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i iiiitii FilR . The Motorist

{Y ALBIRT L. OLOUGH vQOO-OO THE "FROZEN I_N" CAR

A ca, With Locked Wheels Or Inuufillza Brakes Star‘: Hard Sometimes it. happens that -a

car is allowed to stand on o street deep with slush, while the tempera-

ture drops suddenly and the slus

becomes firm ice. This usually oc-

curs after winter rains, tollowe bycold ivaves or in the sprln when melting conditions prcvailb day und the temperature fall rapidly at sundown. often its that the tires freeze mildly and the operator when h tries to ttart his car, tinds that i

will not “budge" when the clutch

is let in. Repeated attempts to star by

i-optioiizilly sevoro. 'i‘he tiros T‘ l shoilltl ho frcctl before moving thc (ziiiilllpcil with B. starter that will‘ ciir by itt. own power. Sometimes not crank the engine fast enough to

this can bu done

.i ircs- lll1l<li‘l)l‘ carefully removed thy nit-ans of ti bar or ii itziinnioi". When

a t-ar has been splashing through

slush and ilion is lctt in a plat-c, it‘ may bu found that tirako-liiilcagcs or bands ziro irozon in placo and cannot bo roicnsorl or iipplirtl. ilappltig tiio stuck joints with n llillllltlPl‘ will usually ri-iiriist- ilioiii. bin llllilllllliti to itrivo iititii thoy ari- lroctl should not no uiado.

cold

LlTILIZING SPENT OIL

,. . l_\' illl‘l'E' any iiso tliiit i-iiit ho lilililt- oi‘ tho qii-iii oil that i!r:i.'.'ti oft‘ from i'lll,'ill|‘ oittiilii-tist-Z’ I lllltli‘|‘:?lilliii |ii:il it is oi no illl‘i'lli‘l' iiso it~i a lllbri“lll‘l bill. i:i liiti: tli't‘lll'i‘l'tl to lllt‘ llial it iiiiglri bo its-oil tor otlioi" tiiiriiiist-is, sticli as making strap, or llllll ii iiiiglit l~o ri-iiiiotl und lltwii ovor again. ilo you know ll tlioro is any lliill'l\'\'l tor it‘! Answer: (‘ort :i\v:|_\' oi‘ all this iisi-il oil npprars lilio a gigantic 't't.'tllltlllllt‘ wast-n l.ulii'it~ting oil i-ot-laiiiiitioii trout- llll‘lli,~,' t ol‘ tlltraiiitii ills- liliatin. . tiilii-r prooosstts art: linoivii, but we ltavo iiui board that tlio ooltoolioii and troatiiioiii ul such oil has lli‘i'Ulll(l a coitiiiii-rcial proposition, within tho l‘l'lll'll 01 ilio prf iio iisor. iliily aniiiial ailil rogotziblt; tliis aro ol' value iii soap iiialiiiig and tlit- only two iisos oi’ thi.-i iiiatoriiil which wc know havo boon math: art- burning it in hunting llllllllflllilg and i-mploying it us a dust lfiyfll‘. it is onrnostlyt m ~ba hoped than! some general ,oll ix-cllainiition system may be organ- izot. ‘

B_ATTERY AUXILIARY FOR MAGNETO

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. i " i l‘ miiiit ttrttlfli! t‘. tum!" .

name ’ s] S .

Help te Kidney ‘ t

. . in Time

"i: backache Wlllcll will

As soon ns tint yyartji CkllllPtflfllill box nit-ital promptly piii iuiitiois iigli Negler-tiscrliiiitinl. ltnitiy fcsultln ll nprntliljil. Now is tiu- llllll.’ it. lirldp the (lPllCIIlF orp (MIDI ~lii i-lililll!‘ i-

n," pup. -\ llll undciriiygostlon like magic. nulls‘ "T “m!” iu-Iia ilicni nt .'.o n lit-x with iiit-tu-y- [nick guarantee. Stniltor true klllllplC.

. u :. if) s. ck-niigfibl. ..l'€....".i.‘.'~'i-“: 1-. vii-ml"

b‘ "S; ."tnp”"aittzilf“n.e.l retails

DR. DQVAN'8 ‘FRENCH PILLS Areilnbie Regulating Pill for Wom an, $5 n hex. Sold at all Drug fltorea. or mailed to any address nn receipt

nf rico. The flrobell Drill 90-: 9' Cut erlnel. 0MB!"-

Restore: Vim and Vitality for Norvnv and Brain: increases "gray mutter . Tunic—will build cu up. 83 l. but.

The result in

racing the engine and applying power ‘if? to be avoided, its thc wear on the clutch and the strain on the transmission are then ox-

by pcrslstoiitly rot-king the car forward and back and sideways, but in t-xtromt- cases tlii- ice that liiis formed around the

the

iiitv, tho llii'\)\\'ll'll{

i311‘ 77f] ’ I

LTTTTEWW. t

Forestall Colds, Chills and

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Y a

iitfiiiii.

Use Bovril in your cooking. ltllnvourqen-

e "riches, nourishes more. I VT!" Holy-building Porn o] Bnrflllai hm 50:4 by indnpondau mull = axflvinwil:

t Journal of

lliitinhinliiznilimdflislii, I _ I. ti} . l Juinplpg through

. the- compressed gas," between the

points of a spark».

tion point. The device which-ac- complishes this is the induction- coil or spark-coil which is shown at (‘. Since the spark in each cylind- er inust occur when its piston is in exactly the correct point in its stroke, the actual production of the spark must be effected by some device which is metrhanically coupled to the engine und thus fol- lows its movements exactly, name ly. the timer, interrupter or make- and-brenk device A, driven by a vertical shaft geared to the engine, and thus "grounded" or electrically connected to the power-plant. , As the engine will continue to run so. long as it is sparked and as sparks will continue to be-produced so long as current flows through coil und timer. thereniuat be o. means provided for breaking the connec- tion from the buttery and the switch D (shown in the “off" posi- tion) accomplisheg this. The names muke-und-break and interrupter lll~ direct the electric current and it is a fact that whenever an electric

that is used. for starting, an the magneto Answer:

sorvici

you have. However,

at an ozilori-uicly low speed. assume that it worked when ynii iirsi received and, i now without ilry-colls. iiiagiioto is of the inductor type and rttin..ros it very cluso adjustment botwoon the inductor and the pole-

lll‘*lli ha» Wtllll‘ oiin probably restore it so that you ivill hut-o no turtlior troublti. ll will lii- illIliliVlSilhlt‘ to install dry colts, it tlioro is any other rpincdy, ;i.; tin-y ari- i‘lli.lil‘l' a nuiszinicie,

Iiocoino. . faulty through

CAR LACKS RAPID “PICK UP"

(‘one 0" nave Farsi

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lii ovi-rltauling my light s1 l bad now piston rings put in and u iicw carlitirottn" oi‘ ill" oriqiiiiil uiako itistallotl. but slut-o thon it |li'.'l\'>' up slowly in iiiglrgoar and l linvo to close tho clinker a. fi-iv llllli s to uiiike it ti(fi‘.t'lt‘.l'llll,‘, lt also bit as more gasoliiio than forni- t-rly ain] this ctirburoitir sociiis not to givi- vi-ry good rosiilt, it has boon ilrivon 3.000 niilt-r-i s co ovor- hauling and tlio valves haw rot-our ly been ground. Have you any idea where the trouble is?

Answer: This seems to be n CllSr. rot’ faulty carburetor adjustment perhaps cnuplcti with fniilty vnpo-, rizatioii due perhaps to insufficient iutiikc heat. Was the carburetor which you installed identical with the original one and supplied withl the some moan; for heating the; mixture li‘ not this may be tlio troubio, apparently you have to,’ stipply axrcss gasoline in order to. obtain enough vaporized fuel to ll( i-cloi-iite upon We assume that in‘

L. R. writes!

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tolloivsn closely the directions tic-i (‘Olllillillf/‘lllg it but still it. would ho woll to visit a service station of this nialit- oi‘ carburetor and see if tlicy can tlctocl anything wrong.

THE IGNITION SYSTEM GENERAL

IN

in order to produce the sparks rctiulreil by a gasoline engine quite; a iiuiiibei- 0i‘ devices are required,| which iiiuiit work together to uc-l liicvc the desired result and such a grouping of apparatus is known as an ignition system. The ac- companying tigurc represents‘ (lla- gritnintlcally the essentials of a

make it. start on the ——— magneto (‘an l apply batteries using the distributor

An auxiliary battery can l-e used in connection with this inagiit-iti. but you better consult the slitlitln in regard todetails. as we do not know which model we do not think llllll you need the battery as‘ thin ningnctu, when in correct ad- justiiicnt should give a good spark \.Ve properly tiiia our so, it can be iniido to do so This‘ i‘ltt'll oi’ tlii- four cvliiitlors in turn.

piovos and probably this adjust-

.\t the service station tlioy

ll

l). the rot] (‘ into tho iinicr A and thence, when the timer A und ' iii certain relative positiuntt

i atljusting the carburetor, you liavet

current is broken, for instance by the separation of iwo iiietiti points. this current does not cease quite instantaneously but on the con. trary, still flowg for tin extremely niinute instant, through tllB-flit‘ be tween the opening points in the form of a spark or a tiny arc. 'l‘liis arcing at the points not only rouglien-s and weurs tlicui away so its tiiialiy to (eouso trouble. but it prevents the coil from giving u powerful spark and the trondenscr K is therefore included in the sys- iom to prevent these evil effects. in such n system as here shown. there is but onc coil and timer to produce all the sparks required by the (‘llI-Zlllf‘ and, as the enginc has four cylindoi's ivliich uiiist receivi- sparks in regular sitcct-ssitin, there must bo stiiiie IlGVlCO to iliroct the high-tonsion stiarltiug current to

it, s woil as the timer, must be so arrange-ti as to follow the move- nioiits oi the cugino and must thus be lllvtflllllliCiilly t-otiiicctotl with it. 'i‘lii'.-i tli-vice is the (iistribtittir ii ivliich fur ('(lil\'l‘lll0il(!t‘ in usually inouiitoil upon and l‘(l[llii‘tl by tho aaiiio shaft whit-h i-itrrios tho iiiiit-r Ill is, ll(l\Vi‘\'(ll', * not groiitiiloil ‘tlirtiiigli this shaft, but cart-fully iiisiiliitoii iliterol'roiii as iiitiii-tittztl li, tho black suction oi‘ tlio shaft. Tlic t‘llllll[.§t' of t-lt-i-irii-til oiiorgy iiiti" lioat for tiio at-‘tuzil igiiitiiiii of illi stiliiitwiii" i-lizirgos iii the rylintl- M's iill(t'5 plat-o at ilio spark-plugs li, ilio stiarltiiig tioints of \\'liit'.liai'o within tho ('_'\'lilitl1’l‘ walls iii tho. iiifilst oi‘ tlio oxplosivo iiiixturo. Electrical ciniiioctioii among tho ‘dittororit tiovicrs in an ignition w oni is oilocioil by two sols oi

wiros, namely. llio primary' and ‘t~‘.i'('llllilill'_\' (‘tllltllltllt ', hilt not all gut‘ tlit.:»- t‘lt‘i'll'i('l t-irt-iiits i:-

tlirtiiigIi wiros, for illc metal of tlic iiigiiit- l'llt‘ St)~i‘tlll('tl “grouiid") is ill l"/.o.l ih‘ ,u (‘ll|ltlll(‘lt)l'.' 'l‘lic- pri i'.. ry oiri ull is tlio out? which car- i-it< ilio .i.l-('illl‘tl low-ioiisiou cur- ' l'\lli. fuiii- ii-d by lli1),llllilL'l‘_V anti it: lior- lt‘]ll‘t‘>'_“ll‘.£‘(l by the hoavy .iii-s. 'l‘l~.i- light lines ofm-onnection l“‘|ll‘(l<t‘ll' tho fillllUllilflfy circuit. wliit~lijczii'i'io.~i the high-tension cur rciit lll'u which the low-pressure

high-tension current‘ capable i of

plug and of heating it to the lgni- 4

host. to oiiga

‘muih-ilflul . I

Handy.

Always keep in _ Your medicine cabinet n bottle oi

_ \\ \ \A A Effervescent Sa

ltinu

line

' _ lute prcvetrive agninil all digestive disorder: iinri blood iroiiblel. it never lai|r~is envy to lake-and given no diiticas. '

Marlin’: Mnnilou‘ Health Sill (miltiu loini! lll Tim.

Martin’: Manitiiu Ointment A Wmltivilul iliin lmlu

Sold at in ,_-.».~.i llnlggiils Slnndard Remedies. Llmllod

traffic, it subjoctsi

iision, the operator to harsh o

on railroad tracks llllg been ‘cause of inany serious accidents

happening, ospcciallv under th above named conditions. tint] tli

Vlllfil that end. 'l‘lie ust- of a vcr

ticulai-ly susccptiblo to stalliii when IlITOIIlEZl vory closely an tlicrolcro ilio dash atliustniout inii judiciously bu sot slightly i-ioiic than normal, wlion ii cur is i

spoon should nut bc tittoinptoil. a tlio oiiginie thou tiossosst-s bu slight storoti -i.-iicrgy and l5. easil

lilo li:.iiti tltrutlli- a littlo crease ill:- niiniinum spooil. inrignottis on old cars, fail to spar] 'olizibl_t' .it vory low spot-dstinti thi tnills l'tir tho tnaiiitt-tiriiirc of a brisl idling spood. Atit-iiiptitig to "picl

and

tlown t‘-ll', without (‘iitlllfllllli to l!l\\'(‘l' gtar is pi-rlitips lllt‘ inos o-niiinnti rausi» ol' ongino stalling 'l‘his' is ilouo by slipping tho t'llli(‘l \l‘llii'll in itself’, 5-; a bad prartico ‘lllil all too often illl‘ brought lo an

i A

t‘i‘i'i tive pow

tip" on. has much to do with accidental on gino stops, Iftit engages gently, i mako such occ but if it {iCtg ha

battery current is transformed by ‘the spark-coll aiid which is cap- ‘ ablo o't‘ Jumping between the points of ii spark-plug. ltofcitring to the ‘tiiairi-aiii. tho pi't’iiizir_i' circuit (hcavy hnes) may bi: tracctl from the ground G (lll the engine frame. through tho battery ll, the switch

through the tinior shaft back to lll('

jamming on the brakes no ‘YPHSIIIH the clutch or enga clutch, without speeding tli arc common act l.

ICES-fit uiicouraztis them.

_ I Bccom ing bcsvildered or "fliistere

e engine ions that naturally

t-suit is stalling GENERATOR TROUBLE

D. M. R. writes: l ain having

mum-mg pm“, m gmuml‘ 1w“, trouble with tlio third-brush gen- ._‘. Circuit "my he wave" orator of my car. it stopped work-

.‘ ground vumlecum] b7‘. ing one day and l removed it and

any oiio of four wires‘. ouch lllilillnp "Wt"! "l- "filling it apparently all t0 one ct‘ the Sl.)fll‘l\"l\li1g8 ll. “gm. m "wiry "Cspew when I through any particular plug niiti tr m" ‘l "m" a "1010? it gemrmes

ground in the niotai of the cngini" into whitli the plugs are survived. The component parts ut‘ such an ignition system may be thought of in the following terms: Tlic but- tery filFlliJllPS the electric current: the coil transforms the battery cur- roiit $1 that it can jump the spark gap at the plug; the tlnier roguia ten the instant at ivliicli each spark occurs. the switch starts and stops the production of sparks, the coli- denser- protects the timer ttgtiinst the burning effects of the buttery current. and enables the coll to act

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tiinor-iilslrlbutor battcnv system of tho inust largoiy usctltypo, as till- pliod to a four cyllinilei‘ eillllllP- 'l‘iii-rit iiiust ho ll source of electri- ciil-ciirrent und this‘ is liore repre- sontod by the storage buttery B. nlthougti ii set of tirycella or a tliruct c'rcuit generator or magne- to might havo been shown. Since the current that the battery can simply. although of considerable Vllllllllt! and heat producing power. is oi very low pressure or voltage, it n incapable of lumping between the pnlntu of a spark-plug and of producing sparks tlirectly.’ it. must therefore be changed to a current oi iinnionsely greater pressure or

(,_ g y- q Inrfll. or by flail‘?! it-gzeipt an! bribe.’ Tlir W-obell by.‘ 00., RI. Cnthorlnol. Ontario. IQLD A’! Fun ion-s unu- BT01!"

voltage and smaller volume or amperage or in other words, into a

otfcciivcLv, the tilstrlibuttii‘ sonils v tho sparking curri-nt to lll0 cylind- or witero a spark is required at tin)‘ particular lcllfitllllt. tho Blllltk-Dlllfi changes the high tension CIIPPPI" into ignition hunt within the Si" l" be fired, the primary circuitcarrles the low tension battery current and the secondary circuit convoys the

p.

u 'l‘

rriiiiorly.

the car is short

btit when l put it back u the car it will not build tip. How o you explain this‘!

Answer: The only likely expla- tition that we can offer is that he generator as connected up on -circiiited, possibly y some dofcct i.ii its wiring. As on doubtless know, the iloids will ot. cxiriic, when a generator is rider short-circuit. We suggest hat you install the generator on

the car yrltliouhmaking niiy electri-

cal (ronitet-titnis, attach xiii artificial

iiiip lo-n] to tho goiierntoi- tcrnil ai and ground anti ‘run tho olltilltt‘ lowly. it tho lamp lights it ls lglily prohiibli- that tlio goiiroatoi‘

is all right. and that lilo trouble is

l its circuit coiinoctitius.

NGlNE MISSES WITH ADVANC- ED SPARK l

G. A. B. writes: l have a now

i‘uur-o._vliiiiioi' oar with i-oniponsat- ing-liibo starlotl ii jorks aiid thumps at. low spttotl, but iittm- bocoiiiliigivarnicd

t'ill'lllll‘lllill‘. Wlicn first

l'iill.~4 rogultirly- with the spark

retarilcil. but. niisstts when it ls tid-

ancod. 'l‘lio missing sci-ins to be

irregular and in all l'}'lliltlt‘l'fl. Could too rich a niixtiiro cause this’!

Answer: if you ilud tho spark lug instilatltni black with gasoline

soot, iin (lV\.‘l‘-l‘l(‘ll uiixtitro. is being

sell und may iuiuso ilic missing.

lie fact that ignition is regular

when it is rctnrdetl is an indication

5 wmmna UANWDIA

When till ciigino stalls in liozfly tho powerless car to the dangoi- 0t‘ ii rear-end cot-

iiClill words anti the whole line or cars to irritating and wasteful dc lay. Tho stalling oi’ vehicle engines the

Eveiyniotnrist Slltlllltl taltc special percauiinn zigalnst this unpleasant

following are a tow suggestions to.

loan niixturc makes tin onginc par-

"closo qiizirtorsr." ’i‘oo low an idling

"ltilloil," no it is good policy to open iii- Sonic

up“ ilio .“llt‘l‘ll oi' a groatlj/ filcwotl ii

oiigini- is titiiiitteniloiizil stop, Good jiitlgtiiitiit kit-mantis tliitt a car llvfilllilcs greatly slowed down iii tritllii‘, second speed should at oiico be cngiigoii not only as a silfo. giurd against stalling, but in tirdor that the utmost al-oi-l or shall bi- a vailablt- wlioti ilio tliiii- roinos to llIl‘l'l‘it$i' \‘llt'l‘ll. our bits to bo almost sioppoil ii is go low spot-ti to “pick 'l‘lio action oi tho clutch

wlioii

Wlicn a

urrencea unlikely I rslily and bFflDS—-' li-‘IDBI-‘llllll’ i! the operator is care

d" iind fore re- sting the

high-tension sparking current.

1'0 Avoio "STALLING" IN TRAFFIC

Sacond Speed Given Controllnblllty

And Rapid Acceleration

Even though one has it self-start- er. the stalling of tlie enshlt: l8 l!"- noylng and in the case of ll hand cranked car, it is exanflerflflilm

that the cause oi’ missing with ad- vanced spark is not wholly tho fniilt of. carburetor, but there would ht- more tczidency for the spark to sliort-clrtruit over tho SOOINl ends of._the plugs when compression wits high (with the spark advanced) than when it was lowor (with rc- tflhded spark). ‘Are you sure that tbs spark plug gaps are not ton d. “no that all primary connec-

.wl

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v .

special! st riibuoo

"tion: are in good order, the wire leading to the dl

.ing should not tail to give a prope mixture.

unnct-c.~i='.ai'ily.

RUNNING WITH LOOSE BEARING

most constant knock in my ongine. which appears to be duo to loose- ness in ‘Lljllllll iiliziftbcaring. Will ll. do any harm to run tlic car ivlitlo U19 engine is in this condition? Answer.’ TVltli loose parts and the hammering action that at-coin panics them. ivoai" lll('.l‘tli\S('.‘l at a greatly accelerated rate and ilicro are exaggerated stresses placed upon all parts concerned so that. as a genrtcii proposition the deaiying 0f repairs involves the possibility of greatly increased expense and trotible in "the end. it’ tho trouble s vory pronounced we advise you

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to liavo it removed at micc, but it it is not and tliort» is some Krtlttt objoctiiiii to laying up your cur at this tiiiio. you can probably con- tiiiitt- toting it for a wliilo, without sot-ions i-i-sitlts.

Y

is’ tl y r n THE OBSCURED WINDSHIELD s l v

The Misty Windshield Ii: As Bad _ A5 A Blind Driver 'l'lit- tliillI-[UIS involvi-tl iii ill‘i\'ill_‘_" iii riiiii, tug or snow, with a rlouilotl wiiiilsliii-lti. aro st-itluiii fully ri- iizoil tilll it llvllitilvtls t‘\'i‘.i'_\’ intlio to guard itigtiiiisi tilt-in, "ltaiii- \i'wiitll" sliiolils art- l‘.\'('t'llt‘lii. bu: do not conform port ‘ to tiporn tom of iiiftori-iii brig lit~~llllll und ti‘ t 'li'i‘.lli' wtallici- t-tmtiititiiis, llli‘ - " tl-aturi- tluvtilvt-s such tlisooiiilprt that it i.~' not intiilo liSi of. 'l‘lii- application to tho glass o‘ liiiiiids or otlirr |ll‘t']ltil'tlii)ll.<, do cfgiioit to sproud illt‘ inoisliiro illlt a uniform iiini lllfiltltiil oi‘ permit! ing it to tiuiloct iii ions iilio tll‘Il]):-‘ ziro iii‘ i-iliistii-ralili- toiiiptirtiry valiti btit il‘t'4[ltt‘llll_\' llii-ir ll.<i! i> iioglot-t oil or do , Neiwrilio HRH it is \\"5li to carry a bottle of liq ill or otio of tlio t:lit'.iiiiciiliy' pre- ltli ad ivititisliit-ltl cloths for iiso iii oaso tho §‘lllt'l([ has to l)i‘i'lti.\‘t'll in extromoly violent toriiis. iii misty woatlioi‘ oi light rain, tho tiii-ro ap plictititiii oi’ glyt riiio to tlii~ frtlii of lllt‘ 1Zlli>5 foriii< a traiispartaiit tllni (ivcr it, with which tho coli- rioiisoil moisture llllXUS i\|l(l'l.l[)i)l'. which (lrups do not toriii to ilisoi" vision. A piece of flannel, salurat ed with gLvttoriiio, can be carrier iiiitlby rubbing this ovor tho shield sufficient liquid is left upon tlll glass to sitilicc for some littlotlnio Repeated iviptng or strrzipiiig away o1‘ tho i-ollcotietl ivutcr lll‘tl])5 o snow is litiwtevci" the most ctiectivi way of maintaining “good visibil- ty," but this is an awkward ]ll‘(Jk'(‘U(l