Arizona republican., 1918-01-13
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else, water in your gasoline, in fact. The way to cure this trouble, of course, is to thaw out the carburetor by ap- plying hot water. Care should be taken, however, not to get any more water into the carburetor when doing this"
 What would you recommend as the anti-freeze miXture?' Was my next question:
 Well" said he, far be it from me to try and dictate anybody's business, and some of these chemical compounds may be all right but it has been our experience that nothing works as well as an all around anti freeze substance as denatured alcohol. Alcohol will not corrode the metal in your radiator as will some compounds containing either acid or strongly alkaline constituents, nor will it affect your hose connec- tions. The proportions in which I would recommend alcohol for use, de- | pending on the weather, are about as i follows:
 10 degrees above zero, S-4 pints of alcohol
 , degrees above zero, 91s pints. Zero, F pints.
 25 degrees below zero. 19 pints l | place the water and alcohol that has ] been lost by the radiator. due to the natural evaporation, it should always be borne in mind that alcohol evapor- ates much faster than water, and con- sequently equal parts should be added l of water and alcohol.
 If, despite precautions, you should | freeze your radiator anyway, don't make the mistake of trying to thaw it out by running your motor. This is certain to generate steam pockets in your water system, and may spring your radiator for keeps.'
 While the service manager talked I had gotten out my pencil and was jot- ting down his remarks as he went along. After he had finished upon the subject of radion, l inquired whether there were any other points regarding the care of car in winter worth re- cording.
 'Well,'' he said, there's the battery. In cold weather, care should be taken always to have the battery pretty we'll charged, as otherwise there is danger of freezing the electrolyte. You see, as you discharge your battery, you change the chemical composition of the cleo trolyte, making it more and more sen- sltive to cold. A battery that is fully charged, for instance, is freeze proof Tn weather down to S5 degrees below zero, whereas one that is completely discharged will freeze at degrees aDoVe zero. Quite some difference. If you will keep your battery at least half charged all the time, you will have no trouble, the electrolyte being proof against freezing in this state to 36 below zero.''
 1 had been busy with my pencil again, and got down everything the service manager said. When he had finished, l ventured one final ques- tlon that l had on my mind. What about using skid chains in winter?' l said. Would you advise it?"
 We'll he replied, lon the whole ] think l would. However, I would use them with judgment. The trouble with chains is that once a man has put them on he hates to go to the bother or taking them off, and consequently runs with them on unnecessarily. The result of this is that when running over hard, firm ground he not only wears out his chains at a very rapid rate, but also quite often gets cuts 1T his tires. You see, when a chain gets worn, 1t sometimes gets an edge on i as sharp as a razor, and to drive thi. into tire by running on hard ground IS sure tire destruction. Chains ar, fine in their place, but you want to bt
 acreful with them.
 l Tn this connection, have noted
 rather peculiar thing, and that is tha
 more tire trouble in winter is due tt the manner in which owners parl their cars than any other reason