Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-18 | Page 13 | Auto Notes

I AUTO NOTES 1 Keep rim lugs tight Let the clutch in slowly Never test a battery Just after atter filling with water Keep eyes ejes ahead while shifting gears Smoke is caused by too much oil otoo or o- too much gas Paint rim occasionally to prevent rust Castor or oil is best to soften a D. leather cone clutch Danzig Poland with tl a population of 0 bas has motor 0 vehicles e d Grease universal joints about once every two months Inspect electric wiring to prevent trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble on the road Keep neep electric electrio wires free from oil or grease More than 12 automobiles are in use throughout the World Monrovia capital of Liberia has three automobiles American railway express has 1200 electric trucks In use It is estimated the cost to operate an automobile Is third one-third less than that of ofa a year ago Auto cylinder has from 40 90 to pounds of pressure when the charge is compressed ready for firing Before attaching the hand pump give sivo It a a. few tew strokes to ocean clean out grit Tit It is harmful to the tho car to shift into reverse while the machine Is la moving for tor war ward Tires win n give out sooner from overloading over over- loading bading than from an any anT other cause French n government government r has S the right t to cause gasoline 8 y Importers Ae AeS to mix I 1 10 tp p per percent percent cent alcohol with their fuel Tests are being planned an in France for ru running automobiles t with ina alcohol fe and lJ be France ce Italy and England will be Ite represented represented represented rep rep- resented at the French Trench Grand Prix near Strasbourg on July 16 IB TI Time to recharge the battery Is when It t lacks power t to turn torn U over e et t the engine I tj ty fh een idS id'S Eighty three Eighty three per e cent e of f the worlds world s automobiles are in the United States Number of automobiles in France has Increased by per cent since the th beginning beginning be- be ginning of the war Agricultural states contain the largest number of ot automobiles in proportion to population POR Keep battery connections tight and terminals clean Distilled water Is le best for tor batteries Clogged radiator causes overheating Boy Scouts are being enlisted to keep road signs Intact 1 Average life of a tire e on a racing car caris caris r tm is less than miles le So r There are 2395 motorcars to every very horse horsen In n Connecticut France registered automobiles In n 1920 Racing the engine does more harm than good Examine the battery about every two weeks Any unusual sound requires immediate investigation 1 When the car steers hard the tho tires s may need inflating t Cover battery terminals with vaseline to prevent corrosion Do not draw brakes up too tightly Renew water In the cooling system every week Place fullers fuller's s earth on oily clutch h or brake surfaces About About bout 36 tires will wilt be ne needed ded for use for use on all the motorcars of the country coun coun- try try try-in in 1923 Ordinary laundry soap can be us used d as asa a a putty to fill flU leaks leales in gasoline or oil lines In 1909 there were less than ten automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile standards today there thare are more than Seat lk covers err may be cleaned best with witha a non soap p and warm water Paris police pollee have motorcycles with side sidecars sidecars sidecars cars able to carry four policemen Occupation of chauffeur has as high a a. rating as locomotive engineer In spite of or automobiles riding in ln street streetcars streetcars streetcars cars has Increased say street railway railwaymen m men Explosive force of gasoline properly mixed with air and compressed is ls fourteen fourteen fourteen four four- teen times greater than dynamite One-fifth One of all the tin Un used In the United States goes Into auto tUf ture Nearly third one-third of the plate glass made In this country went into automobiles automobiles automo automo- biles hues last year Four cylinder small displacement models featured the recent London auto autoS S sh show American cars in Europe average a 20 per cent reduction in their prices A magnet Is a handy accessory in reclaiming reclaiming re reclaiming re- re claiming b bolts an and n nuts in Inaccessible P places 1 C Combination tall light number plate platea a and d stop signal Is on the market Fuel mixture in auto Darts engines consists of ot about fourteen parts by by weight c of f fair air to one of gasoline vapor Minnesota plans to become the stat with t the tho tree lined highways highway automo i 1899 only In automobiles chiles were 1 last year the number made was more than 2 Smoke Is caused of either by th a rich fuel tuel mixture or excess of ot oil in the a combustion combustion combus combus- tion uon chambers i t Three fourths en of f the horses in Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land h have been r replaced by automobiles I