Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-29
Motor Notes
The Safer Wav

iHo SaFcF way
It is better to stop and aflou,
risky team ana q swearing driver "a
go around you than to be so very
oolising that you run your car into
the ditch. II Is better IL mn ovsr
small dog or chicken than Ia turr
out and turn turtle. 1t is better to -
slow down hill than to throw the la.
ales on the rear seat up against the
TOP as you bump over the culvert.
Msnding Cracked Cylinder.
A crack In a cylinder. eaueea A.
freezing Of contained water. NAV -
mended at home. Drill a small hole n
eacn END Of the crack. and tap II for 4
small copper plug. Scrape the aur.
races near the crack until the metal
Is bright. Cover the crack with Soft
copper filings and melt them In VIII
the blow torch. Use q fiux Of rosin
dissolved in alcohol.
Warm Hands on Steering Wheel
mum, made to slip over the steer.
ing wheel and OF sufficient size to in
crude the hands, protects the banda
from cold when driving The rnmes
may be made OF simply two thick
nesses Of heavy wool cloth or felt. Il
should be Il inches square for use on
an ls-inch steering wheel, and have
slit half the depth Of the under side
70 admit the steerine column.
To Get Wheel Weieht.
To ascertain the weight per wheat
OF car, run the nrst half of II Al
platform scales notine the weight.
then the last half Of the car, making
record also Of Its weight. The weight
carried BY each tire is one-half az
either these respective amounts. II
this Is carefully done, the Combined
weights should come within 90 or 20
pounds Of the weight of car when IL
IS all on the scale at one time.
The Easy Way.
It has been my experience that 4
duty which Is rendered easy to "a hv
eonvenienees will be attended to with
more certainty OF prompt service. a
duty that is dreaded Is often post
poned. This means that tires win be
Kept more nearly at proper pressure
i you have a power pump. or suitable
hand pump. and fabrication VIII SO re-
plenished oftener IL you have ! eooA
grease gun and dependable oil gauges.
MsohanioaI Instinct.
An automobile mechanic should
have a mechanical instinct that Will ,
instantly direct him to the source q
trouble. II is very unjust to compel
a patron to pay high wages for hours.
while novice Is tearing down diner
ent parts OF the machine in an uncer.
tain search after a break For In
stance, a broken universal joint, con-
cealed as II Is In a grease box. win
notify an expert Of its condition. The
first indication Is a cloggine Of the
drive. II the engine runs free with
the clutch out, the clogging Is back Of
the fly wheel. II a rear wheel IL
lacked up and turned back and forth,
the noise OF the clog may be differen-
tiated between the rear axle gears
and the universal Joint
Care Of Rims
Rust can always be detected by the
appearance Of tho beads Of the shoe.
When the beads show a strongly
marked yellowish stain. II is evident
that the tire has not been properly
cared for. This stain /. nothing else
than rust, which forms on the rims
and 10 deposited on the beads Of the
tire. II It is allowed to remain, II
Will uoStioy the tifci lot u viii SLOWLY
but surely eat away the fabric, More
over, the edges Of rusted rims will be-
come more uneven every day.
Further, when a rim Is rusted II is
impossible TO maintain the close and
regular contact which should exist
between rim and bead. Water will
soon find its way into the tire to work
its usual harm.
After having been out In bad wealth.
er, II the motorist is careful TO sponge
tires and rims clean and then vine
them dry, especially along the beads
he will do much 60 prevent the forma-
ton of rust. II Is possible, however,
that In spite OF the exercise OF reason
able care the rims may suffer a little
damage, especially during the winter
In any case II Is advisable to examine
the rims closely nom time "a 8tple,