on the counter shaft usually be- low or at the side of the main shaft and the reverse idler or pinion is set below the counter shaft or a little to one side of it. . 4. Never retard the spark to slow down the speed of an engine. This practice causes carbon formation and pitting of valves, in addition to plac- ing more work on the engine and causing a waste of fuel. If you desire to slow the speed of the en- gine close the throttle, and as the engine speed dies, regulate the spark accordingly. If you wish to cut down the speed of a car when in motion, close the throttle, disconnect the e gine from the rear wheel by disen- gaging the clutch and apply the brakes. When desired speed is at- tained speed up engine slightly and cngage the clutch ‘slowly. Or you can close the engine throttle and allow the car to idle along to the spe wanted without speed war disengaging 5. The ‘ammeter of your electric system may register charge with the engine running even though the lights are burning. This is accounted for by the fact that at a fair rate of speed the generator sends more cur- rent into the battery than the lights are consuming. This may not always be the rule; the amount of current generated can be regulated somewhat within the generator by adjustment. 6.—Cylinders of an elght-cylinder “V” type engine are usually 90 . grees apart. On the “V" type twelve they are placed usually 60 degrees apart. 7.—The length of time a “ground” can remain in an electric aystem without being noticed depends upon how firmly the contart is made. The wire that is grounded may be In direct contact with the frame, having part of its insulation worn through, 80 that the wire is touching metal, This would correspond to a short circuit in a single wire system and would bring the result of crossing two unprotected wires—that of melt- ing the fuse of the circuit. If the STILL TIRES DROP, Another Big Factory “Clean Up” That Benefits Our Trade e Water— When and How Much Hundreds of batteries die of thirst every year. Not because their owners didn’t know water was neces- sary.~ Not because they didn’t know the neglect was shortening bat- tery life and costing them money. But simply because they over- looked it—hadn’t the distilled water handy or didn’t know just { how much to put in. We can’t do your.remember- ing, but we can take all the rest of the job off your hands. Drive around anytime and ask us to see if your battery needs water. Authorized Willard Service Stations Bradburn Battery & Elec. Service 616 Pa. Ave. S.E. Lincoln 14304 Modern Auto Supply 917 H St. N.E. Lincoln 3896 The Jphn Wineberger Co., Inc. 3700 Ga. Ave. N.W. Columbla 565 Smith’s Battary & Elec. Service 2119 18th St. N.W. North 8928 Smithdeal Bat'y & Elec. Service 1919 Pa. Ave. N.' Main 6119 E. J. Penning 1740 14th St. N.W. North 7998 Standard Service Station 5th & R St. N.W. North 9681 Washington Battery Co. Qs Rorrg,, 1621-23 L STREET N.W. Main 180 NOVEMBER 6, 1921_PART 3. ber for highway construction pur- poses, and were generally considered by state, county, city and other en- gineers to mean that the govern- ment disapproved of the use of \v(:ll- creosoted timber. The recent in- structions state that the bureau of public roads will not question the use of creosoted material where the following conditions are observed: Timber trestles or bridges con- structed of creosoted materlal treated by the vacuum and pressure method. Timber floors constructed of creo- soted planking treated by the vacuum and pressure method, lald laterally witk a plain or tank-treate. wearing floor (“half-sole”); or laid laterally or longitudinally on edge, spiked to- gether and cove.ed with a mastic wearing course. Timber floors, for light traffic where Ibe on show, tncluding all types of special bodies. Several accessory exhlbits will be displayed on the same floor as the cars, CREOSOTED TIMBERS APPROVED FOR BRIDGES Realizing the economic importance of the use of well-treated timber for construction purposes, the bureau of /public roads has recently Instructed its engineers to use timber creosoted by the vacuum and pressure methods where justified on economic grounds. The instructions issued in January practically prohibited the use of tim- than any other truck. on account of their ability to buy economically, and _in every sense of the word—that's why. R. L. TAYLOR COMPANY 1840 14th St. N.W. UNIVERSAL AUTO COMPANY, Inc. 1529-31 M St. N.W. DONOHOE MOTOR COMPANY 215 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E. TRIANGLE MOTOR COMPANY N. Y. Ave. at N. Capitol St. 7 -THE UNIVERSAL CAR More large business firms use more Ford One-ton trucks by many times Purchasing agents of large concerns placed in these responsible positions have bought more Ford One-ton trucks than any other make. ‘There must be something more than low first cost and economical opera- tion back of this remarkable showing. Ford One-ton trucks are Delivering Big business houses, realizing the capabilities of the Ford One-ton truck, are buying more of them every day—and the policy of the Big Business must be a good policy for the smaller one. Come in and let us talk it over, Immediate Delivery Touring and Runabout Authorized Washington Ford Dealers . STEUART’S GARAGE, 141-151 12th St. N.E. These Dealers Can Sell Ford Cars, Tractors, Parts, Etc., Anywhere in the United States. i 1 . HILL & TIBBITTS i 14th St. & Ohio Ave. N.W. PARKWAY MOTOR COMPANY 1 1065-1067 Wisconsin Ave. | ROBEY MOTOR COMPANY 1429 L. St. N.W. | STROBEL MOTOR COMPANY, Inc. || 1425 Irving St. N.W. — single floors are laid and not pro- tected by any covertng, constructed of tank-treated material or plain ma- terial, depending on whether plain timber is more likely to rot out or wear out. 2 For permanence at low cost well- creosoted timber for construction purposes cannot be questioned. Its use for highw; construction includes piling, bridge timbers, cribbing, posts, culverts, and other miscellaneous uses, and the & made possible by utilizing this class of material makes additfonal fun available for building and maintenance purpos -~ Miss E. Pear] Cartmill of Chicago is examiner of small loan agencies for the state of Illinois, and the only woman in the United States to hold such a position. choose knowingly, | Take the five-passenger Coupe as typical car construction and make it prove itself of Paige closed to you point by point. Test it from the viewpoint that you will have nothing less than the best. Nine world’s stock chassis records held by the 6-66 Daytona Model stamp Paige as the unquestioned master of the high- way, supreme in performance. Your eyes bring yoy proof of a beauty, finish and appointments that cannot any price. a perfection of be bettered at With prices being readjusted in prac- tically all the leading tire factories, we’re there with our CASH OFFERS for stocks that give our customers the cream of the tire production at prices that are sledge-hammer arguments for Buick Cars are built so they can be operated with a minimum of expense. If a part needs attention, it is easily accessible. For instance, adjusting or putting a new fan belt on a Buick Let us refer you to Paige owners who will testify that these newest Paiges possess in even higher measure the Paige qualities of sturdiness, reliability and long life. $aa 4 i i In quality the Paige is comparable only with the best, though is a job that is handled by the owner in a few trade. 1 h i _ minutes. Buick invites comparison. * 30e3 SI;?S 1‘5,:: the price might lead you to think otherwise. 30x3Y/, $7.95 $9.89 Prices of Paige range $1635 to $4030 IMMEDIATE DELIVERY gx’f/i‘ s sa08s it e e i Flvopane sedan ... 52018 - 32x4 , SI375 $25.85 Sevenspass. Tomris 33x4 $13.99 $26.70 : sersm e x4 $15.25 $21.85 PARKHURST MOTOR CO. The above are prices do= 32x41; $18.95 ° $29.90 . livered a Waskiagton. x4ty $19.95 $33.50 e e it -1028 Conn. Ave. g 34xdl/, $18.85 $33.70 Rubber Batterye i 35:%; $23.95 $35.00 ~ 35x5 $24.95 $36.00 STANLEY H. HORNER 1015 14th Street N.W. Telephone Matn 5206 35x5 in Firestone Gnwd - $39.25 Factory fGuaranteed Firsts CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. . Over 23 Years in the Tire Business in Washington _812 14th Street 4 Doous Above H Street PAIGE THE “MOST BEAUTIFUL CAR IN AMERICA Willard WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WILL BUILD THEM &