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Show INCREASE LIFE OF MOTOR GARS Unsatisfactory Service Sure to Follow Improper Lubrication Lubrica-tion and Neglect. CAREFUL USE IS IMPORTANT Owners Should Learn Details of Ma-ohlna Ma-ohlna and Make Adjustments Never Allow Idle Engine to Race Use Cold Water to Wash. Ono will very soon become accustomed accus-tomed to all of the noises the car make?, nnd any strange sound, bo It ever bo slight, will bo Immediately perceptible. per-ceptible. Much of tho satisfaction that an automobile au-tomobile gives depends upon the driver. driv-er. If ho neglects his automobile, If ho doos not lubrlcnte It, or If ho tinkers tink-ers with It too muchrho Is bound to receive re-ceive unsatisfactory service. No mn-chlno mn-chlno can bo absolutely automatic. "All things must wenr In time. Tho best preventive of wear, nnd the most certain cer-tain tiling to lncrense the life of a motor mo-tor car, Is lubrication. An automobile Is like any piece of machinery, and will not keep In good running condition condi-tion without a rensonnble amount of care. The llfo of a car can bo cut In two by neglect, or doubled by enreful uso. Lubrication of Car Important. Ono should becomo thoroughly familiar fa-miliar with nil the lubrlcntlng points of tho enr. The lubrlcntlon of tho enr should bo given regulnr attention. If this Is done, thero will bo no complnlnt duo to tho enr becoming noisy or from bearings wenrlng out. Satisfaction would bo grently Increased If every ownor would learn the details of the machine, that Is, learn to mnko tho elmplo cxnmlnntlon.s nnd adjustments. One should not depend on' some-ono else to do that which Is so simply done nnd which one can get much satisfaction satisfac-tion In doing. Ono should familiarize himself with every detail of his car, know tho mechanism, nnd he will have grent confidence In venturing farther In tha way of tours. Never allow nn englno to race when It Is Idle. When , thero Is no lond on tho englno It will vlbrnto unduly nt high speed?, which cnuses excessive strains nnd mnkes tho engine nnd the enr noisy. Itnclng the engine, when driving, enn be avoided iy learning to use the foot accelerator In tho proper manner In relntlon to the clutch nnd gear shifts. Wa6hlno tho Car. Tho car should be washed beforo the mud baa a chance t dry. If a hose Is uVed, tho stream should bo tempered, or, better still, the nozzle should be tnken off and a slow stream used. Always Al-ways uso cold water, as warm water will injuro tho varnish. After washing olT tho mud, take n sponge, well filled with water, und dash It gently against tho surfaco. Never rub tho surfneo , when washing, as It Is wire to scratch , tho polished surfaco. i After tho rcmovnl of tho mud, any ; grcaso on tho finish should bo removed t by washing with suds of u puro white soap. This should bo dono with a soft ! spongo nnd as llttlo rubbing ns pot-. pot-. slble. After washing with tho soap, , I and rinsing with cold water, tho finish 1 should bo rubbed dry nnd polished with . a chamois. Tho car should not be loft i standing In tho bright sunlight, ob It will dry too rapidly and bo streaked. Care of tho Top. , Caro Bhould bo tnkon to seo that no dust, dirt, mud or grease 1b allowed to remain olthor on tho Inside or out- 2 sldo of tho car top. Tho outsldo can t usually bo cleaned off with a dry, stiff brush, or, In bad cases, with soap and . water, applied with a sponge. Gasoline, Gaso-line, kerosene or naphtha will causa tho rubber In tho fabric of tho top to dlsln-. dlsln-. tegrnto and finally leak. After tho top . has been washed it should bo rinsed off . ' with clean water and permitted to dry. rj Tho Insldo of tho top mny also bo r cleaned with a spongo. A top should ' never be pat down or covered whllo I wot It should bo thoroughly dry. |