Evening journal., 1918-01-24

The wiser owner viii each year clean
the exhaust system thoroughly This
cleaning should include the exhaust
manifold pipe and muller The latter
should be taken apart and the parts
soaked in kerosene over night. The pipe
and manifold may be cleaned by draw
ing through a pack OF kerosene-soaked
waste attached 10 a Ions wire.
Some car owners are using ammonia
solution TO brighten up the hood when
the latter has become dull This is had
practice. though the Immediate results
seem to be good. Ammonia destroys
the finish and should not be used, IN
fact body makers ond varnish concerns
give strict Instructions to keep the car
away from stables and barns so that
The ammonia from the manure viii not
inlure the body finish.
Car owners should get into the habit
OF using belt dressing for the clutch
leather 20 swell It and act as a remedy
for slippage. In disengagins the clutch
It will be well 10 notice whether thcr'
Is a ridge in the leather Such a condl-
tion prevents the clutch from engag ne
as far as II ought to and the only way
90 remove the ridge is first to take oul
the clutch and then trim down the
leather with rasp
The spoke ends Of wire wheels are
apt TO rust, especially II there is the
slightest looseness which permits wa
ter to enter. A small quantity Of
graphite spread over the surfaces at
the spoke ends viii prevent this rust
ing Also rims should be spread with
graphite not only TO prevent Injury TO
the tire head, but to make removal and
attachment OF the tire to the rim an
easy matter.
The owner whose car remains In the
garage for the good part Of the win
ter should Jack up all four wheels and
remove the tires, take out the tubes
and place them in a dark room. The
tires should be covered with cloth II
the car is to be used at intervals dur
ing the cold weather the tires should be
inflated hard and the wheels moved
once each week or oftener. so that the
pressure will not always fall on the
same portion.
When a rim with tire is mounted on
the wheel, it often happens that the
rim cannot be moved into place, re-
maining partly on and partly OF Slight
sprinQinr Of the rim Is all that Is need
ed and this may be done by placing the
head of g Jack against the hub of the
wheel and the base Of the pack on the
protrudlng norton Of the rim Thus
enr1lng a little. a hammer blow VIII
slide the rim over the edge Of the
wheel In most cases Of this kind, the
mere operation Of the Jack win force
the rim over the wheel.
These who are In doubt IS to whether
their engine driven tire pump forces
oil through the hose should examine
the end Of the latter Usually this hose
has a rubber lining becomes softened
perhaps to such an extent that II Will
not hold 90 the nipple In cheap hose
u is diflcult TO again attach the nipple
even though wire Is used as binding.
because the nrst operation OF the pump
blows the hose away from its connec-
tion. The remedy lies either IN getting
a good grade OF hose OF in having the
pump piston and rings examined for
leakage.
Some Of the light diffusers or de-
vices designed to redirect the rays OF
light. are designed to be effective only
when in a certain fixed position Nibra-
ton may so loosen the glass in the rim
that the glass viii be permitted 10 Green
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