Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-13
IS|MPL|F|ED LESSONS IN
CARE OF AUTOMOBILE
Care OF Oiling System Necessary to
rs Prevent Burned Out
Bearings.
USE OIL FOUND BEST SUITED
When Car Is Being Ovcrhauled or
- Rcasscmbicd II Should BE Seen
That All Chance of Leakage Is
r. Prevented.

or course. the first care OF the oling
system is TO sec tina; there is the proper
the things YOU must DO to take care of
your ear. here is one Of which you
dare no, he negligent. \ burned-out
bearing will mean that the entire en-
Einc must be dismanilcd, and il is safe
TO say that this will mean at least
weeks work for a good mechanic and
:. some for his helper
You must keep an eye on your oil
gauge and sight glass on the dash. so
as to be sure that the pump is work
ing properly. Many a bearing has been
oil pump. As a rult, when the bear
ings do not get oil they Will first
bind, and so put a great load on the
engine. When your engine labois on
the lever. as though it were on steep
and knocks. look to Your oiling system,
as this is a sign of lack of fabrication.
Use oil Found Hest Suited.
~ would advise all owners to find out
what grade and brand Of oil works
hest with thoir engine. and then TO buy
this oil in sealed labeled cans. The
takes an extremely high grade of oil to
Intricate properly where the temper
ature is as high as it is on this type
of engine. y poor grade OF oil VIII de-
compose or crack" into its elements,
hydrogen and carbon. as soon as 1t
comes in contact with the hot parts
piston and cylinder head and on the
valves. whore IL will become white hot
and often ignite the gases before the
piston has come up on it's compression
stroke. and so try to drive the pistonS
back in the wrong direction. This will
cause what is known as The carbon
knock The carbon Will also get be-
tween the piston rings and often cause
them to stick.
When the oil, no matter how good.
gets past the piston rings and into the
combustion chamber in any quantity.
1t will carboniZe.. as there is no oil
which will stand the hea, found here
Because auto engine oil must be so
hiSh grade. the habit of stopping At the
first garage and asking for Il quart or
pint OF light. heavy or medium oil is
a bad one. All garage owners are not
those catering 10 the transient tour
list trade, will buy only the oil on which
there is the most profit. Wherever prac-
teal buy in sealed. labeled can
AS 10 the proper weight or grade Of
oil rule can he given. as many
things enter in to decide this, such as
piston clearance. compression space.
type of engine and kind of oiling Sys-
tenn, speed. etc.
4 number OF tho large oil compa MES
have made tests on different ears, and
have gotten out book lets in which they
give a table showing the proper grade
OF oil TO use for all ears and models
for many years back. Your supply
dealer. probably can furnish YOU with
one of these. Your instruction book
Will also tell you what grade OF oil
TO use.
Heavier OH Needed in summer.
Most engines require a heavier oil in
the summer time than in the winter
time.
In practically all OF the present day
cars. the oil is used over and over
again In time this oil, even though
q little is added now and then, becomes
thin and will have lost most OF it's Wis
costly and luhricating properties. For
this reason the oil should he drained
out of the crank case about every 900
to 1000 miles t5oe miles for each gal