El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-19
ECONOMY IN THE
USE Of GASOLINE
Way of Determining DUAL
ity Best Adapted to En-
CINE Avoiding Waste.

| Between August, 1915. and January.
1916. about five months. the price Of
gasoline rose about y per cent. says
/ the Indianapolis News The indepen-
dents are blaming the increase on the
Standard Oil company. the Standard Oil
company blames it on the inexorable
law OF supply and demand, and while
the government is investigating and
there IS talk OF putting an embargo on
the 20 per cent Of its production which
the United States exports. the poor
motorfst blames everybody, and grinnly
pays the price because he has to- But
motorists are beginning to ask why
one car will go so much farther on
gallon OF gasoline than another This
Of course. is matter OF design on tins
part Of the manufacturer Some max
ers pay no attention to fuel economy
because they make cars for people who
care little about the price Of gasoline
as long as the car looks well, rides
easily and IS dependable But IT is
safe to say that more than half Of the
persons who buy the million cars sold
in the United States this year are anx-
ious to reduce the cost OF gasoline con-
sumption to the minimum and the
manufacturers Of the less costly cars
have become so alarmed at the IN
creased cost Of gasoline that they con-
template the organization Of large
company to experiment with new
methods of distillIng or perhaps Of
manufacture by e different process
It Is possible for the average motor
list. BY observing care IN the choice Of
his gasoline and IN the condition OF his
power plant to reduce his gasoline con-
sumption Many persons think that
water; that there IS but ono quality.
But there are many kinds OF gasoline
This can be determined by . simple ex-
pertinent described in TodayB Maya
"a r--an1fVa aTInnlH hA-
comes low. run the engine until IL stops
for want OF fuel Then pour mea-
sured gallon OF gasoline into the tank.
read the speedomster and run until
the gallon is exhausted The spsedo-
meter will then register the exact mile
age obtained from a gallon OF Easo-
line. The experiment. can be repeated
with other brands over approximateIy
the same roads and the brand best
adapted to the engine determined upon
In billy country or even along smooth
city streets the experienced driver can
save a great deal Of gasoline oy coast
ing. The delivery man who PUSHES up
in front Of a house, applies the brakes
suddenly. and leaves his engine racing
while he makes his delivery not only
annoys the neighborhood with unneces-
sary noise. but is also wasting his en-
ployer's gasoline The car which gives
forth q dark smoke with a strong smell
is burning money. for then too much
gasoline is being fed through the car
buretor, and incidentally IS making life
unpleasant for paSsersby. Another
noisy and extravagant failing OF many
careless drivers is that Of working the
accelerator overtime There is q point
where II is merely wasting fuel TO keep
the accelerator on. because the motor
gets more gas than IL can possibly use
Economy can be effected by keeping
the spark lever advanced so that the
gas in the cylinders explodes at the
instant of its most effective pressure
But perhaps the most fragrant waste Of
gasoline comes from dirty cylinders
and ill-fitting pistons- II the piston
rings are not tight and accurately
fitted. there IS a loss OF part OF the
, charge. Practically every engine &C
cumulates some carbon, even with the
best grades OF gasoline and cylinder
oil. and unless this is cleaned out the
engine becomes groggy and uses more
power in keeping itself going than is
good for either the engine or the car
The point to bear IN mind Is that the
power generated which is not applied
TO the actual propelling Of the car is
complete loss OF course. some Of II is
lost in friction and transmission. but
there is little excuse FOR the loss due
to careless operating