Show MOTORS HOWS FRIEND IS BIG oil CAN C AN auto owner should have well filled and squirt lubricant frequently AVOID overheating ENGINE mako make careful study of lubricating chart which goes with car and become acquainted with mechanism oll oil all bearings some day I 1 uni uin going to write nn fin cs may bay about tile the oil run can it will contain such phrases as the motorists dest best friend aking king of tho the medicine chest PA A friend in need etc ani and every word will be true because the oil can ranks high among automobile accessories and Is used only too set seldom says a writer in an exchange a friend who I 1 had always considered a careful driver invited tile me for or a short run ile iio suddenly seemed to have changed from a careful driver to one of the most reckless if any car happened to cross the street lie would almost drive into it and then 1 jam I a on the brakes I 1 noticed his strained expression and asked him what was the trouble the throttle will insist on staying open lie he replied and I 1 have to hook book my toe under the accelerator pedal to close iu it visions of broken bell cranks bent rods a broken spring or a tight bearing flashed through my mind ile he li stopped topped the engine and worked ill the accelerator while I 1 traced the throttle action the spring which 0 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 so BO that the pedal worked freely once on re 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 ile he Is 13 observing till all the rules to prevent overheating 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 ease case disclosed that ili the fan belt was broken in another that it was slipping A seized fan bearing was found to be the cabe and an expensive replacement might have been avoided by timely recourse to our little friend tile the oil can study lubricating chart such incidents could be multiplied almost indefinitely study the lubricating cliart chart which goes with your car take up floor boards and become acquainted quain ted with the mechanism trace out tho the operating rods and connections and put oil wherever icer metal Is in contact some soine bearings may be found to bo be inaccessible in one ear car which shall lie be nui nameless neless the brake equalizing tubes under the body cannot be oiled from below except by tin an oil gun with a curve curved tip economy not worth while I 1 nin am sometimes asked if it will pay pa to use a cheaper oil lit in tho oil can instead of the expensive cylinder oil unquestionably a good lubricating oil for such purpose can be obtained for less money one that will w meet ordinary requirements art ant economy in tills this respect reaped Is hardly haidl worth while if you ou have no chart with your our machine put oil on every bearing where there Is no grease cut cup trace out the connections fur for clutch brakes acael aerator le spark and throttle lever leor and oil them frequently do not fan bearings s nil aal generator magneto or tin am other part of tile the mechanism it will lie be time well replacement will A bo be lessened and your buur maintenance exit rise reduced accordingly Y |