The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-01-12
IMPORTANT CARE
OF LUBR|CAT|ON
One Part of Car That Must Be
Right and Needs Special Care
in Cold Weather.
KEROSENE IS GOOD CLEANSER
When Freezing Weather Arrives Test
Oil to See II It 10 Adapted to New
Conditions DO Not Permit
Water to Accumulate,

DO not neglect to overhaul your
lubricating system until winter Is far
advanced. It Is a Job which the ordi-
nary man avoids because 1t gets his
hands dirty. But serious trouble may
follow II the work Is not done In time
writes Albert N. Atkinson in the New
York World. Winter, with its low
and the various lubricants used on a
car must be adapted to the change.
Doubtless the oil in the crank case
has been changed every 1000 to 1900
miles during the summer, rule which
should be followed all winter But
frequently the motorist neglects to
clean out the crank case when chang
ing oils and so the dirt and grit re-
main in the bottom Of the stump to
contaminate the new oil.
Use Kerosene Method.
Properly the oil base should be re-
moved and the strainer, pump and
piples thoroughly cleaned. A new
gasket must then be fitted around the
joints. This Is more of job than the
average man wishes to undertake, so
the kerosene method may be consid-
cred fairly satisfactory.
Before putting in the new oil let
us consider whether it is adapted to
the new season or not. The working
temperature will be the same, but the
oil stump is exposed to every blast of
cold air coming through the radiator
and the oil may be chilled to point
where it cannot flow. As soon as
freezing weather arrives make cold
test Of the oil as follows: place half
tunbler of the oil in some exposed
place where it may be acted on by
the outside temperature. Watch 1t
and refuses to run at any time it is
not suited to your engine. Use
slightly thinner oil or one which will
not be too sluggish at the low tenn
peratures usually met at your lati-
tude. If inconvenient or impossible to
change the oil Immediately, keep the
car in warm place and do not take
1t out until the engine has run ten
minutes or so and warmed up the oil.
The hot oil flowing back into the
sump soon brings it to temperature
where the cold will have no bad effect
upon it. If obliged to let the car
stand any length Of time with engine
not running. you will Of course blan-
ket the radiator which not only pro-
tects the cooling system but the oil
as well.
Danger Often Overlooked.
There is one danger which Is fire.
quently overlooked and that is an &C.
emulation of water at the bottom Of
the stump or oil well. This comes
from the products Of combustion leak
ing past the piston and also from oc-
casional leakage of the cooling system.
If the stump is exposed to freezing
temperature this water will freeze. If
there is enough of it, some may freeze
in the oil pump. wrecking it. So draw
off little oil from the bottom of the
stump at least once week, carefully
draining out all water If found.
Change the grease in the gear-case
and differential case to a heavy oil.
A semi-fiuid grease or gear compound
will thicken up in winter and will
not penetrate where it should.
So pay careful attention to these de-
tails. as fabrication Of the car is a
matter which simply MUST be right.