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Show Using Headlights in Daytime Most Unnecessary Practice It Is not advisable to turn the car's headlights on in the daytime to avoid injury to batteries. In the early days batteries and generators gen-erators were not In their present state of iii'li development. Batteries were unilorsi.ed and would charge fully with a few hours' driving. In order to avoid injuring batteries, it was often suirgoslod to turn the lights on on long drives as a means to reduce tiie charging rale. Today this practice is not needed. If a motorist is in the habit of taking unusually long and steady trips, he can have the generator charging rate reduced, which automatically takes care of the situation. There Is only one way that a driver can tell If the battery Is being overcharged over-charged and that Is if it needs to be refilled wilh water more than once a week. Another good bit of information for motorists to know about concerns spark plug paps. If Cue car at any time operates with a Jerky or uneven motion have the spark plug gaps examined ex-amined as the electrodes probably are woru too far aparL |