Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-22

With the price of gasoline mount ing higher and higher, questions of economy are forcing themselves upon the attention of motorists everywhere. In the opinion of most motor experts, the rise in the cost of gasoline may have some good results if it teaches the motoriSt to be more careful about the condition of his engine and the importance of equipping it with the right carburetor.
 The rise in price of gasoline from 12 to 21 cents can be entirely offset. If the average gasoline consumption of the motorists car can be increased from say 10 miles per gallon to 15 miles per gallon, that is, on basis of 15 miles per gallon, gasoline at 21 cents is no more expensive than 14- cent gasoline whic produces only 10 miles per gallon.
 It is well within the power of all most every motorist to increase ne = terially the efficiency of his car D. H. Buell., a distributor of a certain carburetor, says that there are two factors for the motorist to give espe- ciaI attention if he wants to keep down his gasoline expense. One is the carburetor he uses and it's ad- justment; the other is the condition of his valves.
 It is very often possible at the slight expense required for grinding valves, to so increase the mileage of
 
 perceptible in the gasoline bill. There is also the advantage of more power and better running engine. Motor ists would do well if they would pay more attention to the valves in their car and if 1t is regularly run, have the valves ground not less than twice a year, and preferably three times. With modern motor designs, valves are so accessible that this is usually a comparatively small job, and 1t will show good results in economy.
 The most important factor in ob- taining economy is the carburetor. There are a great many carburetors on the market; some of them are very good, and some of them ordinary. Manufacturers, however, who are af- fected by the cost of their cars quite frequently equip their cars with car buretors which are not well adapted to the economical operation of the motors. It's strange thing that some of the most popular cars should not be equipped with carburetors cost ing the manufacturers but a slight advance, and which would prove de- cidedly more satisfactory to the us- CTS.
 Then there are cars equipped with well made carburetors which are not properly fitted to the particular mo- tor. Few motorists understand that with the better automobiles the car buretor is as carefully designed to fit the motor as any other part of the machine, and Is in small but import ant details different from the same make of carburetor used on other car of this kind. he can be sure of the very best results.
 For a motorist whose car is equip ped with an inferior carburetor, there is nothing that will give more pleas ure, in the improved running of the car, than the purchase of a first class carburetor. It will not only result in economy, which wil go a long way to- ward offsetting any increase in the cost of gasoline, but 1t will make the motor more satisfactory in every re- spect. Many thousands of motorists have had this experience, and those who have not yet enjoyed it will find a surprise awaiting them when they do get new high grade carburetor. economical, four-cylinder motor car such as four out of five buyers select is practically twice as good and costs about half as much as the car which three years ago, was reason ably satisfactory article.
 This Is a statement easily suscepti- ble of proof. Nor need we go further than these three short, lively years to get all the proof we need.
 Three years ago the Contest Board or the A1nerlcan AutomOD1le ASSOc1a- tion sanctioned what proved to be the most remarkable achievement on it's records upto that time. It was an officially observed run in which a car covered, without a motor stop, a total of 12,4049 miles.
 Motordom marveled. So stupendous was the achievement that, for three years. this car remained the endur- ance champion-remained so in spite of the fact that its parent factory had, in the meantime, passed out of exist ence.
 But the champion of 1912 has been dethroned. A 1916 touring car now wears the crown-wears it with to- tai nonstop mileage of 22,022.3 nearly