South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-18
MOTOR TIPS

Keep the fan bearings oiled.
Direct the spotlight to the right
Less than four per cent OF the We
hicles in Oregon are horse-drawn.
There are 332 machines for every
1000 farmers in the United States.
One farm out of every % has a mo-
tor tractor on II.
Spark plug points should be about
one S2nd OF an inch apart
II the engine begins to pound go
ing up hill, change to lower gear.
Throw out the clutch when turn
ing, 10 prevent skidding.
Georgia has more than 200 road
jobs on hand.
Don't go down hill faster than you
would go up in the same gear.
In 1900 there was only one motor
car in Topeka, Kas.
Don't let the tires scrape the curb.
Tighten nuts and bolts about once
a month.
1t is good practice to put a new
tube into a new tire.
Passenger automobiles OF Oregon
make UP - per cent Of that states
vehicular traffic.
There are motor vehicles on 30.7
per cent of all farms in the United
States.
Poor cylinder oil will cause carbon
deposits on cylinder walls, piston
heads and spark plug points
The United States exported $780,
S28, 1913 worth of automobiles in 1919.
OF $4,000 miles of French roads in
need Of repair at the end OF the war,
1880 have been improved.
Watch the air in the tires.
Grease and oil destroy tires.
Less than three per cent Of the
automobiles today are air-cooled.
Don't coast down hill with the
clutch out.
Wash the brake lining with kero-
sene about every two months.
/ New York state claims a record oil
j 515,557 motor vehicles
Any man, woman or child car
drive an automobile in Belgium.
Magdeburg is the center of tn,
German automobile Industry.
! Avoid sudden application OF tn,
brakes.
If one side OF a tire shows NOR,
wear than the other. turn II around.
Better run on the rim than on
flat tire.
New Jersey established the frs
highway commission in 1892.
Wholesale gasoline prices in 8
leading cities in the United States av
erage 20.3 cents a gallon.
In New York state auto licens
numbers from 1 to 100 are reserve
for state and other officials.
st. Louis has the lowest percentag
Of automobile accidents in the coun
try.
Switzerland has more than 1880
passenger cars and 1000 motto
trucks
Failure TO dim headlights befor
an approaching car IS the cause O
many accidents.
a mechanic will do better work o
a clean motor than on one covere
with dirt.
y test trial OF various types c
aluminium pistons is being conducte
in Germany.
Passenger automobiles consume a
average of 500 gallons Of gasoline
year.
Half of the automobile manufaC
turers today are producing six-cyI
inder cars.
New. York state has spent abol
$125, 100000 for highway improve
ments
In Denmark automobile owner
must so TO a motoring school befor
they get license to drive.
Out of a total OF $4,000 automC
biles in Uruguay. so per cent are
American make.
The total road mileage in til
United States. outside OF incorpol
ated town and cities. is 2.475.OC
miles
Running the motor fun spec
when standing puts extra strain c
the parts and causes unnecessaT
wear
The largest supply Of gasoline Q
record was 755.00O,000 gallons. Q
hand at the rehneries on April 3
1921.
Because OF the comparative cheal
8 ness OF the best automobiles in &c
many, France and England are no
buying a large percentage OF fasl
i ionable cars there.
Safe driving demands a full ar
j undivided attention.
More autos are owned by farmef
4 than by any other single buylI
q class.
4 Check your engine OIL level dai
I and your rear axle and transmissi,
& levels weekly.
81 There We're 500 motor trucks US
q In indianapolis for livestock haulil
4 in 1918. LOO in 1919.
81 one hundred ffty-four thousal
q seven hundred cars and trucks ent
s. and leave Manhattan daily.
The Red Cross is using over 20
i autos for district nursing and hon
service activities.
i The automobile is the prima
4 means OF communication in rur
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