The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

" nave NtN some severe
,.I ! bias. not heard more than two
,- three -s-g -tIors Of such an idea. The
reason s. ro, I.fheult 10 find
In tine past cars were laid up during
the N.r'.r. not because they would not
'rayc. Through O. reasonable amount of
snow hu. because 10 took an exceedingly
brave person 600 continue to use his car
3D. 'ter f., 'rs, few experiences in starting
IN really cold weather. I'm the first place
Il Vi- ru ca.,iS play to turn the motor
over tt 1ll ls the oil Congcaicd TO such
IN .N,,ut t.it the motor became very
stlf Even T'er the motor had been
turned oyer tWp or three times and par
tally freed ~ was difficult TO get an
erp'os.on iu -nc cylinders because glso-
lene WHEN ioy cold won't vaporize readily.
To make gas out OF gasolene 1t is
necesslry 20 bring the huid up to
certain temperature so that IL Will give
~ yapor. or 10 break Il up mechanically
,r,o such small particles that II Will h'at
IN the air In the form of mist The
latter way Is termed making "mechanl-
cal c4s" obviously II the engine IL
,raszirr cold there is little chance OF
,r,r,pg a gas by heat u the engine is
,rrrea over fast enough In starting. even
/, everything is cold the air rushes
,A-our7 the various passages INTO the
cylinders at such velocity tlrit the gaso-
I'm. b. torn into minute particles iorih!Hs
,hA o-,. .r9ulcal gas" Then the motor
can he started easily.
PLAINLY. then, In turning over motor
that !s exceedingly stin from cold II wouIh
% ln,r,ss bic unless one were very su"hS
90 yarorzr the icy cold gasoIene mScha'l.
cally Consequently IL became necessary
q. s,,,i~. Quantities Of raw gasolene INTO
the cylinders to pour hot water over the
c,rhrr.f,r and intake manifold ana 10
rasor, q, other cNpcdleuts. or II one was
irgsr.,.i- n. carried mixture Of gasolene
and SOM, highly volatile mud, such hs
e'her which was suuirt"d mo IN" 'NHh-
dsrs l0 small quantities 10 make corhou'-
'fble rt.. P,.naps. far away from any
source ~ helm. with a motor that abso-
lately refused TO start. you have rcsorted
'1 'h, most dangerous eXpedicnt OF all
burning beneath the carhureter som"
waste OPP rag soaked in Easolenh. rms
z q didn't burn the car, gave the neat
necessary cor starting.
But now ~ tine roads are at all pass
able rprs are driven throughout the
wnt,-. thanks principally TO IN" elec'tlt
stlr'.r With A correctly proporbon"d
and U.ougIy maintained starting equip
w,n' tr,r. Is no reason To crank the
engine so matter how cold the weather.
good .tt,t.u, equipment properly cared
for VIII uI0 the engine over fast enough
TO make .r start.
Tho-a who drove in the days before
sclf--'4,f,r, viii remember how on freez-
ing. stormy days 1t was first necessary to
raise o., bonnet and inject some gasolene
or v.'atl, mixture into each cylinder
how then one looked to insure that he had
ro' fo gotten tu turn on the SWITCH per
hans listening 90 he sure that the vibratcrS
IN t0r H..s Wore working property now
The '.'.. r.Eirr on the c1"hur'ter was
operated .o insure that there Was gasoleue
~ o., ..rnu.rt"r ana 10 lluud Il 50 that
tHt '..' 'u.. over would draw Gasoleu"
into oil. cylinders.
A''.r 1910 ~ these precautions the next
move Was 10 insert tn starting crank
ana II 'H. weather. was very cold Ia jump
IN !. p" break the engine loose. Then at
ne expense ~ much energy slowly turn
i1e 'na.r. over. slowly indeed at the very
best
II 'He weather was very cold il was the
usual lg 90 crank the motor until one
was ''.HI-,,d. then open the petcOcks on
t'- '.- '" and Inject more gasolene into
ne '' .I"rs. look to make sure that the
""''H vI- uu and then tackle the crank
orc ' with luck the second or third
'..H.' Do 'l" crank would cause the
'F.. 'u -." once or twice and then
Sl' I."n would be cranked again and
gre. HI. s.urtiug and much loss of
'''.. "'I -'"nugth on the part Of the