Show ACCESSORY IS CARlI NEED FOR CARl CAR I I i Some Things That Should Be Secured By Every Auto Owner By H U BROKAW Technical Director Bisector est W tt oct Ctt Side Bido Y M M 0 A Automobile N X Y An n accessory says saya that good the dictionary Is is one ono who participates In a crime But Noah gave gate the world this inter inter- Information mation matlon before the automobile b be- be be canid 1 a fact tact Now liow ow the to this a automotive tact fact have quit quite a different significance Instead ot of being criminal or vicious they lire are harmless when the car runs smoothly and helpful In time lit of They consist of or those thos few tew supplementary articles that should be carried in the auto of ot the own er Cr who wants ants to get gel the most en en- en en jO ment out ut of ot his motoring et- et ex experiences I Most Moat cars come well eqUiPped I Iv v Ith necessities These Th se usually In elude clude two headlights tall tail lamps wIndshield top cover side cur cur cur- curbin cur bin speedometer and horn Then there is Usually a tool outfit for tor tire Ure restoration and amI mechanical re- re repairs repairs re repairs pairs which includes Include tire pump jack tire-repair tire kit a variety of nf ren hes to fit lIt all Ill the nuts huts and bolts oil can eon screwdriver cold coid chisel magneto adjusting and tome some other things with the car There are any number of ot ad addi- addi additions addi additions l which h may ay be made In the way of tools or of ot devices which som motorists deem deco Among these things are included Include a trouble lamp attachable to a 0 on the dash a mirror mirror to enable the driver to see what is going on back of ot him Cigar light light- lighters lighters ers era toot warmers and elaborate lights tor for limousines The Tho owner should not however howe load up his battery with too many electrical de deIces de Ices which require juice But when It comes come to tools one may mW better have too many than too few tew An owner of ot a new car may tall fall to appreciate the value ot adequate accessories Consequently Import import- important Important ant wt articles may get misplaced r 1 lost It II does little good to know what is the matter with the car when it falls to go It one does docs pot lot bave the tools and materials at hand to do the necessary re work worl or to make the required ad- ad adjustment ad adjustment I adI Another owner ma may become oh- oh ob obsessed with an uncontrollable do- do desire de desire sire to have e every cry po possible Sible accessory accessory sory made which results In his auto looking more like Ilke a menagerie than an anything thing else There Is II a happy medium which can be so- so se secured cured A wise selection of ot tools for tor the car will III provide ever everything thing at all likely to be needed on tour and 1 let et capable of ot being packed n such a compact space that It dos does not become an annoyance the room occupied nor weigh down the car The special tools fur fur- fur tur furnished by the manufacturer should he be presen ted preset cd with great care be- be because be because caus cause nothing else elso will meet mett the need neld quite so ell elI To these might be added pome some few tools and parts not needed often otten hut but when hen they are their absence is a source of ogre great f incon Inconvenience A special file is manufactured I for tor the particular purpose of ot clean clean- cleaning cleaning ing off the interrupter points It ling one of ot these Is not In the car hes the points becom glazed so 80 i that no spark is procured It Is necessary to disassemble the spark timer completely take the points out and then find a piece of o fiat hard bard stone upon which the poInts I can be cleaned This may do the work ork all I light Ight but much ill I be hO saved saed if the Interrupter point file tile was carried In the carMany car carMany II Many litany owners have hae had the 41 ev ot of t being caught out on the road In a storm The They are faced with the necessity of ot put put- putting put putting ting Ung on skid non-skid chains Some p ha ha found that though these those chains e were e in good condition when leav leav- leavIng bay bay- baylog leaving ing log the garage after running awhIle over oter rough roads at a fall fair speed sped some ot of o the links wore ore I through and began to th thresh ruh t the mud guards This i is anno In and often otle-n dots dos real dam I dam jage age lo to the guards Most lost owners hate ha stopped more than once to wire Ire loose ends to the Side chains I n order to stop atop the banging It woul 1 I be more satisfactory to carry a supply of ot links and a chain carryl tool I I so so that the broken ends could b be removed and new links inserted In sandy country and on dirt roads one often will have occasion to Jack up a wheel to change a tire and will III find that the jack sinks Into the loose sand or dust Instead ot of o lifting the car A block or of wC pd an inch thick and nd abou I six Inches wide Ide and ancl a foot toot long longwill III be a big help under such circumstances Working about an automobile means grease and grime on the hands and oil or grease on parts of the car ear so that It Is well to carry a small bag of waste or rags rag It Is ts well weil to have a three ln one In or similar tire valve ah e tool with which it Is possible to remove the plunger I vale plunger e-plunger cut threads in the talve alve stern stem so BO that the r may be properly seated and cut threads on the outside of ot the stern etem i so that the Uie capwill cap will screw down tight In some cases where the I Ivah valte e stem Is battered In changing a tire air all cannot be forced Into the tire It if these threads are arc dam damaged aged Carry a tow rope In addition to a connection to some other source of power a tow Cow rope may be used usef to help a 0 worthy orthy brother In distress An extra set of or electric light bulbs may save eave considerable troll trou troi trouble ble and annoyance because the tho traffic policemen today will accept no excuse when at least one light Is nl not burning At least one extra rim to carry a spare tire is practically essential An electric lamp on an extension I cord is tremendously when something goes wrong with the car in the night An arrange arrange- arrangement arrangement I ment moot on the windshield for tor cIer- cIer cl r-ing r log Ing 1 he glas glass of or ofrain rain aln or snow Is a great convenience when driving ing In stormy weather Shock absorbers lire are often found to Increase the easiness with which a car runs Bumpers toro tore and aft art are desir desir- desirable desir- desir desirable desirable able A goo good 1 automobile first aid kit should also include a wrench for adjusting Ignition Interrupter points one set of ot ignition brushes in in box labeled several extra spar spare plugs piuS's cleaned and adjusted l ready tor for use half halt dozen v lve plungers for inner tubes tire lire pres pres- pressure pres- pres pressure pressure sure gauge squirt can full of oil or hydrometer tor for test testing ing log battery box ot of assorted nuts box of ot assorted cotter pins box of assorted cap screws box o of as- as assorted assorted as assorted sorted washers ashers a spool of oft Iron wire and a roll of friction tape |