New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 28, 1914, Page 8

[ only for () NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1914. Latest, Best and Most 'AUTOMOBILE TROUBLES MADE PLAIN mfistsA’mColunén es Answere Helpful Hints HELPFUL HINTS. Quite often one of the valve push rods will stick in the guide and cause the motor to miss fire. A push rod may be freed by rub- will produce the same result. bing down with emery, but it is The magneto should be oiled every 1,000 miles running. good oil at frequent intervals is long intervals. Starting of motor will be’facilitated if carburetor mixture is en- This is usually Don’t blame the self-starter if you fail to do this or _ riched at starting. rangement. if you try to start motor on mal * plies especially where the self-starter does not throw over' very ' fast. In a great many’wheel bearings there are felt washers, though they may not be plainly there to keep the lubricant in taken to see that they are repla move a wheel for any cause. A cause of engine noise that sol slapping of worn pistons, which, when the engine has been run fo and pistons are considerably worn. necting rods rocks the pistons. High-grade oil should be used. A little and the dirt out, care should be A slightly warped valve stem best to replace a warped valve. at least once a month or about much better than a quantity at accomplished by a dash ar- gneto instead of battery. This ap- the motor even apparent. Because they are put ced if it becomes necessary to re- metimes is not suspected is the of course, is likely to occur only r a long time and the cylinders The lateral thrust of the con- The following answers to queries and hints are by William H. Stewart, Jr., who is president of the Stewart [ Automobile academy of New York city, and regarded as the leading an- . thority on mOtor car education in this country. Queries from local au- | toists will be cheerfully answered mext week if possible. Motoring Department, The Herald: | 7 am having a lot of trouble caused by a defective accelerator. Up to a few days ago a slight touch of -the | throttle or press of the accelerator e 4 b 4 B4, pedal would send the car along quick- Iy, but now I can get no response. In ' fact, after spuitering a moment the motor seems to lose all its power. By \,thrpwing in the clutch with the car coasting, however, the momentum sgain sets the motor in action, but a few minutes, when the above stunt is again repeated. A. M. J. Tt séems that the proper amount of gasoline does not: Feach the carbure- tor. If dirt or other foreign material gets into the pipe line and partially clogs it, trouble will result. be possibie that the valve in the pipe line leading from the tank may be partly closed and not permitting enough gasoline to enter the line. If this is not the case, it would be ad-. wvisable to take off the pipe line and cléan’ it; also clean the carburetor. In such cases it is often necessary to' take out the tank in order to re- N move the dirt from it. Pieces of lint | and other foreign matter will get into the tank while same is being filled | with gasoline if great care is not tak- en. Gasoline should be strained before it is put 'into the car. Water in the gasoline will also.cause the trouble.’ This is' heavier than gaso- line and will not pass through the spray nozzle. As a result the water will ‘prevent proper action in the car- ‘buretor. There is usually a drain cock at the bottom of the carburetor and this should be opened for a few sec- onds after the car has been standing for. some time. Water is heavier than _ gasoline and will drain off first, ‘Motoring Department, The Herald: 1 have a 1910 car. The rear axle is a fult floating type, having shafts with squere -ends, wHich fit into, the dif- ferential and dogs in the' wheel ends. These shafts seem to be loose in the squares .gnd cause censiderable an- noyarice, and-rattle swhen, the car is travelling over rough roads. * While these parts are simple in.comstruction nevertheless they.are ‘very expensive. 1 know that they should not be so loose,. but I _do not feel that I can afford to buy new ones now. Is there any way they can be treated to last temporarily and, yet “be “safe? -Any advice .along these lines will be ap- preciated.—E: J. ° ¥ The ends of the axle shafts can.be heated and wupset by any blacksmith, /' When this is done it is an easysmat- ter to refit sameg:to. the squares. If the dogs or ‘fianges at the wheel ends are considerably worn it is often ad- visable'to have these built up by the welding process and then refitted. In this ‘manner the parts can be fitted tight and the expense of new parts | avoided. SBuch repairs, if done Prop= erly, are perfectly safe and reliable and will often last as long as the new parts. e Motoring Department—At times my engine continugs to Tun after the switch s off. It does not.cause me ] 'BASEBALL EASTERN ASSOCIATION. WEDNESDAY, OULY 29. BRIDGEPORT AT NEW BRITAIN. THURSDAY, JULY 30. WATERBURY AT NEW BRITAIN. JAPMISSION 25c. GRANDSTAND 25¢ fWickets at, E, ¥. McEnroe’s Cigar Store, Church Street. It may | trouble, ‘but I would be pleased to know why this should happen.— Reader. When a motor gets overheated it will do this. The cause of overheating is due to a defective cooling system or excessive carbonization of the cylinders. A heavy carbon deposit on the walls of the combustion chamber will cause pre-ignition and the trou-. bie you mention, Motoring Department—Will you kindly let me know some way iIn which I can stop the connections in the gasoline pipes from leaking?. No matter how tight these may be the gasoline seems to leak through.— Reader. H ' The ground bevel joints in the con- nections must be burred or otherwise impaired to permit such leaks. It | not this, then the connections are:not securely soldered on the ends of tne pipe line. The nut at these joints should, when tight, make these joints | gas tight. Very often in making these connections ordinary washing i soap or gum arabic is used to pre- | vent slight leaks. If the ' connections ! are properly fitted, however, neither of these substances should be neces- sary. Would suggest that you in- spect the gas line thoroughly for any crack or slight opening at the joints, where the connections are made, Motoring Department—Please in- form me if, while starting a car, it is better to accelerate the motor before engaging the clutch or' to accelerate ag the clutch is let in? It seems that the latter method would be less wear- i.ing on the clutch facing. P. M. D. { It is more advisable to accelerate the engine as the clutch is being en- gaged. Judgment must be used to accelerate the motor sufficiently in order to take care of the load when i the clutch is engaged, otherwise the motor will stall. If the motor is speeded up first and then the clutch engaged the tendency will be to start the car with a jerk. Motoring Department—There is a continua] squeaking under my car which is ‘extremely annoying. I have oiled all the spring shackles and other parts, but the noise is still there. ‘What would you suggest to stop this squeak ?-—Reader. K A noise similar to this is often .caused by the spring leaves working | one on the other. Would advise that you jack.up the frame unti]l you are able to insert ofl between the leaves. ‘When overhauling the car it is advis- _able to disassemble the springs, clean "each leaf thoroughly, and treat with graphite . , before = putting together again. By doing this you will also add to the nalp; qualities of the car. Motoring Department—My motor misses frequently while in low speed, although only one cylinder is affected. I run on a high tension magneto and believe this ignition: trouble may be due to the magneto or possibly the plugs,. How may I be able to deter- mine the cause? N. S. First determine whether there is equal compression in all the cylinders. If one cylinder has weak compression, this in itself is a cause for the miss. It may be due to a compression leak eitheg at the spark plug, or valve plug, or the valves. Usually an un- seate® exhaust valve will cause the trouble. 1If the miss is due to a de- fective spark plug you can easily 10- cate this by short circuiting same with a screwdriver across the top, and noting the sound of the motor. Ifino perceptible change in the firing of the motor takes place with any one particular plug short circuited then you can conclude that this is tne faulty plug. Oftentimes the miss which you speak of is due to % de- fective gasket on the intake manifold pipe. A slight air leak at the,gasket will cause & miss at slow engine speeds and not be noted perceptibly at higher engine speeds. Tt is hardly possible that the trouble lies in the magneto except that one of the, sec- ondary wires may be defective ‘mnd (Continped on: Ninth Page.). CRIPPLED SKIS FALL BEFORE PITTSFIELD Pitchers Worn Out, - Substitutes Work on the Rabber. ‘With a crippled lineup in the fleld, | New Britain's smooth road was bay Staters winning, 8 to 4. Inability to solve Troy's delivery when hits were required is the answer to the figures. Only once did the locals get to Troy in earnest. Tom Toland started in to twirl for the Skis and weatheréd along until the fourth when the bases became clogged with Pittsfleldians. Then Tom threw up the sponge and “Dug’ Smith slipped into the crevice. As Smith pitched a full bury Sunday, holding that crowd to five hits, he was in no condition to get back into harness and in the seventh inning he had a wild streak, g'ving three passes and hitting a bat- ter. Five runs tallled in this frame. Dorey Miller assumed the contract of holding Zeller's crowd down and gave them nary a hit in the eighth or ninth. The game was taken in a joking sense by the spectators because of New Britain’s makeshift pitching staff, Bddie Bridges, the Methuselah of the league, also took it in fun and in the ninth went to bat wearing his chest protector and shin pads. New Britain's single flash of bril- liance’ came in the sixth with the score 3-0 for Pittsfleld. Tetreault and Jones singled and both scored on Noyes' two bag smash to left ‘center. Miller fouled out to ‘‘crazy Tom” Crooke, who threw to Raftis at third to prevent Noyes from going down to that sack. Raftis allowed the sphere to get away and Noyes beat it in from the midway. When Miller went {into the box Hancock went to right fleld. In the ninth Zeimer “pinched” for Hancock and singled, scoring Heath from third. ‘ The New Britain club is in a bad way through having a hospital. list. Zeimer is prevented from playing in the fleld on account of injured fingers. Carey, whose work at second and at the bat S8unday evoked favorable com- ment, will be laid up for a week with “charley horse.” ‘Pete” Wilson will be wearing a cane for some time as his left ankle has gone temporarily. To cap the climax, Minor, the new pitcher, has decided not to report for another week. Yes, Bill Scinski's life is one rose bower after another. The score: . New Britain. a.b. r. b.h. p.o. 4 2 Dswson, 1f.. Tetreault, rf.. Jones, cf..... Noyes, 38b.... Miller, 2b, p. Flannery, ss.. Heath, 1b. Egan, c... Toland, p.... Smith, p. Hancock, rf *Zeimer Soanrne oHmAAr~Ba - coMHomomwacoOOp lonoo | I ul coomocoo~oo000? alsioacrashuns oluscosvoomune o © ~ 2 £y Pittsfleld. a.b. r. bh. ° cam®honwmy Parker, Prysock, Somerilot, 2b. Raftis, 3b. Crooke, 1b... Phillips, If. Cronin, rf. Bridges, c Troy, p corMREpbS HoMHBHEHG RN OHOaHO® coco®oroom?® *Batted for Hancock in 9th. New Britain.......00000300 1—4 Pittsfield' .100020500—8 Two-base hits, Prysock, Phillips. 'Noyes, Cronin: hits' oft Toland, 5 in 3 1-3, off Smith, § in ¥ 2-3; oft Mil- ler, 0 in 2; stolen bases, Phillips, Jones, Prysock, 2, Somerlot; Raftis, Crooke, Bridges; sacrifice 'hit, Tet- reault; sacrifice fly, Bridges; “hit by pitcher, Prysock, Crook (by Smith) Somerlot (by Miller); left on bases, New Britain 7, Pittsfleld §; bases on balls, off Toland 1, Smith 4, Miller 1, Troy 4; struck out, by . Toland 3, Smith 5, Miller 1, Troy 6; first base on errors, Pittsfleld 1; time, 1:50; um- pire Crisham. See What Happened in Waterbury. Waterbury, July 28.—Waterbury defeated Hartford in a ten inning pitchers’ battle between Saimon and Osborne, 3 to 2. 'Waterbury's errors in the seventh were responsible for the visitors’ score, while the home team scored all its runs by bunching hits. In the tenth, with twe out, Salmon passed Robinson and he stole second and scored on Fohl's hot grounder past second base. Both teams played good ball and sensational catches were made. score: r. Waterbury 0020000001—3 Hartford ..0000002000—2 Batteries—Osborne and Fohl; mon and Muldoon. Sal- What is believed to be a world's record for professional ball has just been made by George Metzger, third baseman of the Los Angeles team of the Pacific Coast league. Metzger has just played four consecutive games without having any kind of a flelding chance, either putout, asstst -or error. 5 Accurate roughened by Pittsfleld yesterday, the | game against Water- & Back in Form for First Time Since Record Breaking String MARQUARD. - Rube Marquard, the Giants' sensa- tional southpaw, is back in his real form for the first time since setting his record breaking string of nine- teen straight victories. This oc- curred way back in 1912 and lasted from April 11 to July 3. The per- formance seemed to upset the Rube's equilibrium and it has taken two years to get back to earth. But now that he is back—beware! Cobb and Crawford get more hits for extra bases yet a majority of the fans would choose (Connie Mack's great clean-up hitters. Collins ‘and Baker, if asked to name the best hit- combination in the major These are the days for the ball players and it behooves them to hus- tle while the sun is out, for the har- vest of shekels and concessions won’t last forever. It is due to end before long in one of two ways—the retire- | ment of the Feds or their welcome into organized ball. Sporting News of the D ay. o e DIAMOND DUST. never fielded better in hitting this season Jack Barry his life, but has been the This slump is difficult to understand as the Athletics never faced so many left hand pitchers as they have en- countered this season. his poorest of his career Jack Dunn is now anxious to finish the season with an entire team of youngsters so he plans to sell more players—Gus Gleichman, Neal Ball, Dave Danforth and Lefty Cot- trell. All four are drawing big sal- aries, and the Oriole leader wants to make his payroll still lighter than at present. four Armando Marsans, with a salary of $6,500, is about the highest salaried scout in baseball. The Cuban has been doing gumshoe work for the St. Louls Feds gince the courts grant=d @ temporary injunction which re- strédned him from playing with Mor- decai Brown's team. President Gilmore of the Federal league has decided to follow the sys- tem of umpiring formerly in vogue in the National league. Brennan, Mc- | Cormick, Goecke and Van Sickles are to do all the work behind the plate and the other umpires will work on the bases. GAMES THIS WEEK. Tuesday—Pittsfield at Bridgeport, New Britain at New Haven, Spring- fleld at Waterbury, Hartford at New London. Wednesday—Waterbury at Pitts- field, Bridgeport at New Britain, New London at Hartford, New Haven at Springfield. 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The score ' . r. h e 000030000—3 10 0 000010000—1 10 1 were feats, Fittsburg New York Ratterics——Harmon and Gibson; Marquard, Wiltse and Meyers. Killed Time Kilis Hope. Brooklyn, July 28-—Charlie Herzog resorted to a subterfuge to steal yes- terday’s game from the diving Dod- gers. The Roman nosed gladiator from Rhineland realized that he couldn’t beat Brooklyn at the national pastime, 0 he made it a pedestrian contest. At the heel and toe sport Cincinnati had the shade and was a scant length in front when the ele- ments took a hand just as Hummel tnnned to start Brooklyn's eighth. Charles Rigler, not wishing to i his new vestments anointed, there- upon declared hostilities ended be- cause of darkness. As Cincinnati hadn’t scored in its half of the eighth the tally reverting back to the previ- ous inning, left the count § to 5 in tavor of the enemy. The score: r. h. & 1080002—6 5 4 20000305 8 ¥ Batteries—Benton, Ames and ¢ Clarke; Brown, Enzman, Aitchison, Ragon and McCarthy, Fishes. Cineinnati Brooklyn Braves' Hitters Versatile, Boston, July 28.—The Braves beat the Cubs yesterday, 5 to 3, by ham. (Continued on Ninth Page.)