El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-12
Every AutOist Should Know This
Information Gathered From Everywhere Regarding
Care and ODsration of Car

THE ideas in motor car care and
maintenance that obtain in a fac
= tory are naturally of some little
interest to the motoring public. Here
is the Ford formula for washing and
polishing cars. as It appeared recently
in the house organ of this concern
Nothing viii destroy the gloss and
; finish and new appearance of a car
more rapidly than an improper method
Of cleaning.
Cheap, Injurious liquids are too Of
ten used In polishing cars, and though
/. they may appear to give q glossy finish
at first, they only serve to soften the
enamel on tenders and body, naturally
damaging the finish of the car
Body pOlIShes containing hydrOE-
ides, acids, ETC. should never be used,
as they are most injurious to the en-
ameL A good test for pOlishes which
you suspect may contain injurious
chemicals may be made with litmus
paper, which turns red in the presence
Of acids and blue in the presence Of
Turning water on car to clean off
the mud and then rubbing dry with
cloth viii kill the finish on any car in
less than a month
After you have run your car in the
garage and are ready to clean III. take
down the hose and wash off the mud
with cold water Don't turn on the
water full force and squirt il on the
car TO get off the mud. for YOU are
liable to remove the enamel with it
Let the water flow over the parts
TO be cleaned until the mud has become
sOtuened, when il viii come OFF with
out trouble.
In washing. always use cold water
Although In winter lukewarm water
may be used TO loosen the mud when it
IS frozen, but at no time use hot wa
ter, As 1t has an injurious effect on the
enamel and finish.
After the surplus Of mud and CRIME
ia auHn
and tenders thoroughly with a tepid
solution of mild soap and Water-then
90 over the car with a soft chamOis.
Never use a rotary motion in dry
ing the car with a chamOis If you wish
to preserve its good appearance"
Aiding Grease Gun.
It often happens that the mOtorist is
IN somewhat Of a hurry TO get given
amount Of light grease into q certain
receptacle, and the process Of forcing
il out through the ordinary nozzle of
the grease gun is a bit slower than he
relishes. The part to be fabricated was
the back axle. The cap and nozzle were
removed from the business end OF the
grease gun, leaving the instrument
open A common funnel was then thrust
into the grease hole in the axle. The
open front end of the gun was placed in
the wide end of the funnel and held
firmly, while the handle of the instru-
ment was screwed up in the ordinary
way. The grease shot into its appointed
place IN that rear axle in fraction Of
the time it would have taken had the
regular nozzle been in place on the
gun. A rinsing with gasoline and
wipiuE out with a bit of waste removed
from the funnel all trace Of its IN
WOnted duty
Opening COtter Pins.
Split cOtter pins should not be opened
over One-fOurth inch after insertion. Tt
is a mechanical mistake TO bend the
ends clear down.
Irregular CarburetOr Action.
If the feed pipe leading from the
gasoline tank to the carburetOr is OF
small diameter the flow will vary in
force with the amount of gasoline in
the tank This viii sometimes account
for irregular carburetor action