Evening star., 1922-08-27
THE OWNER.DRIVER'S
COLUMN.

locomotive is looked over careful
ly by the engineer after every steady
run of few hours duration. When
he ends his round he fills out re-
port from describing anything which
may be amiss with the big fellow.
These are looked after in the round
house.
The average automobile is not near
ly SO fortunately situated nor so we'll
cared for. The locomotive engineer Is
a trained expert with many years of
engine experience behind him. The
majority of car drivers are in almost
total ignorance of the mechanism of
their cars. Just as locomotive needs
continual watching and regular atten-
tion SO does a car need regular care.
of cars which run many thousands of
miles without any more attention
than that necessary to keep the motor
in fuel. oil and water.
The instruction book is of immense
value to the inexperienced car owner.
With its aid any one can keep ma
chine in splendid shape from one sea-
son to the hext. The average job
connected with looking after a car is
common routine work and can be
done by any one of ordinary intelli-
gence.
But when anything serious happens
take it to an expert. Remember, how
ever, that the man who drives the
car should be expected to detect
troubles This should not be left to
the garage man who has very little
idea of what the car acted like. He'll
find the trouble, but the owner pays
for the time necessary to find It,;
Study the instruction book. Study
each part of the car so as to become
acquain with the requirements Of
each part, then form the habit of reg
ular inspection and attention. This
makes you better driver, gives your
car greater mileage, and adds to the
pleasure and interest of motoring.
Keeping Rims Tight ON Wheels.
Most of US have had something to
do with the obnoxious squeaking
W. eel. This hardly ever appears un-
til car has run about ten thousand
miles The bouncing of the wheels
over the road causes the lugs which
the felloes just little bit. No mat
ter how hard the nuts are drawn up.
the lugs won't stop the squeak after
that has happened. The action of the
lug is wedge action and once the
shoulder of the lug is drawn tightly
against the plate on the feiloe this
action is at an end.
To cure this it Is necessary to thicken
the lugs or rather fill up the space
worn or dented into the tire beneath
the lug. Win q pair OF SHIPS cut lItlIc
| rectangular pieces Of sheet iron about
an inch and an eighth long and three
quarters of an inch wide. The thickness
of the metal depends on the amount
of play: usually twenty-four gauge is
about right. Place these bits Of metal
under the lugs and draw up tight. This
cures the creak.
Hot Weather and Your Motor.
When the thermometer registers 80
degrees or more in the shade. the en-
gine which never got too hot before
will sometimes show signs Of distress
after a bit of a pull. This is due to the
heat, Of course, but it should call the
drivers attention to the means of al
leviating the trouble. First Of all, the
fan belt, which has likely not been
touched all season, should perhaps be
frightened a little. Then there'sN the
carburetor adjustment: it's likely too
rich. Take off a little gas and add
perhaps a little air: not too much of
either. 1t never takes much to make a
difference. After that have a look at
your spark advance, are you running
with late spark? Not likely, but then
you may be. and it's one Of the causes
Of overheating. The cooling system is
designed to work under normal weather
conditions, but when weather Is abnor
NAL and engine adjustments bad II
will object.