Show Of NEGLECT k By Barney Barner Oldfield d t Jjr rr nA NEY OLDFIELD King Features e tur es 3 ht 1920 by 3 S Inc Ino the good fortune to be in pos pos- f f ilon OIS of ot tb the r results of ot an nn records of ot nuu nu- nu and types of ot cars Tho Thor u ar makes 08 r J feature ture of ot these those reoU reou reo reo- U fJ u that tbt tb the average avert automobile little If ft anything about car ut j or It If he does he do doesn't t care about his bis car at the moment to toTi tofi toj h c jh arh j Ti fi It lt tb the necessary care Tho service 1 se OJ m are re together in fn pro- pro a IcS that the owner who y yells l thea tho the Ut li Is the one who Is most moat owners owner do not even oven know S some n 1 distilled water ought to bo be put putt putto MI f KB to t tb buttery battery cells even though aIl a a- aa aa a Il 63 bs the cowl l or floor board is ha con- con U l foro thorn Oil and grease forgotten until some vital part tiki and ind then the owner blam blames S the for tor putting out an nn an Inlo In- In product Neglect causes more lo l ij for tor service th than n all other othor tun Munn arni I oss 1 combined Including wrecks low ote ate la order to follow tollo up these service w- w ids rd I went to a number or of Mons ton and saw nw with m my own eyes ees tho the tilts or of tile the owners' owners neglect I caw saw gears rears and differential r rs with their teeth pounded almost t I because they hud had bec become mo soft sort due The 1 excessive heat that comes whon when ars r are not lubricated ted Think of ot on ors orser er cr allowing gears to run dry This ere vever Is common A A. crankcase qan- qan an- an till fill Itself tse-I tse and one ought to be bo ablo fell eU when an engine Isn't getting tho the sired lr amount of or oil At first it its ru to b become me noisy and antI hot then pulls hard Still with all signs of ot n danger owners burn out rings and strange to sa say they try i Lieg It on the car and antI not on thern- thern ft TW vu The service managers tell telI me that thatch ach ch lighting trouble is caused b by aerator e armature bearings being led These bearings ought to bo ho boM boat hoed M ed at rt regular ular intervals once intervals once a week y war if If It thc they run dr dry they thep will willand willand and break with tho the result that be armature drops out of or place and rites th the polo poI pieces pl This soon ni s I a a. new armature and perhaps a n generator generator all all for tor the want ant of ot a n. je 11 cro drops of or oil 8 every seven flo days das j are rare where defective o poor poor workmanship etc eta are ot et noticeable within a a. few days after ator i car ur Ii run by the owner The Tl ma- ma 1 with cars can come como In their fly fIr U life say life say the first throe three months ler er that all the tho little troubles seem i P pin pan Sometimes Some there thoro is a ref re- re f period that comes at the end ond bo itten ten months when the car be- be gins to snow signs signa of ot neglect and acts for tor all the the- world liko a 3 year In Jn on one make mak of ot car cor the tho owner IB is told that If it he does not turn down a grease cup feeding feeding- a clutch b bearing that bearing ring will burn and perhaps cause causo clutch and gear Conr shifting troubles Some Somo owners will swear that they turn down th the cup every day doy whon when the tube loading from the cup to the bearing Is ls empty empt and the tho cup full Broken axle shafts In some makes make of cars give quite Quito a a. lot Jot of ot cause for tor speculation The o owner ner Invariably says the tho material Is bad The lost last ro- ro Job was wrong wrong- or something of the sort The shop Bays eay the usually A. A case anso came up recently In which tho housing housing- was sprung and a n. shaft Bhatt broken The owner couldn't understand un un- It The shop Insisted the axle was 83 struck a 1 severe Sovere blow either elthor through a skid or or by collision Th The owner was wan In no such collision nor could he recalls recall a A. recent skid that would so damage the axle At any rato rate there vr was s visible ble evidence that tho the axle aCl was struck It was later shown that a a. motor truck ran mn Into info th the car while the latter W was In front of the owners owner's home The owner drove e only a n short distance whon when tho the axle broko broke Just Jut bc because UBe you ou do not see an accident ac to your our car cLr Is no reason why It never oc I The driving driving- of a car hits has a n. great deal dealto eal to do with the number of times It goes to the service station Some Bomo owners Imagine that because tho car runs and anda a acts ts all right there thero Is nothing of ot Importance importance Im im- Im- Im wrong with It or nothing about to go wrong Drakes Brakes aro are supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed by many manT to POSS possess everlasting existence Brakes wear Just as ne your our shoes wear ear and while you dont don't watch shoes wear so BO closely you also do not scrape your f foot feet ot rough pavement to wear the soles Boles still sUll more Neither should you use the tho br brakes in the tho I wrong wrong- wa way drive with U tightly adjusted bark barkos os or apply them harshly Some owners seem to be proud of ot I Ithe the fact that they give their oara cars little little little lit lit- tle attention It Is nothing to bo ho proud of In these tl days nys when whon repairs como come high when hen materials are scarce and labor scarce it should be the owners owner's owners owner's owners owner's own own- ers er's duty to do as much as ho can to keep his car in perfect condition After Atter a long drive over rough roads roa you should expect some parts parte to loose you know that sand and grit v will 11 1 work their way into crevices where they should not be Wash your car often orten lubricate freely adjust when actually needed and drive sanely with some respect for the mechanism of the car Barney Oldfield I would appreciate It t Ter very much If It you TOO would give me some Information about storage batteries I have a six ctr- cell Williams storage battery about throe years old It seems to me that It Is played ou out for It will not store storo up any energy at alL I had It recharged last spring but In a fow few months It was wu down low again Now It will not ro register reg rog- ister at all in tho the hydrometer Could I not rebuild the tho battery so eo that It would be bo useful again aln Tho The battery seems to bo be In perfect condition condi condl- tion Could you xou tell mo me how V to make a made home rectifier to charge a six six- cell battory from alternating current of ot volts 60 cycles B Do E E. I L 1 Whether the battery Is worth re rebuilding rebuilding re- re building building- cannot be bo told without taking taking tak tak- ing InS it apart and examining tho the plates Service stations do this work at slight cost and can almost toll beforehand the tha condition of ot tho the plates I think you oa will wUl find In your battery tho the plate pIe ac active active ac- ac tive material has fallen out and the separators are aro rotted away This n eans new v plates and separators It thon becomes cheaper to got ot a new batter battery turning turning- In the tho old My advice is to trade In th the old battery battory I cannot cannot cannot can can- not tell you how to mAke an efficient made homo rectifier recliner I Barne Barney Oldfield Which In is tho the best a oar ear equipped with a a magn magneto to and battery for tor starting startIng start start- Ing or a n. battery alone W. W L 1 I 8 B. I wrote on an article on battery vs MI magneto ignition Battery Battory systems as I now made are pretty reliable though the magneto not dependent upon an nn outside source for tor Its current usually gives less lens trouble over a n. given period I would not hoop koop a car merely because It had magneto and tho the new one had a ft battery system Why not put a 8 magneto magneto mag maS' neto on tho new one I II II Barnoy Barney I would would like your opinion of an automobile automobile auto AUto- mobile jack that will raise your whole I car off ott tho the ground with ono operation and lot it down in a n. B second cond or two ItIs It Itis Itis is to b be used as a saving tiro-saving Jack I have Just mado made It and have o applied for patent for same Knowing you ou to bo boa I Ia a tire maker and anel having as much exp ex- ex J p with cars and tires as anybody anybody any any- I body I thought maybe you would give I Imo mo your opinion as to whether It would ad add to the tho life lite of ot a tiro Uro if It you ou would Jack up your Tour car when not In use use J. J A. A Me Mc Ic All depends on the design of ot the I Jack There Thero is one such Much device devise In England England Eng EnS' lan land but It hasn't met with much success success suc suo- cess because It takes taken too long IonS to put the Jack in place and the tho Jack Itself takes up tip too much room The Tho Idea of or orI I tire-saving tire Jack is 18 nU allright but it Is not intended for use usa every time you OU leave the car in tho garage for a few hours |