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filirerg eife`a great many instancon ut
¢.¢rg'1p¢u-Tiigi or the latest models, but
§p||\',bqi-it within the last tour or live
).£,_|-9L»_.’t|;i_k now give trouble by
Motor Service Buroau, Review oi Reviews 
tll0\'es t=lo\\'ly forward. Pio
K,,°_°y1ii_g,`pepeciail5» when_they have A,,,w,,. f.|.0,mmy uw clutch
`ii¥\tn‘l' nperutfrd verv heatllv '|
operation. Some .pl'||ga_lmve thin por
tively and the porcelain muy become
hot enough to citnse rlrematur, ui-ing
or to cause missing 'igy failure of its
insulating -properties when heated
nhl-y hc turned over, but this must
one rear wheolfot’ yourcar, ‘throw ln
_i the low gear and clutch anrljturn the
l free rear wheel in the'i‘or-_ward tl!-
‘ roction. by hnndfyou will exert great
uontln _) _ ' . lover screw which hours uDon t.lio,<)t-lun- plugs ure made with quite ma;.- crariking power on the t~ng'ln»e and
1-011164, f0\‘ S°l'“0'iit1l€. Such engines clutch cam. requires an extra turn ! sive nrmrk points oil connlderablul start it. unless the hearings ure alto-
rntny `\59~_'i” |"°"f°”t ’“°°h°’""'“l "0" 16 Itltlke Url for thc wear and to caune l length and it somotlmqr happens that! gother too tight tor sufcty.
¢li1‘i0ll Md i`l'l'e fl`0\l\- C¥1l‘i}0ll~ i-110 mil' thc clutch to bv held in neutral lt? the hent retained by these, under.
tum nut? 'bf °°"‘“-='1`t“‘<l 'he ignition only also rr- that the rover ni-fthe.-§1irgr» spent open' un-nate conartlonslenevenrtno uNAu'ri-tomzzo use
D9,-pqggiyf tiuod and still they are
pron`ef.l.o. hnorli. _under trying _condi-
tlons.-'Tlie fault rnniion the openntiuu
of mich-ongirrou unsatisfactory nud its:
probable t~»t\tsué` is tfbsctrr-4. to nruuy
motklrlgth who are troubled by -lt. The- 1
§0n§(1._j_hut'lu properly culled tt “knock”
to eutlflllly Clitrnerl by prcmaturc lgni- .
riq€,i._e(h,l('l|' protlut-os u tlownwnrd or
,-grim; `p`|~essure upon the nlnton,
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*hil;i;"'l` l,"ie intl]-i moving upward on -
¢21'tfxp\'*es»e°ion‘-`aiad heating the iwnlr
¢hlt|ig(i_:' .'i‘h¢-_ 1"héur l¢or'o»;ouc‘ |'ut~rl,
y¢¢w63l`palng~\mod. will not \vltlmtnml.
oigtgiut-oitplodltlg. v-the same cle\7ntlor=
of ¢en\perztttlr@ that thi; renl gnnolinfr
foflifbrly hS9d"\1t’0\ll'tl 'Stalid and. when
the eyllndot'n~m'o very hot_ it lgnitts
prematurely at the high ~cmrrp cation
itttt{i`ned'lh engines of oldvr lostgi-
audliltnticlrltig and loss ul' Duvlcr rc-
..u|t‘g.` 'tfli¢yre_inet1_.- or tmocrung in
euginesywliieli-‘l1avr~ too highly coni-
Vpreprrldn to fburn "present-duy gnaolino
sttt~t‘es'iil’ttliy, in Lo -increase tho ttlonr-
on -Sspaco ubovo their pistons and lime’
redttcq lim compression ratio. i
cm be accoxnplished in two n'a_\'s. The
cyllutlerrz vnu Lho ruined nrlglrtly frorrr'
t_l;‘ 'crhtilfciint-. so that thc piistorr.»'
dp no:’t:‘:t‘.';>l unite so far town-rd tin-
cyllnder h oadn_ _A metal guskot or
liner piliced between thc cylinder
Badge nild thevcrnnk case su\'l'a.ce, will
ootdrrrplislr this and no other nd-
jnstmnlrt is ueiually required _than thc
leng`l.h_guiug` of the vulvu push-rods.
Mosl munuia-cturers. whose ong-lies
need t.liom,- ctln l‘llruisl_r such cylinder*
gaskets. 'which ure usually ironr one
eiglirlt tu' one-qu`t'§r1eri'hclr ln tirlckness.
Tile othqr reulcdy in llrc usn 'ot' lo`w
cotrrprosslon vnlvo cups. Ortlinury
\'ali{e traps ulosu thi- clcir.|'nnco space
abolltiluulr with'l.hr‘ interior surfuce
of thc' hood. but these special vulve
c_a.p§,rtrc llulluiroti but to t'or-nr chumb-
erslaud thus addito the clearance
space and dilnlninh tht- t-ornpresslon.
Such valve caps tire obtalnarble from
nrariutacturera. whose engines lr-uve
developed prelgnition 'troubles of this
kind. or they can _be mnrlo. specially.
Natlirs.rll_\' this' prqignltiun tendency,
lineto _tlio change in i‘ucl, is most often
found in engines which worn designed
on hlghcomnresslon linen, -but those
£ha\'lng‘.doleotrlve writer jacket pro~
Visions or rreali circulation arc also
Hllbiwt tu 1t_ Many un' old engine
which now l’u.ils~to."i;tand lor" long.
hard pulls; without knocking, cun he
“Hide to do so -by lowering its cornprcn-
slon. ‘ '
F0HD`CAR “CREEP$" WHEN IN
- NEUTRAL
K. T. writes: With thc potlnl und
ht\nd__lu\'cr both in neutral posilion.».
could `Int\~<liy move, cron -though
Clllluh dliid drug. Bc sure that
low sl cel is lr
p t ot tlrrrrecei-mtt|°ily tight. Hilfe limit an to connrresrsiorr :presaure_f \‘, _ ,pl
\` >'0\l Hit' lluillg at grade ol' oll, l \'\'hilo lt is by no means wessury for' ¢-""
which lrccorrres ex ~ r ' -iw o stick to tho sun ma
need it littlv taking, up us, it' tlieyfjs nuiiicicnt to rttlse them to a pre! OF CAR _
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eto ln good .ulJustment. the our-_'igniting tempr.rwture_ 'rlresr trouble; _ _
the  unturnlly. are niet with csipeclally in;  ' 0'
the f engines which are rwrniiugolose tothei
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tieu cl; thick _ . m torist to IB ko; . (S) 1 .
Dm” how ‘ma Muon Hue ox~ z conrhuatlon space that it becomes not hind another and allowing the ‘latter
stopped? _ can be enough to fire the charges preniatnr-ei to tow tt, putting your car into Lhrgh
V -_ ly.-__l`mder continuclis. full throttlei gear and then gradually' letting in
| your clutch, your engine r`an` prob-
coianr cores or thu"pettiooe.t. t:»'pe.* C
-ilcsixlwd I0 Hive 11 soot-proof oiiect. ho done cautiously or your engine
'rlreso coren do noi. ttl'fray5 cool oiioo. buarings may Buffer. It you jack up
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I | bUlld\l'\8 the Gra_y-Dort. Our engineering department
and our purchasrngdepartment have but one aim--to
produce the finest light 'c`ar._
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_That the price is reasonable is_ due to factory efficiency land,
large production.
Especially if you have owned or driven another light ony, 
will appreciate the refinements in the Crav-Dg'f¢~ 1854?'
smoothness, power and pick-up of its motor; the atondnrd
equipment; the comfort of riding and driving; the unit
blemished beauty of line and finish. ' "
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nrt ol .urllml ruolullic corrtnct. in time to adhere to the unc oi' Dlu8B oi M H ml mio" thu ‘ ' hm- .th  d 5 . ° . ,
ord tmrmirrir-=.~rlorr,.., which have-, seen _the sarrro gonerul lypc and pr~op0r-l` 'ro _g B 'P . tm) LM' v` ("‘ wx a e re nernents and extra equlprnenl ` :5  fifivfai _
The touring car is $1245; the Gray-Dort Srvecial--~t`l;¢ car.
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vedrrro: lit-.ruovo the spurk--plugs
and ‘.ujvu| uuito n little gn..~aollnc on
top of ouclr pinion. which should
lmnwlr up tht-ir nil films. i"ullo\v thin
up with nn irrj`crl.ion nl' light ura-
cliflnf oil in ou.t~lr c_\'liutlt~.r, which
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viii not tlrirhvu nl. tht-. t~~r|\p<~|':riur
rf tho origins-, |l` must of tht- rt
tistnucg in in tho pistons. you ough
hen to br: ahh- to luru the origin'
.wi-r lm! il thc rrrnin l»ts;|l'ir\t:.~l nrt
very still. cruulrflug may bv difli
:ult. \\'lth nn origirrc ilttcd witl
:rank cusc hand rolora. the rcruovu
if which exposes thc inain bearings
these can lic loosened up- by squirt
lug tlrern with trrntzlritw Oil-
PREIGNITION FROM
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The Engine Builder Usually Recom~
mends Thg Best Adapted Type
0( Plug
.\ not umrornnion cause of knocking
from prcigniiion oi' tho churgos is the
use of >rpar~k-plugs lil adapted to thc
pttrticulnr engine. Some plugs ure
:mule wfith \'cr,\' long slrulls, which ure
roqui-roll in ccrtn-in engines to bring
thc spark point properly l.uto the com.
bustiorr space. ilowcvor. wlrcn .~aut-lr
plugs strc used lu other cugillvu. tho
il!i<l‘tlrc`ougi|nce running, nry Ford loin-il muy protrude so for into thc' Answer: ily hitchilng your cm- be-
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i D. W. P. writes: After my car
one of wlrlch hill be found to coliform
l l have no nlisolulg ooi' ol' this
0 ts into, '  f _ _ _
with tho rt-<ults lhnil the discs tendlclosely to that round. best by thot ml pl "
o tvtrtigt- and do not r'clcn.st- ne they rr:1rn\rt'zrcturer's of cnch particular li were any ‘lm I can gm n du'd`f
Hlion this sort of thin!"
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l to do.lg priwttoly to i-cud thc od0»
|_|M3E|=;|N(; Up ¢0|_g ENGWE DANGER FROM TIRES BLOWING
i OFF rnctr.-r and tlw gmtollno gitugo ovoryl
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;. _fm ._ ’ wurc irrcon-spicuoug -pitrt of the ex-'
huust pipe wlrcn it is cold. li the
nur that it ‘tlro may blow oh' the
rirrr nud hurt surrreonc, while nir is
lu-ing put into lit? _
An8wer: fl.‘lier\<- lntvé lvoon at low
lnnl nccidmrls und r1umorouf.~i nurrow
ostrnpcs cutrsnd by the ruitur ring
blowing oil' thc _1'lrn during lntlattion.
:ho ring lu-ing inrojerrtmi with very
llurrgurwrtn-1 forms. Such an accident.
i.-: caused by the failure oi' the 'lock-
ing duvicl- to lmld thc outer rlnr
:vcuroly und can bu avoided by see-
'n1.: than thc ring is securely in place
ind thc locking tievice acting prop-
erly lmforv- nir is put. in. Alitor very
rllght inilutiun. the locking arrange-‘
nu-ut cnu ugh-in bu inspected to make
nrrt- tlrztt it is rzolm; to hold. Stand-
ing out ol’ 'thc way oi thc ring, should
it blown off, is nl\\':ty.»~ at sale prccau-I,
tion.
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STIFF ENGtNE RESISTS CRANK-
ING
J. R. writes: Miter tulting up on
tim mztirn bearings of my engine. l
tincl that l cannot crunk it_ l nm
nlirronl. cert/:tin that none of the bear-
`rnt-. the car i,,~ Left and screw on thc!
1 zmolino filler cap to rr soorct mark. l
tfntrrcd. it is n pretty sum nigh that
thc car iran been upon the road. lt
l;= po.~4si'ble to leave. the- brain; not
and tho lover sented with at prlvatl:
.~'-al, but ii thtih tis found broken. the
txcrrso .pl'0bah|_v will ln; made that
tho car had tn be moved to .make
1-nom for 0l,hf=r'.~l._ 'l"lr|‘ umrutllurizetl
last- ol' earn has sometlrneu been dis~
r-ovored by the o\vnt.-rs tinding tho
vnglu e witrrn. \\'_11p_n llc hui.; not \uw.1l
it tor dnys_ - - `
ELECTRMC STARTER HINTS '
t%:,rt\t`ul runngc itcduces Rupnltit licre
/‘.1 Everywhere Elec.
The following strgl:0+it.io_ns relutc
tfi the uno of ntwric\'i+. crrpeoially to
tiigreu ln thc operation of wblcll fl
motor gear inte to be t:ueshud\ with tht-
fly 'wheel gent-: Do not force the
starting operation 'by jamming down
the pedal ohm-ptly. Do it gently,
oqieciaily at tho lust oi' the move-
rront rand, if the genre rio not trngcule
rcndlly. let the pedal back and go
through the operation again. Avoid
hc-l-dng down the pedal after the
en:;_ine is running under its own
pcwor. as the ovrrwnnnlng clutch
rrreclutnlsm which is' then called intol
it-gr-ion, is not lntcmired for anything
but rnornentnn- operation. Under :no
conditions opcnoto the starter, when
thc engine is running, nsthe bringing
ings orc dangerously Light. as l .took
grunt cur-c~ in the adjustment. l cnn 
exert enough iorcu. to spring tlrci
.»:t:1rting crunk. but the cuglnc dot-~:`
not budge. lion' cun I turn it ovcr?
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gearbox lubricant ia ver°y_s1.ii'i. Do
‘ . _ , not ullvw the mcclruniem of_ th motor-
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fogether of thc gortrs under these
conditions will most certainly 'burr
or strip the tooth. This caution may
scorn trneccssury, but a rncddlesomc
person or n careless operator' may do
lt. One may forgot that tho motor
muy think that iz- has stopped when
this is not the cuec. A touch upon
the accelerator will always ludicuto
whether or not the engine in in
operation. lt is inudvisablo t0
operate thc starter' with the spark '
too- im' advanced. even though u
safety device is provided to guard _
u-gain-st damage from ' “bud kicks"
'rhrowlng ont the clutch, considerably
lessons the lontl on the starter motor..
(War-Savings Starnps) U A
The Dominion oi Canada offers you every safeguard lor your
investment in War-Savings Stamps. ‘ '
Afiix your W-S.S. (coating $4.01 each this month) to the
Certificate provided, and ask the Postmaster at any Money-
Order Post Office to register the stamp or stamps for yon.
The t are then absolutely useless to anyone but
yourstlltmllf your registered YV-5.5. are lost by theft, fire, or
other cause, the interest continues to accumulate and you
can obtain your money at the oiiice where the stamps were
registered.
Remember, that at the rntefof interest allowed on W~S.S.
lour dollars would grow to $361.39 in 100 years.
A VERY l{m¢ you are tempted lo spend money needlessly, buy Thrift
E Sl pa lnsfc J, al 25 cenb each Sixteen of (lieu on a Thrift
C53 represegt $4.00 in the purchase ofa W~S..S Y
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pinion ,engaging drive to -become
slugglrilr ln action from the presence
upon it oi glummy oil. lt should
work freely. Starter connections,
the switch. comrnutntor and brushes
have to carry very large currents' and
they should be heprtlght. and cle-in
ut all times. 'Bo sure that the
el-lgnment of the starter-pinion with
the llly'w-heel gear does not become
.tuulty. D0 not make the starter
spin tlrc motor more ftllutn halt ta.
minute -nt time. Verify carlburutlon
`6nd knition conditions 'boiore trying
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Quoltlonu at -general lnterut to
motorists wlil be nnowored ln this
column, lploe permitting. -Adrirul
Albert L. Clough, care of tbl; office.
No man in real lite #vor made lore
‘like A lover on the stage.
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GRAY-DOVRT MOTORS LIMlTED,_ Chatham, Ont. '
lu thc United States-tho Durr NIolor_ Cnr Cu., Flint, .\ilclr.
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