| Show ca r 4 I THE f By Barney Oldfield idd r 1 1319 U. U l by 7 gin Kins ID l Teat ut rs y uta cate Inc Ina I DId Did you ever stop to think o of just what grade of gasoline you 1 0 are getting betting theli when Yohel you bu buy It at a supply station lost Host automobile o owners ners never give Ive an any thought as to tJ whether it Is one grade grado or another all tho they seem to be interested interested inter inter- ested In Is the price per gallon Just to illustrate the absolute Importance Im Im- of oC knowing that the tho gasoline is good bood for tor your our engine let me relate a story of or some somo raco race trials held at atthe atthe atthe the Sheepshead Ea Bay track in New York Tho The racing car which was Wa being berng tried out had bad its Us tank full of a n. certain grade of ot gasoline made by a a. certain refiner After running twenty miles plug trouble developed and tho the engine became be- be camo came overheated Tho The plugs were suspected suspected sus sus- peeled of oc being at fault tault Another at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt was made and the same sam thing thins happened but this time valves 31 were sut suspected Five 11 trials trIals' were made and each something else elso was wis suspected In attempting to run down the c cause causo use of or orall all the trouble the designer of the car carcamo came camo to conclusion that it couldn't be anything except except the gasoline be because because be- be else satisfactory satisfactory- cause everything was It u must bo be that tho the gasoline wo are using is Js of at a very cry poor quality It H developed o after aCte the gasoline was Ras chan changed cd that he was lS right What reali really took tool place In tho the engine en- en gine was gine-was was a terrifically hot explosion W which Ic examination proved pro was toas so hot that it melted tho the porcelain of oC the spark plugs pluS's The exact composition I of at the gasoline was waR not known but It out that It was of at a abrade grade unsalted tin uns Rift ted for tor that Tiro average automobile owner ncr Is likely likely- to bring about a lot of at engine trou trouble lc bec because of ot the use uso of oC the wron wrong gasoline It may cause carbon- carbon Izat ver very rapidly plug trouble high fuel consumption poor hard starting and 0 generall poor performance per per- ce of or tho the car The The one ono thing an owner can cando do Isto is isto isto to experiment to find that grade grade- of ot gasoline which gives him the best result Tc- Tc c- c sult aults To go at It scientifically would require that he know knot the initial and I final boiling points of or the fuel tuel Since this is Is Impractical the owner must as assume assume as- as sume that certain marked trade fuel Cuel or fuel from certain refiners refiner's Is of or constant constant constant con con- stant or nearl nearly constant quality Once a. a good performing gasoline g Is found the owner should attempt to use only that kind While on the subject of oC gasoline bu it might bo ho well to point out that many an owner lose a tidy Rum um I each ach year Jear b by inaccuracies In the fuel Cuel pump measuring If It you OU buy your our gasoline from the same garage or I station all the time It would be bo a good plan to check up the accuracy of or measure rn asure This may ma be done by b re requesting requestIng requesting re- re questing the de dealer ler to show that the pump actually forces out a full gallon gallon gallon gal gal- lon at a time Ume or show a a. card from some authority who recently tested the I measure and found it Jt 0 O. K You always alwa's will find some somo gasoline dealers who want to make mako a little more money than the they are entitled to Thc They learn little tricks in connection with their pumps and find out Just when hen It pumps short Some pumps if IC operated operated op- op crated quickly quick force torce half hat air and half halt gasoline Instead of ot all gasoline If tho the nozzle of tho the hoso is in the tho fuel tuel tank you OU dont don't know Just what you OU arc getting The fuel tuel usually sputters sputters sputters out of ot tho the nozzle when air Is beIng being being be be- ing delivered with the gasoline I Some hoses that feed tho the gas from the pump to tho the tank hold holl as much muchas muchas as 1 n. half halt gallon so eo bo sure cure that after atter pumping Is finished d that you you get nil all that is left lett in tho the hos hose o A great deal that applies to gasoline gasoline gaso baso line applies as well to lubricating oil I do not wish to go O on record ris as saying that cri c different engine en engine en- en gine needs a different oil all but It has been found that tha t certain types of engines en enu gines work worl best with an oil of oC certain certain tain grade and quality Very frequently frequently frequently fre fre- tho the car manufacturer has made experiments and is willing to recommend rec recommend m- m mend a certain oil The owner can ean check up on this by trying different makes and grades himself Though tho the experiment ma may require a n tow few I months It would be worth while In Inthe i the tho end i |
