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ha pro-i Georgeany of ab 11 shod•rdre-•augh ofompnny, i Walterrai salesThia 9a ihm third of m of aprdatlv prepareddinarand iflmetrated mrthU§ ehouung the or automobile drive*b!j C/1 j ne! lbeln»:When the Engine Will Not Startnark of fn April Vlaruler-ie auto*‘d dur-#at year.11 w a sr an d of 1 922.which g In its o wide-«? Series were a yearIgnition Troubles1. Take a Spark Phi* out of a cylinder, then open up the pap to TWICE the distance of the present gap. Now nttach the wire to the Plug terminalMlfnratllomi:again, then lay it on top of the cylinder in such a position, that when you turn the engine over, you can sec the Plug Points. Make sure that the terminalwith the wire attached DOES NOT touch the cylinder. Now turn the engine over smartly a few tunes while watchirig the points of the plug then—If NO spark appears at the points of the Plug, or a spark only now and again, see that the Ignitiona Viapthopaly»em'1r cnof theis salesrecord* |'ceding j th even/proceed as shown in the illustration.* I * mo ^1st. Remove the wore leading from the centre of the Distributor Head to the Coil.2nd. Take off the Distributor Head by unsnapping the two small clips at the side.3rd. Take off the Distributor Arm.iha t oa r I, wnperobtf lt;rpurinn1st 2nd 3rd 4th4. Make quite soft* the Breaker Points are .together. If they are open.turn the engine over by hand crank until you see the points CLOSE, then* hold the end of the wire you removed from the Distributor Head about */, away from any metal part. Now with the point of the finger, open and olose point* while watching the end of the wire.If NO SPARK appears at end of wire each time you open points see A. If a spark Appears each time you open points, see B.always ir, butto ben be Black, cel a nilI.claml i g 1 n-“ firstcom*olume it has• ikinglotion . new keep be-91. Turn on the lights and observe their appearance. If they are DULL, then examine the Battery connections. If connections are all right haveBRItGflTrth2i-?ed' If’ hoWCver' the llghts are2. Trace wire from Battery to Ignition Switch. Seeariictilarly that the connections at the bark of the_witch are TIGHT, and that the wire has not rubbed through its covering or insulation at any point. If it is all right then—3. Trace wire leading from the Ignition Switch to• A\Vorfobtc cthdifathe Coil, making sure it has not rubbed through at any point If if looks all right then4. Examine the connections and wires leading from the Coil to the T°rrht u c and DlSirib^^A°^ ^at thrv are aM connected and arellGHl. If above are all SEEMINGLY correct then—5. Test to see if either the Ignition Switch nr the wires leading to theindi-• per-d for lure y an- i .sale*5 but jre- Ilt;fond-rtherw ^ v.uiu i ic iKiiiuuu owjuii nr inc wires leading to tlieBattery are not internally defective. To do tins, take a piece of insulated W»,,-Cia i°Ut u j ng’ a , conr?cct one end to the terminal on the Battery, j ' 1 “““ Wiivv.1 J,uc ciiu lo me lerinmai on tne tiatterv™ 1*1 attiched !t, w,.re that,Icad* lt;o the Ignition Switch, and connect the other end of the wire to the terminal on the Coil which hasattached to it the wire that leads through to the Switch. NOW test tosee if there is a spark. If there IS, and the engine now starts, have theJtrl l^!tchcr?{l,Wir,DK examined by au expert Ignition man. If, how, tver, there is b 1 ILL no spark, see B. *wwlll(anticmith-a 11in:ovar. 1- Examine the Distributor Head tois not wet or damp, and look carefully there are no cracks or burnt hair like If there are, fit a new Head. If the has flat metal segments, see that they are clean and bright. Use a little fine sand paped on the track if the segments are pitted or black looking.It. hnti^unr tVi#* ~ 1 1 thfMsee that it to sec th.it lines in it.Distributorhichtin* otor a n d are the5 of9r2. Examine the Distributor Arm to see that it is not cracked where it fits in the shaft, and that the Contact has sprung enough to make connection withH.H •,nuthcL ccntre o£ thc distributor, ^ lf .lt 18 a11 n8ht then—oJL f*an?ine the ®reaker Points. If they have a grey, frosty appearance, and come together squarelyH TheP°-..y'-CtPS™. P° NOT tonel, them.th;un-d aofre-ofof fjasinasooRftecT tNcoRecT*3 wil^require ,ireS'smK tTymade from tungsten metal which is too hard to filethey must be dressed up on an oil stone. The contact faces must he EXACTLY parallel. It is a delicate operation and it is better for the average manto have tin, ,ob done by an expert Isnili™trccai.lesen-on-er-or,ingheral,de.u4'rTest tf?e between the points to see that it is correct rft., i.™;'at. tfziri e “hat ,h' exactrard TUt thickncss of an ordinary business IV f-k n I r cn*mc over until thc Cam on theWIDESTrGAP T°ldSct-hCf Pt°intS °P'n at theirnn PTYPn adjust, loosen the lock nuton the hlXED contact screw, then bv turning thess%£ w^usrsz'tnNUT isS¥l«VTCNmrrupA^w-THE L0CKdcstoedheJ‘ With the Breaker points in the CLOSED position, test the tension of the spring on the movahl.lon^e T i,*' P°'nt o£the finKcc, seeing that it is not loose, broken or rusted, and is strong enough to .nanthe points into FIRM contact. If it appears to besluggish in action, and thc Arm fits into a fibre bushing, it may have swollen, making the shaft too tight to move freely. Very often with this trouble thepoints stay open ALL the time. If, however’ the Arm works quite freely then- “»wevcr, tne15qumi20i'lt;5. If when testing^be Tgnhio^n by^opening and dosing the Breaker PointsffirN tkC V spark at the VER^m«Ul part, your Condenser ha, broken7™ and wifi Zni™ exnSVrr -n. a. the fault 'i, “ interna? one rcqufring ffir,dnNEXT WEEKIN •id1(3f*“ ENOnre Copyrighted 1922 by The S-N-L TechnkaJ Srndic.t^Dorfatinn r%f f t__i.f’014W I •feithlt;A HI
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Canton Sunday News
Canton, Ohio, US
Sun, Apr 15, 1923
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