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Show DON'T TINKER IF CAR RUNS RIGHT "While any motor car will require an occasional tuning up and adjusting. adjust-ing. It is dbubtlcss true, that a great deal of real trouble is caused by continuous con-tinuous and needless tinkering," says E. Hanni. "If your car is giving good service, it is far better to leave the tuning and adjusting for an expert, and confine your efforts to keeping tho car well lubricated and cleaned, spring clips tight, etc If jou will resist the temntation to try and 'make her do a little better, yoU may save yourself consideiable trouble and expense. ex-pense. "If the car has been used a great deal in the wet weather, or has been j washed excessively, the springs may become badly rusted between the leaves, causing the car to ride much harder than It should. If taken down and cleaned and well lubricated with ( graphite grease the car will be found to ride much more easily and the life of the springs will be Increased to a considerable extent, especially If care is taken to keep the spring clips tight To do this, jack up the frame, remove the clips and allow the leaves to separate sufficient to clean, and apply the graphite. A good application of kerosene Mill greatly facilitate cleaning." |