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Show Car Cleaning Is Urged Preceding Xong Trips The advent of balmy weather is the signal for the great spring touring offensive of-fensive and the vanguard of millions of cars freed of winter operating restrictions re-strictions are beginning to be seen on highways and byways headed for "parts remote." The family car will behave with maximum satisfaction on those expeditions if treated to a bit of cleaning up and tuning up before the start of the season. This advice is applicable to cars of all makes. Probably the first feature of the car to be scrutinized is the cooling system. sys-tem. Radiator and jacket should be flushed thoroughly, and if there is any evidences of scale, fill with a solution composed of water and about one and one-half eupfuls of soda ash and run the motor for a few minutes. This solution, in turn, should be thoroughly flushed out. An inspection should be made of all connections of the system to make certain that they are tight and any evidence of looseness or poorly fitting connections corrected, especially in the fan and bracket. In order to remove all particles of carbon from the engine, it Is good policy to remove the crankcase bottom bot-tom cover and clean It thoroughly. Gasoline is the life stream of the motor, and care should be exercised that the various features of the fuel system function properly. The sedl- ment bulb should be drained and cleaned and any slight obstructions in the feed line should be blown out. The need of a thorough oiling and greasing is particularly urgent In the spring because of the fact that during the winter months this attention Is made unpleasant by cold weather. Tires will also probably bear some attention before the long tours begin. Every small cut or break In the rubber rub-ber may harbor some small stone or piece of glass which is steadily working work-ing its way in toward the tube. A few minutes of probing will prevent many a puncture. For motor adjustment, replacement or other vital service the owner is advised to place his car In the hands of the dealer from whom he purchased pur-chased It and Is best qualified to know Its needs. |