Show CARE OF GASOLINE ENGINES apparatus la handy power and deserving of widespread popularity it fills many niches farmers who shelter their machinery in the fields during the winter are not apt to make much 0 a success of the gasoline engine in farm work the gasoline engine Is a very handy power and Is deserving 0 widespread popularity it will fill many niches or a good sized farm and very few ol 01 us have begun to know its value it must be well cared tor and kept well housed tor there are certain condition under which it operates that are simple but inexorable it will balk quicker than a mule it the conditions are not right any farmer can get valuable assistance from a gasoline engine it be will give it proper care its care la very simple first cornea protection from the weather A tar is a very good cover tor an engine that is kept out ot doors and even one housed is better if kept covered when it Is not in use live batteries are necessary electricity is the spark of life to a gasoline motor A clean spark plug is necessary at the other end of the battery wire the mixture of gasoline and air must bo just right tor the most effective work at the greatest economy of power although the motor will work and waste gasoline adjustments of this kind are to learn and should be understood by the man who has charge of the engine A frequent cause of trouble is the failure to strain the gasoline when filling the tank pay but little attention to men who claim that their gasoline is absolutely clean or the result will be disastrous strain the gasoline through a chamois or a finely meshed strainer good lubricating oil is another imi essential no gasoline engine can give its best service unless it is properly cared for and housed |