The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-27
Things Worth Knowing.

Never take an unnecessary chance,
If in doubt as TO the wisdom Of driv.
ing past another car or driving between
two street cars, always give yourself
the benefit Of the doubt. There ~ an
old rule that one would far better be
safe than sorry.
TO ascertain the flash point of oil
heat sample over gas stove, insert
thermometer so that it does not touch
the bottom of the vessel containing the
OIL. When the oil eyaporates pass a
lighted taper over it. When short blue
flashes appear note the thermometer.
To stain a canvas top first apply
three coats Of boiled oil with a brush.
Then mix color pigment with boiled oil
until the shade desired is obtained, stir
ring very thoroughly, and apply final
coat. The canvas Will be found TO shed
water perfectly and there is little fear
of cracking,
Spare asbestos washers should always
be treated before being placed among
the spares on the car. a sixhours soak.
ing in olive oil, followed by draining
and brief drying, and a final rubbing
in Of fine black lead. will give a good
tight washer that will come adrift
clcanly at any time
1T is annoying TO have the car rat
tie and squeak whenever ii. goes over
q little irrcguarity in the road, and
it is also bad for the ear, Each
squeak means friction in the spring
hangers. radius rods or brake conncc-
tlons. or between the spring leaves.
which if not corrected, will soon cause
a permanent loosencss Liberal use Of
the OIL can is the obvious remedy.
In Kerosene and alcohol motors the
question of starting is probably the
most important detail. and the greatest
bar TO the use of both Of these classes
of fuel, In automobile motors, consid-
'erIng automobile gasoline - which is
not nearly so volatile as real gasoline,
Tins same condition comes up, and it is
becoming more important as the grade
of gasoline is decreasing. from the point
of view Of volatility.
Side slipping and wear on tires is due
TO spreading of the front wheels, gen
orally caused by a bent distance rod
or drag link connecting the steering
arms or knuckles. If this condition is
present, even III a comparatively slight
degree, the strain and wear brought up
on the tire will quickly wear out the
tread, inasmuch as The sdcslip con
tinues with the rotation of the wheels.
In case of excessive tread wear, exam.
inc the front wheels and find If they
take proper position for straight ahead
running.
Motorists who make long tours will
he specially interested IN n new type
of body designed by leading member
of the Automobile Club OF America.
Tho antique feature of the body is the
inclined floor in the touncau. which re
lieves the tension on the ankles OF those
riding in the rear scat. Twcnty-three
Thousand cubic inches of baggage space
is provided -Four large suit eases ft
into IL compartment under the rear seat
which Is higher than the front seat,
TO give an unobstructed view, and this
compartment is made so as to exclude
dust and water
II all conditions are right and the
carburetter is prlmed, the engine should
start on the first turn of the crank. If
1T does not so do there is n source of
trouble which must be remedied first
and it Is useless to continue cranking.
This may lie in the fuel system itself,
but exterior to the vaporizer, or it may
be in the ignition apparatus. it is
we'll in a case of this sort 10 start
with the gasoline tank and follow the
fuel through each step until it nppar-
emily reaches the combustion chamber
in the form of properly proportional
mixture Of gasoline and air.
Among the recent automobile devices
is system designed TO prevent the
cloud of dust, which often makes the
speeding automobile a nuisance to those
passing. This apparatus consists of
pair of tubes, with extended mouth.
which trail behind the machine at a
point just above the ground. BY means
of a small fan mounted on the vehicle,
a suction is created and the stream
of dust raised by the passage of the
wheels over the ground is drawn into
the tubes and carried into a receptacle
from which it is deposited again in the
road at a point some distance from the
wheels