The Washington times., 1919-11-22

ne aototst. All questions as to care ans
sSSep. engine troubles. tours, ETC.. will -
'HooSssTlly orss,,y ana fully answered ny An e.psry
r.n v.sn Tnvrs.!ay to insure issue in currsps
AZ, omon;i. ;Miairsss r All communications car
intiss II % inou,rss s.r Ss. T%r nu,Ds.,S %
,@on @ sour car . In trouble on the road sat
- rS. lssc , TOW or as.istancs. avail yourss!l
s.,.san too's Tor the A.lsins. sss notice IN fSs
No. enough emphasis has been laid
bt. me motorists's cleaning house
49,. 'omooile. I have an old darkey
whose method is to sweep litter into
a corner, preferably under a couch or
n,no ..snn, door. but anywhere in a pile.
80 70 De handy to take up any time.
san ne explains. But only when ex-
ira force is brought to bear on him
ooes ne take it UP.
90 with much automobile house,
eahne, and the force brought to
.sar rs usually an accident. Some
o.vrsts are proud OF the cleanliness
ol .neir cars--most of them. for that
matter. They like to see the Senders
ana bodies well polished and the nick :
eieo parts bright and clean. That's
what SHOWS, what people looking on
aore. Other parts, out OF sight.
they are lax about. CleanlinesI and
snlne are for the eyes. and the ewes
aont see underneath. So il doesn't
30 tney say. and probably think,
ut sooo automobile housekeepine
anus cleanliness that is thorough,
ana which extends to the hooks ana
corners under the hood. around the
engine, Transmission, brakes and
liner working parts. Such cleanliness
mas . much deeper meaning than the
mere sAtisfaction of having thin1s
eiean ana attractive. It has to do WITH
me lie Of the car and it's Continued
satisfactory performance, with safety
even. III the motorist will view It in
TINS way, the question Of under-the.
hooo cleanliness looks different.
Most Neglected. Part Of Car.
doubtless the most neglected part
OF the average motor car is the drip
pan unaef the engine. If little oil
spiiied in filling the crankcase,
,ew people Will stop to wipe 1t up.
o"n u trickies into the drip-pan,
the nrst OF series Of such oyerfiows
to happen as long as the car Is in uss.
hut II some OF the oil Is spilled on
ne apron, or fender, II is Industrious
~ wiped on. simply because IL is ex-
posed to view. The purpose of tho
drlp-pan fs not to catch oil and dirt.
IL Is put there to protect the engine
and other working parts from foreign
matter that could otherwise get In
from below. When you drive along
country road after or during a rain,
-nud and water are splashed up un-
lVoioaoiy on the under side of the
'enders, body. and chassis; and If II
we're not for the drip-pan, these ad-
'ance agents of rust and corners of
ne frame. settle around bolts and
nuts ana would sooner or later fini
Us way into the working parts. so
the term ''drip-pan" is really a mis-
homer, because II gives the impress.
SION That the pan is there to catch
eli or anything else that might fall
INTO 1t. But such substance sheuli
not be allowed to collect in the nan
because permitting them to do -
defeats the very purpose for which
The pan Is designed.
hight here the "let well enough
ilone" ask, What harm will IL do TO
let these things accumulate?" They
could answer their own question
could they see what happens. After
The car has been used for several
months, considerable Oil has probably
been allowed to drop into the nan.
At f1rst it spreads out in a film over
the surface, and in the act of driving
lust settles upon this film, changing
Z to sticky, non-drying mud, which
process continues in spite Of the drain
hole in the bottom OF the pan.
Frequently 1t happens that In clean
ng under the hood, a rag or bit of
waste is dropped into the pan. In
stead OF removing 1t, the tendency is