The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
SOME TESTS FOR
THAT USED CAR
Not Necessary to Take Any
thing for Granted When
You Know.

The man who buys n second hand
car-and there will be many OF then
this fall-generally fails to realize after
he gets the car that II Is not quite ready
for a lot of hard work without any at
tention whatever 1t should be assumed
when a second hand car is purchased
that the previous owner was none too
attentive despite the pleadings OF the
argumentative dealer to the contrary.
The other owner felt during most OF his
ownership Of the car just about the way
you feel when you get the car--like
running It ard not fusslng with the me-
chanism. However. the wise possessor
Of n newly acquired second hand auto
mobile will treat 1t as though 1t never
had got any attention at all
To begin with drain the oil from all
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS clutch Nf not OF
the dry running TYPED. Transmission and
rear axle. You may have been told. that
fresh lubricant. was put in, but that
should not stop you. Nor should the
comparatively slight expenditure for oils
stop you either. fabrication OF second
hand car Is very important matter.
Before reflllng the cases with fresh oil
clean them out thoroughly with kerosene
and clean cloths
Then go over the whole lubricating
system Of the ca Examine all grease
cups and notice II they need reflling or
cleaning or both clean out all oil holes
and squirt clean oil into them. Repack
the universal toints. and. In fact. pay
such strict attention to the whole .lrori-
eating system. Including packing or
the steering gear case. and steering con-
nect'or, &C. that you can say positively
that the car Is properly fabricated.
This done. the next step is to make
sure that all parts are cleaned ana al
justed as well as possible You might
go over the engine first and tighten
every nut and bolt you can see adjust
any moving parts. such as fan belt,
valve tappets. &C, that may require 1t.
See that outside parts Of the engine.
such as generator. ignition unit. tire
pump and other auxiliaries. are 'ughtlL
mounted In place.
Clean all terminals with cloth and
tighten the cable ends In place. Really
the best plan Is to give the engine
good cleaning before any work Is done.
but some prefer to make adjustments
and then clean. II you have not access
to a garage equipped with compressed
air and kerosene sprayer to clean the
engine 10 carefully over the unit with
cloth noistened with kerosene. Get all
the parts clean and dry.
Next attend to the underneath parts
Of the chassis. such as the clutch. pro-
peller sha II and universals and the axles.
| It is q good plan to 20 at the more I'M
portant units first taking the braking
, and steering system to begin with. Take
up as much slack as you can In the
steering connections, and take up on the
J brakes II necessary. Have all these
parts pretty we'll cleaned of dirt and II
| the steering Joints are uncovered get a
hoot for each one and prevent further
rapid wear.
II the clutch operation is to your sat
| icfaction and the moving parts OF the
! clutch. control mechanism have been
properly cleaned and oiled do not try
further TO improve the clutch operation
The universals cannot he treated any
better than by giving them good
cleaning and packing with grease.
The rear axle gears may hum and II
this Is quite noticeable to- the p1ssen'
gers II may be overcome and should be
overcome by adjustment If not IA.
milar with the work do not attempt 1t
Ut means a loosening of the collars or