PAGE FOURTEEN : ee -- We regret that our misfortune, in having such a dis- astrous fire, has caused some inconvenience to our cus- THE tomers. The work of reconstruction is being pushed, however, and we expect to have our repair shop back to its old state of efficiency in a very few days. Our battery department has been taken over by a most reliable man, so that we now feel that we can give ybu any line of ser- «vice which is second to none. : * -<., N a a ---- DAILY BRITISH B ! In the Automobile World WHIG ee ------ SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1920. * 1 | PERHAPS THIS STORY WILL Solomon, who had the reputation of being a "wise guy," once remark- ed: "There be three things , which are too wonderful for me, yea, four, which I know not--the way of an eagle, in the air, the way of a ser- pent upon a rock, the way of a ship In the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid." And if he had been living in the twentieth century when he made that observa- tion, he would have counted five things which were beyond his com- prehension, and would have tacked on to the above quotation, "The ways of a gasoline engine." For it is a pretty safe guess that even Solo- mon, with all his wisdom, would be compelled to admit that there are some whims and caprices of an in- ternal combustion engine which are Just as difficult to fathom as the four wonders he mentioned. Here's one which inverted me for an inter- val. 5 In my light six engine, there was | more or less misfiring with a cool | engine, which was only to be expect- ed, but this misfiring was not the or- dinary kind. It was only a short * Robinson & Wilshire Automobile Repair Shop ted "TO. With a blow out fit At MOB Ford parts. Phones: Shep 1039. ELLIOTT & WILLIAMSON LE REPAIRING specinity. Genuine 378 BROCK STREET Res. 1537J. time until it was obvious that one cylinder was misfiring practically all the time, and upon removing the spark plugs and looking them over, which is my favorite way of spotting a misfiring cylinder, I found that the plug in No. 2 cylinder was foul, while those in the other five were clean and nl | INSYDE TYRE || "= Ran 8,000 miles. Cost less of Cars Repaired Promptly, ~~ Sam than $2.00. Have you tried ome? J. R. C. Dobbs & Co. Tel. 819. 41 Clarence St. | Also do Motor Boat Repairing | | A05Princess St. | - | If you are responsible folfsthe . MAXOTIRES Are an establi shed fact. YOU NEED THEM. Why not get them now . STANDARD VULCA NIZING COMPANY 284 Omtario St. Res. 104 Queen Street. A. NEAL, Manager cause, do not whine at the effect. FIRST--we sell 0 GET GASOLINE Phone 1988 2 Then You Get the Most in Economy and Service for the Least Investment. Come in and see the different models. All are fully equipped. fro PeRRRARRNEEEERRRANRRNRRERRRRRG Our Tires and Accessories GIVE SATISFACTION Why? Because back of every success is a reason ---- we're a Success in the Tire and Accessory Business. THE REASON IS THAT ly what we k NEXT---we-don't figure that because 4 man owns a car he will stand for inferior Tires or Accessories, and we only the best. A Complete stock of CORDS, FABRICS an We can supply TRUCK TIRES ON SHORT m our latest and most-up-to-date VISIBLE Gasoline Pump. "To get the Miles per Gallon, get the Gallon First" SUDDABY'S TIRE SERVICE now to be the best obtainable. carry d TRUCK TIRES. NOTICE, : Cor. Queen and Wellington Streets | NammmunaNEEEEEn ~ an New Velie Six The first illustration of the mew beauty of design to which users who find satisfaction in distinction.--. (and who does VanLuvenBros. 'Show Rooms and Garage: 34-38 PRINCESS STREET Yhone for not ?7)----are expecting. - It is the car which sets the fashion of to-day, as the pace for to-morrow. as well KENDRICK & VANLUVEN Phones 1888 and 81. Satisfactory Repair Service at 878 Brock Street. HELP YOU CHASE THE BUGS. dry, showing that they were firing re- gularly and burning clean. * This showed that it was not the fault of the mixture, since a mixture which would fire regulatly in five cy~ linders should fire in the sixth, It therefore lobked like one of three things; leaky valves in No. 2, a faulty spark plug or one,with a EAP too wide or too narrow, or else broken piston rings or scored cylinder walls, which Would permit too much oil to got past the piston and foul the plug. The wiring was all in first-class condition. The plug looked all right, so I put it in No. 1 and changed No. 1 plug to No. 2 cylinder. Took the car out and tried it, but still found more or less misfiring, and after a few miles ex- amined the plugs in the first two cy- linders. The plug in No. 1 had Jburn- ed itself entirely clean, although I had not taken,any of the oil and car- bon off it before I put it in, The plug in No.2 oylindef, which was clean when put in, was now black and oily, showing that cylinder was misfiring quite a good deal. The others were all clean. The change of plugs showed clearly that the plug was not to blame. It looked like leaky valves or else leakage past the piston. I got out the crank and tried the compression. All were good, and No. 2 was as good as any of the rest. It was a relief to know the cylinder wasn't scored, or the valves leaking, but it seemingly eliminated the last possible cause of the missing in that one cylinder. Too lean a mixture for cold weather wouldn't explain jt. I kept driving the car as usual, and puzsling over its bewildering stunt. During a few days ¢% com. paratively warm weather, the misfir- ing ceased, but with the return of cold weather it was conspicuous by its presence, and its brief sojourn had not changed its nature a par- ticle. To make a long story short, after "trying everything once," I finally shifted the gasket. There was no question but that shifting the Bas- ket had improved matters, and I thought I could see a theoretical rea- son for the trouble in the former po- sition of the gasket. It seemed en- tirely possible that the gasket pro- Jected into the opening of the port in such a way as to interfere with the free passage of the mixture with No. 2, but at the same time allow No. 1 to get its charge more readily. But if the gasket was now perfectly placed, which seemed to be the case from an outside examination, why didn't No. 2 hit just as regularly as No. 1?--From New York Motor. rb. ROPE FOR SKIDDING. Use of rope on the solid tires of a truck when a summer shower overtakes the driver without chains available, is recommended as an emergency measure 'to prevent skidding. Rope used in this way wears out quickly, but this is com- pensated for by the less damage in- flicted on tires as compared with chains. Cause of Appendicitis Now Definitely Known The commonest cause of appendi- citis is constipation. Every doctor Says so. When you require physic, don't use a cheap drastic pill--get Dr. Hamilton's Pills, which are made from the private formula of one of the greatest physicians. Dr. Hamil- ton's Pills strengthen the stomach, regulate the bowels and prevent any tendency to appendicitis. In one day you feel the tremendous benefit of Dr. Hamilton's Pills. By purifying the blood and cleansing the system they prevent headaches, lift depres- sion and drive away weariness. No medicine so successful as Dr. Hamil- ton's Pills. Sold everywhere in 25¢ iboxes, with yellow cover; get the zenuine. $1465 F.0.8. CHATHAM WARTAX EXTRA i § : g - 1: 5" g LiF i I fgg i Built in Canada by Skilled Conadien Workers and Canadien Capitol - GRAY-DORT ¥ t iol oO & { < £ 8 i 1 { ; : i | F m------ i every owner "his car." # us that they short of cars. dealer now.) Hi standard. Fes Fi You must drive, ride in, the BO Dart Our dealers tell AST Cee war tax emtra. - The 2-passenger roadster is the same. ey eT aripmmene bio ot pedi sei Grav-Donr Morons, Loerran © Chatham, Ontarie. speak proudly of are going 'to be see your ' 1k MUST GUARANTEE SPARE The provincial legislature in Sas- katchewan has just passed a bill re- quiring every vendor of an automi- bile within the Province to give the purchaser a warranty that all neces- sary spare parts will be kept in stock for a period of ten years from the date of sale. The bill was passed at the instance of a car owner, whose automobile was rendered use- less when still quite new because the company who manufactured it went out of business and made fit impos-. sible for him to get spare parts to replace those he had broken or worn out, Considérable opposition was voiced against the bill when intro- duced in the Saskatchewan House. Nevertheless, it received the support "f the majority of members and has become law It remains. to be seen whether 'such legislation is bene- ficlal"to the progress and develop- ment of any Province. . ------------ we de +» + we 4 + oe a dd . La & ETT TTTIPP & > - CO-OPERATE WITH COPS. >a When a motor car is stolen the owner, in the majority of cases, is unable to give the police any detailed information about his automobile. The re- sult is that the thief retains the car, and the owner suffers be- cause he simply neglects to jot down in his memo book a few figures which would aid the authorities {in locating his property. If you have not already re- corded the following faots about your car, do so at once. You can never tell when this Information will be of the ut- most concern to you: Engine number; serial number of ve- hicle; serial number of tires; model number. AAAS EAE IT & PEFRIP ELE P GEIS PI bbb bd + -- 1920 MOTOR LICENSES HEAVIEST ON RECORD Total Registration in Ontario Will Likely Reach 170,000 Cars. While it is quite impossible to de- finitely determine the number of mo- tor vehicles that are being registered in Ontarfo at the present time a cas- ual, comparison with a year ago shows a very heavy increase. Up to date license isusers in every city and town throughout the Province state that all previous records have been broken during the last three months, and fully 75 per cent. of the registra- tion is already im. One feature which is characteriz- ing the registration is the large chau- fleurs for the first time. There is also a great increase in the number of 1i: censes issued for motor trucks. Far- mers appear to be the greatest own- ers of this type. a As this is only the fifth month of the year there is every indication that the total registration, not including motorcycles, in this Province will reach 170,000 motor vehicles bw the end of December. Last year 139,288 licenses were issued. - What Do You Know About Your Car? How does a worm axle differ from a burl gear axle? In the worm drive gear axle the burl gears are replaced by a worm wheel and gear. In fact, this is the only difference between the two axles, J With the engine dead, first speed engaged, back axle jacked up, I can turn either back wheel forward while the other turns backward, the engine rémaining dead. This is caused by the action of the differential which causes one wheel to turn in the opposite direc- tion when the car is jacked up, and on the road causes a retarding move- ment when the distance of travel varies, as in turning a corner. Please explain what is called tor- que, and the best manner of nang- ling it. Do you consider it good practice to depend upon the springs? A torque is a turning or twisting exerted upon the axle. There are a variety of methods of handling this, and the springs relied upon in some cars have taken care of this in an excellent manner. How do you adjust the brakes? Adjustments should be made in the brake-roads to. take up wear when no adjustments are provided on the brakes proper. Adjustments on brake bands proper vary in detail. These are generally provided with adjusting nuts, which take up for wear in the brake lining. How would you use engine as a brake going down 4% long hill? Shift gear into low speed. Put Close throt- switch on off posit pn. tle. Allow the cur to crank engine going down hill, which is a very ef- fective brake. What are the names of acids which are used to recharge a three-cell wet battery, One part chemically pure sulphur- ic acid and three parts distilled water Never use what is termed commerc- cially pure acid, but fsist upon chemically pure. ------ Night Care of Truck In putting up thé truck or con- verter for the night, the brake- bandle should always be left for- ward. That means that the clutch will be left in, whereby no oil can trickle in between the clutch plates to gum them up when the brake- handje is pulled forward in the morn- ing. It is well to press hard on each of the pedals, so as to squeeze out sany oil that may be between the three bands and their drums, to pre- vent gumming there. A Danish inventor claims to have perfected a meter for correctly mea- suring steam heat supplied to fesi- dences from central plants. PARTS FOR TEN YEARS i 1 of nourishing bi |NO DAMAGE TO TIRES _____IF_CROSS_A STREAM. Water Has Very Little Effect On Constituents ' of Rubber Tire. Now and then in the course of an automobile trip a car. has to pass through a stream, and the Question is sonretimes discussed whéther tho action of the water is Harmful to the tires" The same question arises when a car is out in a heavy rain, A large tire company answers the question by stating. that the effect of such a wetting is practically nothing at all, either fer damage or ime provement. At any rate, the effect on the tire is not. harmful. _ The two chief constituents of a tiré are rubber and cotton, both vegetable substances, and, as a rule, water does not\injure vegetable matter. ' If running through a brook re- sulted in cooling a tire, the effect would be decidedly beneficial, but 3 * quick dash through the water has little effect on the heated ajr within the tire, and consequently the teme perature. change in 'the tire after its bath is negligible. Water itself apparently does no harm to tires, but the eombinatiion of air and moisture commonly known as humidity is very destruce tive, especially on the cotton in ore dinary fabric tires. The moist air works in between the layers of fabrie and rots them out, sometimes even before the tires leave the dealer's storeroom. The tharmful effect of moist air is the chief reason why, when tires are stored, they should be kept in a dry atmosphere. As sunlight is harm- ful, the storage pliice should be dark. BOTH CARS AND STORES. Henry Ford, in addition to es- tablishing co-operative : stores at, which his 52,000 workmen may buy their provisions at '"'sale price.' will manufacture his own flour from 75,000 bushels of wheat from his farm. Mr. Ford will establish flour mills and supply them from his farm with wheat and then sell the product to his workers. The farm may supply much more in the way of produce for the stores, one of which is on Manchester avenue, in Highland Park, in a part of the. plant, and well pafronized. LOW WATER CAUSES INJURY. Operating the engine without sufficient water or with no water at all may result in injury to the spark plugs. To give service without cracking the plugs must be properly cooled, and provision for this is gens erally made in the water Jacketing system. When the water runs low the plugs become hotter and there is great danger of their being damaged, imei BATTERY WIRE. The inside of copper wire of the sort. used for battery connections frequently corrodes until. it is com pletely eaten through, when it parts trouble is caused by the sulphuric acid gas in the cells, accentuated by the damp air about the battery. If the wires are coated at and around the terminals with cup greases the copper will be effec- tively protected from the acid fumes. = S---------------- Characteristics of Women Drivers, A well-known driving instructor says that the general characteristics of women drivers in their first year of driving are: Racing motors when going through the gears, and continuing in low and intermediate unnecessarily long. Turning the steering wheel with Jerks and removing both hands while shifting for new holds. Forgetting to release the brakes when starting, Neglecting to replenish gasoline tank. -- ee A cuspidor has been patented with removable paper linings that can be thrown away or burned, saving the labor of washing the device. Australian white ants have devel. oped a taste for lead covering and in- sulation of cables that is proving costly to telephone companies. WOMEN AS BRAVE AS THE MEN THEIR STRUGGLE SHOWS A RE. MARKABLE SPIRIT. Talk of the bravery of men, but where can you find a finer spirit than among the half-sick women who are fighting and struggling to do their duty against the terrible odds of ill- health, and who will not give up. One woman in every three fs struggling against weakness. Most of them are not exactly sick, but, oh, how miserable! The burden and midery of it all has its foundation in the blood which is thin and watery. The red cells are too few. The very stream of life is reduced in vitality. Weakness and inevitable ill-health are the certain result. Every alling or weak woman cam quickly regain her health in this véry simple way. By filling the sys- tem with the nutrition that comes from rich red blood, a quick change for the better will result. To ac- complish this, take two chocolate-. coated Ferrozone Tablets after each meal. You'll feel better immediately for the simple reason that Ferro- tone renews the blood. It gives you vim, vigor, endurante, restores a tired, worn-out system very quickly. You'll fee: like new all over once you get Ferrozome working through your blood. It puts color into fad- ed cheeks, brightens the eye, quick- ens the step, brings Yack that won- derful feeling of you A One 'of the finest things Ferrozons does is to make you eat lots and di- gost it as well. With keen appetite, sound sleep, strong nerves and lots you're bound to regain robust health. Any sickly girl or ailing woman that Ferro- zone won't make well must be in- curable. There fs a secret power Jn and it is worth a trisl at all events. Fifty cents per bos, six for $2.50. At all dealers in ne, >