The Washington times., 1913-02-01
Only Way to Combat This Con-
dition Is to Obtain Larger
Radiator Pump.
LEAKAGE IN PIPES !
II CAUSES ACCIDENTS
] Reliability Runs Passenger
Should Watch at Side for
Steam From 0verfloW.H

1 Overheating of motors can be divided
into two classes-chronlc and acute,
tChtpnic overheating, owing to made
tduate cooling surface and poor design,
is seldom found In cars of modern vim
ttags. because all automobile engineers
now provide ample cooling surface for
thelf cars When this chronic is found,
1t cannot be combated except by fitting
a lsrger radiator or pump.
This subject is discussed interestingly
by George H. Townsend. a former anna
teur racing driver, who has made a
study of motor heat under high speed
- well as under normal condit' 'ons
Motorists term cRrbonized cylinders
or over-rich mixture as chronic condi-
tiops and conditions that ultimately
Tornsend. There is no sure road to
asesrtain'n 'ng these conditions except by
knewtng the running temperatures of
Tho ''other fellow" who has the same
Irsdel as you have.
8 8 Ride with him and find out how his
car acts under similar road conditions.
Feel the radiator as often as possible,
orr preferably take the temperature of
Ihie circulating water. II his car runs
rooler and Is snapper, investigate your
aIf.tt viii stand without popping back
In the carburetor.
3 o,a May Be Easily Seen.
difference in efficiency may be ap-
parent at once. II your car still runs
hos, clean out the carbon on the CYL
inders and piston heads, also valve
ports for carbon frequently causes
high cylinder temperature, and every
nile you go In an overheated condition
= wearing out your engine. while it
nay not cause any great degree OF an
noyance for time, damage is never
fheless being done and a few weeks of
thla abuse may ruin the motor.
Il sAcnte overheating is trouble that de-
Tssops suddenly on the road and is even
Hprse than chronic, for IL means i'm
Ef36iate and costly repairs. Even the
n0t expert drivers cannot tell when
tndr radiators may spring leak and
Doe all the water-a pet cock may jar
epep, or the water pump break. At
such. times cars which under ordinary
<onditions show no sign of oveEhea.ing
FH heat up and crack their cylinders
before the driver is aware of the ex-
tsung condition. Drivers should take
Every preceution to prevent the occur
renee Of these troubles because acute
orerheatfng means such heavy repairs
es replacing cylinders and pistons which
sti run into hundreds Of dollars.
sop5 Watch Clips.
Z s.f':.About the only way to guard against
ssate overheating is TO tape up water
4rains and watch the conditions Of the
elips on the hose connections. Even
then the possibility of sudden radia-
TOR leak cannot be guarded against nor
the breakage Of the water pumps or
connections.
sOn long relia bility runs II is GUS
konaary for the passenger to watch at
Ihe side of the radiator for steam to
corne from the overflow pipe, this being
possible way of determining a de-
ranged cooling system
ii is not possible to
rive with ones hand on the radiator
'of by means of radiator temperature Il
6 not only possible to tell water loss
,ut also soverheating due to stoppage
u oil as il Is a well-know'n fact that the
ailure of the oiling system produces
luick acute overheating with most dis
lstrous results"