The Washington times., 1922-11-03
ANT|-FREEzE
SOLUTIONS ARE
HARD PROBLEM
Owners Will Readily Buy Any
That Proves Reliable.
Expert Views.

Expert views.
Every motorist who operates his
anli.frcczo compound, unless, OF
course. he drives an air,COolcd car.
This means there is "A potential mar.
krt for something like 10000 900 gal
Ions OF antifreeZr solution that wiz
prevent damage at zero fahr. This
ls based on thtc operation OF only
S,000,OOO cars. the others not being
considered because OF climatic Condi
tions prevailing in certain sections
cold sections
The trouble with the anti freeze
solution OF many past winters has
been the utter lack Of knowledge
concerning their actions. In som"
cases tho dealer offered solids or
liquids whose ability were unknown.
with the result that the owner
turned To the COmpoundng Of his
own solutions. ono" tn" owner OF a
ear feels certain that IN" solution
can he depended upon To prevent
freezing az certain temperatures. he
will u. only too glad To buy and use
the product. In this connection II
is very important that tn" dealer
guarantees the product, and tni'
srason practically all the flrSt.rat'
manufacturers are offering Euaran
tced products backed up by tests.
Three Big Divisions.
There are three big divisions in
the field OF anti.frc,2c compounds
The salts. such az CdlCium-ChlOrld"
and mixtures of salts: the hlron"lS
and IN" proprietary COMPOUNDS
which the manufacturers ar" heSi-
tant in talking about. The manu-.
facturer ought to tell tho dealer Just
what sort of substance the anti
freeze is, unless ne can positively
prove that the substance ~ non
injurious to the radiator water jack
cts, pump and hose connections.
The trouble with some makers OF
anti-frecze is that they cover up the
true nature of the stuff and give no
proof Of its ability to work withou,
any injury.
The alcohol and alcohol glycerine
mixtures selling at retail for Sl.oO
s125 or $50 per gallon, are very
effective If used in the correct ratio
Requirement Of Dealers.
The dealer, of course, should al.
WAYS ask the customer the make OF
car in which tho anti.frceze Will be
used and he should then impress
upon the buyer the importance of
using the right amount. Every
dealer should have table giving
water system capacities. for with
out this he will in many cases nave
To guess at the amount the buyer
needs. and this may lead TO come
hack" because the owner did not
use enough.
While the proportions OF the SO
lution to use are on the COntalner'
the owner rarely knows how much
water his car needs and he will then
walk out of the store after buying
the smallest unit. Since the alcohol
compounds cvaporate, the dealer al
ways should sell sufficient 10 last
over the winter.
The alcohol is sometimes put up
in cans without adultcration, nut
many concerns offer alcohoi-SlNc'T'
inc mixtures. One should be care
fuI in handling compounds OF inns
kind that IN" giNCerin" is tHirlN guoh
quality. The very cheap glNccrihe
is ant To attack the rubber hos" con
nections quickly. Sometimes n re
tardent is mixed with the aicohoi.
glycerine 40 as to reduce the amounJ
of evaporation
Cheaper Than the Liquids.
Salts are put up in cans ana ar"
cheaper than the liquids TO get the
same results. Some of the salts on
the market are nothing more thah
calcium chloride put up without any
regard for it's acidity or alkilinty;
The salt ought to show a neu'rai
reaction so there will be no doub'
about it's action in the radiator
Where there IL acidity. an elecuoly'
tic action is likely to take place ~
the radiator and this means SLOW
destruction. ,,,
some manufacturers market salts
with a low freezing point that are
fairly good and have given results
i'm wears past. These makers IN
most instances guarantee the stull
and stand back of dealer.
Er;oI Allen Thanks His