The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-24

Motoring Notes,
Good Roads News
and Trade Matters


committee of the Richmond Wash
ington Highway association yesterday
the route of the road through Han
over county was practically agreed
upon. Supervisors Nolan and john
son, of Hanover county, attended the
meeting and gave the members of the
committee the benefit of their advice.
President Henry w. Anderson and
Captain +. st. Julien Wilson, State
highway commissioner. were appoint
ed committee to go over the route
again the first of the week and report
on it's availability.
Don't Overlook Them.
Parts that require only infrequent
fabrication are the ones that are most
apt to be overlooked altogether. The
top of the steering column. the mag
neto. the lever rocker shafts for the
change gear. and brake connections
and sundry other minor articulations
about the chassis should be watched.
In Descending Hill.
In descending A steep hill let the
motor be the brake. Throw the gears
into second or third speed IL the hill
is very steep. Switch OFF the ignition
and let In the clutch. The car will
be practically driving an air compress
sor. saving the brakes and cool ng
off the motor. Near the bolton, oil me
hill turn on the switch. In most cases
it will be unnecessary to touch the
brakes.
Don't Rock Motor.
When starting motor By hand
care shauia 81 taken net to "reek'
II eXcessn aly, by swinging At back
ana form against compress. on. Where
this is done, particularly 4 the spark
be tlmea 10 occur pretty close to dead
center, there Is cons .derabie risk tnat
ignition may occur just as the crank
starts to sw -ng in the reverse direc-
ton, causing a heavy back kick.
Repairing Feed Pipe.
In the event of a badly damaged
gasoline feed PIPE when means of re-
pair are not at hand, 1t is well to bear
in mind that the car can be driven
for considerable distances by repeated
filings of the float chamber Of the
caFburetor. All that Is necessary is
to remove the spout from a squirt can,
rinse 1t out, and use it as a means of
conveying the fuel from the tank out
I let to the carburetor.
When Tire Trouble Arises.
Should persistent tire trouble de-
/ velop on one wheel, as not infrequent-
ly happens, first make sure whether
it is merely coinc ldence, or due to
some invariable cause. In the latter
case, the immediate cause OF delay will
be either punetures or blowouts-
seldom both. A rather obscure cause
of blowouts, which 1t Is well to recall
I in this connection, il disalignment OF
the affected wheel. causing the tire
/ to slip unduly. A wheel that is out
of true also may cause undue wear,
while bent rim, by failing to grasp
the bead of the casing uniformly, may
strain the SIDES of the casing suf-
iiciently TO cause 1t to blow out re-
peatedly.
| Dual Ignition System
With dual ignition system If it
is found that while there is no trouble
about running on the magnetic side.
the engine develops insufficient power
or misses on the battery, 1t is fairly
safe to look to that ecu. pment itself
for the difficulty. Despite their sup
posed uniformity, dry cells are prone
strength and length of life. AS far
as the storage battery is concerned,
the mere fact that 1t ia charged FREE
quentiy does not necessarily guaran-
tee its proper performance. Improper
charging, insufficient eleetrolyte or
electrolyte that Is not proper density
may upset Its action sufficiently to
cause it to give forth only a weak
current and one of short duration. Ii
the coil works at all, on the other
hand. il should work as well with the
battery as with the magnetic. and
therefore. under the conditions named
il should not be tempered with.
.
Concrete Guard Rails.
Another adaptation OF concrete to
highway work uses has been made py
a concern which manufacturers OF
it suard rails for roads. At curves
or where there is very consider.
able ditch or culvert. rails are high.
ly necessary The most popular va.
rieties of durable or semi-durablt
type are those made either from ga.
pipe or wood, because they are O;
good appearance. The concrete guarc
rail. ALTHOUGH considerably more Elk
pensiye. has better. lasting Guaiitie,
and II finer appearance than these
/,
Glidden Finds Bad Roads
! A dispatch from Clarksdale, Miss.
says:
/ After battling with washed on
roads and Mississippi bucksho. raa&