The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-02-03
WINTER WEATHER
HARDER ON CARS
Antifreeze Mixture Of Some Ma
ture Is Necessary in Water
OF Radiators.
LIGHT OIL SHOULD Be USED
Batteries Are Under Much Greater
Strain Than In Summer and De-
mand Recharpina - ion'tion
Points Need Cleaning.

With the approach OF winter the
motorist should think about his car
and what he must do for II II he Is
to use 1t during the cold months and
expects the same service he had dur
ing the summer.
Winter driving is harder on a car
than in summer, and the car must
naturally be In better shape TO give
the same service. Automobile radia-
tors freeze easily, and the first pre-
caution that should be taken, Is to
put an antifreeze of some nature In
the water Of the radiator. There are
a number of preparations on the mar
ket which, from the popularity they
have enjoyed, have evidently given sat
isfaction.
Cover for Radiator.
The dealer from whom one buys
accessories can furnish them. radi-
ator cover is likewise good thing
to put on when the weather gets cold
er. Some prefer to use cover for the
hood as well as the radiator. The OBJ
ject is to prevent as much heat as
possible. generated when the car Is
running, from escaping, One objec-
ton to the cover is that 1t has a
tendency to discolor the hood paint.
In cold weather a lighter grade Of
oil should be used In the transmits
sion and differentlal. This is because
cold tends to make oil CONCEAL, and
the heavy grease or oil used during
the warm months will not circulate
about the gears as freely. Some man
ufacturers also recommend the use Of
lighter grade oil In the motor itself.
Before making this change, however,
II is well to consult the service man
ager or the dealer whose make Of car
you are driving.
More Current Required.
Because It takes more current to
turn over a motor and start 1t in cold
weather particular attention should
be given the battery. 1t should be
taken to battery service station, ex-
amined and recharged II necessary or
II In need Of an overhaul the work
should be done without delay. Days
are shorter In winter and car lights
burn longer, which Is an added drain
on the battery. Also not as much
running is done In cold weather.
Thereby the opportunity to recharge
the battery by reason Of the ordinary
running is lessened and for this rea-
son the battery service station should
be visited often for recharge.
Because a cold motor is hard to
start, the ignition should be carefully
gone over, contact points cleaned and
perhaps renewed II wois Spark
plugs should be taken out and cleaned
and perhaps replaced, for with the
grade of gasoline sold today, as hot
spark as possible is necessary tC
fire the charge In the cylinder. II
might be well also to grind the valves
II this has not been done for con
siderable period. Power Is one of the
requisites of winter driving and with
out tight seating valves this Is i'm
possible.
New Tubes Desirable.
The snow and ice of winter are hare
on tires. Patched tubes should be dis
carded, for sooner or later they viii
give way. In fact tube that is {
year old should be taken out and re
placed by new one. More tires fai
to give service due to faulty tuDel
| than INV ntbar cousa A fuha tha
has seen IL months service has giver
value received. At the end Of tina
service the resiliency of the rubber hal
been lost so that 1t can no longer b,
hardly called a serviceable air con
tainer. Castings should be examine,
for cuts and loose treads.