El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-14

parently, has not the desired effect And
| the mOtorist Of the southern cline at
I ter each cold snap, cheerfully, however
resignedly, purchases a set Of new cyl
inders and enjoys life until the next
cold snap. The northern mOtOrist an
ucipates the cold weather, duly drains
the radiator OF its cooling liquid, re-
fills it with an anti-freezing solution
I and happily motors through the win
| ter. This, by far is the most satisfac-
| tory and sensible method and is but
/ another instance Of the prOverbial
J ounce Of prevention and pound OF cure.
/ No doubt the southern mOtorist fully
/ intends to equip his car TO Withstand
I the rayages Of freezing weather and
even goes so far as to decide which So
/ luton is preferable, however, a smiI-
/ ing sky. soft, balmy breezes and the
( sweet smell Of a coming spring dispeI
I his fears, warp his Judgment and damp
en- his ardOr and, as a consequence, he
awakes the following morning to find
that the night has brought about a
complete reversal Of weather. Nature
has again changed her mind-the heaV-
ems are grey, light snow is falling, an
icy blast comes screaming out of the
north and the beloved auto in the barn
garage is being held firmly in the
grasp Of old winter.
To 'slFhaw Ont a Carr 49, .7-~-
The proper course of procedure -iseto
at once heat the garage, if possible
and thus thaW the frozen water within
the radiator, cylinders, pump, feed
pipes and generator (if latter is used),
which action will at once disclose anv
spread seams or bursts However If
the heating OF the garage is impossible,
then an effort should be made to thor
oughly thaw out and warm up the ra-
dlator by first opening the drain cock
and pouring boiling water in the filler
neck. This should be continued until
the warm water runs freely through
the radiator and has thoroughly heated
same, then the drain cock should be
closed and the radiator filled with
hnN NJ 80.
VIII have to be repeated until the hot
water virtually eats its way into the
cylinder jackets. etc.
While this process is under way it Is
advisable to keep cloths or waste, sat
urated with hot water, on the car
Duretor. taking particular care to see
that no water enters the air intake.
However, water carried by the gasoline
will find its way into the float cham
Der, where it settles to the bottom and
accumulates naturally freezing upon
the advent OF cold weather and thus
preventing the action of the float;
hence the use OF the hot cloths or
waste to thaW out and warm I'D the
carburetorr In this manner one may
frequently be able to crank and start
the engine even before the thorough
thawing out of the car is completed
When the Aeetylene Freezes.
The acetylene generator frequently
freezes, but on account of its aecessi-
bility is easily taken care of, a pail of
hot water usually sufficing. After
thaWlng the water in the generator the
gas tubes leading to the headlights
should be detached and "blOWnOut''
with a pump, as there is always more
or less water in the gas line accumu-
the WAFER IS tnaweu ana removed ana
the tubing thoroughly dried, thereu
be no light.
Nearly every mOtOrist has experienced !
difficulty In starting on frosty morn
ings. This very frequently may be
overcome by pouring boiling water over
the carburetOr and intake gas line If
this is not effective, a piece of cloth or
handkerchief. saturated with gasO-
line, placed over the air intake, giving
the crank few quick turns, viii gen
orally bring the desired result
The CarburctOr Trouble.
Even in warm weather when heavy
demands are made upon the carburetOr.
the water in the float chamber is