New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Oil Can Ranks
High as 'Tooln
For Motor Car
All Too Little Known, i,
Accomplishes Wonders n
Way of Cures-Often /,
Is the Sovereign Remedy
By William H. Stewart. I,
President of the Stesoart luton.
bile School.

CetS CcNOOt.
Some day am going "a wr;..
essay about the oil can 1t will a. an
tain such phrases as The Mo4ao'na- Mo- con
Best Friend" King of the WIiis1s WeJ:ns1s
Chest" "A Friend in Need. tS1'.'ne etc ane
every word viii be true becanse, a,d al
oil can ranks high among automoh;,ee sne
accessories and is used only t'sie too saa
dom. Sci
Recently a friend whom I had :,
ways considered a careful driver a. al-
Vlted me Tor short run. He suddenl,
seemed to have changed from carr
,ul orlver TO one OF the most reck.
less. If any car happened to cnes-
the street he would drive almos, cross
1T and then jam on the brakes NV nv
ticed his strained expression a~s nv,
asked what was the trouble. "Thu "Tha
throttle will insist on staying onsns
he replied, "and / have to hook ,,
toe under the accellerator pedal :.
close it. ' !"
VISIONS of broken belI-cranks, hen,
rods, broken spring or tight bear' ear
ing flashed through my mind H.
stopped the engine and worked the acs
celerator While | traced the throttl;nc
action The spring which operated tbs
pedal ran along a guide, and this mart
looked particularly dry. A few drons
OF oil from our faithful friend. the n;I
can, loosed the action so that the medal
worked freely once more A few mors
drops on the bell-cranks and other Joints
and complete cure was effected
Sometimes an engine overheats and
the owner is perplexed. He is obsery-
ing all the rules to prevent overheat;nc
running with spark advanced. keen.
ing on high gear, not letting the eneins
race and taking proper care of the
pump and the rest of the cooling sys-
tenn. investigation in one such case dis
closed that the fan belt was broken: in
another that it was slipping. A seized
tan bearing was found to be the cause
and an expensive replacement might
have been avoided by timely recourse to
our little friend-the oil can.
Such incidents could be multiplied
almost indefinitely. Study the luhri-
eating chart which goes with your car,
Take up f1oorboards and become ac-
quainted with the mechanism Trace
out the operating rods and connections
and put oil wherever metal is in con-
tact Some bearings may be found
to be inaccessible. In one car which
shall be nameless, the brake cquaHz.
ing tubes under the body could not bs
oiled from below except by an oil rur
with curved tip. Investigation from
above showed that they could be reach.
ed by removing eighteen screws that
fastened large metal plate to tho
floor of the tonneau. The plate wa.
removed, the distances carefully meas
ured and four holes were bored in tho
/ proper places. Now these important
/ bearings may be oiled merely by rails.
ing the carpet of the tonneau.
am sometimes asked if it will
pay to use cheaper oil in the oil
can, instead of the expensive cylinder
oil. Unquestionably a good lubricat
ing oil for such purpose can be Oh.
tanned for less money, one that will
meet ordinary requirements. But
economy in this respect is hardly
worth while. Your car deserves the
test lubricant obtainable.
If you have no chart with your ns
chine, put oil on every bearing where
| there is no grease cup. Trace out the