The Lucknow Sentinel, 1920-09-16, Page 6Little Thieves That Steal Our Car
Money.
The little thieves referrei to are
nit _small boys or other two -Legged
predatory animals, but little elves
known as "Don't Have Mlle," "Sloppy
Habit;' "I Should Worry," etc. There
are others, but these are the chief
ones. , .
The petty losses amount to :t great
deal in the course of a season, and
are well worth preventing.. One of the
thieves which • steals gas and power is
'the leaky intake manifold.. This may'.
be at the carburetor, where -it will,
affect all cylinders, or at tho cylinder,
block, where itaffects one or more j
cylinders. * loose gasket will suck up
air on the intake stroke of the engine,
thus destroying the mixture which the
carburetor has made, and one or more
of the cylinders will not fire properly.;
And if enough air is admitted in this,
way it may cause backfiring, which
would be naturally blamed on a lean'
mixture and cause an adjustment of
the carburetor to supply more gas,
which, being unnecessary, is an item
of waste.
If the engine has been runnirg pro-
perly and begins to backfire, and you
are getting gas into the carburetor,
do not commence to adjust the car-
buretor. Look for a leak sometrheree
Tighten up on the gaskets and see if
, that does not remedy the trouble. Do
not adjust the carburetor while there,
is a possibility of anything else being
wrong. It may .be necessary to put
in new gaskets; for if these are used
too longr,or dented,• or get 0i4 of
shape, they are almost sure to a-eakoa
little.
. One of the other thieves is the
Peaky gas pipe, either where the pipe
is connected on the tank or where. it
is connected to • the carburetor or
vacuum tank, at the strainer, or pos-
sibly where the pipe has been bent
and has cracked. A slow leaf:, •a drop'
at a time, may seem i.ke a mighty
small loss, but when it is kept up.
twenty-four, hours a, day it amounts
to much in the course of a month. Be-
sides the leak may be. endangering the
car by making a high Ii.re risk. Gas
ripe lines should be inspected oc- ,
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may be other causes of leakage in the
oil\ system, but whatever it may be this
little thief should be arrested.
There is another leak of a different
nature which sometimes comes at the
valves. Bits of carbon sometimes
lodge on the valve or valve seat, and
quickly are hammered down into a
little lump, which prevents the valve
from seating properly, and therefore
it leaks. Sbme engines require valve
grinding only at long intervals and
others seem to need it often. .The ex-
haustr valves should be examined regu-
larly- and ground, in whenever neces-
sary;. Intake valves require much less
attention, but should be•examined sev-
eral times a year.
'Another valve- leak is about the;
stems. ' They should fit snugly in the
guide. But with many motors there!
is a tendency for the; valve guides to!
wear. : This may sometimes be de -1
tected by a hissing sound when the: _
engine is turned over by hand or when -
running slowly. Where this occurs AmpLikNEs spEED jpit is r.ecessary to ream out the valve: V1
guide, put in a bushing and possibly
instiall new valves which fit properly.1 O�V�E� o
mAll,
Of course, the leaky valve stens wo:Ild
have the same effect as• a leaky intake' ,
manifold, admitting air which would, TO FIT OCEAN LINERS
OIL
I know a doyen oven who've won snug fortunes by the route
of oil. and their financial cares are done, .they•do not have to spin
or toil. They ride around in limousines. in • all the pomp men'
could desire, and care no hoot how- many beans it takes to buy a
rubber tire. And when I' see them in their pride. -my own sad
outlook makes me blue; I have ti yearning pain I side=1'11 go
and buy some oil stock. too. Then I remember couptless g;ent�
who tackled oil anti hoped they'd Win, and now they,haven't'forty
cents to buy a stein of prohib gin. I •see them sle'eping in the
park, on benches comfortless and bare• and. when they' whke .some ,
leaves and bark will •be their breakfast 'bill' of fate. Where one
es in state. and has nine banks on. which to draw,
rs • rail at -fate and say there'ought to be, a, law.
And so I 'buy/ no oil well stock. nor,heed prospectuses sublime;
along my humble Way I walk, and save a quarter at a time.
oil magtnate
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Was* of Coil Dmf Scarcity
Eastern Canada is facing a serious
coal shortage. Due to labor troubles.
the output is below the average. while
railway companies are handicapped by
shortage of cars. Hon. Frauk Carvell.
Chairman of the Railway Comr.tis',loa,
.which is .now in control of the filet
situation, has stated that we will be
fortunate to get coal, regardless of
price. Every effort must be made to
reduce • the ccnsuutption, and to se-
cure the'greatest heat efficiencypos-
sable from the supply available.
Much coal is wasted by the too ear-
ly starting otefurnaces. The first
chilly weather brings the furnace into
nee., This fall iq temperature Is al-
most . invariably . followed by a warn
period. if. by the use of other heat
i:Ig appliances. such as keroseue er
electric heaters, ori+ by burning wood
in., the furnace, the period for con-
sumption of coal' could be shortened.
a considerable .saving of coal could
be effected. During '19.19, Canada ha -
ported '4.75S,419 tons of anthracite
coal .n chestnut. stove and egg sizes.
Our heating season .is approximeitely
seven months, a portion of which at
the beginning and, end is comparative-
ly mild. By -an average lessening of
the coal -burning period of 20 days say.
five per cent- of this anthracite would
-be saved, or :.'83,0)0 tons. With coal
selling at an average price of $15 per
ton. this sating would represeat up-
wards of $3.5eu•000. An of this coal
has to be hauled by rail. To move
this 238.000 nine requires 4.760 cars
of 50 tone each. - '
Econotny in • furnace operation
would also considerably reduce the
coal consumption. 51 chuncon-
scarbon d
ashes, and much of the• heating ef• sell•of rhecoal is also wasted
' through careleasress lit 'iiriag /or in
detective installation. - •
• The •Mines; Breech, of the Federal
Department' (if Mines has issued a
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bulletin. No. 2S, -The Economic. LUSO
et coal for Steam Raising and :Rouse
..Heatit:g." by Johu Illiizard. B.Sc...
which'. gars, valuable information. re-
gartling• the ecoeontic a°nd efficient.
operation of ste itu boilers and beating
turnact�.
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Evertticart• sltis:iiul:!iscared with the
he exercised is
the use 'of.c o:td. ti'ieh.,,ine limited sup-
ply ova ilablt', the extravagance 'of
tome means that others will suffer.
thin the mixture, or spoiling the suc-,
tion, so •that a proper mixture' would i • ` WITH AIRCRAFT. „
not be, drawn, into the combustion;
chamber.' ' • 1
`Piston rings are responsible for an- Would Make Possible Trans.
other leak sometimes. If not pinned' atl"
antic Delivery in Thi
in the piston' they may work around!.
until all the slots are in line, giving al SIX HOW'S.
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straight chute for the gas and,,rutning R-Isth the use of airplanes by the
all hope of compression or .sucaon•1
These slots are supposed to be stag -l• made in fflying from the decd : of bat
d the rapid advance
gored to prevent this. Novo it is also: tleships comes the plan for the use of
carbon and gummed oil, otherwise
ne,essary to keep the r.ngs free -from'
i planes on board all ocean liners,. For
they will 'stick in the grooves and will ! the :last three years planes have been
not function. A worn cylinder will'.in use -en 'b.card both British and r.S,
produce the •same kind of a leak. war vessels. oThese planes "hop"
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Although caution has been advised from the deck and from _pecieily con-
structed
against attetupting td,..adjust the car-
structed runways oier the 'big g.in
turrets.. These ru::wa : s are,ab:,ui 160
buretor until it is found to be .a so-
-feet long and are just wade enough to
lutely 'necessary, the novices should''
learn the make-up of •his carburetor.i accommodate , the. plane • It requires
and be able to male an adjustment if; -only Sfcy, feet for one of ,these, plates
to 'get sufficient headway to atar and
it is necessary. It may be taken for ;.make a successful hop into the, air. -
granted that the adjustment once With the regular trn::s aria:.tic air
^"de W -i11' remain unless somebody's +service in the_ fat
casionally, Usually the wilt -lice(' ---� re the u_�e..or.-:. s:ace
y fingers charge it. But it is possible] on board transatlantic vessels win
taking off once in a while to blow; for water or dirt to get in the car- r greatly peed up- the
out the sediment which gathers in buretor and interfere with it_; proper , - .i -cii
an other anditate s
d r iraportat*t mailer..`
spite of every precaution working The adjustment should be' which now depend u a the•
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•pet speedc
Another leak which is expensive is to give as lean a mixture as will fire' the vessel in crossing and dockin .
of lubricating oil. I suppose:nearly; readay without backfire and to have; ocean liner equippel with these p anen
every one has seen puddles of oil on the heat not too high. could cut down the mail time overseas
a -pavement after a car has mored, Look at the exhaust When the ens by apprcxiin atelr..fOrty-nigh; hoops,
away, or noticed a drip from a passing .gine -is -punning and -see -if any black - and—this with---ease;
auto. 'Oil is lt'i►h priced and no one smoko can he detected: Hold a white , The. -'e gigaet:c }e -sell have:'`.:: tet
can afford to waste it.. There is a cloth bend the exhaust fora moment' ter, ta't•ilitie4 , for launch:ng ::r;raft
not ceahle• absence of dust on streets anti see if there is a 'black deposit'' on from their decks' than the ordinary
where many automobiles travel, due . it. Be sure that black smoke, means; man o' war, and they need not be
to the roadway being' well oiled by than you are burning up money, that specially constructed for this purpose.
these drippings Th '1 t ►1 th ded, b t th
The
Ot ,na ura. y is more gas an is nee u e _
cames.either from the crank case, they necessity of adjustment of, the care - —
transmission gear case Or the differ-' buretor to its most efficient' service• t •I
may not always be. indicated b black Y '
They are not intended to leak. It, smoke.
May be because the drain cock is not) Chase the little thieves away, fora
properly closed or the gasket may not, you can insure against these thefts in f �,' + • - �` ;
be bolted down tight, or there may be'' no other way than by: watchfulness.
.1 portable runway can be constructed
oa the• upper structure of the vessel
frons which these planes can be
!enriched with ease. Passengers ide-
siring to 'cross quickly .and who are
.willing to pay extra fbr this service,
can be, 'sanded far in advance of the
vessel's schedule.
How the Pian Would Work Out.
For instance, we'll say the ,Iaur-e-
,ania sails from Liverpool en August
24. and it takes her approximeire:y;•fire
days to, cross the, Atlantic, including
the time required in docking, etc.. In -
i stalled upon her after .�u: er-structure
is a s mall ' platform, built cf light lum-
ber .and, in sections so that it can be
dis=mantled it desired and pivoted upon
a centre pin or axle so that'it *ill turn
in . much the same, manner as a turn-
table and ca:: be..xung in either direc-
tion on the beam. U;,on'thls platform
ere_ts•• a fast•.cruiser planet fully eq,tip-
ped and with itilatabie'4' alts' attached
jut over the whee . `alae p'ane's
crew has .seen that. . ev eral -days'.
' emergency ra:.cn. fcr u -e in case of
accident. and water, hare been. placed
in the plane, and the mechanic has
!everything tutted up for action. Ttie
pane is secured for -sea in i nueh the
same =inner as the lifeboat__
Tiro days' out of Liverpc\ui the most'
roportsnt shalt is placed ^ tae air
;-::•:e and t e pilot takes his eat. The
r e has been 'made ready for fight
3 a' 'athiags are .release', except
the• autorn Uc !ease which ho:de the
plate.. ;:yr:l • tae motor 'has increased
to foil speed. At a s:grafi from the
:Q: ii
area . the Ian S re:eS�e'? '::».1 ite,,s
• frs►m the rut veav • e a b:r3, _::••:'_o
h:g:i etreve the vessel. and .ett.ing a
near --e fe Nett York it ands a few
hours is e:.
Suppose that while the aft -plane ie.
getting ready ter :`s flight with the
mail Mr. Jones of \ ; w York city re-
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ceiveis a wireless that his presence is
needed in New York the next day 'in
order to save several: thousand tione
Lars. or possibly ellr. Jones
rushes up to the captain •and •ltrcicuies •
passage on the .ship's mail' plane and
is lauded. in New York .a few teams
later. He has saved :nnr_ey to hint-
_elf and does not mina. in the leaet the
extra tell he has paid for . pas= sae.
This plane will' prove invalu:J le i^ .
hundreds •et instances. Mr. Jones
alight have received a nte>._sge that
some c ne •in his family was very sick
and at the peit:t of death. instead Of a
financial •.natter, and been ruched to
the sick bed in the same 'earner. •
Safeguard Against Icebe-es.
We all remember the tet—:hie die.'
aster which overtook the Titea'ie.
Rushing headieng for port L .�.::_h a
sheet of fog she struck an :btr; aree
went clowt within a fen- h,:.:r s. :ll.,.
lives vete leer and ether., expelied
the c :eutet:ts. Fog :s often el a Low
ee` led _nature and while very (:ease
!in the lower regions may leave the.
atmosphere per feetly c:ear a fere feet
above the level .of t :e a a. In a re-
gion *here ,it • is expected th.3t
t ergs may he encountered.' a scout
:z' ? rculd lee sent out over the sheet Y:. e:• ares the-po:l,'t: pi cher," a►a
cf fog end such disaster avoided. of they are ;orale i by the attendee', at
' ccur�' this would not .Mork tlr der a:: such place.: They lurk pabout inside
cendit.'or.s. the crc'.,it'.heos3
es. pretend:ng. to b
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months before the 'Brii!sh t etablish.
regular trees.a'lavt:c.:trvice by the'
airway.
1Vhile •t?ley, tare • building aircraft to
make 260 miles an hour. the typo of
scout now in use make an average of
123 miles. It, when the Mauretania is
tvct'ttty-four hour: out.of Liverpool. 'a'
ular:e-'• ret.y out with 'mail and drops it
upon tl:e,eooks of thy,• vessel, and this
trsit ':s r.:aged in the ship's plana.
o+'hiell !haves •the ship two' ty-four
ht :r love for -New Yerk the mail
•`�t `• r at' 1. Nee Tori:
tv, ,.l., 17., c•at.• to le ee than thirt : •six
1:Ones
In the ftr'ure mail will travel he-
tn een • \ ^w York and Liverpool in tea,
-h+••tt:•• bat white t •:tie:.fly waiting
f•..i th:: to he devei•,1►•-••1 w- can bast -
et', the Ort. et ',mei; time. a-hich has
•.t.t 1' :: hseel he some years. by
me:: :ee.1 ;rtsseeger planes'
e:. h . sd er •.•:iia iidere
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They Pinch Pollen.
In '1: i:;:t•l:c car.iens w1:cthere
are or.l:_t.'•!;Troyes, a class of thi •ties
who a, :t'•e ::i:chietoiia. and 'a:so
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vw..ery (::. :t to c:!.:e. are f:; ,u':1::y.
.buoy.
On the other hand. a pass+srger, an
the liner white two days out of New
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• York develop. a ,seriotl.S case of risk -
Leese with whieet. the shire felt:ir
::::ship to core.. Phe is-
trarsfer-e;: to Win a:-p::t:e an•i le r..:e,1
qu:chit' and withee des. sleet ..t a
hc_p :tai in NPR' Ycrk w t'..a a few
hour-.• Ex xr: «eats have
t.-,. be'r::rriri ..• ,... ..:i+t►I.SI.r'
' with f::: .... r? c . ,.:'
.11 any
oUier cosve ance.
The fact that t1:. d
upon the Water rei.de-.:: Ik ,s'ble ;•.►
trar_=ter pas -4•:tiers
necess:.y shire el:engine
course. and w!::ie'mar_y :.i:;es apart.
.Neither ip wt;.;:•1 need :•,a +i u^
or s' `x '` } ahs; . ,,.,e (bi_t pok•
up the and .!:- c::.-. pi
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ential case.
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a crack Which gives a slow drip.., hat-' The unilerwraer will not give you a
ever it is, it should be remedied. There' polity against them.
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Superheated Stearn. , Remaking New Zealand.'
Two decades ago few Would have More rapid changes in animal and
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admitted the .poe.sibility.of permanent-'!, veget'hie life are talking pace in New.
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ly and regularly , producing •eteam: at : Zealand than nlmest anywhere in the
temperatures .of from 550 degrees •to world... The native Polynesian race
650 degrees Fahrenheit within the re- is (i:`a;►pest!ng before European;
evicted area of the ordinary locomo- the t+:ttive wild anima:, aniourt to
ttveoboi.ler. Now thousand, of loco- , little in 'e(nt'estowith the i:.tporte•I
Motives use this superheated steam: ge`e's• ntary of which cow run wild;
and its use is increasing, . the streams are full of American and
Be- heating steam 1x;0 degrees rab .'Furolrean .treAmericanat, woich•attain un e. or-
rettheit above the saturation teitipei t- slices .-ize, ar.d even the forests are"
tare "hot steam" Ls produced. With being' reptae" by the i'twisting of
this increase of tc;nlperature Lie steam foreign trees a'- tl.', :.:sate (:.es •i:<-
ts dried ,and the volute is •itereeared. appear.
But the ir.Crt'a-e of volume is less fn:- baCvc+n ni:i iron ler 1:•,,, (aro spntres, J
portant then the suppression of . all Ikigl"'. lir. ::r.1 +.a, ..:spit;< tt•:ays.•
condensat len in the c•vlinder. if the. •.early Nef4 t planted anti vast Lumbers !
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:3e}t ---I r• -_set .st S 1;;tili` are' :'flus. :. _ a:1.: th
• steam be!ng a had conductor :t aloe iinte: Til:: rt:is+,n -for r•;,:axing the
reduces less by cooling in the-cf;in- K t'tR• tre•e" wi:la r;►!•r:• fr, m North
ders .It Irc.reaoes the hauling capaci- America, E'..rnie saved an-tris;i:1 i._ that
ty from 23 tit co per cent., according to those. n( New' Zealand are t .0 Sir of
type argil structure of the erg:r,e growth. although. eeine !,f thee: ,pry,
. • duce'-lee:;i' n' ti!mh :r, Thi in:p;anta
Aeroplanes are to be used for hunt- 4� ..., mothers' p•'nsiens in tl.-:• 1 -
r.Q out whales and seals rn + - ►, ►, .
land and Eire. !an -i, they have already Many o.ri`�ir:ti-h l,att:esl:,ps are be- tern, as fe,i••wg, irr,rn left LT r r!.: Arlan': freea-_ J
prov'e'd useful. in '' :a,.r. see els of irz fi'ie-,i wib c+,r,tre'e and sank in 1t.-yr.o.+: !•: r• r .+'•r lir_ . • f Tr.r, .. •1 ' r \• • e,
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_New:y Appointed Commission to.Deal W.th Mcthe's' Pent.crs.
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