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Show mm MOTOR FUEL SUBJECTED TO TEST i Army Truck Demonstrates Its Economy on Steep Mountain Trails. "With the passing of the censorship govern ing" publication of facts pertaining pertain-ing to certain war activities, conies de-lai!cd de-lai!cd information relative to tests of Liberty fuel conducted by the war department de-partment and bureau of standards. As a result of these tests, tho now fuel is reported to bo satisfactory in every respect as( a substitute for gasoline gaso-line The cost of manufacture is said to be 40 per cent lower than the cost of gasoline, while the power produced is greater. The manufacture of the new fuel j involves a still process. The mgvfdi-i mgvfdi-i ents used are described as commodities winch are now a drug ou the market. Theso can be obtained in sufficient quantities to assure an ample supply of the gasoline substitute. ! The fornv.ih- is a secret held by the inventor and the war department. Liberty fuel is described as being scentless, tasteless and without gasification gasifi-cation odor. The report states that its combustible products produce a cnoh r effect than gasoline, and that it in non-corrosive. It does not give out i soot or carbon, and starts the motor ' more readily than tho fuel it is cx-, cx-, pet ed to replace. The quality and specific gravity of the new fuel arc changeable at wi). It will ignite only from spark or flame. No special apparatus is required eittber in the engine or ihc carburetor to at-; at-; tain the desire. 1 results. ; Practical tests of the Liberty fuel were conducted by a'ir.y officers, with ; the aid of a three arid a half ton tru.-'.. ' Ac cord in to the of f ifia.l report, th i -t rue k, carrying a load, covered a .instance .ins-tance o l Jo'2 miles. The route lay through a. mountainous section, i The journey as made at a speed of f rum nine to twelve miles per Injur, the lower speed being necessary because of rain. With gasoline, the truck, under like conditions, averaged 6.37 miles a gallon. gal-lon. It used eight and one-half gallons of water in the radiator and four and one-half quarts of oil. an average of 03.5 miles a quart. The truck easily negotiated the mountains on Liberty fuel, the report states. |