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Show 1 1 .IiS TO II OVER I There is no need to toll tho old ' driver that railroad tracks should be ! crossed, diagonally to ease the Jolt, which is bad enough at best, but the I now driver will snvo himself sonic II shaking up by hooding this advice. II Again, it will bo fpjuid advantageous II to drive up long, steep grades In the country, whore traffic: Is light, in :i I -series of zigzags, ' as teamsters do. I This lightens the grade and helps tho motor, j When a bolt Ik so located that it is ; difficult to start It the trouble may I bo obviated by attaching; a piece of wire o the end of the bolt by drop Jl of solder. Using the wire as a handle M the bolt Is easily .started and after it M is in place the wire is easily removed by a few turns. m v 1 "When the starting motor for any X reason lacks power to' turn over the H crank shaft it may be strengthened by coupling on another storage Hat-1 tery. connecting it in multiple fo as j , not to increase the voltage. If the conducting wires are of sufficient size from the battery to tho motor there , will ho a considerable gain in power output. Air leaks are. a, common cause of .misfiring, thought they are o.ften overlooked. over-looked. A worn valve guide allow?) enough air to be sucked Into the cy-l in dors to cause misfiring, and It nlspl permits oil to leak out. If oil Is dls-' covered leaking out it Is fair to as-) sumo that excess air is being injected! .into the fuel charges. When two of the wires of the lighting light-ing or starting systems arc producing a short circuit ati Inevitable accompaniment accom-paniment of the condition is heat. By fooling carefully along ths line the operator can usually detect the pres- once of a short by fie' heat that la! be!:ig generated. i |