The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
TOURIST MUST CARRY MORE
THAN MERE HAIRPIN ON TRIP
Urges Drivers to Take Along Tow Rope
Many Tools Prove Indispensable.
storm of January 27-2o.

tools: one may err in having too
few rather than too many.
Some owners OF a new car fail to
appreciate the value of these ac-
cessories and consequently through
careiessness this and that import
ant article may get misplaced %
lost. 1t does little good to know
what ails a car when 1t fails to go,
If one does not have handy the
tools and materials to do the neces-
sary repair work or adjustment.
On the other hand. some owners
become obsessed with an uncon-
trollable desire to have every Doe.
sible accessory made, which results
in their auto looking more like u
machine shop than anything else
There Is happy medium that
tends to- enjoyment in motoring.
A wise selection OF tools for the
car will provide everything at all
likely to be needed on tour, and
yet capable of being packed in such
compact space that it does not
become an annoyance through the
room occupied nor weigh down the
car. The special tools furnished
should be preserved with great
care, because nothing else fills the
bill quite so well. To these might
be added some few tools and parts
not needed often. but when they
are their absence is a source of
great annoyance.
A special file is manufactured for
the particular purpose of cleaning
of the interrupter points. II one
OF these Is not in the car when thew
become glazed. SO that no spark in
procured. 1t Is necessary to disas-
semble the spark timer completely.
take out the points, and then find n
piece OF fiat hard stone upon which
the points can be cleaned. Th,.
may do the work all right, hut
much time would be saved IL the
lnterrupter point file was carried
into the car.
Many owners have had the ex-
perlence of being caught out on the
road by a storm and having to nut
on hon-skid chains. How often
nave they found that. though these
Grams were in good condition when
leaving the garage and when they
were put on. after running awhile
over rough roads at a fair speed,
some of the links wore through. and
began to thrash against the mud
guards. This is not only annoying,
out OFTEN does real damage to the
guards. Most owners have stoppeo
more than once to wire the loose
ends TO the side chains to stop the
banging. and it certainly would be
more satisfactory to carry a supply
or links and a chain tool, so that
the broken ends could be removed
and new links inserted.
A folding pail is very useful.
especially when one has to 60 up
very long hills and nnds that the
water in the radiator has boiled
away. The cooling systems for au-
tomobile engines today are very
er1c1ent and 1t Is only in excep-
tional cases that the water will
boil out of the radiator. and that
Is just the reason why an occur
renee OF that sort. is disastrous, be-
cause one is not expecting it and
is not prepared for it.
In sandy country and on dirt
roads one often will have occasion
to jack up a wheel to change a tire.
and VIII find that the jack sinks
into the loose sand or dust instead
wv car. - OlOck OF WOOu
an inch thick and about six inches
wide and foot long win be found
big help under such circum-
stances
Working about an automobile
means a lot of grease and CRIME on
the hands and possibly oil or grease
upon parts of the car, so that it is
well to carry small bag of rags.
1t is a'good idea to have a three
in-ope or similar tire-valve tool.
with which it is possible to reno We
the valve plunger, cut threads IN
the valve stem so that the plunger
may be properly seated, and cut
threads on the outside of the stem
so that the cap will screw down
tight. In some cases where the
valve stem Is battered in changing
a tire air cannot be got into the
tire IL these threads are damaged.
should Carry Tow Rope.
Many persons object to carrying
tow rope for fear il will be un-
derstood that they have doubts of
their ability to get home under
their own power; but in addition to
affording connection TO some
other source of power, a tow rope
may be used to help brother in
distress and is superior to chains
In very sandy or muddy places
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