El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07
HELPFUL HINTS
Some Pointers About Cars Which
May Save You Money

An extension lamp should be part
OF the equipment OF every car. Get
q socket and fasten il to some con-
venient part of the dash and tap your
leads at some convenient part OF the
circuit-usually the fire box. The long
cord enables you TO reach any part Of
the car. Get the same kind Of lamp
and socket as is used on your car;
either single wire OF double wire Then
II the cord will not reach TO the back
of the car you can use the socket in
the tail lamp.
The next best device is pocket Hash
lamp. Il may bs used anywhere but
IS not so satisfactory rs the battery
must be renewed occasionally. On this
account II must be flashed. as a steady
light from it will run il down in a
very short time:
Go over the fastenlngs OF the start
ing and lighting system occasionally
and make sure that they are not COM
ing loose. Try the bolts and screws
to see II they may not be frightened
little more. These may readily be
loosened by the shaking OF the car and
they must be watched
Go over the wires al the same tine
70 see II they are properly secured.
are not chatting where they touch
some other part, and that the armor is
not sliding up TO the terminals so as
to make a short circuit II It comes
loose wrap It well with electric tape.
Also try the fastenIngs at each
lamp. The swaying OF the wires causes
them to weaken where they enter the
lamp. so that they may break readily
Sometimes II makes such drag on the
wire that 10 pulls IL loose. So carry
a small screwdriver and try the fasten-
ings OF your wires in the sockets BY
attention TO the above hints you VIII
avoid having to look for trouble when
II Is least convenient TO hunt for it
AZ night
The same advice applies to broken
stone when encountered on the high
Way. By speeding up the car We can
gain = certain momentum and coast
over the bad spots with a clutch out.
This relieves the rear tires Of the
strain OF driving. But II is not advis-
able 70 start with toe much monen-
tum, as IS shown above
No not overdo the matter Of lubrl
eating the change speed gear II the
gears are too noisy there is tendency
to put IN too much grease OF too heavy
time is apt 20 leak out II the case Is
filled too full. The same thing applies
TO oil both in winter and summer.
II Won find difficulty IN replacing
cylinders after removing. see IL the
champfer at bottom of cylinders Is
properly cleaned. Sometimes dirt col
lects on Il and sometimes the piston
wears the part above Il and leaves
slight ridge there. Make a rule OF in
speeding this part every time you re
place cylinders and much trouble viii
be avoided
Inasmuch as water NAV accumulate
in the bottom Of the carburetor and
cause trouble. It would be we'll to draw
off some gasoline on hand occasionally
.
viii he repealed by the gasoline and
will form globules on the hands II
the ca buretor has = drain valve the
gasoline - easily drawn off but II
only q plug Is provided II must be re
moved occasionally. as you are merely
keeping the water there 70 give you
trouble later. II II be possible, have
a drain valve fitted and so avoid this
trouble.
cracked water jacket IS not as
serious trouble as one might imagine.
The cylinder should be remoFed ana
the inside examined to make sure that
there is no leak into the cylinder. II
there Is, that must be repaired also. +
not the leak in the water jacket can
be welded and the casting made SER
viceable again
II you wish to experiment before
having the above repair made, try
rusting the edges together. Make a
strong solution OF sal-ammonia in
water and pour into water Jacket As
Il works out through the leak It fills
with rust and so gradually closes 1t
up.
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Remember 70 inspect the steering
gear once a week More harm can be
done by failure Of the steering gear
than by any other accident Look X
over carefully and see II each bolt Is
properly secured Watch the lost mo-
tiou OF the steering wheel. and II Il
begins to increase find the cause i'm
mediately and remove il
At the same time keep a sharp eye
on the alignment OF the front wheels.
They should toe in slightly. II they
toe in too much or out too much a
badly worn tire or tires is the price
you will pay for neglect
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