The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-08
Practical Paragraphs.
On Washing.

The car should never be washed In
direct sunlight. II the operation Is
not carried out In the garage the
vehicle should be in the shade while
being washed. The direct rays OF
the sun striking on water cause
heating which tends to dull the fin-
kh. In the same way the hood
should never be washed when II Ii
hot. as directly after a run.
Wise Usefulness.
Not only is the heavy wise a valu-
able part OF the garage equipment
for It's obvious service. but II may
often he advan.sgeously used for
strengthening bent parts. In doing
this care should be taken to place
the part to be operated on In such a
way that the pressure comes against
the support Of the wise. as this OBJ
viates severe strain on the outer Jaw
and screw thread.
Kerosene ana Carbon.
Kerosene will not dissolve carbon.
tradition to the contrary: but n little
kerosene put into. the cylinders may
loosen the carbon. II breaks up the
caked deposits. which may then par
TALLY be blown out Of the exhaust.
The method OF using the kerosene IL
as follows About a tablespoonful
of the kerosene Ia poured into the
combustion chamber while the engine
Is hot. The engine is then allowed
to stand for about twelve hours, wheH
an eighth glass OF kerosene Is fed
into the air valve Of the carbureter
with the engine running and throttle
we'll open. Feed the kerosene slowly
and the engine sucks 1t In.
Motor Adjustments.
Adjustments made on the engine
while II 10 cold seldom are aatisfao-
tory In actual operation. The engine
heats up when running and the metal
expands with the warmth. which
nullifes the value OF adjustments
made when the metal was cold.
Cause Of Missing.
A not infrequent cause OF spas
mode engine missing is either moist
ure or grease on the ignition dis
tributer face. The current passes
across the surface of the water or
oil instead OF pursuing its proper
course. 1t Is n good plan to give the
distributor a cleaning at frequent in
tervals
Frosted Glass.
There are a number OF ways OF
producing frosted glass come OF
them available to the ordinary motor
car owner without any special shop
equipment. BY dissolving two tea
spoonfuls of EPSON salts In a pint
Of beer, there will be procured a solu-
tion that applied TO the glass with
stiff brush gives very effective
frosting. though naturally II Is no<
permanent. more thorough way
Is to rub the glass with a small bag
of muslin filled with powdered glass.
fine sand. emery or srindstone grit
ard water. This gives a permanent
effect OF frosting.
Cleaning Corroded Terminals.
Corroded terminals are one Of the
most frequent causes OF ignition
trouble. and II Is not generally known
that the best agent for cleaning them
is a strong solution OF washing soda.
After the cerrosion has been removed
and the terminals dried grease the
parts we'll with cup grease or. vase
line.
Water and Tire Wear.
Wet rubber cuts much more easily
than the same substance dry. For
this reason the wise car owner
does not try to speed over wet roads
where any chance thrown sharp
stone gets an opportunity to do max
imum damage.
Lenthar Wash ara
A leather washer placed under
meath the metal washer not only
helps to eliminate unnecessary noise.
but give a sort OF elastic compression
that prevents stripped threads when
the bolt is a little small for its Job.