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Show iNSTRUGTION OOGKLACKING I Auto Engines Should Be Given I Same Care as Locomotives I j on Rail Lines H There are thous.i nds of truck nper- H atorn ihi" ,'lmut the country who are H anxious enough to take proper rare of their vehicles but who lack the H proper knowledge. Dependence .m m Instruction book for routine work Is pH not satisfactory because the Inetruc- fcl Hon book doesn't tell enough Thf IH writer, in his many years of exper-l TH lence In the Industry. la yd lo sec l jH complete nnd thorough).-, satisfactory ! ;H instruction book on trucks The local tH repair shop, service station or your laH own shop mleht he able to do eatls- H, factory work once work Is needed, jj B but the subject imricr discussion is care of the truck to reduce the amount 1 of work necessary, W'e shall take up' t H the truck units In order. I The engine ousht to be taken core jHB of as an engineer cares for the loco- flH motive. It oMRht to be kept cleun. rH brass and aluminum parts ought to IH be polished The daily test for oil Ml level Is already habit with rao.M driv- KjH ers, though many of them neglect this because Pin- will run .ill light for M- sl today, and I can got the oil on the road " Fifty cents worth of oil waiting wait-ing to be put in the crunkcase may MM IIM (Cll rll. rt f . . Ilr. .Knt.l.l never economize on oil I so the best 1 engine oil mono; i in buy, use I free- v , I iy. that Is, change the erankt 11 oil often. Don't go by the calendar or oven by the mileage Text the oil ijt weekly The writer knowa f dozens Mm at instances when trucks lia e been ilf run for thousands of miles wltho l& any engine work being done, boi tuse lr the oil was changed as soon as It showed signs of being a poor lubrl--i cant. Jf J All oil t 111 g( i dirty In service li alt A accumulates carbon and Bed I m en t, vJm 'I'ho more carbon and sediment the 3 W 18S lubrication, 01 belter, the more in- - Of fit lent lh lubrication Take a week- W ly sample from the rrankiasc. allow this to settle in a glass or bottle, and note the relative amount of sediment Jr to liquid. The detail of ihe lubricat- dJHp" 1 Ing system ahrmlil b,. watched. Th re i should be no leaks, and, it there an ' 5 they ought to be detected ' low oil . "Jr level In the dally Inspection The gauge. If there- is one. must always iflM work right If It becomes erratic in jSEhm Its action take the first opportunity JSTHj to find out wh; In a pi cy-ure feed 'Ml system worn bearings will cause . 'oHM drop In oil pressure which the driver may blame on thin oil or a bad Iwt gauge fell Tl si PAN MONTHLY. BT Aside from oiling, there are 'iglii -S '! enlng and adjusting jobs on the mo I tor. The fan belt slack should be tested monthly or whenever the op-fSfl op-fSfl portunity Is afforled At the same JjjBfl time feel for pie) In thy fan b'ear- V A truck operated over rough roads mm needs more attention than one work - nig on smooth boulevards. Engine holding down bolts, that Is the bolts .H holding the engine to the frame, ought fHl to be tightened If possible. Rome- WM times i a si el la te, nuts and c . ! t . . . u . -j "fjfl used, but whore tliev are not a wrench should be used to attempt to tighter. flH 'be nuts. Detachable cylinder head nuts should he tightened once a HIDI month, and, at the same Lime, the nuts that hold the cylinders to the rankcase where this separate con-HLj con-HLj structlon is urn MUL Look for watei leak:, about th rad HHP lator, boss connections pnrrrri SHpr This should be done weeklv jk rit.u n c mil i s KSH The carbureter should not be Ml ignition i ihli ihould Imply be - Ifl tighten -d :n the terminals and i n v tSfll worn or cracked Insulation repaired. 41 The ignition unit should get a month., ;3H ly cleaning and that Is all. Inspec- jH 'Ion at that time will determine If rH the Interrupter points are worn un-evenly, un-evenly, and If they are the should be- dreased down and readjusted tfB The driver or workman shotilrl not ,JH tinker. He should examine for loose. HtaM nes.s, maladjustment or wear, and if ' Al he doesn't find any he should not tt ;M 10 do somtothing The driver cm gel Into the habit of looking under the JMl truck when It Is on a dry street, so i jLa from the engine or other unlta T)i- iAln ilrlvet should be trained to make in- fJM 1 '"' tlona ai definite intervals in 'fflH be morning at a certain time he jjnj should make a very definite inspec- Jftil tlon of ( certain parts of the enln sO-B al a certain day ho should make his weekly Inspections or do the engine Bfl cleaning and so on. He might bo giv- VjjK cn a printed card fo dally, weekly aJH and monthly Insjiectlons. so he more. riRSU J m has to check off the various items 'if -NV'xt week we shall discuss running HMr gear parts and units. |