Show r D Jib to tow lIen week Mr a bab Las March The Theof of gra a b 1 mat lat engine opera opera- I e themselves with the I j ts produced on gas engines weather and with the easiest easie t tr r f overcoming them for with J knowledge It Is comparatively f s r art engine In the s ea ea u n a gas en Inc verest wea v ea er r The cold coM Affects starting In throe three e ties It harder to crap crank wn ways s 's 1 It n kes the engine beta beca became se e the oil congeals n on the bearings i 11 d around the piston pis plc- ton and valves 2 here lere a adr adry dr battery bat bat- tery Is used It weakens weaken the Ule spark 3 it causes gasoline to vaporize er very slowly or not Jit nt all therefore the ther fore makes s It difficult to obtain n a mixture re of gasoline gasoline gas gas- oline vapor and air all which be h b by the spark park t Tae Tiie con congealing of the oil Is not inu t- t serious difficulty JIt J 7 ally a aery very ery ery It may ne necessitate a great deal gleat more effort In cranking the engine A lIttfe lIt lIt- gasoline or 01 kerosene on all hean hen bea n s which can be reached will hell heli ir r and md a liberal priming of gasoline the cylinder clInder will tend to thin the oil ol around the piston as well as aid In obtaining a n good mixture as noted b blow b- b low Do N Not t Use Kerosene Kerosene will Interfere with the forming of a combustible mixture Also where here gasoline or kerosene has been used on bearings to make male cranking easier the engine should not be put I. I under a load lond until the bearings have had time to get well lubricated again wit with h good oil The effect of cold on the Ignition system will be noticeable only onty where dry cells are used with the exception that where the engine Is equipped with a timer which is the congealing congealing con con- of the oil may Interfere with the contact of the timer in which casa cas case a little kerosene or 01 gasoline may b be necessary to thin the oil When dry cells are cold they become less active fiCtive active ac fiC- ac- ac tive and and at extremely low temperature tempera tempera- ture they will cease giving current Therefore a adry dry battery should be ker kept kertIn t In a n warm 1 place lace during the winter when not In use so as ns to be active when needed If this has not be been rl done lone it should be set in a warm place I for several minutes before attemptIng attempt- attempt j Ing to start the motor in cold er cr Never warm warm a batter battery batterby by applying apply j ing Intense heat directly lo to o the cell cells cello put bit allow them to warm slowly While r In operation they ther will generate sufficient sum cleat clent heat hent to keep leep them active With 3 cells which have been sealed In par par- or other wax care should be exercised exercised ex ex- L. L I not to expose eXpos them to a temperature ternI tern tern- 1 I high enough to melt the wax Cold Retards Vaporizing ITe I I The ThO L wu cu sweet ct of cold COId a weather on gas engine operation Ie Is attributable to the fact that cold 2 tards the vaporizing of the Ule fuel Gasoline Gasoline Gas Gas- oline as a liquid will not burn it 10 must first be turned Into a vapor and r this vapor mixed with a certain amount of air nil A thin spray of gasoline gasoline gas gas- as- as oline oUne in warm air nil will quickly turn to toa toa toa a vapor and mix with the surrounding surround surround- ing air but at rat low temperatures i 9 1 considerable part of of such a spray mil remain a liquid hence will not maka malra I an nn explosive mixture The remedy Is c obvious A greater quan quantity ity of r gasoline must be furnished so so as to give Ive off more vapor In order to make a d mixture rich enough to be combustible combust combust- ible ihle or the time air must be heated so the thi thet l. t t- t gasoline will vaporize more readily orn or ora ora a n combination of ot these expedients must be tried If the weather Is only moderately cold It Is usually sufficient to primp prime the engine in some way that that is Inject In In- Jett a small quantity of gasoline about a spoonful Into the c cylinder Unde f r ordinarily either through a petcock petcockS petcock'S S 1 or priming plug In order that more r. r fuel may be present hence more va vu- por Whenever an engine Is primed n a I short time should be allowed for th the fuel to vaporize and mix with the air aIL before attempting to crank the time engine If this Is not done the vapor will pa pass I out a little at a time through the ex- ex |