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Show GET CAR INTO SHAPE ! FOR SUMMER DRIVING Many Motorists Inclined to Overlook Over-look Cooling System. Nothing More Vital to Efficient Operation Opera-tion and Performance of Car Thorough Cleaning Increases Efficiency. While friend wife is enjoying her annual housecleaning bee and mislaying mislay-ing the furniture, friend husband has a few jobs that he might as well get busy at. According to the calendar the warm days are in the offing aud will soon be beckoning to the open road. It is the advice of experienced automobile service men that now is the time to give the car a thorough inspection and take 'he necessary measures to put it in first-class shape for the summer use. When it comes to overhauling a car or tuning it up many motorists are in-. in-. clined to overlook the cooling system. This is a mistake, for there is nothing more vital to efficient operation and performance. At this time of year every ev-ery car owner should give the cooling system, including the radiator, water jackets, hose and pump, a thorough cleaning. " The best way to do this is to drain the water out of the car, then till up the radiator with a wpak solution of soda and water. Having done this, let the engine run for ten minutes or so. Then drain off this liquid and replace it with pure water. Again let the engine en-gine run for a few minutes and again drain the car. Yon will then be ready to fill your radiator for regular use. This is advantageous because it cleans out the radiator, water jackets, hose and pump thoroughly, freeing them from deposits, especially those left by anti-freezing mixtures used during the winter, which, if allowed to remain in the car, would probably rot the hose and do other damage. Taking this simple precaution not only on-ly extends the life of the car, but prevents pre-vents future trouble and increases efficiency. ef-ficiency. I |