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Show MIST URGED TO SME MONEY Upkeep of Operation Should Be First Essential to Be Recorded In this present era of erratic spending spend-ing .and high prices. It behooves tho 'motor car owner who intends to get I the most out of his vehicle for the minimum expenditure to keep care-,ful care-,ful watch over his bills and the matters I of operation and maintenance that j run Into bills Whn the various pro- ducts of automotive use were cheap !th temptation t" waste was almost Irreslst.-ible. Today, howeer. there Is real need for econom. The large major ll of car owners I are Ignorant of many of the ways of saving money on the upkeep and operation op-eration of their ehlclcs and the) should welcome a few hints ns to methods me-thods of reducing the omlnpresent bill Tho principle places where real savings sav-ings may be effected are In fuel and oil consumption, tire wear, and general gen-eral wear and tear The first Item to consider is fuel and the car owner should not scorn the nmall savings In this connection, fnr In their aggreca'e they make a formldnble fnt.il To begin with, every owner should reduce the idling periods per-iods of his engine to the smallest possible pos-sible minimum, he should stop every smallest Caroline leak; should have Uio carburetor adjusted so that It consumes con-sumes the Smallest quantity of fuel consistent with efficient running Attention At-tention to these three details of operation op-eration and adjustment will save many gallons of gasoline per annum for each motorlst who heeds the warning PROPER 1,1 BRICATIOX. Next, It Is essential to reduce to Its Inevitable minimum the friction In the mechanism, and this must be accomplished ac-complished by proper lubrication. Freedom from carbon in the cylinders promotes fuel econom Efficient functioning of the Ignition system Is a 'ltally Important factor In any attempt at-tempt to obtain economy of fuel consumption con-sumption To obtain maximum Ignition Igni-tion efficiency the owner must pay strict attention to the battery, wiring spark plugs and other units of tho; Ignition system. If the spark Is not correctly timed or lacks life, the furl vapor in the combustion chamber will be but partlv fired or will explode at a time when some of Its force will . be wasted NO LEAKS. Further, there must he no leaks In the engine itself, as distinct from the fuel system. Valve leakage Is one of the commonest causes of lost power. (Thick In the final analysis means excessive ex-cessive gasoline consumption, since it will require additional fuel expenditure expendi-ture to make up for the waste. The valves must bo kept accurately seating seat-ing all the time because a small leak here will cause a large waste of fuel. In the Interior of the engine a great deal of unnoticed waste will result from piston rings that are too loose. When this condition develops a quantity quan-tity of the fuel forces Its way down past the rings Into the reservoir and Is, of course, wasted. The owner who has reason to suspect this condition should try fitting Home of the leak-proof leak-proof piston rings of patent construction, construc-tion, designed to correct Just this fault. Thls name condition Is sometimes produced pro-duced by the use of a lubricating oil of too light a body. The oil Is thin nod by the heat present under running conditions and lacks the vlscoslt to make a perfectly gas tight seal In the piston. As a result the fuel forces Its way past the rings and Into the reservoir. reser-voir. CHEAPER FUEL. Then there is the possibility of utilizing util-izing heavier and cheaper grades of fuel. Most modern cars will run on the cheapest grade of gasoline and even on a mixture of gasoline and kerosene. In the proportion of one" gallon of the latter to three of the former Obviously certain adjustments In tho carburetor will have t" be made, perhaps by the service station, but the saving In cost i between gasoline at 25 to 35 cents and kerosene at 13 ccnt9 per gallon Justifies Justi-fies tho trouble. If the owner dclres to try out one of the kerosene carburetors car-buretors or other de Ices for using this heavier fuel we would suggest his getting one that Is sold on approval or with a money-hack guarantee, so that he may find out If the apparatus works satisfactorily on his vehicle before be-fore he makes the final purchase. We spokH before nf power losses In the engine, and this form of fuel waste Is not confined to the power plant. For Instance, much power may be wasted at the clutch. If this part is not functioning func-tioning properly. If the clutch slips excessively potential power Is being lost and the fuel which produces It Is bolng wasted. Tho cone clutch, with leather facing, may need a treatmont with Fuller's earth or neatsfoot oil, or perhaps tho spring tension requires adjustment. ad-justment. In tho dry' disc clutch there may be gum on the plates or the springs may need attention. An oil disc-clutch may have burned out one of its plates, tho spring pressure may bo wrong or tho lubricant may not be correctly dHuted with kerosene. WASTKD POWFR. Wo touched on tho subject of lubrication lubri-cation before and we would again emphasize em-phasize the fact that wherever there Is a moving surface not thoroly lubricated lubri-cated thore is wasted power. Lubrication Lubri-cation must bo copious, complete and correct if the full pewor producing alue of tho fuel consumed Is to be obtained. Then there Is tho question of tires. It Is an unquestioned fact that powor Is wo-stod whon tho tires are operated undorlnf lated. so that an excessive area of the tread comes In contact with the ground. Incidentally, while this practice, all too common among American motorists, wastes fuel. it also Injures tho tires, which Is an ex-penslvo ex-penslvo form of waste. It Is better to run tho tires at a few pounds over the prescribed Inflation than a fow pounds under It In addition every owner ought to have tho alignment of his front wheels chocked up once In four months. When tho tires' are running out of alignment, a scraping movement move-ment Is set up, which not only wastes power but woars out tho tires quickly. Tho owner who cares anything for his pocketbook probably needs no hint as to tho desirability of plugging all cuta In the rubber tread as soon as they appear - Denver Post. oo Tho cost of living in the British IslfH, it Ih estimated, Increased 162 por cent abovo the level of 1914. |