The Washington herald., 1921-05-08
RES AUTOMOBILE ESSENTIAL TO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL LIFE

the fuel forces Its way past the
rings and into the reservoir. =
Then there Is a possibility Of
utilizing heavier and cheaper grades
Of fuel Most modern cara will run
on the cheapest grade Of gasoiene
and even on mixture of gasoiene
and kerosene. In the proportion of
one gallon Of the latter TO three OF
the former. Obviously certain ad-
justments in the carburetor will
have TO be made. perhaps by the
service station, but the saving in
cost between gasolene at 2e TO -
gallon justifies the trouble
II the owner desires to try out
one of the kerosene carburetors or
other devices for using this heavier
fuel we would suggest his getting
one that In sold on approval or with
q money back guarantee, SO that he
may find out IL the apparatus works
satisfactorily on his vehicle before
he makes the final purchase.
Power losses In the engine have
been mentioned. and this form OF
fuel waste Is not confined to the
power plant. For instance, much
power may be wasted at the clutch,
IL this part is not functioning prop
erly. II the clutch slips excessively
potential power is being lost, and
the fuel which produces it is being
wasted. The cone clutch, with
leather facing. bay need a treat
ment with Fuller's earth or heats
foot oil. or perhaps the spring ten
sion requires adjustment In the
dry disc clutch there may be gum
on the. plates. or the springs may
need attention. An oil disc clutch
may have burned out one Of its
plates. the spring pressure may ne
wrong, or the lubricant may not be
correctly diluted with kerosene.
Unlsbrication Means Waste Power.
We touched on the subject OF
fabrication before. and we would
again emphasize the fact that wher-
ever there is moving surface not
thoroughly fabricated. there is
wasted power. Lubrication must be
copious. complete and correct. IL the
full power-prOducing value Of the
fuel consumed is to be obtained.
Then there is the question Of tires.
1t is an unquestioned fact tina,
power is wasted when the tires are
operated underinhated. so that an
excessive area OF the tread comes in
contact with the ground. Incident
ally. while this practice - all TOO
common among American motorists
wastes fuel. IT also Injuries the
tires, which is a very expensive fo-m
Of waste. 1t is better to run the
tires at a few pounds over the pro-
scribed imitation point than a '"w
pounds under il. In addition. every
owner ought to have the alignment
Of his front wheels checked up. once
in four months. when the tires are
running out OF alignment a scrapInz
movement is set up which not only
wastes power. but wears out tra
tires very quickly. The owner VIII
cares anything for his pocke.book
Droba bly, needs no hint as to the
desirabiIity Of plugging al cuts in
the rubber tread as soon as they
appear.
saggestions Mean Money saved.
II the suggestions made above are
conscientiously needed. the result
will be an appreciable saving for the
individual owners OF motor vehicles
and an enormous saving in our na-
tional resources OF motoring necessi-
ties, which were part OF our equip
ment for waging the recent war.
The man who operates his car with
real economy is not only beneftinS
himself but is performing a patri-
otic duty at crisis in his coun'ry's
history.