The sun., 1916-11-19
SOME MOTOR HINTS
FOR WINTER TIME
Expert Tells Of Ways and
Means to Get Greatest
Efficiency.
~ n. ". DREW,
Service Manager Nordyke and Mar
nor Company.

non company
with the advent OF eficient starting
devices and such comforts as convertible
bodies, tonneau heaters, &c, the all year
round use of the high grade motor car
has become al almost universal practice.
AT mis- season a few suggestions nay be
in order as TO the easiest and host meth
DDS OF assuring the most pleasant and
effective winter operation.
IA the quality OF the 60 solene supplied
on the open market Is continually de-
creas1ng Il 10 becoming more and more
important 10 obtain the desired warm
weather operating conditions In the mo-
tor nj all ines. The Automobile motor.
equally a. sensitive 10 the old as the hu-
man organism. should have extra cover
ing in cold weather. An ideal warm
weather operation can be secured by
having the power plant and tho sur
rounding air under n hood kept warm.
az IN summer. Fortunately this is COM
motor Is itself conltantiy generating
heat. II Is well 70 use a radiator cover
with an adjustable opening. 20 as 10
prevent excess cooling In extreme
weather. 1t Is also well to see that the
carburetor has a hot air connection TO
the Intake manifold. 20 that the cold air
Is ~preheatcd when going into The carbu-
rotor. The newer cars are also provided
with an air choking device which gives
an overrlch carburetor mixture to Aid In
starting and rapidly warming up the
motor.
with regard to the quality OF ga.o-
,ene: In some localities the Easolene
commonly offered for distribution II OF
poorer quality thar in others. but II Is
now almost always possible to obtain n
higher test gasolene which, generally
speaking, will prove more efficient In cold
Weather than "A low test.
In this connection bear IN mind. how
ever. that high test gasolene does not
necessarily mean better ea solene. In
some cases a very light grade OF fluid
known o. leasing head gasolene" Il
used, which has such n low boiling
point that 1, cannot be handled III an
ordinary carburetor and It should be
avoided.
The bad effects produced on motors
In cold weather pn account OF low test
gasolene are dlffcult starting. missing
nrc. inefficient running for some time
after the engine Is started. folding o.
spark plugs and sometimes the presence
Of gasolene mixed with the oil In the
base on account of condensation In the
cylinders. ON this account extra care
should he taken 10 zee that the oil base
IL frequently drained and REALIZED with
fresh oil. In very cold weather this
should be done NJ least every l 900 mlles
The grade OF oil 10 use in cold weather
Is a medium heavy grade.
To prevent freezing the water circu'
latlng system we recommend simply the
addition OF either denatured or woot
alcohol 10 the water. IN order to max,
n solution which will not freeze up &c
ten degrees below zero. emove two gal.
Ions of water from tho circulating sys'
tenn and replace II with two gallons OF
alcohol 1t must, of course. be borne
In mind that alcohol evaporates some,
what more rapidly than the water. Sc
that In order To keep the solution a
its original strength It IL desirable whei
rehlling during winter weather TO US,
half water and half alcohol.