The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
Two Thirds Of Gasoline Wasted Will Meet
Needs-Motorists Organize Against Waste
Support Don't Waste Gasoline Campaign Will Insure More Than
the Million Gallons per Day Required for War Arpanes and
Trueks-Total Daily Production Of Gasoline $4,000
Gallons which Is Ample for All Needs-Auto-
mobile Associations Co-opsratins
with Government.
with Government.

poorly adjusted earburetors,
Ia pint per car...........1<oooo gals
Motors running idle, IA pint
per car .........-...-.-.--...lo gas
Wasted in garages. 10 pints
per day ..................... 6,up Gals
Saved by using ksrosens in
garages ................-.....l6 .l6. op gals
Needless use Of passenger
cars, 81 pints per car. .ss7. 900 gals
This makes . total Of 10000 gai-
Ions q day, or 81, ,ooo. 900 gallons .
year, whereas our war needs are
10000 gallons . year. or less than
two-thirds OF what may be eonsid-
cred wasted At the present time
The National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce. cooperating with the
government through the Bureau Of
Mines and the Council Of National
Defense. 10 preparing thousands Of
posters to be hung In every auto
mobile sales room. garage and saso-
line supply station in the country.
These posters will show, graphically,
the quantity Of gasoline produced
daily. the quantities used In motor
trucks and motor cars. and the guam
titles that can Be- saved In various
ways.
, The following important suggestions
for avoiding waste will not only save
gasoline, but users OF motor vehicles
will be benefited personally and in
divfdually through more efneisnt and
more economical operation Of carr.
L Store gasoline In underground
steel tanks. Use wheeled steel tanks
with measuring pump and hose. They
prevent loss by hre. evaporation and
spillins.
= Don't spill or expose gasoline to
air-it svaporates rapidly and IL dan
gerous.
.. Don't use gasoline for cleaning
and washing-use kerosene or other
| materials to cut grease.
Z. Stop all gasoline leakates. Form
habit Of shutting OF gas At tank or
feed pipe.
s. Adjust brake bands % they do
not drag. See that all BEARINGS run
freely.
6 Don't let engine run when car IL
standing. 1t Is good for starter bat
tery to Be used frequently.
Z. Have carburetors adjusted at
service stations OF carburetor or auto
| mobile companies-they will make or
dinary adjustments without charge.
l. Keep needle valve clean and ad-
Just carburstor (while engine 10 hob
to use as lean mixture a. possible
A rich mixture fouls the engine and
10 wastefuL
.. Pre-heat air entering earburstor
and keep radiator covered in cold
westher-this will insure better
vaporixation.
TO- See that spark is timed cor
rectly with engine and drive with
,, spark fully advanced-a late spark in
creasss gas consumption.
II. Have . hot spark, keep plugs
clean and spark points properly ad-
Justsd.
IL Avoid high speed. The average
car 10 most economical At fifteen to
twenty-five miles an hour.
10. Don't accelerate and stop quick
ly-it wastes gas and wears out tires.
Stop engine and coast long hills.
IL Cut down ainiess and needless
use Of cars Do q number OF errands
In one trip.
Is. Know your mileage per gallon.
Fill tank full and divide odometer
mileage by gallons consumed.