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Show a oil n :;f SHE f DIVIDENDS ation and Work Con- Elixir of Life for s; Eternal Vigilance "ejeps Them Rolling. s. rtrv simple ingredients are com-it com-it this elixir of automobile lif, :-ionsisls of cqna parts of elbow :j3d lubrication. Properly lubri-C(i lubri-C(i kept i tone, there is almost :'t to the useful life of a modern lilt motor car. With the cer-.bat cer-.bat many of 03- are going to v ,?t along 1,i'a onr ears f" treble period, this elixir that '"' .n the old boat running smoothly i Sjut)r until we can get. a new 5 l natter of vita)' importance. "' jeesiarv, in the firbt place, to ; ic iar owner to be doubly vigi-v vigi-v ir as regards the quality of the t he uses. If an oil lacking in . vital essentials is used in the leal nnits, its failure to provide ' between the moving parts may i injury to the mechanism that s -y disastrous. The question of -(placement has reached a stage nearlv critical, and proper lubri-:.i lubri-:.i insurance against the failure Indifferent moving parts. The T'lcrsou to docide just what lubri-iirml.i lubri-iirml.i be used in any given car is l! lui'acturer of the vehicle. The p pnfacturers maintain laborato- .l experimental departments to. positively sure as to just what ::it is needed in each part of the ju-im. and they are,in better posi- Un ary private owner to be sure totter. So when the car manu-.' manu-.' j suggests that such and such a -.foil of such a grade should be : car owner1 will do well to fol-'v fol-'v iiirections implicitly. ieof Dope. ,.,aitake that car owners some--tall into is the purchase of a j of oil of unknown lineage, but pice, which the seller assures ' ijj:t as good as any of the well brands: It may be", but it prob- not. There are a number of ; r that lubricating oil must pos-j pos-j Jit is to be efficient in a mechan-u mechan-u the automobile, where the parts I hifh, speed with considerable 'Such oil must have requisite i tv; it must be free from vego-jjis vego-jjis or foreign substances; it must I-be proper specific gravity. It is vlble for the private owner to 0 tests himself, but be can buy a ' & oil with the certainty that they !i ieea made for him. Lubrication ' first possible place in which, to :: , economies. 1, inrse, every man who runs a car that the oil reservoir must be s; JeS to a certain level with eylin- LI If this is not done such parts !' rites, pistons, etc., will run dry j p. But there are other parts, il the transmission, rear axle rttaiversals, etc., which operate at ed atid consequently need copi- rkation at all times, but which en neglected. Moreover, there st It other parts of the moehanism 'J the movement is not so rapid, r'ere friction, nevertheless, exists ,f (re there mast be lubricant if ex-crwear ex-crwear is to be obviated. For in-li in-li 'there is the steering system; j : constant movement throughout km. even on the smoothest road, p, it violent movement, bat unless ,ii e lubrication is secured there io excessive wear. e Oil Often. I je: very common mistake iu ion methods made by the aver-wlofner aver-wlofner is the continued pouring ul rtsh lubricant on top of oil ai-, ai-, ;Me used. In other words, the .simply brought up to the proper Je lubricant being a mixture of .. if I and dirty. The temperatures I Different, moving units of the 'f from 200 to 400 degrees. This causes the formation of a cer-, cer-, milt of sediment in the oil aiter ;tt Men used for a while. In addi-.u. addi-.u. 're is a certain amount of wear tal narts. so that a fine me- "Her is ground off into the oil. , 15 oil, filled with heavv sedi-, sedi-, ; . lost much of its lubricating t is therefore imperative that -7 the old oil should be fl out, the reservoir should be and new lubricant be in- jnany engines a certain amount 1 M 'onnid as one of tlio prod-;nibusUon. prod-;nibusUon. Thin water forces ' W, past the Piston rinfrs into , . Gradually the water and 1 I J.?1' which is simply an ,' W. Bot a 'uhrtcantv This trou- r!.pr7lle,lt in winter, but It ts '", L .,"lf ent reason for a periodic - Por the oiling system. 1.S,,. " t0 specific directions, the "h kerosene, and have In. after even' GOO miles of L;is. matter of fact, everv 300 r'l bo bettor, but I'm afraid the !"' k' ,, Ver W0UW rebel at this. liw odlc cleansing is carried "'" k)T Ji"er shold be removed and l'' tiw a,?,M at ,tie Kam time. ""' imn ."lnS system Is tho first "il E u',item in irins good nivf"- but it ts not alono. . ' Lubricate. hni" Ul engine, the gen-tZ gen-tZ .Jave : a Utile oU 011 its ar-)(jn ar-)(jn ;, , is common practice 'tis ,JJer, for this Pumose. If a T mri? :or ifniOon. its arma-LPVid?HSl arma-LPVid?HSl oUcd' through the K,T' M hero a battery dis-; dis-; ' si ikV "-.distributor drive must iM, h 00"mUo Intervals when an "l1 treated. Also do not lin at thes8 times. ''v",Ie ,come to clutch, rti. attention from most : u , I are "ny types of tc?ay' aU 01 them re-i"' re-i"' harins and moving U pwvT, mUea of nmning. or 5;houMi disk c,u,ch n-drained, n-drained, flushed out frc5h lubricant at 1000- i '1Lhar',-work,riS universal ( i J'ots ,t, 'nilb,y average e ipfM eml Tneso Ints turn ti"' n and they should have w fujj, graphs be5t to use here, as oil will leak out of the best universal cover and, . moreover, the centrifugal force present tends to throw the oil to one side when the part is in operation. The universais should be cleansed with kerosene and then be repacked re-packed with fresh graphite grease. The Right Way. The transmission and rear axle do not operate at quite the same intense speed as the engine parts, but they need regular regu-lar lubrication, just the same. Both these parts should be flushed out with kerosene kero-sene and refilled with fresh oil every 1000 miles of running. The lubricant for use here is a semi-fluid or heavy cylinder oil in summer, while in winter a medium cylinder oil will be best. Do not use greaso in the transmission or rear axle, as the gears simply cut a pathway through" this lubricant and thereafter run practically dry- The wheel bearings, which nefti cup grease or a graphite lubricant, should be cleaned out thoroughly and repacked every ev-ery 2000 miles of running. The braking system is more Insistent of attention, a.nd should be thoroughly oiled every 500 miles, and the careful driver will go over the steering pivots and steering linkage every day that he takes the car out. The grease cups on the springs should he turned down weekly and tn the cantilever canti-lever construction the lubrication of the fulcrum must be constantly watched. lf the car owner will only tako to heart this lesson of the vital importance of lubrication, we may face the strenuous strenu-ous period ahead without fear. Properly lubricated, the present crop of motor car a wiU last through the war and give excellent ex-cellent service to the end. But if lubrication, lubri-cation, is neglected the cars will quickly deteriorate and by just so much will our national efficiency be lessened, just when it is vitally essential to keep it at its maximum. |
