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Show WHEN GASOLINE RUNS LOW. An ingenious suggestion for auto-ists auto-ists whose gasoline has run so low that they havo trouble In hill climb- "One sometimes is caught out with a low supply of gasoline through having hav-ing to make long detours to avoid bad roads or from other causes The supply can he made to stretch over Sis emergency by adding denatured alcohol or kerosene. Occasionlly thero is sufficient gasoline for the ordinary level road, -but not enough for an unexpected hill. ... , , "In this case the principle of press- uro feed can be applied. Screw the cap down tight on the gasoline tank and then sharpen a match to fit the ventilating hole in tho cap. Blow into this hole as hard as .possible and Immediately Im-mediately plug with a sharpened match Usually this will enable the driver to make the hill without further fur-ther trouble. But if not, he can turn the car around and back uphill. |