The evening world. Newspaper, May 27, 1916, Page 5

- What You Sh THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1916. ould Know About Your Auto; How To Drive and Keep It lJaxpert Advice How to Keep Automobiles Running Smoothly HE automobile engine, although machinery requiring the same \ ‘ the motor car very inefficient and us of the vehicle. When the gasoline is turned on, \my carbureter continually floods, Is there any way to remedy this condi- ion? HECTOR GRAND. If not caused by a defective float, mine the float valve for imperfect ting. The leak may usually bi pped by grinding the valve on , Seat with a little whiting, or en * grinding the seat and vaive together jwithout any abrasive, holding thi tadie and seat in their true relative positions and piving them a motion ef rotation with moderate pressure. Autamodile baitor there such a thing as stale gaso- line, and, if there is, what is it? TY. M. COWAN When a car is not used for some 10. th soline in the float cham- s strength, Some people call this stale gasoline, Automobile biitor In cold weather, can a Se frozen”? ADY When heavy demands are made on @ carburetor it becomes very cold, as the heat called for to effect evapora tion is mors than that available from the entering air. Under extreme con- 8 moisture is deposited in the # frost, indicating a tempera- ture in the carbureter too low for geod working Automonile FAlitor I have ocomobile which uses the mo vk ignition, I find I can srk in one if niter, with t systen? 4, HULB nd-break ignition, f 8 frequently du ng. This spring must reak @ place with considerable rap- he more rapid the break, the is the quality of the spark, points of the igniter ro e subject to corrosion wear. When they become pitted contact surfaces should be filed Will you kindly explain to a be ginner the proper way to crank # car without injury” HOT An engine should never be cranked rd against compression, for has not been fully sure of the early ex vercome the momentum 4 drive the handle re iting in at wrist, [eis it make two switch off, well for the novice to turns with, t then a final turn with the switch on when the ensine should start. Automobile Baitor Is there any advantage $n an over head valve motor and if so what are the advantases” ARTHUR WHITE When the valves a laced so that the: irectly int ombustion cha ible for the gases to flow jction on account of the dir ages and a combus- tion cha provided which has eater cy as regards heat osses than either the “L” or “T" form, Automobile Paitor r What is the diff inlet and exhaust f t” attached to the_camahaft with t B, R, se the exhaust ler than the inlet member may ate forging led on a piece of straight shaft held from turning by means of keys ‘and taper pine driven through both MOTORISTS’ PROBLEMS SOLVED y George H. Robertson, America’s foremost racing expert, sey ry, proanective owners fo become chauffeurs take ® course in your spa we Der ged Brening Classes; also private in- ott ‘at hours to sult convenle: Special Classes for Lad . Call oF write for booklet, _ Stewart Auto School WEST BTTH STREET (at Brondway) ), CHAUFFEURs or Motor Truck Drivers information without apy qbigs five See fabs ty altiog mits, Sie ‘3,8 Melty fianifg Ue ak gcnpat. Faulty construction is seldom met with these days, because of the| @andardization of the component parts of the motor vehicle. Oareless and ignorant handling, such Juecments, racing, exhaustion of the fuel, ignition or water, overheating | and many other numerous minor disorders tend to render the operation of | Automobile Editor ¢ le shape, composed of rubber or fabric! + | dition + | van and the Best Way to Remedy Machine Trouble— Traffic Suggestions and Pleasure Routes for Evening World Readers. — By GEORGE H. ROBERTSON. having reached a high degree of per} fection and made of the best materials obtainable, 13 a piece of | intelligent attention and care as any other highclass piece of machinery in order to obtain the best results from its operation. The ‘handling of an engine em- braces, in addition to the attention | given the motor, the care of the fuel, ! cooling and ignition systems. A| knowledge of ignition and the car-| bureter is essential to the owner} who desires to get the best out of; his car. The management of the motor in-| cludes not only the necessary condi- tions of operation and control, which are easily learned, but also the) numerous troubles and mishaps that might be met with. insufficient lubrication, faulty, ually makes a pessimist of the owner | cam and ft. Or they may be! \ formed integrally with the cam-shaft | by either a forging or machinery pro- \cess. | Automobile Editor I have an Overland 1916 runabout and 3 d placing a run-board seat on same. Will you advise me whether the right or left side of car Would be the sufer? Have noticed most rs have the run-board seat placed on the left side HP. W. IR. | Would not suggest the placing of | | th it would | g in the | seat on the low side of the road near | the ditch. | Automobile Editor Will you teil me what the tire lug! is used for? [ understand that its! use is gradually being eliminated, — | A READER. | are applied to | When clincher tir heavy cars capable high sp customary to supplem: tural wedging action of the fully inflated inner tube forcing the tire in the rim channels by mean: of security bolts. proximately points on the wheel periphery. shank portion of the security member is a threaded bolt passing through the and screwed place by a wind nut. tion of the security membe built around a central metal core of sufficient size to bridae the gap be- tween the two beads and hold them firmly into the c ent time quicl Automebie Ea Is it true that the manufacturers th cars with the all around? Is this SAMUEL THOMAS It is common pr front and rear whe on most American cars be: is very little difference p le be- | tween front and rear shoes with the average ght distribution. If two) different sizes of tires a d, one| must carry two spare ca id | two different sizes of to make 6. etory repa Jacain, there the wear ont are the same size, the front tir |be used to replace the weake |shoes and these members in turn ltransferred to the front wheels after a car has been in operation for a time, | Rear tires invariably wear faster than front ones, so that after they have worn to a point where they are con- | sidered weak for the rear wheels they may have ample strength for the lighter duties at the front end of the car and the front tires, which are in tter condition, may be placed on the rear wheels. Autommahile Yditor In running my car, | beginner what the best position & the spark lever under ning ditions? The spark lever can be placed to| t advantage at that point on the segment which corresponds to ignition | when the piston reaches the end of the compression stroke, becausé this con- | is one favorable to efficient engine action and makes possible very flexible contro! by throttle lever alone. In some cars using magneto ignition no provision is made for ad- ng or retarding the time of the et so it occurs slight- ly in advance of top centre or when the piston has just compacted a charge of gas and is ready to de on its power stroke. In cars us |system of contro! the jrdqul will you tell a for spark which peed is ated entirely throttle | lever or accelerator pedal, Automobile Katitor I am having a little trouble with the universal joints of my They need oil » and I do not know how to proceed A. L. BRONSON Universal joints are generally en- ased in qrease retaining housings land do not need lubrication oftener than every month or e thousand miles of car service. The di is removed by flushing |kerosene, and the joint may be re fillod with transmission oil or light mineral gr th construction, Some u . are provided with smal! compression are cups, which may be screwed down from time to time, wh mounted at the front end of a tora axte, employing but one un joint, h ‘ate oil or with lubricat univ oiler whieh whieh th ac well as the parts of the joint, ‘number of By fiveeiehthe, 1.08, N, wrenti-erghths, 1.90 28, 122 a) SNDO nine hat NBO. nile ANDY LAND. onehaif MATTEIION, | Prices sagged off after the opening and further recessions were made during the first hour in an extrema- ly dull market. Reading dropped be- low 101 and the Zinc shares showed considerable losses. ‘Thero was not enough activity to give any meaning to these price changes, as a large leading operators and traders have quit the market until after Memorial Day. to a point United States Steel, 6-8 to 85. Clo With net changes from previous r Low A H Fi Ailis-Chaimera SiS Am: Tee ie Am Am. By Aim. Amn. Am. . BY ning Ss 4 Foo. 108% thy Aim. Zine Baldwin: Locomotive 881 Balt. & Glue mn Butte as Cal.” Petrol Contra” Le Canadian “T Final prices |s showed fractional losses ranging up |'%; Reading lost 21-2 points; | Majo: to Plattsba: PITTSBURGH, Pa Gen, Albert J. logan, ha missed by Adjt. Gen, Stewart Gen. Logan admitted that he bh. been di for the request responsible in military eirel dismissal. larony, for Governor U Qootrich Oo, B. F. 10% Great Nor, pfes..s 12) ALBANY, N. Y., May 27. todas ih day, June'l4, was designated to-day as + 1) | Flag Day by Gov. Whitman, who re- oe quests the people of the State to “show 3 1% | their loyalty to the national emblem by % Its isplay on their homes, places of bu: The day !s the one hu ninth anniversary of the national fla “THE 25¢ size FE Noy. & Nort ii, Pact Ootai "en px wi to USED AS A LINIMENT {2 | For Rheumatio a STEAMBOATS. — ITEMS FOR Southern Railway's earnings = in- creased $252,509. Third week in May, from July 1, increase totals $6,207,249. Company's regular quarterly INVESTORS, 80 Mile Sail on the Sonnd 28th, & oe 4 record June 9. 10.00 9. M. ath Bt ath st. 1 returning lea ining Room, Lunch Counter, Refreshments Northern, Pacifie for last ten months has earned surplus equal to 8.70 per cent, on the $248,000,000 stock, REC US All Wheat Ready to Eat HE ORIGINAL HAs Tuts SIGNATURE AEG US PAT. CFR, PaT.oFF RET WEISMT 10 OUNCES 7 There is only one Krumbles and that is the new whole-wheat food with the delicious /lavor originated by the Kellog é Toasted Corn Flake Company Took for this Signature ] GUARD OFFICER OUSTED. asked Gen. Stewart to take such action, He failed, however, to give any reason Major Mehard's activity in the milt- tary training association of Pittebur the Plattsburgh camps were held JUNE 14 TO BE FLAG DAY. ness and on all public buildings.” red and thirty~ ive all_a chance to V1 spe, San, ome ‘aioe “antels SP Fas RADWAY'S READY RELIEF “STOPS PAIN” INSTANTLY | Rab Jt On} 1¢ DoesNot Blister Neuralgia, Sciatica, Hore Throat, Sore Muscles, VALLEY GROVE 75¢c ai a Fae’ cent. on the pre- Bathing, Dancing. ferred and 11-4" per cent. on common ” stoc payable July 1 to stock ot {| STR. “MONTAUK” % rare ane, OAM 00 P.M. TIGERS FAVORED TO WIN 1| BIG ROWING RACE TO-DAY. ITHACA, N. Y¥., May 27.—Cornell, Na-' princeton and Yale varsity and fresh- tional Guard circles were stirred to-day |man crews are ready for the by announcement that Major Churchill |on Cayuga Lake this afternoon Mehard, Adjutant on the staff of Brig. | ha big contest On the of previous performances experts js- favor the Tigers in the varalty contest, {but little money been wagered | Couch Courtney, is considering send adiing third Cornell ‘varsity L ESTATE FOR BROOKLY' the ‘Phone Coney Inland oT Wr \O¢ STEAMBOATS. UP THE iUDSON SUNDAY $1 Make your Sunday a per- fect one by taking this happy, 150 mile trip up the Hudson-—A day filled with pleasurefromstarttofinish. Time, if you like, to visit the amusements of Orange Lake, or to ascend lofty Mt. Beacon. Benjamin B. Odell’ 909 AMG Ww. M.. for Newhurgh pate, and retura, ineh room, Deooration Day. 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