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ANOTHER chungo has been made in the rate of taxes to be placed
by the Federal government upon automobiles now in service. The |
schedule swings away from the unequal scheme of taxing on the j
?ist price of the car when new to a plan for taxation upon horsepower j
iating. This is the system by which most state automobile taxes are;
levied, and is certainly a better thing from the point of view of the
motorist.
Here is the way the proposed taxes compare with those already j
levied in New York ?State by the Automobile Bureau of the .Secretary!
tf State:
Proposed Federal Tax New York State Tax
Under 23 horsepower. $10 Under 25 horsepower. $5
24-30 horsepower. 20 25-34 horsepower. 10
31-40 horsepower. 30 35-49 horsepower. 15
Above 40 horsepower. 50 Above 50 horsepower. 25
It is interesting also to note that the State of Connecticut taxes j
motor cars at the rate of 50 cents a horsepower. Cars rating from 1 to ;
10 horsepower pay .$5. The highest horsepower in the Connecticut table,
is 80, paying $40 tax.
The great majority of automobiles in this country fall in the $10
class. For instance, we are told that of 5,429,33(1 cars registered in the !
United States 2,341,173 are Ford cars. The Ford engine rates 22.51
horsepower. Buick four, 18.2; Chevrolet four, 21.7; Frant six, 21.6; I
Hupmobile four, 1G.9; Maxwell four, 21; Moon 6-36, 19.8; Oakland six, j
19; Oldsmobile six, 18.9; Overland Model. 90, 18.2; Saxon six, 19.8; j
Studebaker four, 19.6, are some of the larger production cars that run in j
small horsepowers.
In the $20 class fall such cars as Buick six, Chandler, Dodge Bros., |
Franklin, Haynes six, Hudson, Jordan, Lexington, Liberty, Mitchell,
Moon 6-66, Nash, Oldsmobile eight, Reo, Steams four, Studebaker 6-50, j
Stutz, Velie, White, Willys-Knight Four and Willys Six.
In default of a better system, horsepower is all right.. But rated
horsepower is not developed, by a whole lot, chiefly through the fault
of the formula. For instance, the Ford and the Mercer have the same ,
S. A. E. rated horsepower. The Ford engine is 3% inches bore by 4
inches stroke. The Mercer engine is 3% inches bore by 6% inches
stroke. The Mercer engine will develop 70 horsepower; the Ford, of
course, nowhere near that. As long as horsepowers are computed on
the stroke such differences will be observable. But as has been said, un?
less a system of taxation on the cost price of the car to the present owner
is put into effect, taxing on horsepower is the next best thing and far
better than the idea first proposed, that the price cf the car when new,
regardless of its present age, should be the basis of the tax.
Golf for Automobile Factory Workers
A MONO "first on record" things it is worth while to include mention of j
?+*- a golf course laid out in Lansing, Mich., for the use of employes
ci' the Reo Motor Car Company. Recognizing that recreation is neces?
sary to the happiness of the workers and also that golf is a mighty fine
form of that same recreation, the company is having an 18-hole course
made. A clubhouse will be built later on. This is more even than the
members of the Lansing Country Club now have in the way of a course,
for theirs was, when I last played over it, a 9-hole course only.
What Women Can Do in Tire Plants
ON this page to-day appears an interesting item, written by the head
of one of the rubber tire factories, dealing with the part that women
workers are playing in this form of manufacturing. Mr. Butler's article
does not go to the length, as have some others dealing with the part |
women take in manufacturing, of stating that women completely replace i
men workers. He explains that women can do some things very well,
but that they do fall short of men workers in other ways. His state?
ments therefore carry all the stronger conviction and his article is an
interesting presentation on the subject. , I
Headlight Testing Still On
A T the rate of two a day, I am informed, automobile lenses and the
-??*- various devices intended to eliminate glare and dazzle are now being
tested, under the direction of Secretary of State Francis M. Hugo, in;
order that it may be determined just which ones are acceptable under1
the law, passed at the last session of the Legislature, which regulates j
the automobile headlight situation in this state.
At the present rate of testing, the entire lot may be completed within !
two weeks. These tests will not only determine the lenses and devices
which may be used in this state from now on, but will also settle the max- j
imum candlepower which can be used with any lens or so-called dimming j
device.
In the interval, although thousands of automobilists in this state
are using headlights that violate the law, things must wait upon the
tests. They should have been completed before this.
The following lenses and devices have thus far been submitted to
Secretary of State Hugo, and have either already been tested or will be !
during the next few days: Mac-Kno-Glare shells and frosted bulbs,;
Diamond E prism lens, L?galit? lens. Conaphore lens, Nu Ray, Sun Ray'
;.nd Prismolite lenses, Osgood lens, Primolite lens, McKee lens, Coreylite, j
Xo-Glar-On lens, Holophane lens, Raydex lens, Warner Lenz, Saf?rlite j
diffusing, Saferlite deflecting, Stryker deflecting device, Dillon lens, Legal j
Level light, More-Lite clear, More-Lite amber, Pathfinder, Duplex, Con-!
trollite, Lee-Knight lens, Cut-Star, Lenslite, Dwellight lens, Queens
auto lens, Non-glare lens, Macbeth and Liberty lenses, Shaler Road
lighter, Noglare lens, Stopglare lens, Daisy lens, Crew Levick Fractors,
Stewart lens, Letts Reflector, Hein Dimmer, E-Z-2-C lens, Clarnert lens I
and Suess Rib lens.
Hello, Harry! How Are You, Ray?
Hurry De Hear ri-^i'ttering surprise nl
seeing Kay McNamara so soon. The
.Maxwell trurk on it* 'cross-continent
trip, from .San Francisco t?i New York,
cat a M-day schedule nearly In half, so no wonder D<- Hear, the lo
Mi av.. I. urnnrh
McNamara'H early arrival with his load 0f food? from "Australia to France.
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Ir? ?epternber, WjXi, then were on
?ilfc in Washington ov't'i i> <? ?i^ulaa.
tlon for patents on automobiles. Thro?
h , rid I ed d ifforent ? yp? ? 01 i loi or \ ? ?
licl?'l had heed ioj ?]( o> -,, ..y \j\ pro?'
? ?' ?,( ( oni I ruction at that date,
Chevrolet Review.
Corrupting tho Electorate
Motor cur* were used ?i ? early in
'?.h; to bi 'i'.- votci R to t he polls during
i elections. Chevrolet Uovlew.
King of Outdoor Sports These Mellow Summer Days
Get Those Extra Miles Out
Of Your Worn Tire Casing
Don't throw that old tire away, is the
injunction of the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company. Few tires are com?
pletely worn out when thrown away.
Most of them are capable of consider?
able extra mileage if given a little help.
A rim-cut patch or an inside tire pro?
tector will often add hundreds of miles
to the life of the tire.
A rim-cut patch i s designed for ap?
plication on the inside of the tire, and
is constructed with flaps which lit un?
derneath the bead or the tire on both
sides to hold the patch in place. It is
flexible and enduring, and once ap?
plied is out of sight and mind. Tires
which seem to be hopelessly rim cut
are given a new lease of life after
being reinforced by a good rim-cut
patch.
And then there is the inside tire
protector, which is designed to provide
complete reinforcement for worn and
weakened casings. Its use often adds
several thousand miles to tire life that
appears to be about ended. It. is ap?
plied on the inside of the tire, as its
name suggests, and provides at a very
low co?t many miles that otherwise
would he lost.
Anything that will give a tire longer
life will keep real, jingling dollars in
the car owner's pocket and will put off
the day when the purchase of a new
tire would otherwise be necessary. We
are not for economy that goes to the
extent of scrimping, but we believe
that if the millions of tires available
in this country are run properly and
conservation principles observed in
their use there will be tires enough for
everybody.
Tire accessories also make an ideai
and profitable investment at any time,
but right now they are especially time?
ly, economical and useful. For instance,
the tire saver kit which is obtainable
from Goodyear service stations is just
what the name implies, for it contains
accessories that permit a motorist to
put into practice the fashionable prin-,
ciples of tire conservation.
Take the pressure gauge, which is
but one of the items in the kit. It en.
ables 'the motorist to maintain proper
air pressures and to know at all times
just how much air his tires contain.
Then there's tire putty, which heals
wounds and keeps out sand and dirt, i
which are active tire destroyers. And
so on through the list. Help your'tires
and save money. "A stitch ill time
saves nine."
Women Taking on Severe Work
In Tire Making Factories
?1
By C. J. Butler
President Detroit Factory, United
States Tire Co.
As one of the large manufacturing I
companies of the country which has j
employed women to do work formerly j
done by men, the United States Tire I
Company has carefully observed the ;
work of its women tiremakefs, with a j
view to ascertaining their efficiency I
and the special conditions which must
be provided if their work is to bring
u maximum of results.
We have already learned' that one
point always to be kept in mind is
that a manufacturer cannot rush pro?
duction with female labor. The process
of speeding up and constantly urging
the female laborer to greater efforts
has been found to be entirely wrong
Women will not stand being hurried
and will become nervous and irritable.
A foreman can ask a man to speed up
and keep after him, and the man will
be none the worse for his more stren?
uous efforts, as he will take things
coolly, but women quickly give way
under such condition? to a display of
nerves.
In our employment of women the
state laws regulating hours and fac?
tory conditions are rigidly observed,
and in addition to this careful atten?
tion is given to the safety end comfort
of the women. The health of the wom?
en is not affected by the nature of
the work they do, as there are no
chemicals to contend with, and no wom?
en are put to work which requires ex?
cessive strain.
Cannot Stand Too Long
In building tires these women do no
heavy lifting, but there is a constant
play of the muscles of the body and
arms which, if not overdone, furnishes
healthful exercise. The only bad ef
i fects that we have observed among the
female employes results from standing,
at work for too long a period. This
excessive standing occasionally cause?
a woman to drop out because ol
trouble with the feet, legs or back
But this trouble is not confined en?
tirely to women, as nearly an equa1
number of men ijuit for the sam?
cause. The workrooms are light an<
airy and the greatest pains are taker
to keep them spotlessly clean.
When we first started to emploi
j women it was a source of surprise an?
? gratification to us to note the busi
j nesslike, earnest and painstaking man
! ner in which they attacked the work
They seemed to be more interested ii
learning than the new male employe!
and appeared to grasp the work mor?
readily. This quickness to learn ha:
continued to manifest itself, and wi
find that women factory workers upoi
being placed on any operation whicl
requires natural skill and dexterit;
will grasp the work more quickly thai
men and will progress faster in th
initial stage of learning.
We have noted, however, that al
! though the men are somewhat slowe
in learning new operations, they wil
at the end of six weeks or two month
have speeded up their work to such a
extent that the individual output of
man will surpass that of a womai
On an average the ultimate limit of
woman's capacity appears to be abou
75 to 80 per cent of a man's capacity.
We pay the women tiremakers e>
nctly the same piece rate as men a?
paid on the same operations, but th
hourly rate of the women when the
itart is slightly less than that of th
! "ion. When they have attained pr?
| iciency, women in our factory ear
? first class wages.
Women Steady Workers
Our experience shows that wome
I e.ke as much interest in their work r
nen, und that they work steadily an
ire not inclined to change from oi
position to another. To bring aboi
his condition it is necessary, ?
course, that the foreman be intrlligei
und make' the employes fully satistie
!' the foreman gives the women prop?
instructions and takes an interest
lin n- vork, the employes show a quic
responsive interest and loyalty.
In matters of discipline we show i
ill unction between male and fema
employes. Men and women work t
???thi-r iii the same rooms und the:
have been no annoying incidents. Tl
women are of a surprisingly high tyi
f intelligence and respectability, ai
have v.on th?' respect of every one
the factories. No singing, loud tal
" or fooling is permitted at ai
t due.
1 lie "xperiment of trying women
spoclors bus proved a sneers. T!
rirls will work under women insp?
ii readily as under men, b
inch depends, of course, upon the pc
on who is doing the supervising.
the woman ia fair and suuaro and h
rmness, tempered by kindliness, she ;
?ill be just as effective as a male in
pector. The aim at all times should
be to keep the tone of the factory busi
esslike.
Guard the Treads if
You'd Save Your Tires,
It is surprising how many motorists ,
never bother about the condition of the .
treads of their tires, say? the P>. F.
Goodrich Rubber Company. The tread ;
or rubber covering protects the cotton
carcass of the tire from injury. Ob- ?
viously, then, it is important that the i
tread be kept intact. Otherwise dirt,;
grease, water and other injurious sub- s
stances gain access to the fabric and I
rapid deterioration results.
Small slashes anJ holes should be im-l
mediately plugged with plaster. If,
minor cuts that are caused by running
over glass, sharp pebbles, etc., are not ?
taken care of the tire will surely go
out of service prematurely. As the tire
rolls along the cut sucks in water and
gravel, which are absorbed by the fab- ;
ric, just as a wick absorbs oil.
The moisture causes a separation of
the tread from the fabric and the dirt
works in at the point of separation.
Soon the accumulation of dirt causes a
"sand blister" or "mud boil." The
tread continues to loosen further
around the tire and the fabric slowly
rots away.
Urged to Keep On "Saving
Freight Cars for Uncle Sam'
Though the Packard Motor Car Com- ;
pany's truck efficiency test ends on the
last dav of this month. *he Detroit
factory is sending out a widespread an-!
peal to all Packard truck owners to '
continue indefinitely with the efforts '
they have initiated to "save a freight
cnr for Uncle Sam."
The test was originated with the idea
of aiding the Highway Transport Com?
mittee to bring about more efficient
trucking so that much needed freight
cars might be released for government
purposes. To encourage Packard own?
ers and drivers $5,000 in awards was
offered. Winners of the awards will
be announced in September.
One of the greatest results accom?
plished thus far by the truck efficiency
test is an immense savins: in gasolene.!
Observers who have been watching the '
trucks in the test have yet to find a j
single truck with the motor running j
idle. Many truck owners have taken I
an added interest in the return loads !
movement fostered by -th-; Highways !
Transport Committee; oth??r.s have in
auguratcd store doer deliveries where :
customers were agreeable; still others !
have investigated the rural express !
problem with promising results.
Their Sons in Service
Captain Glenn W. Tlsdali?, U. S. R.J
Is a company commander ns well an
regimental adjutant in the .'Wist Field.
Artillery, stationed at Camp Robinson,!
Sparta, Wis. Captain Tlsdale, n ?on of!
Vfr. and .Mrs. Glenn A. Tisdale, of this'
ify, was graduated 1915 from Rens- :
?einer Polytechnic Institute and was
.it and marshal of his class. His father
hits been for nearly seven years past
die Franklin distributer in the metro-1
uolitan district. |
Chauffeurs Form Red Cross
Auxiliary for Sock Knitting
New York chauffeurs have taken to
sock knitting. Members of the Irish
American Automobile Operators' Club
have formed Auxiliary No. 37 of the
New York County Chapter of the Red
Cross, at 136 East Fifty-first Street,
and are rapidly becoming proficient
in the intricacies of "purling," "turn?
ing the heel" and other complexities
of the gentle art of knitting.
Tuesday evening of each week is
the official date of meeting, but the
workroom is alwavs open, with the
wives of some of the men in attend?
ance as instructors. A lone; line of
automobiles stands before the door,
while their driver-; utilize a few mo?
ments of leisure to pursue their edu?
cation with the needles. It therefore
need surprise no one if the sieht o?
a chauffeur industriously knitting in
his car while waitinp for his employer
becomes a common one this summer.
When the Engine Gets Sluggish
Look for Compression Leak
Symposium on This Im?
portant Topic of
Motoring
[Encino compression, a subject o? con?
siderable Importance to motorists. Is dls
?ussed by two contributors to the automo.
!>!!<? puce. Mr. Ur-fcaw and Mr. Stewart,
both of them heads of automobile schools.]
By William H. Stewart, Jr.
An interesting case of loss of engine
power came to my attention recently.
\ friend had comp'ained frequently
-.hat his engine was troubled with
carbon. He had the ey'indors cleaned
and then employed the usual methods
to reduce carbon deposits. Still the
carbon accumulated faster than he
could keep it down, accompanied by
symptoms such as weak power, enpir.e
missing explosions, sluirprishness when
throttle was opened, and carbon knock
pulling hills.
The symptoms of carbon were all
present, including the knock, particu?
larly on a hill, and a trail of bluish
white smoke following the car and in?
dicating that the engine was piling up
more carbon as fast as it could. He
assured me that the carbon had just
been cleaned out antl the valves
ground. When asked about the com
' pression he admitted that he did not
; know how to test it.
This is one of the disadvantages of
the self-starter?a person doesn't have
to crank the engine by hand. Former?
ly- one always knew whether the engine
: had good compression or not because
? he tested it 'every time he started it,
and any loss of compression became
immediately evident. So my friend
uncovered the starting handle from a
pile of rubbish under the rear scut
and we cranked the engine.
Compression was weak in all the
cylinders. The valves had just been
ground, so we ran the engine and
injected oil around the valve caps,
spark plugs, and compression relief
valves. Since no bubbles came through
! the oil we knew they were tight. In?
spection of the clearance between
valve lifters and valve stems showed
j a space sufficiently larce to admit a
piece of newspaper, proving that the
valves were not held off their seats.
The only place remaining where
compression could escape was around
the pistons, caused by scored or oval
cylinders or trouble with the rinirs,
such as their being badly worn, broken,
:-cored, slots in line or gummed by
' carbon and stuck in their grooves, so
that they could not spring out. On
i-tarting the engine again and holding
'he hand over the breather tube the
mystery was solved.
. Such a rush of gas came out that it
vas evident most of the power was
leaking into the crank case and the nil
was drawn up to the top of the piston
at every suction stroke. This trouble
i was aggravated by some of the unevap
; orated ?rasolene leaking down into the
' crank case, thinning the oil. reducing
its lubricating qualities, with conse?
quent loss of power through friction.
This thin oil was *ucked up all f*e
more readily on the suction stroke,
thus augmenting the trouble.
Our first attempt at a remedy was to
pour a half teacupful of kerosene into
each cylinder and to crank the engine
by means of the self-starter, in order
to free the rings, in case they were
, stuck in the grooves. After several,
minutes of this we again tried the
? compression by hand, to find no im?
provement. I left him after he had
reasons for this. First m?,
volume of'gas used; In or?**?
use of the power generated Imak?
burned gas the piston m?st tra?S thl
of the cylinder. When it 2?2? ??
way in the cylinder the space .?>
the piston which contain? th? -? 0T?
of gas is only about on-nf-h ?,.*?
whn the piston has travelled .ti.at
way down. Therefore, by crawi e
a full cylinder of gas and then""'? *
pressing it into a small space .t.?"
top. about five times ?h/volum^
gas is used, giving five times k?
power. !?e
-Second, when the gas is como???.
it wi 1 gmte much more readilvTi
burn much more evenly. In fact" it
possible to have ,s0 much comptes*^
that the cas w, 1 ignite from that cmu
alone, and frequently there is pre *?
tion because of too high compressing
Loss of compression, therefore 'm?,..
loss of power and waste, because a7,,ii
cylinder of gas is taken in and on-,
part of it used, and the explosion? J
weak and irregular. n
There is something of the action of
a coil spring in compressing the ?,
The force of the compression aR
would send the piston back to a poj.
where there was no compression R
just at the point of highes; compre?
sion, a spark is introduced, which h
chemical action, expands the tra? 'U
idly, so that, between the force?' of ??
pression and expansion the piston
driven down with great power. 'S
In addition to the push rods bei?,
adjusted so close that they hold k
valves open, there are a number of
otiier places where bss of comm-1
might occur. *here are Ihe vaf? ?S
and ,? some forms ,- construction, side'
valve cages, where there may be ?*u
spark plugs, at the base where a?'
screw into'the cylinders, and somet???
around the insulators; net or A*
cocks, both at the base ?M"?
valve. Where the cylinder head, S
removable, there might be a leak K
tween the head.and the eylirde" ?'
cause of a poor gasket or fail,,? ,
bolt the head tight? "Ur* t(
If the cylinders are worn out ?I
round, or have scores ?r ridges cut
them, the piston rings will noI.nl'
tight joint and compressed Ea? ??i
leak by the piston. Piston rinf, sol!
times ose their elasticity or^S
gummed fast with burned oil and?
bon. and no longer press firmly ?abri
he cylinder walls, and occaMonalK
retaining pins break off and the Hr!
work around until all the <> eni ? '
l", '"nV V\e'ther CVent ??? leaks p.?
Lack o? lubricating oi will chusp tu
same trouble Th is usually nay V
tected quickly by knocking in the ?
gine I? some cases carbon deposit
on the exhaust valve seat keens
valve from closing and affects the co?
pression. qom
To test for compression, each cylin
der must be dealt with separately
Open all petcocks except on the cylin.
?1er to be tested and turn the engine
over with the starting crank a number
of times. Where there are no petcocks
remove spark plugs. A iecided opposi
sition to turning the crank should be
felt once in each, two turns, for the
upward travel of the piston every other
revolution should be compressing the
gas. If no such resistance is felt, or
if it is less for the cylinder than for
others, or if there is ;, resinarte;
which quickly decreases while the pis?
ton is at top of compression, it will be
?an indication that there is a leak
somewhere and tests should be made
to determine where it is.
Leaks past the piston often may be
located by removing the breather pips
cover and listening while tie engine ?a
Truck Hauls 3-Ton Loads of Paper, Etc.
This is a 3-ton Denby truck, put into service recently by a downtown house anH doing good work on the job, it.?
_reported. Cole & Dixon are the local distributers of the Denby truck.
Tires Are Great Sufferers
From Abuse by Auto Drivers
"No part of an automobile is more
abused than the tires," says W. A.
Cawley, manager of the New York Tire
Service, Inc., Broadway, at Sixty-sixth,
Street, distributer of United States
tires and tubes exclusively. "Where
one man operates his car carefully,
thinking of his tires, a hundred drive
heedlessly, without any consideration
for the damage to the ?casings and
tubes which is sure to result from
careless driving.
"The care of tires does not take
much time nor call for much labor.
Neglect of cuts, braking with needless
severity, running in car tracks, under
nifiation, grease left on casings, ('riv?
ing with badly worn non-skid chains,
speeding around coiners, striking hard
against curbstones, allowing wheels to
remain out of alignment, are the ordi?
nary causes of tire trouble.
"If our customers would spare their
'ires all of the above mentioned hard
hi;-'s they would increase the mile::!'?'
service materially."
Rural Express Service Is
Run by Motor Car Dealer;
The Colt-Stratton Company has es
??bushed daily motor express connec
tions between Stamford. Conn., am
Now York. \ Dodge Brothers' screei
iiancl business car is being used. Thii
has been equipped with a box on to]
to handle package of odd sizes.
The express leaves Stamford at I
o'clock in the morning and arrives ii
New York at 12:in, taking in the town
along and near the Boston Post Road
The return trip is made in the after
noon.
One of the features of the work i
the shopping service. A merchant ma
give an order to the driver to be tille
in New York or elsewhere. He buy
the articles at the designated place
and carries them back to the morchari
the same day.
The purpose is to ennhle the farme
the merchant and the manufacturer t
keep in direct and constant touch wit
New York arl:l other cities en rout.
meantime keeping the railroads cien
for the govornment to haul \sar mi
tunal. #
promised to tit new piston ri?es ami
to have the cylinders reground, if
found necessary.
It should be noted from this incident
.hat leaky piston rin^rs are a serious
handicap to the engine. Oil works up
and gasolene works down, causing loss
ci power and ruining what would,
otherwise be a very fine mechanism.
Of course, worn rings are more notice?
able after an engine has run two or
three years, but gummed rings can
recur at any time. In case of loss of
I ewer or persistent deposits of carbon
he sure to determine whether pistons
r.nd rings lit properly into the cylin?
ders. Many ;;ood cars have been con?
demned unknowingly, whereas a cor
?cct diagnosis of the trouble would
have rehabilitated the condemned car
into the new car class.
By H. Clifford Brokaw
It is absolutely impossible to put
pressure upon your car and get added
service out of it. as well as save gaso?
lene and lubricating oil for war needs,
unless there is pressure in the cylin?
ders. This is called compression.
'?A here we have a cylinder losing com?
pression, the engine runs irregularly
and often causes a knock in the trans?
mission of the universal joint, es?
pecially when the parts are a little
-.vorn. H is very common for the
owner to believe that such a knock is
m the engine itself.
In a recent case of 'his sort which
was brought to mj attention an in?
spection developed that the valve push
rods on some of the cylinders were
out of adjustment and kept the valves
orT their seat, all the time. Of course
it was impossible to have any compres?
sion in these cylinders.
When this condition exists some gas
will be drawn into the cylinder from
the carburetor in the regular way,
but when ihc piston moves up to. com?
press the gas, it simply forces it out
of the cylinder ?through the valve (in?
let or e.l.Hust, whichever is at fault)
and what is left in the cylinder will
not ignite easily, and if it does gives
so little power that the engine runs
unevenly.
By compressing the gar?, as is gen
, orally understood, a much greater
' Dower ia obtained. Thero aro two
turned over, a leak being indicated b?
" slight hissing sound ir trie cn?
case during the con pression ttroke
An exhaust valve leak may be deter?
mined by remo. ?t
and listening in tl
?be deter
the exhaust p:p< |
^^^^^^^^^Jn::ir.;.rul(], or b;
removing the mar..:-.: itself, but tl*
usual practice .- to examine other
points and if ,. ,. suspected
co remove it f0 on. Leak?
around the valve caps, spark F:?;
cylinder head gasket or petcocks nul
De located by squirting a little lubR-j
t-ating oil on the joints. If there i?:j
leak the oil wiil buoble when the e:-l
gme is cranked over.
In addition to thi los of po?1
through lost compression, often thi?
is a jerky action gine ar.c'j
waste : ?;?!:.. ? h -'-il"
waste an i trou When the p?\
leaks past the pi ton it co id
drops into the crank case, ami thi*1
the lubrica! ? point when! ?'
no longer pi rforms its : uncti m, ?*
makes a fr< quent renew'al necessW
if excessive
avoided.
We speak
parts is to*-]
of keeping steam
i. c soi-.'.r, oi Keeping si??' -,
throughout the nation because of-?*
conditions, which is an ex) lessionit1'
'he age of : team sign.fying i-*'*'
readii es - f -- w hat i about to baMg
The automobile has come to play s?".
The automobile has come to play &'\
an important par: in modern li" ?*!
we might with equal sense use thejFl
pression. "Keeping up compres??*
for that is not alone necessary jj
the quick start but for continued I?
formance. The wi e jwner, there!'
will look well to his compression,tig
ing it from time to time and rerno'j,,
the causes before neglect put? th* .
gine in such condition that it " -
"there" when needed.
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