El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22
POOR GASOLINE
DAMAGES MOTOR
Ohio Experts Tells of Tests;
May Not Be So Bad in
Warm Weather.

Chicago. Ill. April 22.-That a low
grade fuel, now being supplied the mo-
toring public is responsible for over
heated motors, because part Of Il that
does not ignite leaks down into the.
crank case and dilutes the lubricating
OIL. is the opinion expressed by An
drew Auble, president Of the Akron
Auto Garage company, Akron, o. In a
letter TO Motor Age, he says:
The discovery OF a new condition
In the oiltng system OF gasoline motors,
j believe, Is OF sufficient importance to
warn all users Of motor cars today to
be on the lookout for this trouble. The
cause Of this condition, after careful
study, has been determined to be the
condensation Of part of the gasoline
which will not explode when the motor
10 cold or Immediately after having
been started on cold morning.
The present low grade gasoline con-
tAins large amount of kerosene and
less volatile oils. This passing into the
motor while II is cold passes the rings
and the pistons and apparently con-
dsnses and mixes with the oil in the
crank case. Such a condition will nat
urally thin down the oil until II lacks
All Of its lubricatinE qualities, and II
this condition is allowed to continue it
eventually will ruin the motor. This is
particularly noticeable in motors where
the drivers are In the habit of using
them for few miles at a time and is
especially noticed in small towns in
the country. where II is a short distance
10 and from the various places Of busi-
ness, when the motor never gets hot
enough to assist in evaporattng the
heavy gasoline procurable at the pres
ent time.
The First Symptoms
The first symptom Of this condition
IL the apparent economy Of oil at the
oil level which remains at a standstill
or shows q tendency TO rise. In some
cases IL is necessary TO drain the oil
HHHmn - to Ill amnNN
from causing the motor to smoke. II
viii be found In draining this oil that
IL is very thin and in some places
equivalent to kerosene
Careful attention and the frequent
draining OF oil anywhere from 500 to
1000 miles and replacing with fresh
oil during cold weather is the only
thing that viii guarantee the user
against an injured motor from this
cause. I have been in the motor car ]
business for the last Il years and have |
never known this condition TO exist as j
IL does now and believe it is a public /
benefit to warn all motorists to be /
on the lookout for this trouble. which /
Is avoided 80 easily.
Numerous complaints or fouled mo-
tors. even though they have been used /
but a few hundred miles. have come to 4
NV attention, motors which before this 4
condition arrived never gave any trou-
bio in the accumulation of excessive
carbon in the combustion chamber, and
we have found this condition TO exist
In motors Of practically every type.
Bad I'm Cold Weather.
The average garageman or the aver
age motorist Immediately blames the
oil. Then he tries another brand OF oil
and IL does the same, and he shifts
again and divides the responsibility be-
tween the oil and the car. until the cold
weather is over and things right them
'-rhe reason for this shall not pre-
tend TO determine. Possibly in the mad
effort TO make three gallons grow
where before there was but one, may /
he the answer. Apparently the lower =
distilates are 50 broken up that il all 4
passes for gasoline long enough to be
sold as such. but in the engine. on a
cold morning, you may just as well try /
burning a mixture Of gasoline and kero-
sene-"
Mr.. Auble has raised a question on
which there is a diversity Of opinion
I'm the first place, according to the oil
companies, the specific gravity OF the
gasoline is not so much a factor in |
complete combustion as is the proper
mixture coming through the carbureter.
or course, a great percentage of non /
ignited fuel is blown out through the |
exhaust opening Of the motor, though 4
some OF it may leak past the piston
rings and reach the crankcase, but II the
pistons and cylinders are in good shape, /
n the piston rings fit and the COM
preston is all that IL should be, very
little gasoline would get to the lubri-
cant In the crankcase. Local authorities
on fuels make the following points:
Not All TEnifed.
Granting that part Of the gasoline