Show v FOR THE VINTER J By Barney 1 Oldfield I r ht bt IS hr by ID Jr dJ II c n t lt Inc 0 While no motorist should fear ear cold weather there thero ate are a a. great many who have open cars for pl pleasure suro only an and do not got get much enjoyment riding around In cold coM and snowy r. r I This class will need some somo sound advice co ion on storing tho car for tor If IC certain matt matters mat- mat t rs are are neglected deterioration IsI is I rapid Before a car I Is put away It should I bo given Iven a thorough cleaning so that all aU mud and dirt Is removed from the chassis as well welt as ns tho the bod body If It dirt and mud are arc allowed to remain rusty tasty spots will result After Atter tho the cleaning jack up all wheels remove remo tho the tires J and rims and store these separately ly The Tho rIms should bo be cleaned and painted paint Paint- ed with graphite paint or covered with grease greaso to prevent rusting The tubes should be removed from the casings and rolled up flat or they may be In Inflated inflated in- in I Just enough to mao make them round I Tires and tubes should bo be stored In a moderately warm dr dry room preferably a dark one oue Light moisture and cold cota aro injurious to tires Some Sonic owners take the added precaution of at wrapping tho the I tires Ures with burlap Tho The car on the Jacks should have haxo all oil au compartments filled In tho the case of at the engine Ino it Is a good idea to squirt a n. little oil oU Into each cylinder cUnder The Theater water ater should be bo drained and tho the entire gasoline system drained If It there Is a a. vacuum tank It should be drained and tho tim last drop of or gasoline should bo be removed re remoVe re- re moVe moved from tho the carburetor by running the engine after attar tho the gasoline at tho the tank has been shut off ort Remove Remo tho the spark plu plugs s and rub a little cup grease on the tho electrodes All parts of or the lie engine that are aro like Inee- II ly to become rusty should be bo covered Co with cup grease rease or vaseline This same process should bo ho used for Cor other parts of or the car Including tho the exterior fl nt- nt t- t tings It Is 0 of utmost Importance that some somo means bo provided against ag ru rustIng rusting rust rust- t- t Ing otherwise at tho the end of or a few months so man many Joints will be he rusted you will have o to go over o them and spend pend twice the tho time limo removing remo rust and them Th The connections tho the sal brake connections clutch linkages link Unit ages wheel bearings and similar parts partES should be well covered ered with grease greaso or antirust compound The 1110 top of tho the and car the side Ride curtains curtains cur cur- should be In place on the car With the tho top up Instead it 1 I If i of oC S folded It u. u ALe ic anapo Dener and aito will HI no not show a a. lot of oC wrinkles and cracks after storage The sido aldo curtains are arc best protected by leaving them on au tho the car but hUt some owners take talo thorn thom into the house Th The storage 0 battery should be re re- re moved movell and sent to tho the service station with Instructions to store It l If It It Is Ib to bo be stored for four months months- and more dry ary storage Is to be ho e preferred If It i only for Cor a n month or so wot ct storage iu hi bet bet- ter tei- and cheaper Tiko TaJo up this matter with tho the service station and ask asic for tor prices In ij dr dry storage the taken batter bailors' I is apart and tho the separate stored In a dry condition Where here there parts Is no service station tho the near tho the on owner r engine must bo ho operated once week to bring tho the battor battery a up to The Thc charge char owner onner should remember that whether tho battery Is Used URCa or ai not It must receive O the same attention If Jr the tho car Is to be left In a private garage barago It would be hotter better temperature to keep the of the l possible Violent garage a as oven even a as CUi chan changes es In tempera tempera- tUro ture Soon eoon destroy tho o of a If It car cIr possible tho ho s or be warm at lot J least ast provision made marie out for or keeping and amid severe severo cold coM It If tho the cather cloth of th the car j is of or the Cu ough h soaking variety I advise a thor thor- with storing storing- J If it this Is la oil oll before I 11 H likely to become not done dono tho leather leathor not hard haitI and dr dry fit for use uso and after If It thero Is fa an any months of or storage C tho the work to bo be do done dono car It on should houd of ot bo be dO done now This ti the reUsing bl bearing radiator brnko bralo replacement on This should be ho and so 80 done tl lo to save SIVO time and fo for In the shops and ind service stations spring the tho repaIr with work Worl and delays arc are man many are rushed After the car Is made rendy In eer every detail the whole vehicle should b bo cored cov co red ered with cloth or a. a special paper cover which most good dealers can supply 6 51 k ME rJ ed fY t r C 0 If rf Barney I am having ha trouble I with my road car Every ery morning mornin- or any time that the tho car has stood for tor several soy sev eral oral hours I have to set It in neutral and let lot tho the front wheels run against tho the wall and then with a hard pull on the tho crank mako malo one ono complete turn after which It will crank easy casy Tho The engine runs smoothly but when I throw it from Crom low to high gear It continues contInues continues con con- to run and I have havo to close the tho throttle and then open a notch at a aLimo time Limo or the tho car slows s down and finally I lands still with tho the engine Ino running A. A B. B This may be duo to a sticking first speed band Instead of oC cranking over o push tho the pedal down three dr r four our times and see seo If that help hell It Tho band doesn't move o awa away from tho the drum far fur enough I A bad clutch would cause causo tho the latter trouble If I understand con you correctly I I Barney Barnoy Oldfield Can an automobile I which is credited with a speed of ot up up- UJ- UJ ward sard of ot 65 mIles per hour beat an nn air air- piano driven by 90 horsepower motor in a n mile five race raco over a one mile circular track the airplane to fly 11 about i 7 75 feet foot from the track the entire course Both Bolh airplane and auto arc I to get off oCt with a flying start Also please whether n. n race raco such as above o has hns ever been pulled off tt ff and where j. j D. D Th Th fact that an airplane has a 11 90 horsepower engine engino means meanS' little It Is possible for tor certain t types pes of or planes with such an engine to show over IJO an ho hour r. r Airplane vs S auto races have been beep run fun un at various arlous track meets throughout tho the countr country Barney Darney ln JIrl Having road rend your our interesting lion tion I articles on automobile nl i-nl- igni- igni I would liko Jlko you ou to explain how you ou would test lest a condenser when in in inn good n condition an and when open I i t A A. II H. 1111 II If Jr tho the condenser Is out of or the instrument ment It to two dry cells In series Bories If It you get a spark after aCtor time the circuit Is c complete tho the condenser Is Cault faulty If it you U do O not It Is all right |