MAKING BEST USE OF THE FORD._
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Valuable Advice on Every Phase of Ford Transport, Which Will Appeal to the Owner, Driver and Repairer.
IN THIS series of hints concerning the Ford light chassis and ton truck wherever they are employed for commercial purposes, we endeavour to deal with the subject from every view-point, so that the advice given will appeal to the owner, driver, maintens,nce engineer or mechanic. Valuable sources of information are being tapped for this purpose.
We shall welcome for inclusion among the hints those which have proved of value to individual users, and will make suitable remuneration for any such information which we publish. What we desire are the results of practice.
Readers are recommended to obtain the original "Book of the Ford," which constitutes a complete manual dealing with the Ford car, the van and the truck. 2s. 9d. post free from the offices of this journal.
248.—A Cause of Misfiring Somewhat Difficult
to Trace.
Some of the many problems connected with the Ford ignition are very puzzling, but often have a simple explanation. In a recent instance an engine began to fire on No. 2 cylinder only. The whole ignition system was tested and a strong spark was obtained at cranking speed from the low-tension plug and when running on the one cylinder.
In the end the engine had to be taken down, and then it was found that the small fibre block riveted to the stator assembly was slightly loose on its rivets ; also, the screw attaching the stator-coil wire to the block touched the rivet when the low-tension plug was screwed right in.
This short was discovered by using a test battery, and the cure for the trouble is obvious, involving only tightening the rivet and shortening the wireholding screw by a small amount.
249.—Adjustable Brake Shoes for the Van and Ton Truck.
During numerous conversations with users of Ford vehicles we have often been informed of the great advantage of using adjustable brake shoes, and we illustrate a type which gives consistently good service.
These .shoes are made by R Stephens and Sons, 63, Church Road, Upper Norwood, London, S.E.19. The set. costs 35s. for the light Ford and 52s. 6d. for the heavy model, and extra linings of exact size, with countersunk holes and suitable rivets, can be supplied by the makers when relining is necessary.
The shoes are made of rolled T-section steel. They have the advantage of light weight, strength, and sufficient spring in operation to give good contact, and both types are provided with K-in, friction linings A special feature of the shoes is the means provided for adjustment, this being effected by means of a wedge-shaped block upon which the shoes pivot, the block being held in position by the support bolt. brake-shoe When the linings become worn the shoes can almost instantly be brought back to correct adjustment by tightening up this bolt, which draws the wedge towards the axle housing and, consequently, further separates the shoe ends.
The adjustment can be made without removing the wheels, flanges being specially provided on the support bolt, which 'projects through the axle housing. If the hole into which the bolt screws has badly worn threads, it can be tapped out to take a special screwed bush, which can be provided. These bushes cost 2s. each and the tap 55.
-250.—Carrying the Ford Spare. Rim.
A minor but useful fitment on the Ford van is the rim-carrying device shown in the sketch. In this, the rim, complete with tyre, is mounted immediately above the wheel arch by mean S of a piece of wood acting as an upright, a couple of 2-in. by On, bolts and a few wood screws. The upright is screwed to the ribs of the body, and the bolts are used for attaching the rim by means of its lugs.