The San Francisco call., 1909-10-17
TROUBLES REDUCED
BY SIMPLE REMEDIES
Cleanliness the Most Important
Factor in All Parts of Motor
Mechanism

The inquisitiveness OF man, coupled
with lack OF observance of Few
important details in automobile driv-
ing, is responsible for many ills that
beset the motorist.
There are certain simple rules gov
erning both care Of tires and handling
Of machinery that, if observed, will
result in economy as well as securing
the greatest measure of pleasure from
the car.
The best thing to do when COM
piicated piece Of machinery is placed
into the hands of the novice is 10 take
away his wrenches and crowbars. The
machine will run itself without any
change i'm its mechanical details The
ear is a great detector of ills in ma
chinerv. but there is much In the
training Of this organ. II il has been
unaccustomed TO the noise created IN
machinery. and gains but momentary
lesson while the motor is in operation
there is little likelihood it would serve
its owner as accurately as that of the
skilled builder, who has spent many
months and maybe years attuning his
ear 10 the buzz Of his machine under
normal conditions.
MANS VANITY
The natural vanity Of man often leads
him. when some little inaccuracy OF
operation arises. TO display the knoWl-
edge he has acquired during the rev
trips he has taken on the demonstra-
tion car with ar experienced motorlsL
1t may be a small particle OF dirt
that has slipped in somewhere, or some
other trifing fault. yet he is prone 70
begin with the wrench, and generally
ceases after he has succeeded in chang
ing the adjustment of his motor until
something serious really happens.
1t is therefore necessary that he
should prepare himself with as much
knowledge as TO how TO prevent mis-
hans s how to repair them. He can
not be expected TO absorb within
few davs the knowledge of mechanics
that has taken years of practice on
the part OF the builder, but he can
learn the fact that the man who built
The car had a distinct reason Tor
every piece OF machinery in IL, and
put il where it would do the most
good If it would work better with
a different adjustment of valve TINS
detail would have been worked out
before the car left the inspection room.
Delicate machinery was not made TO
operate under the same head as pile
drivers or the like. and therefore pre-
vention is the watchword rather than
repair
WHEN STARTING
Cars should be exercised that there
are no loose nuts when the car is
started This requires but a few
moments inspection beforehand. In
filling the reservoir with fuel the
same care should be exercised against
dirt as with any other delicate mechan-
ism II for lack Of proper oiling a
n-saf,
is not the thing to force a revolution
with, but rather a drop of gasoline in
the oil cup, followed Immediately by
a moderate supply of OIL. will usually
DO the work. Care should be used in
wiping away surplus oil, for this gath
ers dirt which is carried to the in
terror of the machinery and does great
harm. The drier machinery is kept
the less likelihood there is to accu-
mutation Of dirt, and consequently the
labor Of keeping the motor clean is les
sened. Too much oil is as bad as too
little.
Several simple expedients in regard
to tire handling if applied properly
viii save not only annoyance but
money.
The average motor car owner looks
at his tires. and if they are holding
air mounts and is off for a spin There
may be something brewing in the form
OF whole pile of trouble, but he does
not see it. 1t would, therefore, be but
d moments work to jack up each
wheel examine the casing for con-
tusiOns and other ills, and if the for
mer are found the tire should receive
immediate attention. A small cut
Weakens the casing at this point, and
this results in the inner tube bulging
at the point of least resistance. Like
a knife edge ii is forced outward and
aids the roadway in opening the aper-
ture. Finally a puncture occurs and
the cost Of repairing both the casing
and inner tube is doubled.
INSPECT RIMS
Few, if any. pay proper attention to
rim inspection. While the wheel is
lacked up it is possible TO clear away
the accumulated dirt that has become
compact in the aperture along the rim
This hard material aids in rim cut
ting. and soon the casing is worth only
about six cents per pound as old rub
Der.
BY paying attention to these small
details and applying the stitch in
time tires can not only be made to
double their life, but the item of eX-
pense is reduced TO the minimum.
Another baleful influence on tires
is the accumulation Of dirt between
the casing and the inner tubing, re-
sulting from a lack of care in chang
ing. In making a change or opening
The casing for any cause ii should un-
oergo thorough wiping, and care be
taken that sand does not find its way
10 the interior. A grain of sand nm.
der the pressure of the tubing against
the casing can do great damage and
start more trouble than IL ii were con.
tained in a brick. It's sharp angles
cuts away al the tubing until the leak
begins with all its attendant ills.
One of the principal keys to motor
operation is cleanliness, and if the
average owner will leave his wrenches
IN the toolboX and use more waste
instead, the little annoyaneest so otter
experienced by the unskilled will dis
appear, and the repair bills viii fade
- small item of cost.