Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-02-27
Gasoline for Automobiles


and care of gasoline matter Of the
first Importance. The following from the
Gas Review is Of interest in this line
To get the best results from an engine or
from lighting plant, you should always
use as near as possible the same grade Of
gasoline.
The best kind OF gasoline in most in
stances, must be determined by exper-
fence. No one can tell off-hand whether
you should use high or low test liquid.
When the gas engine user has found a
quality Of gasoline that produces the best
results, he should endeavor to secure this
same quality all the time The carbure-
tor on an engine is adjusted for certain
grade Of gasoline. When this grade is
used, it makes the mixture the way it
Should be, and your engine works nicely.
II YOU use lighter grade than usual,
vou will find that much more gasoline is
consumed than is necessary, because the
carburetor is set to feed a lower grade
gasoline is used, the feed to the cylinders
will not be rich enough, and consequent
" you will find lack of power. You
can easily see from this that it is very
necessary to maintain the quality of gaso-
line as near the same point as possible.
Increasing Risk from Fire
There Is another point in regard to the
evaporation and fire hazard that few
people realize or know 1t is custom
in many instances, particularly in rural
districts, to store gasoline in tin can or
tank in barn or some other outbuild-
ing. Vapor from gasoline is heavier
than air, and has a tendency to seek
low level, where it is damp, and in many
instances it viii accumulate and stay in
such places for many days or even weeks.
Should spark of fire come in contact
with these accumulated gases, the results
would be an explosion.
There are many devices, ingenious and
otherwise, used for storing gasoline A
common practice is tin tank with
faucet at the bottom, with q light tin
cover which fits loosely on the top. I
have seen tanks of this kind standing out
IN the yard or up against an outbuilding
subjected to the direct rays Of the sun
when the thermometer would register
from SO to 105 in the shade. This means
that the contents of the tank were sub
jected to almost sufficient amount of
heat to boil the gasoline. Is it any
wonder that the liquid vaporizes rapidly
under such conditions?
II you go near tank of this kind, you
can smell the gas. If light or spark Of
any kind should be brought within re.
asonable range OF the tank under these
conditions, the chances are favorable for
an explosion which might result in the
obstruction of property or loss of life.
Even though no fire occurred, the quail
ity or grade of your gasoline will be low
er.
How and where to Store Gasoline
Careful tests have demonstrated that
the most satisfactory method of storing
gasoline is underground. This is de-
girable for two reasons: In the first place,
the liquid is kept cool and at constant
temperature, thus reducing the tendency
toward evaporation. In the second place,
the underground method keeps it safe
from any possibility Of fire or explosion.
Fire can not get to an underground tank
There are a number of underground
deyiceson the market for storing gasoline
that are sufficiently low priced that
everybody can afford to use, them. If,
for any reason, you find it impossible or
undesirable to keep gasoline under
ground, it should be stored IN an alright
tank constructed OF sufficiently heavy
metal to Withstand the bumps and knocks
it would necessarily receive. A tank of
this kind should have some sort OF COW
ering in order to prevent the sun from
striking it directly. While this method
Of storage is not recommended, it will be
found reasonably satisfactory under some
conditions,