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Show Protecting the Spare Tire From Exhaust Gas The poisonous gases that Issue from the exhaust of an automobile very often cause the rapid deterioration of the spare tire. These fumes curl about the tire, eat away the live Ingredients In-gredients of the carcass, and when the tire is placed upon the wheel the rotten rot-ten fabric explodes with a loud "plop." A piece of sheet Iron bent and attached at-tached to the rear of the car, as Illustrated, Illus-trated, will deflect the exhaust and thus prevent the gases from Injuring the tire. Just for curiosity's sake SPARE I DEFLECTION ' I PLATE EXHAUST How the Fumes From the Exhaust of a Car Can Be Deflected so They Will Not Injure the Spare Tire. watch the cars as they go by and note how many of them throw the exhaust ex-haust fumes into the spare tire. You will be surprised. Paul Feterston in Popular Science Monthly. |