The Washington times., 1907-02-23

A rrW hints concerning the care " a
machine are ALWAYS great help and
motorists VIII do wen to bear the fol-
4Owiu- lH mind
Never attempt TO run your car on de
tated tires for few hundred yards OF
this sort OF running is almost certain ~
DO "a TOT. of damage
Snould "a grease pipe require cleaning
out, the best way is 90 push a stiff wire
down tEe pipe After making a path
through it. Iay the pipe I'm EascIene till
an the grease IS dissolved Warming IL
over @ fame effects tile same purpose
IT tEe belt which drives the ian
placed behind the radiator for cooling
purpose slips. a good remedy IS To burn
r. me ordinary black rubber with
match applying the burnt part 10 the
leather While this process is very goou
I'm llis case 10 must never he used Ola
the leather Of q cone clutch
When the car IS not i'm use. Jacks
should ae placed uuGor the frame. i'm
order 10 take the weight of the car Off
tr. springs and tires This serves a
double purpose. luasuueh as the springs
are Flowed rD retain laeIr proper shape
and tl- tires VIII last much longer g.
TIE strain Is removed when not iI use
When the weight Of the car is taken
off tine springs, it win Dee found AN easy
matter TO insert the point OF a screw
driver between the spring plates. fore
ing them apart suddenly 10 inject
grease between the leaves This viii re
move all possibility OF the springs
sqaeaH1G when riding over uneven sur
faces, and viii always improve their
elastic qualities.
u "a very hot spark occurs at the
vibrator and a weak spark az The plug
with the Jump spark ignition system. j.
is caused by a poor connection between
The condenser and wires leading TO the
vibrator inside OF JGa col case II gen
orally happens after putting I'm new bat
-erIeS- The best thing Co do i'm this
case IS to send Jhe coil back 90 the
mauutac-Grer-
A constant buzzlug in JHe coil iuGi-
Gates a short circuit. the coil should
buzz only when tle spark is wanted Its
cause should be found at once. for il is
an Indication rIa- the accLmulatnrs cor
batteries are being damaged If the
opposite should happen. lhaJ the coil
does not buzz. IL indicates no current,
either because the batteries OF aClumu-
lar0-S are weak or very often e. broken
wire is the cause
Always see llaL E1l nave spare tubes
I'm the lockers. and il is good policy 10
examine them tn water TO see If they
are air-tight- When replacing au inner
tube In the cover put the valve piece In
position and initiate The cube about half
the normal pressure before pushing it
into place. BY doing this it viii reduce
the chances of uipping. especially d. the
inner tube is slightly larger than it
should be-
Very few motorists drive their cars 10
the best advantage. and one OF the most
common mistakes made is 20 operate
the throttle and iguiti0n levers too rap
idly For example, if the ignition is
advanced almost 10 the maximum sud-
denly there IS very likely 20 Dee a knock
or "a back fire before the engine mas time
90 pick mp the necessary speed SINH
lariy. II the throttle lever Is opened al
once from q medium position TO the
full, The sudden increase of suction is
apt TO bring such pressure on the pet
as 90 enrich the mixture too much.
!. Tile movement Of both levers should be
gradual