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Show MOTOR'S FRIEND j IS BIG OIL CAM i Auto Owner Should Have Well-Filled Well-Filled Squirter and Squirt Lubricant Frequently. AVOID OVERHEATING ENGINE Make Careful Study of Lubricating Chart Which Goes With Car and "Become Acquainted With Mechanism Mech-anism Oil All Bearings. Some day I am going to write nn essay es-say about the "oil can." It will contain con-tain such phrases as "The Motorist's Best Friend" "King of the Medicine Chest" "A Friend in Need," etc., and every word will be true because the oil can ranks high among automobile accessories and is used only too seldom, sel-dom, says a writer in an exchange. Recently a friend who I had always considered a careful driver, invited me for a short run. He suddenly seemed to have changed from a careful driver ito one of the most reckless. If any ,ear happened to cross the street he .would almost drive Into it and then Jam .on ithe brakes. I noticed his strained expression, and asked him What was th Rouble. "The throttle l will Insist on staying open," he replied, re-plied, "and I hays to hook my toe unSet the accelerator pedal to close Visions of broken bell-cranks, bent rods, a broken spring or a tight bearing bear-ing flashed through my mind. He stopped the engjne. &nd worked . the accelerator while I traced the throttle action, The spring Vfhich operated the pedal ran along a guide and this part looked particularly dry. A few drops of oil from our faithful old friend, "the oil can," loosened the action ac-tion so that the pedal worked freely once more. A few more drops on the bell-cranks and other joints and a complete cure was effected. Sometimes an engine overheats and the owner is perplexed. He is observing ob-serving all the rules to prevent overheating over-heating running with spark advanced, keeping on high gear, not letting the engine race and taking proper care of the pump and the rest of the cooling system. Investigation in one case disclosed dis-closed that the fan belt was broken, In another that it was slipping. . A Belzed fan bearing was found to be the cause and an expensive replacement replace-ment might have been avoided by timely recourse to our little friend the oil can. Study Lubricating Chart. Such incidents could be multiplied almost indefinitely. Study the lubricating lubri-cating chart which goes with your car. Take up floor boards and become acquainted ac-quainted with the mechanism. Trace out the operating rods and connections connec-tions and put oil wherever metal is In contact. Some bearings may be found to be Inaccessible. In one car, which shall be nameless, the brake equalizing tubes under the body cannot can-not be oiled from below except by an oil gun with a curved tip. Economy Not Worth While. I am sometimes asked if it will pay to use a cheaper oil in the oil can, instead in-stead of the expensive cylinder oil. Unquestionably a good lubricating oil for such purpose can be obtained for less money, one that will meet ordinary requirements. But economy in this respect is hardly worth while. If you have no chart w-ith your machine, ma-chine, put oil on every bearing where there is no grease cup. Trace out the connections for clutch, brakes, accel-lerator, accel-lerator, spark and throttle lever, and oil them frequently. Do not overlook fan bearings, smarter and generator, magneto, or any other part of the mechanism. It will be time well spent. Replacement will be lessened and your maintenance expense reduced accordingly. |