The Washington herald., 1918-02-10
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when the cross pieces % ths and
strikes against the fender IN passing,
it % pcor practice TO wire ths broken
pieces across the tirs, a. tie wire
win guickiy Be worn throurh BY
wiring under the felloe, q more per-
usanent repair win be secured
spsfns Lusrse.nt
One q the most sstistactory com
pounds with which to spread the leaves
of the EprinR. % made Of parrafin
and graphite MIXED. The parrahn
may be secured In blocks from the
grocery store or candles of this ma
terial may be used. The parrann
should be melted on the stove and
then the graphite be thrown into the
molten wax and the whole stirred
thoroughly.
vsessn Tank Needs Drstsi.s.
At the bottom Of the vacuum taniz,
which are now used on % many cars
70 secure proper fuel feed. there n
located q drain cock Many owners
seem TO think this 10 some sort Of an
ornament but Il should be opened at
intervals. once q week or 20. Gen.
orally q little water and possibly
some rust viii now cot before gaso-
line begins to come. In many cases
II will Be necessary TO insert q BIT OF
wire to clean out the drain cock Of
an accumulation Of foreign matter.
II this latter IL permitted to remain
long enough. Il will work its way
back into the carbureter and make
trouble
weak yoive Springs.
Weakening Of the springs which
close the valves 10 q common cause
OF faulty engine operation When
ever the valves are taken out, the
spring should be examined to zee that
they are all Of the same length. or
rather that all Of the inlet set are
OF the same length and all Of the
exhaust, az the exhaust springs viii
probably be q little longer than the
others- II one spring 10 shorter than
the others In Its Get, Il should be
stretched or else Q metal .plate must
be put under it TO bring Its tension
up to equality with It's fellows.
Using Blowout Patches.
Most motorists have encountered the
dificulIty Of keeping inside blowout
patches from creeping out Of posi-
ton In which they have been placed.
When the patches move naturally they
uncover the hole they weregintended
to protect and 90 become useless. By
| placing a piece OF inner tube against
the casing. at the place where the
blow has occurred, the patch will be
held firmly In position incidentally
the piece OF tube will eventually be-
come vulcaniLed to both casing and
| patch. making Q stanch repair.
oyerhesting In winter.
II seems rather anomalous that over
heating is one OF the troubles that
often occurs in very cold weather
Sometimes this Is caused by the use
Of an anti-freezs solution having Q
boiling point below that OF clear water
| More often when q car Is run with
nothing but water In the radiator.
some part Of the water system freezes
A., enough TO obstruct the passage OF
the water, with the result that boil
ing quickly takes place,
Operating without Battery.
It Is possible under certain condi-
tons to keep q car that uses battery
ignition running without the use ot
the battery. This is when the bat
terry system employs . generator tc
feed Q load after q certain engins
speed has been reached. while thc
battery 10 called upon for speeds OF
less than fifteen miles or 90. II tn,
battery is out Of commission, Il q
impossible to get the car started IN the
ordinary way. but IL the vehicle Il
towed or otherwise gotten into motion
It can be kept going. Obviously tn,
starter 10 out OF commission and the