The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-13
Automobile News

! : AutUIIIUUllG NGWO
w. T. Campbell, who owns a 1000
acre ranch near Lexington, Ore, be
sides using his motor car for bust
ness and pleasure, has rugged UP an
equipment whereby he pumps water
to four large tanks He simply blocks
the car, jacks up the back wheels and
connects a belt to the pump:
The roads Of France, on the whole,
do not compare in excellence with
those of ENGLAND. But it is acknowI-
edged that the condition of the roads
Of France has been growing worse
during the last ten years. Some
tires, while others hint that the Gov
eminent il lax in its duty of keeping
the roads up to the mark
In the case of the breakage of an
important part of an automobile, IN
volvtng personal injury, the manufac-
turer is responsible, and not the per-
son from whom the car was hired, ac-
cording to a decision by the French
Court Of Appeals sitting in Paris.
The decision arise out of a claim
damages for injuries received in
car rented from the SocHete Routiere
The truck buyer Is being better
bpore T rGr du gay yeer Is no an almost
universal in vehicles Of over 1-ton
capacity, and manufacturers of tires
are apparently sufficiently satisfied
with the situation to issue 10000 mile
tire guarantees. This has q double
meaning: First, the tires have been
adequately fitted for the service they
have to perform.
One of the oldest sights in Europe
may be witnessed in the little city of
Odder, Dennaark. There are 1000
people dwelling there, but they have
never relaxed from their earliest dec
driving of an automobile through. the
streets. Consequently, a man in
business suit and soft hat rides
the motor car through the town The
operation affords great fun for the
children, who pile into the automobile
even sitting on the laps of the chauf-
taches to any person attempting to
violate the ordinance.
For the uotoriSt who finds himself
without matches and on the road far
from any habitation, the following
simple but effective scheme of pro-
curing light may be suggested: I'm
the cylinder from the magnetic. Take
small splinter Of wood and tie it
to one end OF it a small bunch of cot
ton waste or soft cloth. Then soak
this in gasoline. With the waste held
close to the sparkling points of the
plug, turn the engine over slowly un-
gasoline will be Instantly ignited and
the flame, which will burn for sew
eral minutes. until the waste is used
for any other purpose for which
matches are used.
A course, which will of necessity,
result in q considerable increase of
automobiles, used by physicians, has
been adopted by the Physicians All
tomobile Club, of Vienna, Austria.
This club has undertaken to form an
agreement with a credit company,
whereby the latter concern acts as
vendor for q machine bought by doc
the price of the car. which he pays
off in monthly installmente Of moder-
ate volume. Besides, the club offers
to operate the cars for their owners,
at a very low monthly rate, fixed at
q certain price. The latter point
meets with the ideals of any physi-
with chauffeurs, the purchase of sup
plies, and so forth. While the club
does not seek to influence the pros
pective buyers in any way. it ac-
quadnts them with the various makes
suitable for their purposes. The au-
tomo1oi1e type ranging between IL and
pectives, the price Of which varies In
Australia between $4,000 and s2.375.
When ordering the car, the physicians
pay $500, and after delivery, from $40
to $50 a month, including Is per cent
on the money yet unpaid
Noise in the differentia1 is not al
it is often due to faulty meshing of
| the gears. A hum or singing note
| is produced when the driving beve1
| neshes too deeply in the differertial
| bevel Moving the toe father apart
| into the correct relation, will stop
the noise. Most cars have an adjust
| ment for this purpose.
| It isn't always the case that a. stick
| ing radiator cap is held by rust Ex-
panision due to heat may be the
| cause, if the motor has been running
meant for the Interior Of the radia-
tor win loosen the cap, if poured over
| it,
| Oil leads and pipes sometimes get
| clogged- up with deposits Of waxy
substances, separated from the oil. A
| good way to clean this deposit out is
gasoline and plug it up. Let it stand
for few hours, or a day. if posi-
time pump and force air through the
| pipe. Pressure may be raised by clos
| ing the end Of the pipe, giving a few
| strokes of the pump. A sudden re-
lease of the pressure will result in
| the deposit being blown out
An ordinary jack may be trans
puIler in case of emergency, with the
| assistance of rope. Loop the rope
around two opposite spokes of the
| wheel and then around the base of the
| jack. Place a. small piece of wood
| between the head of the jack and the
end Of the axle. and pump the jack
| the jack perpendicular to the wheel
with the hand, or by propptng it UP
with a stick The Increased leverage
| of the jack will make the removal Of
the wheel an easy matter:
If the magnetic il demanded for any
reason, do not allow the magnets to
| lie around for any length of time with
out g. piece of iron across their poles
as a Keeper This is in order to
prevent loss of magnetism. There is
no test of the magnetism of a magnet
save the rough one that it SHOULD be
| able to lift its own weight. In other
words, the magnet should be able to
| hold to its keeper suspended in the
air. If it will not do this, it should
be remagnetized- This had best be
left to d professional, who will do it
J for &. small sum-
| With a car going over rough roads,
the position of the driver should he
! such as to prevent his feet from he