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Show KEEP AUTO FIT WHILEONTOUR Proper Time to Take Needed Need-ed Precautions Is Before Be-fore the Start With every Indication that motor (oaring, and particularly long-distance touring, will exceed all previous records rec-ords In volume this year, the American Ameri-can Automobile association sounds a note of warning about the Importance of keeping the car fit while en tour. The time to take precautious Is before be-fore the tour starts, the American Automobile Au-tomobile association warns, pointing opt that otherwise the motorist Is 11-Jiiftli 11-Jiiftli Ti let himself In for hurried re- pairs and Incidental delays, which are liable to mar the tour. ' Preparatory Precautions. This warning Is expanded upon In .-- a bulletin issued by the mechanical flrat-aid department of the Chicago Motor club, which stresses the 'necessity 'neces-sity for three preparatory precautions a thorough cleansing of the water circulation system, the assurance that the brakes are In perfect order, and the marshaling of good rubber. Hut these were only the high spots; the bulletin lists half a score of other suggestions,' sug-gestions,' based on the experience of thousands of emergency road service calls. The tires should.be either new or In first-class condition, all cuts and abrasions having been filled with cement, ce-ment, and a reliable gauge to keep the pressure at a proper level should be tucked In a side pocket. A dully five-minute five-minute Inspection will prove well worth while and perhaps prevent a disastrous breakdown. "Upon the lubrication will depend at least 80 per cent of the car's service. serv-ice. The motorist ahonld determine ' definitely that the oil particularly ' suited to his car may be obtained en route, or he should take enough with him to last until his return. The same applies somewhat to gasoline. . One should always Insist on a tillable, '. dependable brand. To Insure continued, contin-ued, efficient operation It Is necessary to go over the grease cups and other - points of lubricutlon before starting '." each day's trip. - "The wise tourist carries at least two new spare tires complete with at least two spare tubes In waterproof .-. and dustproof bugs." Contents of Tool Kit ' A comprehensive tool kit and complete com-plete set of chains to prevent nkld-; nkld-; ding and to help extricate the car from mud holes ul"" are essential. '" The tool kit, it Is suggested, 'might In-' In-' elude a I urge monkey wrench, a small - monkey wrench, two sizes of screw ' drivers, a set of socket wrenches, a set of open-end wrenches, a pipe wrench, a machinist's' hammer, a set of punches, told and cape chisels, two sizes of files, a pair of pliers, a knife, and possibly a small vise. A - good Jack, preferably of the long-handled J variety, a powerful hand pump If the car Is not equipped with a power pump, a lug wrench and a small block of wood to go under the Juck In soft ground, also are a part of the equipment. equip-ment. The motorist Is also advised to carry a tow rope, which It is pointed out. Is "one of those things one may never have to use, but which prove Indispensable if the emergency should '-" happen to arise." "The new gasoline strainer and an air cleaner will Increase the efficiency of the car, and some sort of light to Illuminate the right-hand ditch at night when passing other cars Is also " dcslruble. An extra roll of wire and , electric light bulbs will not be amiss, and, If there is room for It, a bottle of - distilled water for the battery will V eliminate frequent stops to give the battery a drink." |