Arizona republican., 1917-11-18
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fe-rv y5ar that passes increases tse lum1lr of those hardy souls who d-+- tle cold and storms of winter, eu,ir- ts,I- ears in defiance of Jack lrneI '.I tI i.ysG jIe car owners whose vehicles arc more than mere instruments pi pleasure, Iu whose s7-pl.a H-..E rules the Toost and We l-r u lai.N Ct American matOrists .rV.r .H winter long.
 Even t.e motoring tyrO knows 'l8. cold weather is hot conducive to favorable operation -of the car. The -s-l-na vlncr which drives the ordin- ai- l. .Hf1oa.le. ls prone to revert back m-c liquid when lt comes in contact with inl5lse cold. for just the same rel40r that oil becomes thick and sluggish ln cold weather. There are o-heE CansIderat lions to be taken into acoltt and e few suggestions for the oaro and equipment Of the car tu cold weather wi- probably prove helpful
 To oeF.r with j. iS almost essential That the garage be heated if the car is 10 be used regularly during the winter While no actual damage may result in the mechanism from stand 1rg over night in the cold, provided of course an anti freeze solution is used. tre whole respiratory system is so V5orc- Edly chilled through, that 1t may -ase ra.- gu hours hunuiug 10 get the metal sufficiently warmed up to allow of really efficient operation. Finally the average car owner uses his garage also cs e workshop. If the room is unheated h winter 1t Is not going tc he pleasant 10 work there and many needful iocs will be sighted or entire lv neglected.
 First thing of all then. have heat in the garage. This may be accomplished by extending the steam or hot water system from the house or by installing coal stove in a lean-to against the garage ttself. with fire wall between Also there are Q number of types o1 garGge heaters on the market, some employing gas. others kerosene or coal
 For the car itself the first precau- ton must be 10 get some sort of anti freeze solution In the radiator. There are now number of admirable anti freeze mixtures on the market. Thicl are claimed to protect the water sys- tenl in any weather We have in this country and furthermore to. be proot against rapid evaporation. which is one of the main troubles with any con- pound containing alcohol On the other hand the car owner may very well mi1 his own anti-frceze solution. A solu- ton containing l5 per cent alcohol. l; per cent glvcerine and 70 Der cent wat or will not freeze until the thermom. eter reaches five degrees below zero which will serve all purposes in mos parts of the country. Any reader de. string further formulae for mixins anu-feeze solutions. will receive tn, information on receipt of a stamped anG self addressed envelope.
 Not the least of winter drivins troubles Is the difficulty of startine the engine. This applies to the morning start or after the car las been stand Ing for sono tire. The nest plan l. Jo install prtming device which con. sists of a small tank on the dash anr piping to the inlet manifold. By tbi. means some highly volatile fluid. higl test gasoline or better petroleum ether which may generally be secured iron your local oil company, is injected int the combustion chamber. This ligh fluid vaporizes in spite of the colt and tho result is immediate flrine These primlng outfits may be had fo S or c little more and the owner ma install them.
 Most motorists know that the stor axe battery loses much of It's effective ness n cold weather Double caus then 70 keep tho battery fully charged