The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-07

The Southern Motor Company
reports the sale of Dodge touring
car to Dillard Bros.
When it is necessary to insert
lubricant between the leaves of the
springs, release the clips and stay
bolts and jack up the frame, so that
the weight OF the car is removed
from the spring being treated. This
spreads the leaves just enough to
allow the lubricant to be inserted
and yet does not injure the parts, as
hammering them open with cold
chisel is likely to do.
A. Lem has purchased a WHY'S
Knight touring car from the Over
land Auto Company.
In many cars the cover OF the
bevel drive gear case is at the rear
OF the housing and it is impossible
10 see the place where the teeth of
the gears mesh, when it is neces-
sary to adjust them. Take off the
cover and clean off the gears and
clean out the case. Next pour into
the bottom of the case about tea
sup full of cylinder oil. When this
has had time to settle, it will be
found that by holding light in the
top of the case above the bevel gear
and pinion, the reflection in the oil
will show very plaintly where the
bevel gear and pinion mesh, SO that
adjustments may be made.
Horton & Ellis of Davis have
purchased a Dodge touring car from
the Southern Motor Company.
The modern car when properly
adjusted is a remarkably quiet run
ming piece of mechanism. Unusual
noise is certain indication of trou-
Bile, embryonic perhaps, but never
theless trouble. The wise owner will
not disregard this certain indication
OF something wrong, but will at
once trace the noise and remedy
the basic cause of which it is merely
a symptom. There is no need OF
giving this advice to the veteran
driver, because he has learned it by
experience, but at this time OF the
wear, when there are many new
hands at new steering wheels, we
may be permitted to call attention
to the fact that noise means trouble
in the cars mechanism.
Tom Cooper reports the sale OF
Ford roadster to Carl Russell.
In preparing a drill to be used on
hard steel, the drill should be heat
ed to an even red heat. the scale re-
moved and the tip of the drill be
touched to a drop of quicksilver and
then be quenched in water. After
this treatment the drill will go
through the hardest steel without
trouble. A simple method of temp
ering small tools quickly is to heat
them red hot and then thrust them
into a potato, after which they
should be drawn to the correct
temper to remove brittleness.
The Southern Motor Company !
reports the sale Of Dodge touring |
car to the Carter Oil Company.
When the clutch starts to slip,
MANY drivers make the mistake OF
racing the engine in the expectation
that the car will move faster. The
proper way to handle the slipping
clutch is to operate the engine slow
w with little change OF speed. in the
hope that the fywheel will catch and
carry the clutch around. Racing
the engine makes matters worse. ior
the clutch gets no chance TO hold
and there is the chance that IT may
be burned out altogether.
The Ardmore Auto Company re-
ceived 4 car load of Packards last
week.
This is the season of the year
when overheating troubles begin to
be more or less chronic. There are
many causes OF overhcating and the
novice often has trouble in locating
the real basic cause in his particular
case. The cooling system is the first
place to suspect. Any obstruction
TO the free circulation OF the water,
results in overheating in hot wealth
er. The rubber connections should
be examined and the radiator drain
ed TO see if the water flows freely
from top to bottom. After empty
ing the water system, pour water
in the radiator and see il it flows
down quickly. Sometimes a drain
cock may be clogged, inducing
restricted flow inside. Run a piece
Of wire up the drain cock to dis
lodge the obstruction. If there is
an overflow pipe, see that it IS
not clogged. Dirt often gathers in
he lower opening. Tighten the fan