Evening star., 1917-09-09
THE EXPERTS SAY

The clutch Of the new car needs
| particularly careful handling. 1t will
be stifr in action and it must not be
slipped. Do not keep your foot on the
slutch pedal as you drive. Engage and
disengage the clutch slowly and gent
ly. The same applies to the gears
If the gears do not seem to mesh
easily at first, do not force them into
place. Shift into any forward gear
that you can without causing raspinE.
Kun on low for while, il necessary
but above all avoid harsh gear changes
The finish of the car, the lustrous
enamel and varnish, need tender ham
ding in the early months of their serv-
Ice, or their beauty may be permanent
ly destroyed. When the car comes
! from the factory the finish is dry, but
it has not set; it is still soft and
slight abrasions will injure it. Mud
spots should be removed at once. and
with cold water poured on in a gentle
stream. A large sponge soaked with
cold water and pressed out on the sur
face does admirably II a stream Of
water from hose is used the pressure
should be low. After the car has been
running about month it is a good
plan to have a good body polish on
the varnish surfaces, following the di
rectfons given with the preparation
employed. The top and curtains should
have few attentions. a brisk brush
ing with a stiff brush once a week
and cleaning with soap and water as
need arises. After the first 400 miles
i chanse the engine oil, whether you
think it needs changing or not. After
400 miles you may have to change the
throttle stop setting so the engine will
idle properly.
wheels Of his neighbor's car is a COM
mon falling with most motorists, and
yet the very man who is finding fault
probably has worse set on his own
20 IHAh
ailment in motordorn. At least once
In two months. and. better, once every
month, the car owner should jack up
the wheels Of his car, grasp opposite
cessive end play has developed Rear
wheels are particularly liable to loose
ness, and this condition induces rapid
tire deterioration. The wabbling may
be caused by bearing wear or by a
bent shaft.
Many owners find IT difficult prop
erly to mount straight side tires. The
correct method is to lay the rim on
the floor and insert the valve stem Of
the rim In its proper location. Next
atde aofee the u. bead for 10 inches on each
With the tire started in this way, the
operator should force it into place by
stamping upon it with his feet, first on
other. II the feet prove not sufficient
ly powerful to force the casing Into
place. a tire tool must be utilized. the
ends Of su,a the rim being pried into place with
quent!y sets tho tire in place only to
find that he has got the ends Of the rim
overlapping in the wrong way A rim
sontracting cont M and expanding tool is great
help In this connection. but sometimes
this useful device Is not at hand. when
the foregoing method may be used.
There seems to be a general belle,
among motor car owners that graphite
has its application only as a lubricant
for f gears. joints, etc. ana not at all for
.neoo .ne motor This idea is absolutely err
roneous; graphite is excellent iubri- |
cant Tor use In the motor. when the flake
form, the proper one, in used in con-
junction Tn with the regular lubricant
which employ graphite in various com.
binations with oils. and these often are
excellent for the motor. the graphite tend
Ing to I'LL minute depressions in the metal.
It is noticeable that great many cars
,,, are driven today with lugs on the de-
TSsra % cnnt,nnoa, rims mot sufficiently tight
be heard, especially when the car is
rounding a corner, which is a tell-taie Of
this L. condition; Occasionally. to be sure,
But most often It comes from the % rim
It Is annoying and also indicates
that the rim may creep a bit, with
eventual damage to a tube.
In laying out public garage you
should allow ITS square feet per car.
but this is not the way to 70 about
building q garage. as the number of
square feet depends on the layout. You
would make q grave mistake If you
built your building before YOU decide
upon the best way to arrange the
cars. A car requires space seven feet
wide and the length of the car varies
from thirteen to twenty feet-the av-
erage being about fifteen to seventeen.
The Ford Is about thirteen or thirteen
and one-half feet long.
T. J. 0Ainor Of Munoie. ina, was re-
elected president Of the National Asso- !
citation Of Letter Carriers and Phfladel. |