Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12

Answers to Last Weeks Questions.
1. Too much printing is worse than
none to the engine which requires prim-
Ing in cold weather. It viii give a mix
ture so rich that it will not ignite, the
engine will not start and the excess
gasoline drawn or poured into the cylin-
ders will run past the piston rings, d.
lutte the oil in the crank case and do
considerably more harm than good
Frequent changing of oil and in extreme
cases the Selling of pistons in their
cylinders is the result The frequent
changing Of cylinder oil Is advised to
prevent insufficient fabrication of bear
ing surfaces. Before starting an en-
CINE which has received too much prim-
ing fluid close the carburetor choke If
open, switch Off the ignition and open
cylinder petcocks. Then crank the en-
CINE to draw fresh air into the cylinders
after which the petcocks may be closed
and ignition switched on for starting.
T. Probably the cooling system trou-
BILE most commonly causing overheating
Of an engine in winter is that of the
water partly freezing in the radiator
AS rule, the water freezes only at the
rad1ato: bottom or below it's center, and
as the habit is to examine the water
through the filler cap at the top Of the
radiator the frozen water is not detected
until the engine has been run for a
Tune. The frozen part of the system
prevents circulation of water and as
the engine continues to run it becomes
abnormally hot, causes steaming at
radiator overflow pipe and overheating
OF cylinders and Selling of pistons.
s, Wood alcohol and Eorocapo will
prevent water in the cooling system
from freezing, but they are not consid-
cred efficient anti-freeZe solutions. Wood
alcohol has a lower boiling point than
oenatured alcohol, and is more expen-
slve, while kerosene gives off a disagree
able odor when heated; also a vapor
which is inf1ammable, and would soon de-
teriorate rubber hose connections from
engine to radiator
a.. On long hill when the steady
application of brakes is necessary do not
apply this steady pressure with only one
set of brakes during the entire length
of the hill. Alternate the pressure, first
using the foot or service brakes, then
the emergency brakes operated with the
hand lever. In this way overheating of
brakes and drums and wear to the fab
rio will be lessened
5. If the rear end of a car skids to
the right as is usual on a rounded or
oval road as the car is driven at the
right of the road, the quickest results
in Strengthening the car out of the skid
will be obtained if the front wheels are
turned quickly toward the center of the
road and the power applied gently
Sometimes this kind of skid can be cor
rected by simply closing. the throttle to
slow down car and engine speed. In
either case do not apply the brakes as
this will only increase the skid.
s. If the condition of fabric and
tread of blowout tire casing, or one
which has inside breaks or bruises, war
rants the cost Of repair, reliner cover
ing the entire inner surface of the shoe
can be inserted. If there is only one
spot too weak to stand the air pressure,
a blow out patch should be applied be-
fore the reliner is inserted. Consider
ably more mileage is sometimes derived
from a tire thus reinforced and inner
tubes are prevented from chatting at
broken places in the casing
Z. Copper is generally used for con-
Quoting electricity because it is the