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Show , GOOD DRIVING; ! NICE STEERING ! Proper Handling of Automobile Auto-mobile Detailed in ij Bulletin "flood driving 1s mostly nice steering." steer-ing." says a bulletin issued by the Tlmken Roller Bearing company. I which sets forth a number of helpful Miggestlons under the topic 'HoW to Kujoy loor oiMtor Car More." It you I are a novlco In motoring, you may I find something In the following raat- Cer that will Increase the pleasure of i car ownership for you. "In starting the motor the Ipark ahould be retard. .!. Tin. clutch should bo disengaged, so that tho battery 1 need not uselessly turn over the trans- j mission gears. H Is often easier to j rtart tho motor by turning It over several times with the air choked bo- j !' fore turning on the switch. LL "Tho best method of applying the LL brakes is as follows: Tin- clutch la ' n,.r thrown out by the 'nice steer, r' until the car has boen braked down to a speed at which tho speed of ihi H motor is approximately the" name as tho speed of the car. Formerly all driven were taught to throw out tho clutch before applying the brakes "Today the bettor drivers and cn-gineers cn-gineers recommend holding the clutch engaged until the car Is actually to bo i, stopped. By kei ping the clutch en- caged and braking the car to regu- I late its speed, the pic kup can ! made without the destructive grinding of I tho clutch. It is necessary to have j the throttlo so adjusted that when closed only enough gasoline is fed into tho carburetor to keep the motOI j running when the clutch is thrown i cut. : "The llfo of both your motor and I I T unning K'.ars depends to a great e- ii nt upon careful observance of the instructions about lubrw ation which come with your machine. PHI all I grease cups, as Stipulated in your lu- l.iication chart. Remember that the I parts that should be gn.-:s-d are con- I I tinually in motion and In contact with J one another, and that If they run aut I of lubricant, friction and heat will soon causo woar, or totally destroy I them. "8omo oils are better for certain unotors than others. Use the oil rec- ommended by the car engineer I hango the motor oil every 500 miles. There is no cheaper kind of car insur- II .nice. Start at tho next multiple of 1 '500, Then it is tiasy to remember. 2 "Adding five quarts of clean oil to I one quart of dirty oil gives six quarts i 1, of dirty oil. J "Dirt in the gasoline line and there 3 will be dirt, despite the most eur.-ful H iilling should be forced out by air. Dirt or water in the vacuum lank B may be removed through the cap- I -.crtsw at the bottom. Dirt or. water in the float chamber of the carburetor J may be cleaned out by removing the li screen container and blowing out both the container and screen. j "Keep tho radiator well filled with f water at all times. The radiator should II be completely drained and flushed at H intervals of about once a month. Use j! " soft water if you can get it. Tne fan-I) fan-I) belt should be kept tight enough to f (prevent slipping, but not so tigut as 'to prevent easy running, j "In all anti-freeze mixtures it Is II , safer, and in the long run cheaper, to j make the proportions in favor of the alcohol. Never rely on the weather-I weather-I Always play safe by filling the Water l system with an antl-f reeze mixture 1 early enough and be sure to keep it , adequately replenished. "Tho alcohol evaporates more 1 quickly than the water; so It is suf ' land cheapest to make additions in the wn ; proportion of 1 to 1. "A solution of three and one-half Kg pints per gallon of water fn ezes at 10 degrees Fahrenheit above zero. , I A solution of five and one-hulf pints H of alcohol pT m f water freezes at zero. Fight pints of alcohol per ,gallon of water freeses at 10 degrees Fahrenheit below zero Twelve pints I jof alcohol per gallon of water freezes j at 20 degr es Fahrenheit below zero 'The steering apparatus requires j little attention, but should be Inspect- i I ed frequently to make sure that the 1 front wheels are in line, and that I there is no play in the wheels, the no j Hi rod or tho remainder of the gearing. Htj Tires should be kept properly inflated. ! Hn "At least once In two weeks and J'w oftener In hot weather the battery should be inspected to see that d is- ! I tilled water covers the plates In each ' cell by one-half inch If the hydrome-flj hydrome-flj ter Shows a- reading of Ic jh than 1 , 2 5 tho battery should be recharged. A reading oi 1,280 moans that the bat- : terjf is fully chargeii. Dry the top of 1 n tho battery alter tilling. Terminals must be kept clean. An application j I t vaseline aids lh preventing corro- 1 I slon. A "Clean, heavy-hitting spark plugs 1 delight the 'nice steerer.' i'mgs caii j best be cleaned by soaking in koro- . jj Bene and scraping with a dull knife. 'j The points of the spark plug should il be set apart about the thickness of u I I worn dime M "Both head and tall lights should '4 bo inspected before starting out on jf a drive at night. It Is a good plan tD carry an extra headlight bulb, tall - w light bulb and fuse, for lights may 4 burn out at any time. To avoid dan-IIH dan-IIH ger to yourself as well as other ma-J3 ma-J3 c nines, your lights should be focused . i so that they do not throw their rays above four feet from tho ground ut A ny point. The "nice eteorer' uses $9 Ids dimmers when meeting other ma- -a chines, for many lenses that aro legal 'm throw a blinding glare when the i'3 bright lights are on, ''M properly applied, chains need not D0 harmful to tho tires. The hooks should bo toward the front M when placing the chain over the top Wm tne l're- Tno chains Bhould bo Just mi '8nt enough to allow them to creep on the tires Tho 'nice steerer chocks Jm) the air In his tires every weok. Tiros inn should carry: Jm Tiro diameter Pressure &m inches 60 pounds. JOT 4 Inches 70 pounds. WM Inches SO pounds. .H 6 inehos 90 pounds, ,LaB, "Cord tires may bo run Homowhr H -iftet, ncrordln to tire mon, with- J'j9f out excessive injury The Bpare tire 1 M j should be protoctod froip. tho weather. I "If you havo never driven a car, I .9H: thli is the way to start: 13m, "First Disengage your clutch, pui !jjjn , the gear-shift lever In low (first) j&jSHj 1 speed position and engage the cluteh 'H slowly as you dopress tho accelerator. fijU "Second After the ear has galnn.j -jflH some momentum. disengage the , clutch, move the gear-shift lever from 3mm low vflTBt) to Intermodlato (second) KMi speod and engage the clutch gradual-ly gradual-ly as you slowly depress the accelera-KB accelera-KB tor. HEH "Third When the momentum of B the car is between fifteen and twen-igH twen-igH ty miles an hour, disengage the clutch, Rjl move tho goar-shift lovor from In-gHj In-gHj tormediato (second) Into high (third) SfiH speed, Engage the clutch." |