The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-09
COST OF OPERATION
Can BE CUT DOWN
BY Ordinary CARE
More Attention to Details
Means Less Expense for
the MOtorist


tor car owners have been TO an eX-
tent spoiled in past times by the
comparative cheapness OF commodl-
ties entering into the manufacture
and operation Of their vehicles. When
products are cheap, the temptation
to waste is almost Irresistible, and
we are essentially a nation OF wasters
anyway. Today. however, prices OF
most motoring necessities arc rising
and there Is real need for practising
economy.
The large majority Of motor car
owners are ignorant Of the ways and
means Of accomplishing any appre-
ciabIe saving in the operation OF their
cars. The principal points in which
worthwhile savings may be effect
ed are In fuel and oil consumption,
tire wear and general wear and tear.
The first item to consider is fuel,
and the car owner should not scorn
the small savings in this connection,
for in their aggregate they make a
formidable total. To begin with.
every owner should reduce the idling
periods Of his engine to the smallest
possible minimum; he should stop
every smallest gasoline leak and
should have the CaTburetOr adjusted
50 that it consumes the smallest
quantity OF fuel consistent with eff
ficEent running. Attention to these
three details OF operation and ad-
iIIstment will save many gallons OF
gasoline per annum for each motor
ist who heeds the warning.
Reduce the Friction
Next IL is essential to reduce to It's
maximum the friction IN the mech
anism and this must be accomplished
by proper fabrication. Freedom from
carbon in the cylinders promotes fuel
economy. Efficient funCtioning OF
thu ignition system is a vitality i'm
poFtant factor I'm any attempt to OBJ
tain economy Of fuel consumption.
To obtain maximum ignition eff
cheney the owner must pay strict at
tsnticn to the battery wiring. spark
pfi1RA and other units Of the ignition
system. IL the spark Is not correctly
timed or lacks life, the fuel vapor in /
the combustion chamber viii be but
partly fred or will explode at q. time
when some of IT'S force win be vast /
ed.
Further, there must be no leaks in
the engine itself, as distinct from the |
fuel system Valve leakage Is ons Of
the coHmousst causes Of lost power, /
which I'm the final analysis means eN- !
cessfve gasoline consumption, since
IL WI require additional fuel eXpen- /
dfEure to make up for the waste. The
valves must be kept accurately seeth- |
inE all the time, because a small leak |
here will cause a large waste Of fuel. /
Cut Out the Waste.
IN the interior Of the engine a great |
deal Of unnOticed waste will result I
from piston rings that are too loose. /
When this condition develops a guam !
taty Of the fuel forces its way down /
past the rings into the reservoir and /
&c. Of course, wasted. The owner who 1
has reason TO suspect this condition |
should try fitting some OF the leak !
proof piston rings Of patent con-
stTuction, designed to correct Just |
this fault.
This same condition Is sgnstimss
produced by the use Of lubrlcatinE |
oil Of too light a body. The oil IS |
thinned by the heat present under /
running conditions ana lacks the Wis |
c0ctty to make a perfectly gas tight
seal at the piston. As q result the 1
fuel forces Us way past the rings and !
into the reservoir.
Then there - the possibility Of /
utilizing heavier and cheaper grades /
OF fuel Most modern cars Win run
on the cheapest grade Of gasoline and I
kerosene. In the proportion or one
gallon Of the latter to three Of the L
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ments in the CarburetOr will have TO
be made, perhaps by the service sta
ton, but the saving IN cost between
gasoline at Is to IS cents and kero-
sene at ~ cents per gallon iustifies
the trouble.
IL the owner desires 70 try out one
OF the kerosene Carburetors or other
devices for using this heavier fuel,
he should get one that IL sold On ap-
prevail or with money back guar
au1eas % that he may find out If the
apparatus works satisfactorily on his
vehicle before he makes the final pur-
chase.
/. Things to Watch.
9uea waste in the form OF power
loss is not confined to the power
plant For Instance, much power ,
may Be wasted at the clutch. IL this
Part Is not functtontng properly. II
the clutch slips excessively, potential ,
power IL being wasted. The cone
clutch with leather facing may need
q treatment with FuIlers earth or
nea9E1ooE oil or perhaps the spring
tension requires adjustment. In the >
ory disk clutch there may be gum on !
the plates or the springs may need
attention, In oil disk clutch may
nave burned out one Of its plates.
the spring pressure may be wrong or !
the lubricant diluted with Kerosene.
wherever there Is a moving sur :
1Aee not thoroughly fabricated, there :
= wasted power. fabrication must
% cop1ousy complete and correct II
the fuIl power producing value Of the
ruel consumed Is to be obtained
Then there is the question Of tires.
II - en- unquestiOned fact that power Z
is wasted when the tires are operat-
81 under-tnGlated, so that an exces-
siva AREA Of the tread comes IN con-
tact with the ground Incidentally,
Wnh@ this practice, all too common
among American tourists, wastes
ruaL to also injuries the tires. which
g "a expensive form % waste. II e.
better 70 run the tires at a few pounds {
gVsE the prescribed imitation Dvkut 2
than q few pounds under It 4
Check Up Wheels. {
IN addition every owner ought 20 q
have the alignment Of him front T
Wheals checked up once IN four .