Show Watching tIle the Motor MotorCar t Car While on the e Road i t tC I f r S i r r z J C J Jr Ji Jc u i 1 r c t 17 I off U Ua i l r I it f J VA a IH VT T may maj mu be assumed that every own ii I t IB I 1 t tr r of a n motor motoi car frequently has hassis hasIs hasy y sis Is cur car thoroughly Inspected and ati thus lImN forestalls the troubles which might otherwise develop while the car cai is js on the road roid roa The operator should cultivate a watchfulness s of or the cars curs t performance while on tile the road load and a E sensitiveness eness to the first Indications lye I of df f trouble of or any uny sort and an bo willing willingto to improve p part of or tho time between ti i stops toIS to make an examination of his hiscar r cars car condition Bj Dy thus acquit acquiring Ing close 4 sympathy with his car defects may maj ma of often ton be detected at their very verj start und and serious consequences avoided The rhe careless operator who pays pas no n allen atten flon to these signs of or trouble but who pushes along alonA until the Ole car stops Is I tilt tho QUI One who has to approve the tho long Ion re rc repair pair al bills To the experienced exp driver the miss missing X 01 ing Ong of or explosions In a two tour four or six cj cYlinder Under motor Is la Instantly recognized Bo o muller matter what whit else ele he may maj bo be think thinking f fug ing about at the time 10 If the cj cylinder Under er which Is K missing explosions misses tor lor tord or ora a iJ d 4 J time and then begins be to fire regu reu a again the conditions will wll Re Le 0 noticed on account of the changes I in jn motion of the car A driver should t L be on the watch for faulty igni ignition lion tion as us It results h In i reduced educed Ie power Ito I lass Joss of fuel overheating heating and extra trun on the working parts Nearly all allI r I of the up to date dale cars are arc fitted with m I 1 magnetos which even the poorer q grades of the thc these o Instruments give Ie i 4 did satisfaction so that nearly all Igni Ignition ignition b tion trouble can be blamed to dirty r spark plugs which Is only the matter 4 of a few minutes to remedy either by bj byI A cleaning or replacing with new I I INVESTIGATE IMMEDIATELY I When a knock suddenly develops i iJ e that is not evidently due to the spark I ti being too far advanced a the cause causer r I Should be Investigated immediately I 1 guch Tuch a pound will usually usual mako Itself t t apparent whet when the motor Is slowed 1 flow under full rull throttle while whilo climb pAi a hill hili If It this sound develops rath roth rather 4 er er suddenly It is pretty sure sign slim that the Zhe motor motoi has his become very er hot from I Jack Jack of oil or water circulation If It the I J cause is through caused b bj by b carbon on tho the piston heads tho the trouble rouble will wll have han been noticed before beron and no anxiety will 11 be bo caused If IC the mho engine IK is examined at this time and found foun to be b as cool as usual steps should bo be taken to have the motor torn down and the carbon cleaned clemed us as soon as n possible as liS this pounding which Is caused by bj an un excessive amount or carbon will work every ever bearing on the motor very ery rapidly rapid A knock caused bv b by overheating heating or Is b of a aver very sharp almost sound and Is 18 generally generall accompanied by bv considerable smoke arising from tho the burning off on of oil around the outsides of the cylinders A knock caused by bv I mechanical looseness Is of le less s sharp nature but and shakes the car store more noticeably If Jr looseness loose looseness loo t ness nes Is the cause of a knock the motor will twill stop when tho the spark Is ls turned off orr and und will be found to crank easily but If the thc cause Is from overheating or carbon deposits the engine will wll run jun a l short while after the tho switch Is turn turned turned turned ed off orr orrAn An unusual grating or crunching sound soun arising from Crom any nn part pait of ol o the car should immediately lead lend the oper operator operator ator to stop stO his car also the motor In i 01 order del that the breakage which may maj ma have hae taken place shall extend no far farther farther farther ther than need be Prompt action may ma limit the destruction destruction destruction tion as compared to what It might m t amount to If tho the car and engine were not stopped Immediately Immediate A sudden snap occurring when running over rough roads toads or passing over oer a bump blimp Is II to be caused cause bv b by one or more leaves In a spring snapping This should be looked Into Immediately and If a spring siring s has given way a 0 block of wood should be placed between the tho frame and spring scat which will wll al aI allow allow low tho the car to be driven slowly to a n repair shop An unusual humming or grinding II sound of definite 1 pitch e en may many n be betaken betaken f taken as evidence ja n that there are aie r tears pears a not receiving their usual supply of lubricant TIRE rIRE TALK TALI The Tho condition of pf the tires Is a matter of which the driver should be bo very vcr I careful Never Neer drive on a flat fiat or nearl delimited deflated tire tiro If an accident happens to toi toa a i tire cannot be repaired It IB is much better to drive drle home carefully on of tho the run rim which can be replaced for fora a 3 few dollars hut but a n tire driven on flat fiat will surely be ruined and md the chances of marring up the rim also IB le lavely very vely good A deflated roar rear tire tiro can usually usual to bo told by b Ute Limo driver by a 0 slight sensation of skidding and a n peculiar feel feol to t the steering as us If It the car cor were Vero being b ln driven over a slippery road A deflated front tiro e can ca be told Instantly by b the excessive Jar which Is transmitted to the steering ste wheel Tho The car tends to swerve to tho the side on which tho tire Is donated deflated Clutch slipping has caused much trouble to many q t car owner tho the theer leath leather er faced cone clutch which Is still the tiro most can bo be made to hold tem by bv covering with dust taken from the road Fullers earth carth which can bo be hod had at nearly marl any uny drug dru store and which can be applied easily bj by b the time use of an nn Insect powder shaker makes a very VOl good repair and has been heel known to fi fix some somo of the very worst cases of slipping clutches If IC thc tho clutch Is Isone isone one of or tho the disc hc tv type pe and runs ruris In ht oil time the addition of kerosene will cut the time oil from between tho time discs and make tho the clutch hold In good shape A leaky I ell k gasoline pipe which cannot bo ho repaired by bv tie I tame usual us I temporary manner of or with tire tiro tape can C bo be lived l up In good l shape lj 11 cut cutting cutting ting Un the llie l out Olt for foi two or Inches where the leak Ic k occurs and joining the two ends together with a R apiece apiece I piece of or rubber which can be betaken b betaken taken from ono one of the tune gas cos rho The ends of the blur should bo be securely se securely wrapped tight tl ti with Ith either string or a i piece of line fine wire Glycerine spread lightly over oer tho the gla glass Ia s In this windshield will keep It II clear no matteI how hard the tho or snow mav may be bo beating upon It lt This Is also a 10 coed for foi the glass on the gas jas headlights WATCH YOUR GASOLINE Be De sure that your jour gasoline tank is full overt every over time tine a start is made for a arun arun arun run do not take any an ones word ord for this It Is surprising hem hair rotten often even at this lato late date how many car drivers i run tin out of gasoline through sheer care carelessness carelessness carelessness If Ie your jour our car cur stops suddenly on the road roa look at your jour gasoline the tho very ery first thing even though you jou have hae gone gono but a short distance since your jour tank was fluted filled A pipe liper may ma be bb b broken and un your jour gasoline been running out on the road load A great ninny man experienced motor car have spent consid considerable considerable erable crable time cranking cars when the tank was waT wn empty empt It If your jour our motor should stop from some ome unknown reason the pipe from the tho gasoline tank to car may maj have hac become stopped you jou OU can tell this easily by b feeling the tho primer on If the float Is down and not tl around In gasoline It Is a certainty that no gas Sas gasoline oline Is iN getting to the Quite a little air all pressure on the gas gasoline gasoline oline In the tank will clear the pipe If a shortage of gasoline Is found a ajou t you jou arc are still some Iome miles away from froma fro II I a 0 source of supply common coal oil ull oilcan oilcan can cnn be placed In the gasoline tank In about equal with gasoline that is remaining and as long as ns the motor l Is s kept I ep fairly warm very el little difference will bo be found In the running or or oh power powe of the engine The very verj highest possible grade of lubricating rolls oils and gi greases eases should be used and md the tIle fact that oil Is cheaper than new bearings and repair bills should always be remembered Treat any an good car right rl ht and it will give gl ve you iou ou service FRANK BOTTERILL L |