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Show ADVICE ON HOW j TO SAVE GASOLINE Keep Czr at Top Efficiency and Watch for Signs of Cnrboti Closely. I There :,re many ways to avoid gasoline waste. ( me is not to allow the engine to run idb-. except wlien absolutely necessary. neces-sary. Anothr is to run your oar 0:1 as lean a in K lure as possiole. The car may not accelerate a 8 rapidly, and may cou;h a little when it is cold, but If you will be patient with it you will get much higher mileage. Kvery car has an economical eco-nomical speed, usually between twelve and eighteen miles per hour. Try to drive at those speeds. Accelerate gradually, grad-ually, as this requires less gasoline than trying to reach top speed quickly. Anticipate An-ticipate your stops, close the throttle j lt'ore you reach the stopping place, and j t oast to ;i st a tidstill. 1 Keep your car running at top efficiency, j This means keeping the motor free from 1 carbon, as a carbonized motor consumes I nn e;cesie amount of fuel. Use a good j grade of oil In the motor, and keep all ; moving pa 1 1 s well lubricated to reduce ' friction losses. Kun (he car on high as much as possible, as this is the economical economi-cal sp"ed. K ep the tires well inflated, as soft tires waste power. Sve that the brakes do not bind and cause friction when the car is running. Finally, use ke'osene instead of gasoline for cleaning Milestones. |