The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-06-16
TOURING CAR CARE
Writer Gives Interesting Account
of His Experience.
EXAMINES BEFORE EACH TRIP
Uses None But cIeanest Water In
Radiator and Gasoline Is Strained
to Remove Dirt-CarefulIy
Avoid All Stones.

I have owned and used touring car
for two years, the machine with COM
plete equipment costing me $1,000, and
consider it one Of the best invest
ments have ever made, writes @. A.
Ehoate in Farm Progress. | have Civ
zen the car the best of care and it now
looks better than many / see which
---iissssatAsre been iin use only a few months.
/ examine it before each trip to see
that all bolts, nuts and connections are
In place and tight. l am careful to use
none but the cleanest of water in the
radiator and see that the engine has
plenty of oil. In filling the gasoline
tank, strain the gasoline through
chamois to remove water and dirt, thus
preventing trouble with the carbureter
later on. always carry a half gallon
Of oil and gallon of gasoline in the
tool box for emergencies,
When purchased the car l took my
instruction book and gave the machine
careful and thorough study, learning
what each part was and what it was
for, and I have so far not failed in be-
ing my own garage man. | start and
stop easily and carefully, applying the
clutch and brakes gradually. The sud-
den throwing on of the brakes locks
the wheels, causing them to slide and
grind the surface of the tires, soon
wearing out the tread. In turning cor
aers slow up, throw out the clutch,
SLOWING the car to coast, so as to
avoid skidding, which ruins tires in
short time.
Drives at Moderate Speed.
drive at moderate speed, Is to 25
miles per hour. consider 10 miles at
40 miles an hour does more harm to an
auto than 100 miles at 20 miles per
hour. keep good lookout for sharp
stones and avoid them as much as pos
sible and always go over bad places
slowly. / examine the tires every few
days for cuts and bruises that let sand
and moisture through the rubber tread
tor the fabric of the tire, which soon
Tots and causes blowout. have a
vulcanizer which cost $3.50, and vul-
canize the bad spots on the tires. l
also have tire gauge and test the
tires once week.
do my own valve grinding, doing
this every 40 or go days, depending on
the amount Of running the car does. l
coat the edge of the valve head with
valve grinding paste, which buy in
tubes and turn back and forth with a
short motion till the edge of the part
and the valve show bright all the way
around. While doing this | repeatedly
shift the valve around so as to grind
evenly. am careful not to get any of
the paste in the cylinders, as it would
injure them. Only one make of oil of
the best grade is used on my car. l
once changed to different brand of
oil as l could buy 1t little cheaper,
but soon found that the motor was not
running as we'll as formerly.
Proper fabrication.
The best insurance of freedom from
trouble is proper fabrication of the en-
tire machine. fabrication charts were
furnished with my machine, but l find
1t is better to learn by actual observa-
ton the ainount and frequency Of lu-
IRRIGATION required than to rely entirely
upon the chart. Weather and road con-
ditlons and the method of driving the
car have as great an influence as does
the actual mileage travelled.
I am particular about keeping the