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Show CARBURETOR IN SUMMER SEASON Ordinarily Thcro Is Not as Much Gasoline Required Then as During Winter. USE OF COLD AIR ENTIRELY Always Good Judgment to Inspect Radiator Frequently, Making Guro Water Is Net Running Low GrcasCollects Dust ('One of t'c things denunkcg thu nttcntlou of owner lu sum- nier weather Is tho core of the carburetor. car-buretor. Ordlnnrlly there Is not ns much gasoline required in hot weather us lu cold nutl therefore, thu dash adjustment ad-justment may bp carried n little ncarcv lean, or nlr, side. This not only saves gasoline but Increases tho power of tho motor. In tho majority of Instances It has been found that the hot nlr stovo of tho carburetor may bo dispensed with or adjusted. Prevent Hot Air. As n rulo provision Is mndo on tho hot nlr stoves for allowing somo cold nlr to cuter, or to take cold nlr entirely. entire-ly. Whcro tho carburetor Is water-Jacketed, water-Jacketed, It Is usually supplied with n Vrtlvo thnt may bo closed to prevent thu flow of hot water. Individual ex perlment will determine, whether It Is ntlvVuiblo to cut out the heat entirely on the carburetor, since nil aro not benefited by tho change. If tho fan has been disconnected this of courso will bo corrected. Tho cnglno naturally natural-ly runs hotter In thu summer time, the wnter vaporizes fnster nnd often bolls nwny, so It Is always good Judgment to Inspect tho radlntnr frequently, mnk-Ing mnk-Ing suro thnt tho water Is not running low. Wnter In tho storngo battery will evaporato twice ns quickly In summer. sum-mer. Heavy Grer.se for Summer. Many manufacturers recommend n heavier grease for summer than for winter In order to obtain tho greatest elllclency. Hot weather softens up grt'iiso nnd trouble often manifests Itself by greaso seeping out of transmission trans-mission or differential cases, as well as from greaso cups. When the grease softens In this manner It Invariably In-variably makes a llttiu ring od greaso around each cup. which collects dust nnd gives tho car nn unkeiipt np-penrnnce; np-penrnnce; thoro Is nlso tho losslbll-Ity losslbll-Ity of some of tho dust workl ig Into tho bearings. Bo Biiro to keep tho grenso cups turned dowrt und In thnt way tho dust Is forced out. They should bo wiped oft cnrefi lly. It should bo rememhered that evetjy bearing bear-ing needs additional, euro In (ho hot wenther to keep tho dust out i ml tho lubricant in, but tho motorist vjio attends at-tends to these llttlo 'Jextrns" will bo doubly repnld In expense saved and in comfort nnd freedom from th no nn-noylng nn-noylng stops on the road wl lch sd often result In nn unnecessary Islt to tho nearest garage. The motr-wlso driver realizes frcm pnst experiences thnt hot weather calls for addtjd forethought fore-thought and, precaution. ' i |