El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-04
pense of IS to SO and with no injury to

: pense Of IS to SO and with no injury to
I the machine.
/ proved to be expensive was 20 cause the car
l to climb ails on the high gear: which re-
/ auired the exertion of its maximum power
Repair Bills Certain.
while an engine may stand such use
for a long tire, it viii eventually pile up
to its maximum capacity at slow speed
the strain upon the cylinders, pistons and
I bearings is tremendous, and is beyond what
cot course, the strain upon the driving
gear Of the car is also very great, but is
usually within its capacity. While per-
son may take pride in making his car pull
to the utmost he viii find it cheaper and
better in the long run to shift a gear"
From San Francisco came this:
The year just passed has been most
fruitful one as regards lessons. taught by
that best Of all COMMUNICATIONS will
prove Of benefit to me personally in the
year to come Briefly I viii outline those
things have learned which I trust may be
Of benefit to fellow motorists. No matter
how often 1t is harped upon or how many
times tire makers insist that tires should be
properly inflated, at least IS percent and
probably more Of the motorists of the conn
try, tires inflated at 80 pounds or
less. The result Of this practice is too well
that since / have purchased a tire gage and
aScertained the true pressure within the
tires, rather than merely guessing. the wear
on tires seems 10 nave decreased, and /
trust that the mileage will be much greater
before the castings are thrown to the dis
Il have found that the purchase Of a fun
mel with a chamois strainer to strain all
gasoline put into the tank pays for itself
pense saved cleaning out dirt and water
from the carbureter and feed pipes This is
particularly true in rainy weather when the
gasoline IS liable TO exposure to rain when
transferred from tank wagon to tank or
from tank car in open containers. In con-
nectiOn with the gasoline system, the in
BtaIaulOn of small hand will
be of immense value when trying to climb
hills with the gas tank nearly empty With
impossible.
This as Precaution.
a costly experience, but one well learned,
mas taught me always to turn the wheels
OF my car toward the curb when leaving it
stand on even the slightest incline Having
10 stop but few minutes, / left the car
standing on the grade with motor stepped
and emergenhy brake supposedly firmly set
When / had transacted. my business I went
out to get in my car. and found. to my
anazement, that it had run away down the
block and ended up in collision with a tele-
sure It could never happened il I had turned
the front wheels toward the curb as I will
always do in the future.
when leaving the car standing be posi-
tive that the switch is not on the battery
side While common sense should teach YOU
this one may accidentally do that which he
should not 40, and burn out coil as I did.
which proved quite expensive to replace. I
have found, after trying both classes Of me
chanlcs that II pays. in the long run, to
take your car to the place employing really
high class and competent workmen even if
the trouble to be remedied is OF the most
simple KIND. The errors and blunders made
by the inexperienced and incompetent me
chanics employed by the cheaper grade
shops, often cost much more TO remedy than
the cost Of the original repair itself
AT last but not least, / have found that
the best that can be purchased is none
too good for your motor car. This applies
to oils, greases gasoline. tires and Access
series, garage service and repair work and
In fact, everything needed to keep the car
IN good running order. You get what YOU
pay for and no more If you buy cheap
stuff, you can only expect results commen-
surate with the price paid. which usually
means unsatisfactory results The time and
money spent in attempting to get real sat
isfactory service out Of cheap goods will al
ways be more than the original cost Of ar
ticles Of the best grade.
In conclusion 1 may say that the past
year has taught me more than ever before
the value Of good, plain common sense