El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20
WHAT IS BEST
AUTO LESSON
Here Are Some Experiences
by Motorists Which May
Aid the Auto Owner.

sons you have learned in the last
years motoring! Motor recently asked
| this question in prize contest among
I its leaders, and here was the winning
/ answer, submitted by an eastern mo-
! torist:
/ The old saying, Procrastination is
! the thief of time should be revised
! by automobile owners to read trros-
I crastination is the beginning and chief
! source of trouble, 1 have found that
! do it now and repeat at regular in
] tervals applies especially well to au-
| tomobile maintenance. Ny plan is to
| go over the car once a week, wipe off
! engine, transmission, brake and gear
/ shifting mechanism and thoroughly
clean inside of soil paE l then oil
| fan, valve stems, brake and gear-shift-
( ing mechanism, turn down all grease
cup except clutch thrust bearing,
| speedOmeter drive and steering gear.
These latter are given one turn every
other day or once every one hundred
and fifty miles.
The next step is to try oil level in
crank case, fill oil reservoir, radiator
and gasoline tank and test air pres
sure in the tires.
In cleaning and oiling any loose
bolts or nuts will show up and should
receive attention.
Once a month the transmission and
differential are inspected and grease
added if necessary.
Drain Crank Case.
Every thousand miles the spent oil
IS drawn from the crank case, replaced
by an equal amount of kerosene, the
engine run at high speed until the ex-
haust smokes. The kerosene is replaced
by new cylinder oil, to which has been
added a little high grade motor graph
lite.
when touring I have found that a
uniform speed Of from 25 to 80 miles
per hour will cover more ground in a
rrfv until nd
than any other combination.
There are three very important
rules for the guidance of all motorists,
and they are especially important for
new drivers.
"The first is-Be Careful. The sec
Ond is-Be Cautious and the third is
Be Considerate. Every year the mo-
tor traffic grows heavier and the dan
gers increase in proportion. 1t is a
temptation to take sharp curves at
speed, well down on the banking on
the wrong side. Don't do it, even if
you are on your own side of the road.
There may be another fool coming the
other way, and a headOn c0llisiCn at
30 miles an hour means two wrecked
cars and possible job for the coroner.
Don't try to pass other machines
or teams until you are sure you have
room enough and a clear road. You
are an outlaw when on the left OF the
center of the road, and are travelling
not appreciate tnat the man on the
right of the center line has the right of
way, always
Put yourself in the other fellows
place, and use some consideration for
the other traffic on the road. If the
other fellow is in trouble it doesn't
take more than an instant to offer as
Sistance and there may be a time
when you are in the ditch yourself"
AnOther's Experiences.
Here is another instteresting an
swer:
1t is the little things that go to
make the car run smoothly and keep
it ready for service at all times.
Regarding maintenance, fi-J it
pays to make a regular inspection for
loose bolts, leaky gasoline tank and
radiator, and not to depend upon the
garage, or any one else, to keep the
full kit of tools in the tool box. It is
well to have an extra equipment in
the garage at home, so that the regular
equipment viii not be used excepting
on the road.
q have also found it pays to repair
small cuts in tire castings and watch
closely for imbedded tacks, especially
when replacing after puncture. Small
hOlts in castings are often more disas-
trOus to inner tubes than to castings.
My car rides much better if the
springs are properly fabricated between
the leaves. There is a special tool on
the market, that can be had for
couple of dollars that makes the lubri-
eating of the springs a relatively easy
matter.
There are three things, which de-
termine, to a great extent, satisfac-
tory operation of the engine;
''F'irst-PTOper setting of the car
bureter.
"Second-Proper ignition.
housekeeping the carbon cleaned
out.
Cause Of Pounding.
Several times I have been on the
point of having engine Overhauled
when I have discovered that one of
these three, or combination. was the
cause OF all the trouble Nothing viii
cause an engine to hammer and over
neat so quickly as a poor setting Of
the carbureter
Il keep my car generally clean and
in working order all the time, and
strive not to get in the habit of letting
it go for a general Overhauling. With
proper attention d car can be kept
ready for operation at any time.
4 find a couple of clean spOnges, a
chamois skin and plenty Of clean water
are best for washing car.
MY car has a mOhair top, which I
find requires considerable attention to
keep clean and of good appearance.
A vacuum cleaner is very handy to
clean off the dust from both inside
and outside of top.
1T is also important to see that there
is no grease on the outside of the car,
where it may soil the clothes OF the