The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-07
THE AUTOM0- BILE WORLD

The careful motOriSt will save ms radiator by using. whenever possible, rain water for cooling purposes instead of hard water.
 Chain fabrication, though trouble some, as it neceSSitateS removing the chain, is so beneficial to it's life and efficiency and saves so much useless it well repays the trouble it entails. The two main points are to remove grit and dirt, which grind away the metal in the links and rivetS, and to ensure due amount of fabrication. Perhaps the most objectionable noise in a car is that caused by general looseness all around; parts shaking about which ought to be rigidly at tached to some portion of the mechan- ism. This denotes a general careless ness in attention to the machine, and can only be obviated by the frequent periodical inspection, and the tighten ing up of all parts lable to come loose.
 According to Consul-General John L.. Griff1ths a member of a tire company in London has been conducting experi- ments to produce a rubber compound combining pure rubber with a vege- table substance that will avoid the de- fleets which he thinks are produced by the common method of incorporating mineral substances, such as magnesia, chalk and oxide of zinc.
 The road over Mont Cenis. Sw1tzer- land, has been opened to automobile traffic. This is great event in the European automobile world. Many Americans who are in France will be early in using the road over the Alps. It is also announced that an auto bus connecting Italy and France over Mont Cenis. This fact is not so pleasing to the automobile community.
 An automobile passenger 1ne,~ the first of its kind in the Northwest. has been started between Minneapolis and Anoka. The company has purchased a 16-passenger automobile, which makes two round trips a day.
 Kerosene is much better to clean metal parts than gasolene, for the req son that piece of metal cleaned with gasolene will easily rust, but kerosene, leaves an oily film which protects the metal from rust.
 Again the automobile gets blamed as a trouble maker. This time the charge is a peculiar one. Churchgoers claim that the automobile reduces the at the rural districts, and hundreds of ministers are trying to devise some means of increasing religious interest
 In taking down the change speed gear be careful to observe the exact position of every part, as you take 1t off, so that you can place it back in the same position. The gear case and gears will doubtless need to be cleaned. This is done by draining off the old oil and filling the gear case with kero- solve the dirty oil and turn the gears round several times to thoroughly clean them
 The dismounting of a rear axle is delicate job and great care and delib eration should be exercised in the oper- I.I |, main thing is to be sure that the bevel gears are meShed correctly. Spur gears need not be meshed to exactly the same depth, but if bevel gears are meShed too deeply or not deep enough they will be noisy and will wear rap- idly.
 It is estimated that ss0, ,OO0, 900 repre- sents the present annual expenditure for road improvement in the United States. The great question is to build roads, but it is of equal importance to build them well. Just at present the serious intentions through Bill No. 6931. which has been favorably reported by the Senate committee on Agriculture, which provides for an appropriation of $500,000 for the extension of the work of the United States Office of Public Roads in aiding in the improvement of the public highways.
 So as to have each automobile pro- vide its own dust protection. Franz Ragalier, coppersmith to the Court of Bavaria, at Munich, has designed and executed a -sprinkling device for automobiles comprising two oblong reservoirs to be attached under the running boards on both sides of the vehicle. system of discharge valves and ingenious shields preventing dirt and dust from clogging the apparatus. The reservoirs hold fifty to one hun dred 1iters, according to the size of the car to which they are to be at- tached.
 To clean the carburetter of dirt, open the aperture at the bottom and let the contents run off; if this does not have the desired effect, it will be necessary to take the carburetter to pieces and clean every portion thoroughly, espe- cially the filter. which is apt to be choked. A tiny piece of grit or other obstruction may intermittently, totally or partially block. the jet. or the pas sage leading to it, being carried there by the flow of gasoline and dropping back when the pressure ceases. To clean, the jet should be removed, and thin wire or an acetylene burner cleaner passed through it. Needles should not be used on account of the risk of the end breaking in the jet, necessitating an enlargement of the hole.