New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
Greasing Car
Is a Work Of
Several Houn
Owners Generally Do NJ
Know How Much Tim.
1t Really Take.
No Small Operat;o.
Lack of Lubricant a D.:
Cause of Motoring
Troubles
BY II. B. VAN EMDyy

The care and attention which
tomobile requires after il Ia,
placed on the road are often -.
corded to it by its owner or
Lack Of knowledge, proer,,,;,.s
and even wilful inattention A.. :.
the causes of unsatisfactory ,.,,;.
a we'll built and mechanically CO..
designed automobile. The manuf,,,,..
often places IN the hands Of N.
chaser highly developed and D.,,. -
constructed car, only to have i, oO.,,,..
b. an owner land sometimes 49,,
fcur) whose whole interest, snoxl.I..
and care arc centred and absorb !,
keeping the varnish bright, the ,...,
parts polished and the uubol,,..
clean.
The under the hood And
frequently the under-the-bod, ,..'
OF a car are subject to such H..
neglect that the manufactures 49,
feels that he is subject to a uo,l,i,.
injustice when called upon to p,,i.
some part which has failed while v.i,.
II showing evidence Of paten. p.rI.,,
AS lubricators of motor cars v..,.
we actually place the lubricant o, a.
parts needing attention, it never a,
been our experience to have . "a,
brought to us for service which h,I
been perfectly fabricated. Som. .,r
had always been overlooked ".
have always found dry oil cup or A.
empty grease cup, not TO mention su,.
parts as are failing to receive th,i,
proper share of fabrication ovinv :.
clcgged oil and grease holes or broke,
grease cups, etc.
Now. patiently, it is unfair 10 ask N,
manufacturer to pay for the ins,ru,.
ton OF the owner, just as i. is unfsi,
ID ask the owner to pay for the cos,ly
errors OF the manufacturer.
The sales department is often 10 blan,
for promising more than The car "a,
actually perform, ard the fact that hi,
Il often unintentional does in no wsr
lessen the evil. Statesmen are encour.
aged to see only the best side Of ,heI,
merchandise, so that they may prtsnt
that side to the prospective custom.
ers, yet this attitude can easily prsdue,
the trend of mind which caused one
Ford agent mot salesman, but zgsn,l
to most truthfully. although not as hi,
customers understood it, assert tina.
Ford cars contained all the grease snt
oil, except cylinder OIL, that the car
required until it wore out.
fabrication is at best highly teek-
nical matter and, although manufi,..
urers do provide in most cases smre
means for fabrication and furnin
charts and instructions, We venture b
say that of the small percentage q
owner-drivers who actually study thu
and understand them few are there
who do not constantly postpone ts
actual labor of attending to tie rs
accessible grease cups and oil cupsr
their cars.
To fully and completely lubriaa
the average car is the work OF fra
seven to ten hours, yet We have neys'
met dealer who would admit hi'
this was true of his particular make o.
car, and we have never talked 70 o
owner who thought that il would !AE'
more than an hour or two. II, there
fore, an owner who has been tod ihs'
"our car requires practically no ~
tcntion; it is so simple" tips hool
man in a garage to grease his ear y
some spare half hour, it is se,Feell
surprising that the universal:, efsA'
mechanism, transmission and dlHss.'
tial and dozens Of minor moving ~
get more of the promise than the ne.
in the click and promise that e u,.
the more obvious and easily ACCESSION
parts receive.