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Show BARING FOR AUTO IN WINTER SEASON i Suggestions for Starting Car in Extremely Cold Weather. During the recent subzero blast which swept over the greater part of the country, many thousands of automobiles auto-mobiles could not be started after he-j he-j Ing parked In the open. The mecban-i mecban-i leal first aid department of the Chi-j Chi-j cago Motor club offers the following aids to starting in frigid temperatures. tempera-tures. Us Lightest Lubricants. 1. Ask the agency of your car or a reliable filling station the lightest lubricants, compatible with safe lubrication, lubri-cation, in the crank case and gear box. 2. . Before stepping on the starter see to it that the gear shift lever Is in neutral and depress the clutch pedal. Open the hand feel throttle one-quarter of the way or more. 3. Step on the starter and use the choke sparingly. 4. If the starter cannot spin the motor, set the spark at full retard and pull sharply upward with the crank. This quick motion will frequently fre-quently start motors when the starter falls. Parking for Long Period. 5. When It is expected that the car will remain parked in the open for a long period, It is wise, when shutting the motor off, to speed It slightly nnd then shut off the ignition and choke It at the same time. This procedure causes a gasoline vapor to be present In the cylinders wdien the motor is next started. This practice should be used infrequently, however, as the gasoline drawn Into the cylinders tends to seep past the pistons into the crank case, where It dilutes the oil. The -til should be changed frequently fre-quently if this trick is resorted to repeatedly. re-peatedly. . 6. The ignition system and carburetor carbure-tor adjustment must be correct in order or-der to enjoy easy starting. |