THE CAUSE OF TROUBLE
After washing his car (states a Canadian writer) a motorist had difficulty in starting it and, oneo running, it wouldn't pull. Finally lie limped into a shop and the men all took a look it, checking ignition, grinding valves, overhauling carburettor, ,' etc. They were all stumped when a former mechanic happened in. He asked: "How does she hit?" They said they couldn't tell because they couldn't hear the exhaust plainly enough. Thereupon, he pulled off the muffler, and behold, a .finer. running engine you would nover
wish to see! Examination showed that a loose muffler was blocking the exhaust, and probably this was due to a heavy mufiier explosion. Tho owner had got some water on tho distributor and this was the cause of tiie starting trouble. After cranking the engine for some time a spark occurred which ignited the charge in tho muffler, blowing the baffle loose and shutting off the exhaust.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 3, 3 July 1926, Page 18
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157THE CAUSE OF TROUBLE Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 3, 3 July 1926, Page 18
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