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Show AUTOMOBILE NOTES Mud allowed to remain on the artillery ar-tillery wheel does more than mar appearance. ap-pearance. It Is also destructive of tha paint. The modern engine demands the highest type of plug performance and an Intense spark Is essential for Its operating efficiency. Brake squeaks In older cars may be due to the unevenness In tha brake band. A thin piece of metal run around the drum will reveal such uneven spots. Start your car In second gear If you want to, but remember that to do this strains the motor more than starting In first And you can make quicker get-away in first speed, too. A soft cloth, slightly moistened with, kerosene, will remove dust from a lacquer lac-quer finish if the latter Is not too heavily Incrusted. It is advised that the used should be careful not to get the cloth wet Coasting with the ignition turned off sends raw gasoline into the cylinders cyl-inders where It washes oft the film of oil between the piston head and cylinder cyl-inder walls and this means damaga to the motor. j |