AIDS TO SOLVING FORD PROBLEMS.
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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, maintenance engineer, or mechanic. Valuable sources of information are being tapped for this purpose, and it should be understood that the information given will be derived from those with, an intimate
knowledge of the subject. .
We shall welcome for inclusion among the hints those which have proved of value to individual users, and will make suitable remuneration for any published. What we desire are the results of practice. remove the centre tie-bolt, thoroughly to clean the leaves with paraffin, and on reassembly to smear the leaves with a mixture of good grease and graphite. When springs are being fitted -into the crossmembers,.it is important that the head of the spring tie-bolt fits right into the square hole made for its reception in the cross-member ; failure to do so results in the chassis working over to one side after a time, putting undue strain on the spring, and eventually causing delay through breakages. The spring hangers should he regularly oiled and the lubricators kept free from dirt, which adds to the free riding of the van.
88.—A Pump for the Water Circulating System.
A very ingenious pump for changing the cooling water circulation system from thermo-siphonic to pump has been placed on the market by Mr. J. W. Shillan, Premier House, 150, Southampton Row,
London, W.C. It is known as a Luther Flood Pump, and is so constructed that it can take the place of the elbow at the top of the water outlet from the cylinders, the saine cap screws being employed. The belt by which the pump is driven is fitted over that used for driving the fan. It is stated that this pump is of such a capacity that it will pass a radiator full of water throughsthe cylinder jackets once a minute at a car speed a 20 m.p.h. The propeller for the pump is made of brass ; it is constructed on the arehiniedean screw principle, with a single long bearing, a neat screw gland, and an efficient lubricator. We believe that it should solve many of the overheating troubles at present experienced. Its. price is £2.
89.—The Care of Ford Springs.
Sometimes it is necessary to dismantle the Ford. springs for broken leaves, renewals, etc. To remove the rear spring, it is essential to jack. up the chassis a fair distance and to remove the spring hangers at each side..
These hangers are rather different in their design from those on most English chassis. They are in halves, and when the castle nuts are -removed they come apart in .opposite directions, each taking a pin which is secured permanently in the hanger to which it belongs.
For this reason there must be no attempt to drive out the pins individually.. Small steel .bushes are fitted in the eyes of the springs and spring perches, and these can easilybe renewed at a small cost by simply driving out and fitting new ones.
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90.—Valuable Hints on Ford Lubrication.
Quite a number' of inquiries regarding Ford vehicles which reach this office are concerned with the matter oflubrication. The Ford requires special treatment in this respect, as the lubricant has to perform the service of oiling the engine and also the transmission. A thick oil may be nil very well for the engine parts, but would cause much trouble with the transmission, due to the impossibility Of thoroughly freeing the bands. To aid.Ford users to overcome their difficulties in this respect, the Vacuum Oil Co.,td., Caxton House, Westminster, London, S.W.f, have recently published a new edition of their booklet entitled tour Ford." This is a highly interesting little work containing most useful information. It points out . why correct lubrication is important, the characteristics of the oil which should be used, and contains illustrations showing the why and wherefore of the various hints given.
'91.—Renovating a Worn Commutator.
When the standard commutator employed in the Ford ignition has-become badly worn, it will be found that, with the motor running at high .speeds, there will be occasional misses, owing to the fact that the roller, in passing over the segments, does not always touch them, as they may have worn below the level of the fibre which supports them.
A remedy for this trouble can easily be found. First take out each segment by. removing the nuts which hold it to the casing, and pack between the easing and the segment. a sufficient number of pieces of paper of suitable size to bring the surface of the segment flush with the fibre when the nuts are tightened. If the resulting surface is slightly rough, it can be smoothed .off with emery cloth. Afer all the segments have been treated, it will most probably he found that there is a. perfect circle for the roller to inn on, and the commutator may be almost as good as new. The roller itself should be inspectedto see that flats have not formed upon it and that it is running freely upon, its