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Show Auto Storage Has m Important Factors E Preparing a car for winter storage does not consist only of running it I into a garage. Jacking p the four ' wheels, and draining the radiator. Tnless the whole mechanism Is given in adequate amount of attention de- preciatlon may be remarkably high i As a first step It is necessary to give the car a thorough cleaning. For ( the unpninted and tarnishable metal j parts of the ca. no protective coating is better than ordinary grease or vase-1 line, but it is necessary to have these I parts thoroughly dry before anointing; them, foi otherwise rusting may occur oc-cur beneath the grease. Lamps, instruments in-struments of the cowl boards, your tools, and Jack. springs, steering knuckles and the like should all be given a generous coating. If you have wire wheels and find that some ot the spoke enamel has chipped off. grease tho bare spots, and obserVe the same procedure with the cur body and fenders. do over the Whole car greasing even small parts like lighting and ignition terminals thai may rust Ch an the interior of tho car thoroughly, removing dust deposits de-posits from the upholstery and corners, cor-ners, and brush the top carefully. Leather upholstery .us well as the top and side curtains should be painted lightly with linseed oil. PREUMIIS MX.Y WORK. With tills preliminary work done, jack up the four corners and remove the tires and rims from the wheel If tho rims are not rusty they ma; In-left In-left on the tires, but they as well as the casings should pe thoroughly oleaned with gasoline and wrapped in cloth or burlap Store In a room which is not subject to extremes of cold or heat, and keep them out of direct light rays. The tubes may b stored either flat or sufficiently in- I to l ike them r ind, the li I being the better plan. When the cas-ings cas-ings are not removed from the rims, the tubes should be deflated. Oil in the rear axle and transmis-Hon transmis-Hon should be left there, but the crank case should be drained and fill-''' fill-''' again with oil to make certain that no water is present in the lubrl-cant lubrl-cant A o nerous supply of heavy nil Should be poured into each cylinder SsH and the engine cranked a few times mH 'o distribute it thoroughly over the Missal pistons and tho cylinder walls (ill iwkm small parts such as spark and "throt- fiOTp tie linkages, brake connection etc WStkm and if tho spark plugs have not beon MBj ' 1 tbi-'-uKh several weeks of op. eratlon, back them out and set them sssssS not too lightly aguinst their seats. i:: l ( 1RBURBTOR. An erfort should be made to draU sfl completely tho carburetor and vac" BK uum tank and to dry with a clenn I cloth pa many parts as are readily re- IsBBBBsl movable. The needles or nozzles es- ssssS peeially should be wiped dry as the IBBsH slightest rust on these parts soells BBBBsfl inefficient operation. Xo matter "what Hj the part, be sure to snread a little IssssV oil or grease over it after it his been B? cleaned. It is easy to remove the !Ki Ki-.-a-e with gasoline when vou put -v";,r' " back Into commission. . Drain all gasoline and water from Ss the car. and if this winter's eyp0ri-ence eyp0ri-ence is your first with a particular Kaf make of motor, be careful not to overlook any druincock in either V ML I tern MoToR for December U |