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Show : rYOLTIjTO KNO wTj 'i That In cold weather a kettle and a, dish rag or any other : : : convenient piece of cloth are ; often Invaluable In starting a ; car that otherwise refuses to ; work. The cloth should be wrap- ; ' ped uround the carburetor so ' ; that It does not cover the air In- : :.: tnke and boiling water should then be poured on the rag. al- ; ; ways being careful not to let It I; get Into the Intake. The appllca-: appllca-: tlon of the hot water will heat ; the carburetor and intake pipe : to such a degree that the engine : will "catch" almost Instantly, al- ;;; ; though In extreme cases It may be necessary to fill the cooling '.' ; system with hot water so that : ;;; the carburetor chnmber may be ;: !;! raised to the proper temperature. Whenever difficulties of this ; ; ;!; kind are encountered, however, !; : cool water should be applied ;; first, then warm and finally hot : ;!; In order to avoid a too sudden ;; expansion of the metal which Is ;:; '' likely to cruck with surprising :: ; ; ease. It should also be remem- : bered that Increasing the rich- ness of the gasoline mixture by ; ;: means of the primer or choker Is : usually very effective In starting ; : with a cold engine. :l (Copyright. 1911. by The Whoeler i V Syndicate, Ine.) |