Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1924, Page 53

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SEPTEMBER 28, 1924—PART o B h_-——'_-__—-——-—l__.____.__H John Smith and His Car CODE OF SERVE " ETHES IS PRASED Washington Motorists Ex- pect Complete Success for Proposed Standards. Washing ad with its members d 1 a reasonable Predicts ¢ Tn the opinion ¢ chairman of the committee. the w o play.” Mr. Warr AT A enc iready at f thne | Stay Off W hite Lines | where he does not thoroughly under- | chier {and the Rule for D. C. Autoists ! Driving in Maryland | You District motorists travelin in Maryland, stay off th lines Such was the warning last week Ly E. Austin Baughman, commssioner of motor vehicles for the State of Maryland Col. Baughmun said the white e of the road at ummit of hills of the motor seel on or enforced A check-up | wed S0 per cent'of motorists lated this law, he de stand a particular pledge, peration should through insisting upe S living up LIt is a g akers, and in the vari around the opportunitic the motor the progr but h many empld are numerous but with | c demanding what | one sive dealers are striving 1 cvery reason to anticipate | bet v the plan | I tion of the s flat rat be charg undoubtedly. it explained by th that the particular sec undecurrrent of the car owner do any more in repairs than h not want to| do, ed 1o we tion the th him without assurance t No. Whether he | never locate car. BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. John Smith is a character whom every motorist should welcome. h is not selfisl have exploit the other 10.000. r he is a motoring n interesting way, or more members 5 rath, d. 63—LOCATING A SQUEAK. That must be onc of the new light upations,” 1 said to myself upon ing Smith jumping up and down |° the running Loard of car. was exercising himself the car was ded I th and it's n t ouwll never find it by doing calis- | | I said. A squeak is usual- d by friction somewhere in is or the body and vou'll it by shaking the whole cha Well, that may be” Smith replied e lo cthod t owa ting on for|? ion for|{ uc you're the springs on| nd turning the this side ty one But when there is ‘birdie’ in the car|c them all ¢« _mysterious uainted | or in the when learn various types of squeaks. @ variety that manifests itself only when the engine is running. is a very vou cannot ficult to oper: the vou are 1 |Baginz it pulli tain that the gencrator, the fan, martyr, a chap willing and glad to his experiences for the benefit of of the motor clan. vou have got to go about it more i tifically. 1, how Smith asked, ing to be shown First,” 1 explained, to differentiate conde- “you should between the There is This dangerous kind and onc afford to neglect for a If you hear it only when is pulling the car vou ure that it is either vour e voke, a universal joint ¢ rod assembly. If it's ke you will find it dif- e the clutch pedal and while minute. he engine nay be squeak will change key releasing the clutch or en- The universal joints pro- a shrill cry like that of a The torque rod’s cry may airly shill, but it will be and worse if the road is duce also be rregular | rouzh. Locating Engine Squeak. “On the other hand. if you get the ak whether the engine is free or reasonably cer- the mp shaft or a valve stem needs inz. It's easy to narrow a squeak wn to the engine, because you have vou may be you have only|only to stop the car. speed up the s of the|engine a little and listen to the run- various moving acces- next variety of squeak is the h persists when the car is nates in the o Lody will be ju; the car simply coasts [first thing 1 do when the chassis & with that adepted by the | a good pl queaking is to oil all the cu v will probably need it “If the squeak still persi to examine the various OLDSMOBILE Announces the Fisher-Built Coach A new Oldsmobile Coach—with “Body by Fisher”! A creation that embodies everything for which the Roadster Towring Car Sport Roadster s - $a8r5 - 85 985 1835 14th Street 2424 18th St. Col. 6625 for five passengers give generous entrance space—the new patented one-piece windshield provides better ventilation and full driving vision. MT. PLEASANT GARAGE ! - - g1015 1045 1065 Sport Touring 2-Pass. Coupe Coach - Potomac 1000 Associate Dealers LESTER S. Silver Spring, Md. 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The metal parts of the car will always amplify a squeak and make it sound much worse than it really is.” By this worried. “Well, that beats all.” he exclaimed. “You have talked out every pos- sible kind of squeak and yet you haven't given me a single weapon with which to land this canary that sets up a shrill every time the car hits 30 miles hour.” The necessary weapon was merely my suggestion that he run the engine at a speed equivalent to a driving speed of 30 miles per hour. When the engine reached what engineers call its “critical speed” something on the car vibrated in tune, and we soon diagnosed this as a I headlight lens. Motorists who have their horns bolted to the cylinder head notice a vibration of the horn diaphragm whenever® the engine is g ing through its critical speed. ow or above this speed (which is differ- ent in cach cngine) there is no noticeable vibration Smith concluded best way to locate a squeak is to sit down and think about it Neat week—The Way With Oil. 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