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Show a n i By READER'S DIGEST BOOKS For AP Special Features Small gasoline engines power many common yard tools. And you don't have to be a mechanic to keep a small engine running smoothly, whether it's a small engine used on chain saws and other lighter weight machines, e or a engine used on heavier machines such as lawn mowers and tillers. two-cyc- le four-cycl- The Basics To plan for proper maintenance, there's no substitute for reading the owner's manual. It's the best way to become familiar with a particular machine's pans and how it works. To keep track of how much you use a machine, put a strip of masking tape on the housing and log the operating hours on it. Or just esti- mate your yearly use of the machine and mark the dates when you should service it on a calendar. Every time you service an engine, check the mounting bolts; ones can cause excessive engine vibration. Also make sure that any knobs, levers or brackets are secure. loose Before using the equipment Before each use, clean grass and debris from the air intake screen, muffler, oil filter and governor linkage areas with a stiff brush. Remove the plastic-bristl- e air intake screen to clean the flywheel fins. Also check the oil level in a four-cycengine. (Oil is mixed in with gasoline engines.) If there is no dipstick, open the oil filler cap. Check that the oil reaches the opening or is even with the top of the slot. Add le two-cyc- oil le if necessary. le Q. At an auction, I bought a box (Continued from Page 7) able from Ace for $20 postpaid is e, Balderson's new 5th edition of the "Official Price Guide to Collector Handguns" that's loaded with invaluable 525-pag- information. Q. Who might have a knowledge of and interest in netsuke? Each of these small ornamental ivory figures are signed, and were purchased in the early '50s in Japan. How can I find out their value, and where can I sell them? Leslie Neppl, Green Valley, AZ A. Write netsuke dealer Norman Sanfield, NetsukeOriental Art, 3150 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, 111. 60657-483Enclose clear photos and copies of the signatures, and a stamped envelope for a reply, or phone Norman at or fax him at 773-328. 7- engine. Drain the old oil into a container by removing the drain plug on the bottom of the engine. If there is no plug, tip the machine on iis side and pour out the old oil through the filler hole. Refill with new oil. Dispose of the old oil at a recycling center. Lubricate exposed cable and pivot points of any control levers, such as the clutch and throttle controls. Use a few drops of light oil, white lithium grease or a spray sil- icon lubricant. Also clean or replace the air filter regularly as your owner's manual recommends. Change it more frequently if you use the machine in dusty conditions. Tap a paper air filter on a hard surface to release dirt. Wash and oil a foam filter as End-ofeas- inciudeav50 fuel Because deteriorates quickly, be sure to add a fuel stabilizer, available in hardware stores, to the gas tank before storage. Without a stabilizer, fuel left in the engine may gum up the carburetor, which will then require a thorough cleaning. Even better, remove as much fuel as possible from the tank with a siphon or an olu cooiung caster. Then drain the fuel line and carbu retor by running the engine until it stalls. on care Time spent on preparing your directed. ik 1E3UBJ After 50 hours of use, check the spark plug. Remove it with a spark plug wrench, keeping the socket write bookplate collector Lewis Jaffe, 1919 Chestnut St., Apt. 'Tin; Philadelphia, PA 19103-341enclose photocopies of some bookplates and a stamped envelope for a reply, or phone him at or fax Or anyone interested in your items, can write me to contact you. Q. I have a number of old canning jars purchased in the 1920s and '30,s or possibly earlier. How can I find out what they're worth? Barbara Emiey, Salt Lake City, Utah A. To find out everything you want to know about such jars and their value, write the FJN Publishers, Inc., The Fruit Jar Newsletter, 364 Gregory Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052; enclose $14 for an annual subscription to this monthly newsletter. Write Anita Gold. P.O. Box 597401, Chicago, III. 60659; enclose an addressed stamped envelope. CTR Homes. 327 East 1200 South Orem, Utah 84058 1 224-999- 3 8; Arbuckle Coffee cards, and a box of illustrated bookplates dating from the late 1800s. Who might be Irvin interested in such items? Swenson, Payson, AZ A. A fellow who buys Arbuckle Coffee, tea and spice items is Greg Q. Arbuckle, 99 12 16th Avebue, SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404-594or phone him at 8, Also, old Arbuckle Coffee, KC, and Gold Label advertising material is wanted by Albert E. Ward, director of the Center for Anthropological Studies, P.O. Box .4576, Albuquerque, NM 87191. 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