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Show CARBURETOR AID IN SAVING FUEL Heater Not Large Encugh on Old Machir.es to Obtain Economy With Gas. OWNER CAN SUPPLY WARMTH Connecting Pipe is Fitted With Adjustable Ad-justable Opening That Can Bo Arranged in Convenient Way-Pattern Way-Pattern Should Be Made. The average carburetor heater is not sufficiently large to obtain maximum maxi-mum economy In the use of gasoline, especially on cars several years old. The carburetor and intake manifold should be too hot to place the hand CXHAU5T-iJV CLAMPS, M CATER PP ,f A'N in RrvcTS- -CAKBuRcroa ra 3HCET ,-, -.,co""!:CTIOM v; s: r dctail of I la PATTCCn of stAM ' V Heater Is Attached to tne Exhaust and Connected With the Carburetor. on comfortably, for then the gasoline and gasoline vapor in contact with the surfaces separate into the vapor most readily, burned when it reaches the cylinders. Any owner of a car can add to the carburetor a heater that will supply an abundance of warmth and result in economical operation, with added advantage that the car an bo throttled down to a lower speed. The body of the heater is sheet iron formed to a pattern as indicated, and secured with clamps to the exhaust ;ilpe. The connection with carburetor carbure-tor is by means of a pipe rounded to shape over the mandrel, and bent yherever necessary to bring it in line .vith the carburetor. This connecting pipe is fitted with an adjustable opening open-ing that can be arranged In any convenient con-venient way for use. As a preliminary to forming these heaters, a pattern should be made of heavy paper and fitted in place. When the pattern is correctly fitted, the metal is then cut from the paper pattern. pat-tern. The immediate effect of the added heat will be noted in the car buretor adjustment. As much a re ductinn as a half turn of the needle vaive is obtainable after operating tin motor several minutes. I'.y G. !-. Leurs in Popular Science Monthly. |