Show I ki lG SA VING VINC POSSIBLE IN TIRE TI RE EXPENSE PENE v IW i Reasonable Care in T Treatment of Tires jj Redu Reduces es Car Ca Up Upkeep L Methods of 0 Tire Conservation as IS Explained by byI I Veteran z Driver Result in Considerable Saving in h. h Total Expense Questions of 0 Interest to the r- r t I Motorist I Answered v J BY BARNEY OLDFIELD j Copyright 1018 by hy Kinz Feature Syndicate ac In 0 or- or v-I v m I 1 i I Ii I I i I J I J r J I I Il r. r i I I f V l 7 I 1 I I I 1 J Lid L I r I I I 5 0 I I I II I I II I I I I I I I I I f 1 I I II I I I I 1 I I IT I I T TATT T S sl J I I I Ie I It t e f tt If To most moEt accurately make this adjustment raise both front wheels clear of I the ground and with a sharp piece of chalk make a a. mark around the tread I j jl tire by holding the marker against it while it is being eing revolved Then me measure this mark as it appears at the rear and front of the tire The distance distance dis- dis I tance ance between the two marks should be 5 16 to 8 3 inch greater in the rear i tb than n in the front If it is found incorrect correct it by turning the front fAile xIe lc tie tic rod adjusting yoke oke on or off of the front tie rod 1 In n me upkeep cep 01 ot me tue mo auLO- auLO I there aro aro two wo big items tires Ures H nd gasoline There is no dodging 1 either ither of them except by putting up the car cal and not using it it It is possible pos pos- sible Ibie b e. e however CI to save aC a C an nn appreciable ble p percentage of each of these Inevitable Ine St Items ms to I by taking reasonable care Of or orth th the two bills probable the gasoline bill Jar larger el but greater savings sa may maybe be accomplished In the thc item Hem Hemor of or tires io we we shall balI devote our attention this week to methods method and wa ways 8 of ot reducing tie the l' l tire bill to its lowest possible figu it I the The greatest cause of tire lire failure all manufacturers agree agre Is Th The riLe car owner Is prone to forget to tol l use se the gauge auge for days at a n time The he automobile tire is made In a n. number j layers of fabric and rubber As A Alou lou long bug as is enough air ah II in iii the tire Lire to hold It firm the thc casing will tand stand land up tip under the stresses of at service ser But t the moment the air all pressure falls below i the thc proper CI figure ure tile the side walls ire r ie no longer held upright but begin to and weave e The result Is that la layers elS are arc loosened from the ri rubric body botH the strength of or tho the casing and nd a blowout follows with results In spite of at the thc C fact ct that all big big- tire tire manufacturing mf have hn In late years concen- concen 19 nn q n Or r r. r lint hoo to fo r. r h hiti iti p n e for t their tires c 8 tl the l langers gers of or this is still I ll the life e predominating cause of tire lire tall fall lir I wish In the th s 01 0 every car owner United States would bu buy a reliable tire Ure cause gt antI and test the pressure In his tires tire er e every week at last Jast In this way ay ayl il l w leaks will be discovered ered In III addition ad- ad to maintaining the casings s In iii serviceable r condition for Cor the longest li iio isble time ft rNo Wow ow I want to call the attention o of oC I ju ar owners to the fact that they ma may Just the same effect as under under- 1 Inflation lation simply lImply by LV overloading o their arg ars The pressure given as correct for else tze of ot tire supposes that a n aen nIven Iven en weight will viii be bc carried on the Suppose however howe that the an owner habitually overload o his vei ve- ve I i jc b by three e or four foul hundred pounds I O overload all produces the same sante con con- ulI of or flexing J in the side walls con I atti of at ti that hat would exist If the thc casing I f te e no not pumped up to lO the proper J If It r the car Is to carry extra I Ight on a Ion long Journey journe it Is best to ump ml up Ut the tires 3 above bove the I pressure p. p lue cars seem eem to be bc harder on tires I h han ii h others othen and certain tires lIres are arc letter ter made than th others othel's I J cannot canno b br b. I emphatic in III warning In my readers 1 a Practice of or using standard r-ir r r-g r Instead of or trying to save sa money so called rate cut or ot second hops Those tires thos sold below I pi Ice must have ha something 9 l 1 With then them or the they would be Ju l at the regular rites rates nn and th the wrong usually u means pre pre- lur failure The best Ire Is la the d cheapest I In III the end the car owner who vho hopes to get Jel mileage out of or his casings t make a point of giving ln 1 them I r mi attention while he Is la using them l Every ery hi day he should hould go CO over O looking for cuts or 01 d deep ep bra bra- Il liens na Any ny n such rut cut should be at o once ce plugged to teal cal It against the of ot water aler The lire tire Is la HO so con- con that if Ir water penetrates be- be the It com comes s in contact H the cotton otton fabric This means TOtting jotting weakening of oC the carcass a and lid Jhen ht a a. blowout I Also 4 sand or small and IOnez on s mo may force their wa way ay into a n cut na cause what it is IK known as 38 a sand blister f- f This means that the Tr matter foreign n in- in ing 1 Us its WI way along alon separating separating n the rubb rubber r from froni the fabric In the tt of travel el this loo loosened place rubs the thc fabric is gradually nea A blowout takes taken place f In ul cuts cute the thc so-called so tread ii- ii 1 substance elI does doe doeer er very This ls i 18 J worked h liar into the cut and lir larger SUfficiently to seal it For i cuts Is the proper Cun CUI e c. c r I. er E IVery car own owner r ought to have o a ari t. t Thee may now bu b had i a arlet variety ri y of ot Inexpensive o models so son Ian M i thin that the thc U user Ufer cr 1 has as but bul 1 to fol- fol n sop rc vcr Cry simple directions lr to be he sure of a nearly perfect I In a cain casing casin- cut should 1 r t be uc ij thoroughly cleansed A cloth soaked In ln gasoline ma may be lie used to f. f out ut al sand or other foreign jV matter t a coat of oC c cement applied n rl lId and after this one has dried a second le he PUt lUl on on- Then the e filler tiller i Is 3 In inserted If It the thc cut Is repaired Ic on the road and the thc tIre tie mu munt t be U used ed at once a ti t thit of oC cloth or Paper l be c cemented over O the inc ruling to prevent Its picking up mud yand or dirt In tin passing over the thc road I f I I IJ J Continued on III Page Lage I REASONABLE CARE Continued from Crom Page 3 Most Moat car owners know lenow I Imagine that misalignment of oC the front wheels will cause excessive wear of oC the tires The reason renson Is that when the wheels are arc out of or proper line a a. dla dragging ln movement mo Is la set up tip which causes the rubber to be bo grated off ore against the road surface Seventy five cents spent once In three months to have the wheel alignment checked up up by the service station If it I you OU cannot c do dp It yourself Is money well spent Harsh Barsh and ex- ex ex excessive o use of or the tho brakes Is another cause of or rapid tiro wear for obvious reasons When the brakes arc locked so 80 that the wheel ceases to revolve be before before be- be fore ture the car stops the tire Is II scraped over oer the surface of the road to its ts eternal eternal eter eter- nal naJ dama damage e. e The Inner tubes deserve a little at attention attention at- at as well as the casings Care must mURt be taken talen to use enough talc on the tubes when Inserting them in the casings so that the they will not Too much of or his powder however will form Corm balls and shortly destroy the thc tub tube The tires should be removed from Crom the rims rim's twice a year anyway and a coat of oC graphite should be ap applied applied ap- ap plied to the thc rims Care Carp should also be taken to keep the tires from contact with oil which Is a dead deadly 1 enem enemy of rubber Tho The casings s should never ne be permitted to rest t In a puddle of oC oil Inthe in inthe inthe the garage In inserting the tubes the operator must see sec that the thc flaps Claps Ho lie and do not extend under the head as this ma may probably cau cause e a a. break in the side wall loops looks like a rim cut Tires today arc generally so excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent that there I is L little excuse If It the thc owner does doe's not set get more than the tune guaranteed mileage D Ey By following a simple course of regular and careful maintenance there is no reason why the casing should not give i ivo far more than its Us allotted service qUI QUESTIONS AND J Its Aas Barney Barne Somo Sonic tine time ago you ou sug suggested ested that a soda solution should be e used usell In lit cleaning a a. radiator Please explain if Ir common or washing soda solla should be C ut used cd and in what quantities quantities' Please also advise me as to the lubrication lubrication cation of oC transmission and differential and how frequently I 1 should dean clean put out same with I kerosene before Do you ou think It pays pas to use graphite Please Pleast also advise me as to tu my ma magneto magneto mag mag- neto and ollin of ot it C C. C L. L l OLIS N N. J J. J Ordinary washing soda foda Is used for tor this tins Use saturated solution that Is put In all the soda the water will HI dis dis- solve Transmission slon and differential should bo be lubrica lubricated ed with hea heavy oil or semi semi- grease greaso In the summer r and a lighter grade of or lulu lubricant leant In the winter Never Nc use hard hud grease Change Chang twice a year car Before adding new lubricant flush lush with kerosene Graphite grease Is excellent and worth the extra cost The The he magneto armature and distributor tor tOI gears arc are all that need oiling and tho they should receive attention 00 to 00 miles In a motor starting motol oil the tho armature bearing er e every miles Barney I have a 1916 Dodge and have ha Just ground the valves cs and I licensed cleansed tho rho carbon out Tho car has been run miles and runs fine fino on the level lc but jm pulls and jerks on a hill Ha having Havins Ing no firing back in tile tiro exhaust I 1 think the mixture is all d right ht Do you think m my trouble could bo be In Jn the theIn In muffler Littler I MRS E. E G. E.-G. G Y T. Easton Pa The muffler has nothing t to do with I the Jerking which Is 18 caused I Imagine imagine Imag imag- ine ino by misfiring If you think the mixture Is all aJl right light make sure suro the fuel Cuel feed teed is rl right light ht on the tho grade grado Often orten the tine fuel feed ma may be c restricted on a grade rade and the carburetor does docs not gel el a a. sufficient suf suf- amount causing misfit misfiring Ing and Jerking JerkInS Does Docs It happen on long steep grades only or on all kinds of grades Poor Ioor ignition and a bad clutch would woul I also Iso cause the trouble Barn Barney C Please tell me how I can get more than ten mlles mites per gallon gallon gal hal lon Ion from Crom m my Ford hord Can you OU mix gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line and kerosene and get good rood service I have ha l hero been een reading your answers ans Corman for Cor man ninny many weeks and find them then Intensely Interesting AV W. Yo C C. SHELBY Ala AJa It is ig hard to tell teU Just what Is IB causing causing causing caus caus- ing the poor Joor economy There are aio dozens dozens dozens doz doz- ens of oC causes Ca including a a. poor pOOl mixture mix mix- tuie ture weak ignition poorly seating valves leaky pistons and rings drag dragon on the motor due lIue to lack Jack of uC efficient lubrication of the tho driving system un- un tires out of wheels etc Does Docs Joel the engine get et hot how does noes it pull pun on hills Let Lot me know a little about aboul its general performance You Toucan can can use a mixture all right Use Ufe two-thirds two gasoline an and third one-third J kerosene kero kero- Cro sene It Jt wont won't act as well as a. gasoline of uC course courso Barney Dame Oldfield Can you Jou toll tell me anything about the Gates sole halt made In Denver Denvel Is there an any e solo olo which gives good satisfaction l I ha have hac c seen the Gates used but wa was not pleased as It seemed to cause caus a pinch pinch- lug Ing In Of OC course this ml might ht not have I been the fault Cault of or the sole Do you think it wise to use flaps Claps or inner Innel tube protectors MISS N. N II Europa As a general thing think I am not Jn to favor of soles half-soles except for Cor old tires tiros 1 presume you mean menn by soles half what arc are commonly called caned liners They should not cause caus pinching If JC you ou get et tho the right size Use flaps to to-be to bo sure Jure and avoid a lot Jot lotof of oC tube pinching Barney Barne Oldfield I have ha been reading your our ai articles tides and find rind them very vely in- in ve 1 I have ha a Studebaker 1014 1914 model 1 When hen 1 I slow alow down on high and then thon gl gi her has gas aM lo tu pick up there thero seems a a. kind of or clau clatter r and she sho falls Calls I to show power The noise floes does not appear to be bc an engine knock I have I put in new piston rings J know no my bearings bearings bear bear- ings 11 are arc tight light and am using a mixture mix mix- turo ture which gives mo rue fifteen tulles miles pur per gallon of or gas gaa Please give mo me any possible pos los sible suggestion as aa m my repairman seems unable to eliminate the trouble It is not bad when whon the spark is re retarded re- re A A. A E E. H. H Hammonton N K J J. J I Yo To do not explain wha what is isI i like nor nOl do you OU t tell Jl mo me at what speed spee I the tho clattering begins Remember with an old car cant can't you throttle down very ClY low and if IC you want to pick up III I IClY in high hiSh you OU will get et a n Jerking which may be due to lo misfiring of ur the cn engine ln lack of or power a bad clutch and main other things Make Jake the mixture a richer riehl stop stoll all misfiring and then if it the tho trouble trou trou- trouble ble does docs not stop stol look at the tho oth l. l I causes of oC lack Jack of power after which h attend to the clutch |