| Show CARE OF MOTOR DURING Q Is equally sensitive to cold as human hajman organism and needs extra covering RADIATOR COVER IS USEFUL it la well to see sec that carburetor has hot air connection to intake manifold gasoline sometimes of poor quality with the advent of efu clent starting devices and such comforts as convertible bodies heaters caters li etc the all year round use of the elgh hl ii grade erade motorcar luis has become almost universal A few suggestions may be in order the automobile motor equally as sensitive to the cold as the human organism should have extra covering in cold weather an ideal warm weather operation can be secured by having the power plant and the surrounding air ander the hood kept warm varin as in summer fortunately F oi tuna tely this is compa comparatively actively easy to accomplish since the motor itself Is constantly generating heat it Is well to use a radiator rad latar cover with an adjustable opening so as to prevent excess cooling in extreme weather it Is also well to see that thai the carburetor carb tr has a hot air connection to the intake manifold so chrt the cold air Is preheated bhea ging into the carburetor the newel nelc cars are also provided with an air choking device which gives an over rich carburetor mixture to aid in starting and rapidly warming up the motor how motor Is affected I 1 in some localities the gasoline commonly offered for distribution is s ot 0 poorer quality than in others I 1 ut it is now almost always possible to u obtain a higher test gasoline gasoi lne which generally speaking will wiil prove more efficient edi clent in cold weather than in a low test in this connection bear in mind however that high test gasoline does docs not necessarily mean better gasoline in some cases a very light grade of fluid known Ds as casing head gasoline Is used which lias has such a low boiling point ahat it cannot be handled in an orl ordinary inary carburetor and it should be avoided I 1 the bad effects produced on motors I 1 in cold weather on account of low o it if i use in eold weather as ii a medium beag grade alcohol Is best to prevent freezing the water cir cu lating system experts recommend simply tile the addition of either cither denatured or wood alcohol to the water in order to make a solution which will not freeze up to ten degrees helow below zero remove two gallons of water from the circulating system and replace it with two gallons of alcohol it must of course be home borne in mind that akeo alcohol liol evaporates somewhat more rapidly than the water so that in order to keep the solution at its original ginal strength it Is desirable when refilling luring during winter weather to use half water and halt alcohol |
