New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-08
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-carefuIIy
Avoid All Stones.

have owned and used a touring cal
for two years, the machine with com
plete equipment costing me $1,0SO, and
l consider it one Of the best invest
ments l have ever made, writes @. A.
ChOate in Farm Progress. l have Civ
en- the car the best of are and 1t now
looks better than many I see which
have been in use only a few months.
l examine it before each trip to see
that all bolts, nuts and connections are
In place and tight. l am careful to use
lone but the cleanest of water in the
radiator and see that the engine has
plenty Of oil. In filling the gasoline
TANK, I strain the gasoline through
channels to remove water and dirt, thus
preventing trouble with the carbureter
later on. l always carry a half gallon
Of oil and a gallon of gasoline in the
tool box for emergencies.
When l 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 l have so far not failed in be-
ing my own garage man. l start and
stop easily and carefully, applying the
clutch and brakes gradually. The sud-
den throwing on of the brakes locks
tho wheels, causing them to slide and
grind the surface Of the tires, soon
wearing out the tread. In turning cor
ners l slow up, throw out the clutch,
allowing the car to coast, so as to
avoid skidding, which ruins tires in a
short time.
Drives at Moderate Speed.
l drive at a moderate speed, Is to 25
per hour. I consider 10 miles at
40 miles an hour does more harm to an
than 100 miles at 20 miles per
hour. l keep a good lookout for sharp
stones and avoid them as much as pos
and always go over bad places
l examine the tires every few
days for cuts and bruises that let sand
and moisture through the rubber tread
to the fabric Of the tire, which soon
and causes a blowout. l have q
vulcanizer which cost $3.50, and vul-
canize the bad spots on the tires. l
also have a tire gauge and test the
once a week.
l do my own valve grinding, doing
this every 40 or 60 days, depending on
the amount of running the car does. l
coat the edge Of the valve head with
valve grinding paste. which l buy in
tubes and turn back and forth with a
short motion till the edge of the part
md the valve show bright all the way
around. While doing this l repeatedly
shift the valve around so as to grind
evenly. 1 am careful not to get any of
he paste In the cylinders, as it would
njure them. Only one make of Oil of
he best grade Is used on my car. 1
changed to a different brand. of
'il as l could buy 1t a little cheaper, |
tut soon found that the motor was not |
'unning as well as formerly.
Proper fabrication.
The best insurance of freedom from
rOuble is proper fabrication Of the m
Ire machine. fabrication charts were
furnished with my machine, but 1 find
t Is better to learn by actual observa-
the amount and frequency of lu-
rication required than to rely entirely
pom the chart. Weather and road con-
itions and the method of driving the
have as great an influence as does
he actual mileage Travelled.
l am particular about keeping the