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Show DOfT OVERSLEEP, ID IB TIE IT ' OUT Oft! YOUR MOTOR The following excellent advice has been received by Manager C. H. Wilson, Wil-son, of the local branch of tho Utah-j Utah-j Idaho Motor company, In a recent communication com-munication from the Mitchell Cotors company, Racine, Wisconsin, and Mr. Wilson considers It of sufficient importance im-portance to put before the motoring public. "It's great to lio a-bed these cool, brisk mornings, wink at the clock and turn over for Just fifteen minutes more sleep." "Even the busiest and most active of us must admit that; but tho groat trouble with the average automobile driver Is, that he stretches fifteen minutes into thirty, hustles through a once-over shave, grabs a hasty breakfast, break-fast, jumps into his car which has stood all night in a cold garage, and races his engine for all It's worth, thinking that he'll get It warmed up quickly and be on his way to the office." of-fice." "That's all right as far as it goes; but, this same 'average man' never stops to think of the damage that can be done by racing his engine In an attempt at-tempt to heat it quickly." "Every car owner wants to make his car go farther and last longer at the minimum upkeep expense. Hero are a couple of facts that he ought to keep before him every morning when he steps on the starter button: 1st. When a motor stands all night, the oil. of course, runs off tho cylinder cylin-der walls and bearings, down into the crank case. Consequently It's going' to tako a few minutes to properly lub-rlcato lub-rlcato these parts. 2nd. The best way to warm a motor is to let it run slowly for three or four minutes. By doing that you givo the oil a chance. to work up onto the cylinder cyl-inder walls, pistons and bearings." "If every motorist will only be careful care-ful about this one thing, we will find there will be a considerable saving in gasoline and oil, and a reduction in repair bills. Racing a motor causes excessive ex-cessive waste of gasoline and oil; and, in time, might cause irreparable damage." dam-age." "The patriotic thing to do of course. Is to be as economical of gasoline and oil as you are of meat and potatoes. It's the easiest thing to do, the best thing to do; and the cheapest thing to do." |