The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-25

tops, upholstery. straps, etc. the fol
lowing will be found a remarkably ef'
fective agent: Two ounces Of oil OF
turpentine, half an ounce Of lampblack,
ten ounces Of neatsfoot oil and four
ounces Of vaseline, The lampblack
should be mixed with the turpentine
and neatsfoot oil. after which the vase
line heated until It is thin. is poured
in and the whole mixture is shaken
briskly. The paste that results should
be rubbed well into the leather
Tom Cooper reports the sale OF a
Ford touring car to r. L. Rogers Of
Provence.
Heat is the inevitable concomitant
of friction. When the brakes have been
too tightly adjusted, friction results
and the unit becomes hot. 1t is
I good plan to feel the brake drum after
an adjustment has been made and
the car run awhile, for IL the parts are
too tight. the heat present in the drum
! will indicate the trouble.
The Overland Automobile Company
has sold an Overland touring car to
j. II. Drake of Oil City.
When the shifting collar Of the
clutch has suffered considerable wear
or the small pins in the rod which
connects the clutch pedal with the re-
lease mechanism have worn, the clutch
pedal may be pushed down all the way
and vet the spring which is Intended TO
keep the parts in contact will not be
compressed sufficiently to function
properly.
Tom Cooper sold a Ford touring car
to Felix King last week,
The much abused cutout has one pos
tive virtue if no other; it may be used
for determining the condition OF the
fuel mixture. BY running the engine
after dark and throwing on the cutout
the flame that issues therefrom Will tell
exactly the condition of the mixture.
II the flame is blue or colorless' the
mixture is correct, whereas n red flame
indicates an excess of gasoline and Il
yellow flame the presence Of too much
air.
The Overland Automobile Company
reports the sale of an Overland touring
car to Tom Smith.
To the new owner Of "A motor car
there is nothing else quite so mystify-
ing as to have his engine suddenly and
instantaneously stop running. after it
has been going along apparently in the
best of health. This means a sudden
dead stop with no preliminary coughs
and wheezes. The veteran driver knows,
however that this probably means a
failure of the ignition system and fur
thermore realizes that a wire has prob
ably broken, as it is almost impossible
for any other trouble to cause this in
stantaneous stoppage.
The Hutchins-Elliott Auto Company t
has sold Reo-siX seven-passenger tour t
ing car to Carmichael Brothers or o
Healdton. c
It should be made a practice not to
throw on the ignition switch until the
,ar is actually to be started. If the :
switch is turned on for some time be-
ore the car starts, an appreciable !.
lIuOuIt VI current lS NdSttt' anu tiit
storage battery Is correspondingly q
trained. Moreover the ignition coil be- 81
omes more or less heated and might M
'e damaged. n
Tom Cooper reports the sale of n
FORD touring car TO f. r.. Watson Il
The proper method of taking steep Il
owngrades is to leave the Gluten in n
nd throw off the ignition. This keeps n
ne engine cool ana the car brakes n
galnst the resistance of the mechan- q
'm. When the grade is unusually q
teep 1t may he necessary to shift to III
econd speed or even to first. In either N
lse this method Of descending grades 81
aves the brake lining and conserves
leL ana we must all be conseryation- n
Is now. K
The Ardmore Battery Company has n
1mpleted its water well at its plant X
is 50 feet deep and furnishes an q
guidance Of water q
In cases whore there is a noticeable III
IS Of power when the lights are turned :
~ - NAi' hNhhilN w Ibuilh tHAt lulS
'ndition is caused by corroded battery y
rminals or loose connections. The y
ouble may Ice cured by making sure q
at all terminals are tight and remov- u
E any corrOsion with emery cloth and 81
en- applying a little hard grease to q
2 parts.
Squeaks emanating from the wheels 81
p often caused by uneven tightening h
the lugs. In this event loosen an the
= ana then tighten them up gradu- S
y. Tighten up one a little and then y
the same for the one directly oppo- II
e. go all around the wheel. drawing n
, lugs down little At a time. II will
found that this treatment will cure n
y case of squeaks resulting from r
S cause.
.. n. Nelius. sales manager for the y
lighter Motor Company has returned
ar a ten days trip 10 Colorado where
visited with Mrs. Nelius and their
/. Mr.. Nelus visited Denver and
ny other places Of interest. but most
MS time was spent In Colorado
ings where he has a cottage.
/ fan assemblies that have V-shaped
eys for the belt it is well 10 examine
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