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Show :CI"OIEIEfi" . ! EVERY WEEK The weekly overhauling of the car seems like a tedious and useless task. I Dut it means freedom from troublo in days to come when trouble wiil follow fol-low you constantly if you neglect the little things now. See that the grease cups arc filled ,and turned down. Each has its little part in making the car last longer. A .worn spring bolt, for lack of grease, ; may mean a broken spring some day. One point neglected on the steering 1 assembly may menn a worn part and a 1 wreck by the roadside as a result. Examine the tires for cuts and have tho little cuts vulcanized before they grow into big ones filled with dirt and loosen rubber from fabric. Sec that there is oil in the engine and water in the radiator. Of course, this is more than a weekly rite. It is a first essential to caring for a car. Notice if the fan belt is tight enough. A slipping belt, a fan falling short oi its full duty and a hot day combine to cause an overheated en- gine. And it's all unnecessary. Tighten up the lugs. Lugs ever so) slightly loose may let a rim creep around" and pull out a valve stem, mak-; ing a good tube go bad. When the lugs get old and the rim creeps in spite of your effort, got new ones. You'll enjoy your vide more If you don't have to worry about creeping tires. Now and then get under and see that spring clips are bolted tightly and that the bottom of the crank case has no looso nuts. Be sure that the brakes are holding all right, and if they fall of their full i duty, take up the slack. I Test the various points of the si coring cor-ing assembly for vear and tighten up ioosc joints. j Like bad teeth, an automobile neglected ne-glected is piling up labor and troublo manifold for the future. |