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Show GOOD ADVICE ON CARING FOR GAR Preventive for Every III That Cold Weather Brings to Driver. There Is a preventive for every 111 that colli wi-alher brings to automobiles. automo-biles. ,'nforl inialdy, iniiny owners ilo not p-alizr; that by taking ordinary ordi-nary rare r,f I ln-ir i-iirj. Lhey earl save niiifh (rouble and expense. One of tin- j,'rraie-t Inconveniences is found I j baltery failure due to cold. This Is caused by failure to prep.tre the harlery for tlie e.'-.'lra load Ilia! zero weather Is bound to put on it. Tlie Iialtery should he kept fully cliarui d and filled with water. Afo-r lillin','. II"' online .should lie run for an hour or so before hoin:; left out In Ibo cold to Insure; (he acid anil wafer becoming t )i oi'o u i;h l.v mixed. Otherwise I lien; Is a chance of the fresh walor remaining on top and freezing. A weekly Inspection of the hallery In winter Is not too much. The chai-ln' rate should be Increased sllchily to compensate for the extra loud. Lightens Battery Work. The work of the battery can be lightened by using any of the winter gasoline, marketed by most oil companies. com-panies. These fuels start easier than tlie ordinary gas used In the summer. The oil should be changed more frequently fre-quently than In warm weather, to prevent pre-vent crankcase dilution. This evil is caused by the sweating of a cold engine, en-gine, which allows moisture to gather Inside tlie cylinders and drain Into the oil. Dilution Is caused also by too free use of the choke, which shoots raw gasoline Into the cylinders. This gasoline finds its way Into the crank-ease crank-ease and further thins the oil. If too much water forms In the oil reservoir, It remains at the bottom of the crank-case crank-case where tlie pump is located, anil may freeze, stalling the oiling system sys-tem and resulting in serious damage to the ciiL'ine Anti-Freeze Mixtures. The anti freeze mixture In the radiator ra-diator should be kept at the proper proportions to prevent freezing. The solution drains away or is lost from various causes, and must be renewed at regular intervals. The experience of the service station sta-tion should be utilized by every owner own-er In 'preparing his car for cold weather driving. The lubrication in the transmission should be lightened the carburetor should be adjusted, the engine oil should be changed and possibly pos-sibly a lighter grade used. These few precautions will keep the car operating op-erating at Its highest efficiency during dur-ing cold weather. The wise motorist motor-ist will attend to these things. |