Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-12-04
PREPARING CAR FOR COLD
WEATHER ITGE

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There are two important points to
consider in driving an automobile
during cold weather, in climates where
the temperature drops to the freezing
point or below. The first is the use
oil an anti-freeZe solution in the cool
ing system, and second is the lubrica-
ton. The simplest form of all anti
freeze solution and the one in most
general use is mixture of alcohol
aid water in the proger proportions.
These proportions must be varied ac-
cordlng to the temperature, as fol-
lows: Fer ta44i eratures ranging
from the freezing pe,at to zero, mix
l gallon of alcohol with three gal
Ions Of water. This makes sufficlen,
solution to fill the entire cooling sys-
sef hen the temperature falls be-
low zero, z gallons of alcohol ana
2l2 gallons of water should be use.,.
AT the time the allti-fceeze sclu-
fon IS laced IL the water system, the
drain cock, at the bottor, Of the rad
ator should be opened al water then
drained out and the system thorough
" flushed with clean water unail it
runs out clear.
AS alcohol boils at a considerable
lower temperature than water. the
evaporation of the alcohol will be
much greater than that of the water.
This makes it necessary to add alco-
hol to the mixture from time to time,
the safe practice being to add enough
alcohol to fill the radiator to the
proper level, instead of adding wa
ter.
Regarding cold weather lubrica.
ton: There are three points that re-
quire differen. attention than in
warm weather-the crankcase reser-
voir, the transmission and the rear
axle.
At the beginning of the cold sea
son, it is advisable to drain the oil
from the cranlcase, flush out and re-
fill with fresh oil of good quality.
Every 500 miles during the severely
cold weather this operation should h
repeated. The reason for this is that
the grade of gasoline now beng fur
nished is much lower test than was
marketed several years ago, and as
a result the less volatile elements
condense much quicker and run dow,
the cylinder walls into the crankcase,
eventually destroying the lubricating
qualities of the motor oil. Naturally
tins condensation takes place more
frea'... while the motor is cold AMI
during the warming up of the motor.
The same thing occurs during tn,
warm weather, but not to such a
great extent as when it is cold.
The thick lubricants in the trans
mission and rear axle should be thin
ned out with motor oil at the begin
ming of cold weather. in order to give
the best results There is a tendap-
cy on the part of these thick lubri-
SttHe' W ttulleIts W. LIE transmission
and rear axle housings when they be-
come CONCEALED by the cold, and this
tendency is overcome by adding
some fluid motor oil to these lubri-
cants. The correct proportions are,
one-half heavy lubricant and one
half motor oil. 1t is quite necessary
that both the transmission and rear
axle should have this attention at the
beginning of cold weather, because if
it gets cold enough it may happen
that all Of the lubricant in both of
these units will stick to the walls of
The HOUSINGS i'll a compact mass, leav-,
ng the gears to revolve in the CEN
| ter practically without fabrication.
Even if this extreme case should not
| occur, thinning out the |, bricant will
greatly facilitate the easy shifting of
GEARS in cold weather and will insure
| the smooth operation of both units
by supplying the proper lubricants to,
them