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Show AO TO NOTES J When work.ns around the engino are should te, exeroiaed in the u" I of the machinist' hammer, which orms a psrj Of the tool equipment oi every automobile. The amateur ro-palr ro-palr man can do more damage in a moment With hammer man a good man can repair In a week The only sare move, if a car should stop or stall While golnx ud a hid and I tne brakes refuse to hold, would be 'to back ihe ear crnsswnys across the road steering the rear end toward la bank or curve. This should he done i immed.a'eiv tne '.ti comes to 11 -t.-.nd- stll). not after It has started backward down the hill. Self-starling and electric lighting systems require efficient batteries. For this reason the battery should roceive OarSfUl attention. It should be inspected in-spected frequently and the plates of the cells kept covered with ele tro-lyle. tro-lyle. A little distilled water added at frequent intervals may obviate ihe necessity of a new battery Tires should be neither underln-flated underln-flated no- overlnflated. if too ipft, they will heat up and wear out quickly. quick-ly. If they are Loo hard, they make harder ridinn and require more e.4,o ..ne conaurnptlon because the tow tire wraps n.-eit around an oosgacK'. 'whereas a hard tire does not yield, 'but must be pushed over the obstruc ! tion. If a car should suddenly drive ! across the path of your car, or if a I car ahead should turn to the left as you were Starting to pass It, turn your icai- quickly in the same direction taken tak-en by the other . ar, a; the same time (slowing your cr's speed. If an at-I at-I tempt were made to bring your car I to a top without turnlnx. the probability prob-ability Is that you could not stop In jtlme to avoid a collision. Avoid ruts and save the tlre-. When the brakes are not working. I get them fixed immediately. 1 Less use of the brakes lowers the bill for tires, gasoline and repairs. Obey the manufacturer's rules as to lubrication; he knows more about the car than you do. When soldering the battery connections, connec-tions, always ue pure lead, as tin compositions will corrode. Always Stop 1I some ununu.11 uuin develops in the t.i: B doing so s--IrlOUS damage max be prevented. Watch radiator hise connections. Iowa Is Improving 416 grade ( ross- ings this S ear Short Circuit In the electric system kills the storage battery. Sec that fan is working well these hot days. Tires wear down fast If wheels are misaligned. Keep off street car j racks to save : the tires. (ill between braking surfaces causes the brakes to slip. 1 Instrument for 1 harglng storage j batteries at homo Is on the market. Polish headlight reflectors by a I light circular motion. I In 1 H 0 there were less than 10 automobile standards, last year there were more than 300 A j Avsrage automobile for 1922 weighs about 270 pounds and costs $1800. England as a three-wheeled motor car for delivery purposes, the third wheel being In back. Wood disc wheels are being made. Car of the future will have no carburetor, car-buretor, says an auto expert New attachment for drive shafts I keeps car from rolling down hill I Number of motor fatalities in th country in 1921 was 12.600- Massachusetts halved Its accident rate in one year. . Twenty-eight cities reduced their motor fatalities in 1921. combination anti-theft lock has been made for the fuel feed line Belgium has a motorcycle with a water-cooling system. British motorists are demanding that McyclSS also carry rear lights Water, oil grease and light are the tire's worst enemies. Keep the spare tire covered against sun. rain and dirt. , I..,,.. ihn cn r rest on a dc- iOVO! iv,v ..... - Mated tire. Iondon has 1600 safety traffic zones. World's oil resources are estimated by the United States geological survey sur-vey as $3, 000, 000. 000 barrels. Annual total of automobile injuries Is not over 325, uOO. says Edward 3. Jordan. National automobile chamber of commerce Is offering $6600 In prizes In a now safety essay contest for t.;tchern and children. The leatt knock in an engine means trouble. Dal) some paint and varnish ovor bald spots. If tho car steers hard tbo front tires may be soft. Wash mud off body before It dries on- Black smoke from the exhaust means too much gasoline , If the brakes do not hold use the engine as a brake. Total of 12.71 miles of federal-aid federal-aid highway is completed. Forty per cent of the automobiles stolen in 1921 were not recovered. New York automobile show for 1923 opens January 6. Because of Its narrow streets Spain uses v ry f'w trailers. Large chain cigar store company has begun the salt of Inner tubes. General motor;- is planning production produc-tion of an air-cooled car. Estimates of fuel consumption for each moior vehicle ranges from 3i" to 450 gallons annually Light smoke from the exhaust means too much oil in the cylinders. cylin-ders. Worn bearings may be detected by a persistent drop In oil gaugo pre ssure. Dust caps for automobile tire valves are now being made of rubber. Tire wear Increases with speed. If the brakes of an autornobllo refuse re-fuse to hold, there Is only one pro-cednro pro-cednro to follow to stop the car. Switch off the Ifrnltlon. engage lower gears and engage the clutch, u.ving the engine as a brako. A scralng sound In n real wheel Is sometimes caused by sand working In between the brake band and drum, or more commonly by either Inner or! outer brake bands, or part.-. arh 1 1 operate thorn, being In contact w'th tho braKe drum. Connecticut state police cover morel than 3000 rnllos of highways. New York state got more than $10.-( OOo.fiOO In motor revenue last year. Chewing guru makes an excellent temporary stoppage of a fuel line or carburetor connection leak. To shift gears at ihe proper time anu in idc proper way win save nick-1 lng the mechanism of the car Oil is cheaper than metal It g Jess expensive to bavo a well lubrlcat- I ed car than to replace costly pnrts- To gain luajcimum power from each 1 explosion with minimum fuel, advance the spark as the speed of the engine is Increased. An operator of an automobile should b a good sport Let waiting pedestrians pedes-trians and drivers pass a busy Intersection. Inter-section. They inav be lu as greal .1 hurry as you are. It is false economy to use an old tube In anew casing. License plates in Spain arc obtained obtain-ed trom auto accessory rjealcr?, tinsmiths tin-smiths and blacksmiths after being assigned by the government. Scrape baiterv terminals clean to insure good connections. |