The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-06
Don't run on the battery.
Don't let the clutch in suddenly.
Don't advance the spark too quick

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Don't advance the spark too quick
ly.
Don't race the motor when shifting
gears.
Don't abuse the brakes. Apply
them gradually.
Don't drive fast on wet pavements
the car is liable to skid.
Don't start on a trip without a full
gasoline tank and plenty of oil.
Don't descend extremely steep
grades without shifting into one of
the lower gears.
Don't use dirty water in your ra-
diator.
Don't turn too rapidly.
Don't use dirty gasoline. It is well
to strain all the gasoline you put in
the tank.
Don't run the car if you detect
some unusual sound-investigate.
Don't get water into your carbure-
tor or on the magnetic gear when
washing your car.
Don't use the brakes too much.
Slow down the car oy means Of the
clutch and throttle.
Don't let your steering rod onnec
ton loosen up 50 that your wheels
wobble.
Don't pass street ears while they
are taking on or discharging passen-
gers.
Keep to the right and pass ~ the
right of vehicles going in the cppo-
site direction.
Signal and pass to the left Of an
other vehicle going in the same direc-
ton.
Upon signal from a vehicle in the
rear, pull to the right and allow it to
rass.
Signal vehicles in the rear before
slowing down or stopping on the pub
lie highway.
Slow down when approaching any
cross roads obscured by trees, shrub
UGLY VI llOuoCos
Be cautious approaching public
meeting places, such as churches,
halls and hospitals.
Stop. Come to a dead standstill
when a pedestrian becomes confused
in front of you.
Stop, look, listen and think before
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chances.
Get "Safety-First" Habit.
Don't allow children to operate
your car. To do so might amount to
criminal negligence.
The most effective safety device
known is a cereful man. Get the
"safety-first" habit.
In turning corners to the right
turn as near to the right side of the
road or street as possible. In turning
to the left, always pass the center of
the road before turning.
In cities, never stop your machine
unless you are headed to the right OF
the street. Never pass other cars al
the intersection of streets in the bust.
ness district. Wait your turn.
Never leave your machine standing
in the street with the motor running
when there is 10 n in it.
Never stop your machine at the cor.
ners when in cities. Never stop il
front of a fire plug.
Most of the materials recommend
ed to prevent motor a radiators
from freezing have a detrimental eff
feet on the parts which they touch
However, denatured alcohol (tax-fret
ethyl alcohol) gives good results with
out injury. A quart to each gallon Of
water is sufficient.
Overhaul Your Car.
If you have fed your battery o,
distilled water it should show
charge when the machine is running
at about y miles per hour. If it doe
not. 20 over the commutator in tn
generator.
In going over the transmission
take out the old oil, clean parts witt
gasoline and supply it with fresh oil
The differential should be cleaned tn
same way, and while you have gaso
line handy, remove bearings from tn
front wheels and wash them in gaso
line to cut the old grease.
Then go over the car with a mon
key wrench, take up all nuts ant
bolts and replace where missing
While your real wheels are JACKIE
up, try the brakes and see that the,
are in perfect adjustment. Crawl IN
der with your oil al and oil eac'
point in the entire brake system
where there are bearing surfaces, ex
cepting where the brake shoes engag
the drum of wheel.
Procure a squirt can, fill it with wa
ter, start your motor, raise the hoo