The Washington times., 1918-10-19

may have a slow leak in It, so that
while the tire started out fully
pumped up, il will be away below
pressure by the time you get it.
At any rate test every tire with
a gauge and make sure you have
proper pressures before you drive
of in the new boat" A single
afternoons running on a badly
underinflated casing may be
enough to ruin it for good and
all.
Now when it comes to driving
the new car there are some things
to keep in mind. The new driver
should remember all the time that
throughout the new mechanism
under his control intensive move
ment is going on in all parts. At
first, the parts may flt SO tight
that fabrication is a little difficult
at best Therefore don't attempt
high speed until the various parts
have had a chance to wear in. Do
not race the engine. nor make il do
an excessive amount OF work Give
it a chance to cut its eye teeth be-
fore you abuse it.
Don't try to see how far you can
throttle down on high gear. Don't
try to take all the hills you come
TO in high, drop down TO O lower
gear, until the mechanism is run
ming easier. Don't reduce the lu-
brication simply because the en-
gine smokes a bit. When she IL
smoking you can be sure At least
that the parts are getting plenty Of
oil. Don't be surprised II the ear
uses a good deal more EAsolene
than the agent promised you II
would. This doesn't mean, neees-
sarily, that the agent was telling
whoppers. The stiff mechanism
wastes power and uses extra gas
to make up for this condition. After
the car has loosened up, you may
even find that you can reGd3ust
your carburetor, so as to burn
much less gas.
After the new car has been in
service for 500 or 600 miles, the
condition OF the starting and light
ing system ought to be inVestiga-
ted. The charging rate for which
the device has been set may not be
suited to the particular service
you demand OF the vehicle. If the
owner does not understand how to
, check up this unit, he had better
call upon the service station for
help.
When the car has run for q week
or so, 1t ought to be gone over for
loose parts OF various soFtAL Nuts
and bolts may have been shaken
loose, the spring clips may have
stretched a bit. At any rate 60
over the whole mechanism with the
- Nf-aF&- naRNa that
have been loosened BY the vibra-
tion.
It will generally be found that
the clutch OF the new car demands
some favoring. The common prae-
tice OF slipping the clutch ought
not to be resorted to. Engagement
and disengagement ought to be
gradual and easy. This same ad-
vice applies to the gears. These
will naturally be stiff, and they
must not be jammed into engage
ment with all the force OF the
drivers arm. Favor them a little
until they have had a chance to
work in.
Not only the mechanism OF the
new car but its body finish as well
need care. The lustrous enamel OF
the fine new body is beautiful to
look upon, but 1t has not yet
firmly Hset" Mud spots allowed
to dry on it at this stage will pro-
duce permanent blemishes. II spots
get on the body the polished sur
faces should be carefully washed
of with cold water. applied in q
gentle stream. After the car has
been running for about a month.
it is a good plan to apply one or
the good body pOlishes that are
on the market.
In conclusion let me again eau
tion the owner OF a new car not
to abuse IL IN the early stages Of
it's career, for IL he does, he will
have trouble for the rest Of its life,
which in itself will be largely re-
duced by early abuse.