The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-02
HOW TOPREPARE
CAR FOR TOURING
Autoist Should Be Careful Not
to Overdo Work of
Overhauling.
MAGISTRATES ATTENTION
Much of Enjoyment From Auto Trip
Depends Upon How Machine Is
Regulated for Journey.
By Isl" GROGAN


"A stitch in time saves nine" IS lust
anoIner way OF expressing preparedness.
applying 1t to the motor car, the nHraso
ml-ht be made to read: Five minutes
attention to the car before starting
means an hour saved on the road.
lhough the motor car is as near me-
Chanlcal perfection as it is possible TO
oulIa car It still remains a piece of
machinery. Consequently 1t reuuires
some attention, at least occa sioDgIIT
Mu'h OF the pleasure that would he
derived from d motor trip is often lost
due to pure CaTe.eSsness on the mart Of
the tourist. He arrGnges all his business
aHalFS 50 tnat he can get away. but never
gives a thought to the CONVEYANCE that
Is to carry him on his Journey.
It Is no longer necessary to cOrr,DIatey
overhaul the car every time that you are
about to take a trip. Happily, automo-
btles are now 50 built that they do not
require this close inspection. But there
are a number OF minor details that should
be attended to before starting on tour
Take an afternoon and give it to YOUR
car Put on your old clothes so as to
be prepared to get i'm the grease if neCes-
sary. Remove the spark plugs. clean
them, and see that the gaps are set prop
erly- They should be about Il sixteenth
Of an inch apart Examine the wiring
and see that II is in good condition: If
not, rNpllCe it. Faulty ignition is very
annoying and will cause no end of trouble
II your mn gnetO has been firing right, let
It alone, but il YOU have been having any
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him and have the work done right at the
start. Volunteer ignition experts are as
numerous as the sO-caIled carbureter cx-
ports Both are long on conversation,
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water Lara on 1,1fDtarrun+ed circulation
around the r,-1fndo-s and through the "a
diator. While fusni7., the radiator ex-
anime and see that all water connections
are tight
Hjgh-sreed motors such as used in the
automobiles of tO,Iav REQUIRE frequent
Though
crank case MAJ not b., half used up,
change it. This oil has lost the greater
portion Of its ubrfcating powcr-its
yisaScitv. as the oil men say After
draining the crank case. a good idea is
to run a little kerosene through it. This
will flush off whatever sediments may
have collected Go over the oiling sys-
tom thoroughly: see that every bearing
Is being well fabricated. examine all oil
leads to see that they are intact.
II Won are using a nump feed system
find out whether or not the pump is in
good order. Remove all grease cups and
clean them out. then replace them Every
manufacturer furnishes you with dia-
gram Of the Oiltng system of his car.
Follow it. for YOU will find grease cups
in out-of-tha-way places. It may be
case of get down and get under, but do
It. il is worth the trouble. Open up the
transmission case. Examine the grease
and IL possible drain t OF and put IN
fresh. Do the same with the dlHefehtIal:
EepGckinE these two important parts OF
the machinery is dirty work, Out a HIIle
grease will do you no harm.
Goa tb-+ --,,,r --,sOIine lead is free
and tbat al connections are tight. It
is well f., take aIon;- a chamOiS to filter
the ~-ss ,-n,I Inv on the road. Gp-tO-
Gate mefhnds of handling gas are not
in .rsa evcr,,y-rare and impurities often
ct f., +Lo - 4 small niece Of dirt
or water IN the gas can cause no end
OF annova1ra
Many Drsctico false economy as re-
CARDS tbair tire equipment II your
tires are old n Is poor economy to
&C. - 80 nI.-,i5g to throw them
av-,v as soo1 as thev blow. When they
blow on toTr thev will destroy the
tubc Tyb,, not repIace the worn tire
with a ra,, o.. before starting? Leave
The old ono ~ home for city use
Debate all tires, remove them from
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task viii. ~, +irss are OF examine
Tho IT, t,tL ~ ION have one that
has - -, ..I-araI times do not
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