Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
SICK AUTOMOBILES
NEED THEIR DOCTOR
AS WELL As HUMANS
Wise Owner Will Not Always
Depend on His Own
Tinkering.

Sick automobiles need the applica-
ton of scientific knowledge as well as
sick men. When a man has a persis-
tent stomach ache or the mumps or
loses leg, he is apt to exercise that
good judgment whicA results in visit
to, or visit from, competent DOCTOR.
If the patient thinks he has the
stomach ache and the physician pro-
nounces his ailment appendicitis, the
sick man will, if sensible repose abso-
lutte confidence in his medical adviser
and act accordingly. If he says a
his future welfare and happiness, the
surgeons are called in to carve him up.
The man who owns an automobile
usually has a car that will develop in
terror troubles Of various kinds soon
er or later. Unless he is an expert
automobile mechanic himself. he will
do well to let his sound common sense
prompt him to visit repair shop
the headquarters Of the automobile
doctor. Even if he is fairly compe-
tent mechanic lie may find it desirable
to call in another expert for consulta-
ton And he will do we'll to take the
advice of the man whose business it is
to know what ais car and what
ought to be done to restore it to nor
malcy.
The owner should seek the advice
Of the expert at the first indication Of
trouble instead of putting it off I'M
til the machine is all run down or
until it has reached serious stage
of its disease. With such a policy his
repair bills are apt to be smaller in
the long run.
When an owner brings his car into
service station to have it given a
once over, the repair man may find
a considerable play in the steering
wheel He tightens up the steering
gear little. and the owner finds that
the wheel has become stiffened in its
movement. This upsets the owner and
gives him the impression that the car
mas not been properly fixed. The fact
r. that he has become so adjusted to
The car in its -of-repair state that
ne thinks something is wrong when
IL is put IN first-class condition.
Ihe service man may find, in this
connection, that the pins in the car
pnretor throttle linkage or rods that
WORK the throttle are worn. He nat
urally replaces these pins which take
out the play. The result is that the
engine does not have the same power
at the same position Of the throttle
lever. The owner gets the impression
that the power of the engine has been
reduced; whereas, the difference is
SIMPLY the difference il the position of
the throttle lever to obtain the same
power. The mechanic can take this
car and find that, when the throttle
is put ii certain position. the car
VIII climb certain hill as well as be- |
tore, and that it will. in all probability,
Climb sleeper hills than were possible
before the car was repaired.
While on tour the motorist will |
often find under one roof garage. re |
pair shop and service station. In the
cities these places are more apt to be |
separated in location and functions. |
ne service station does repair work |
On certain makes Of machines only and |
IS apt to do unusually good work On |
these certain makes. Repair shops do /
all Finds of repairs on all kinds of /
cars City garages usually do only
MINOR repair work.