The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-02-21
OPERATIONS 0fCRSN y
WINERIES Cal ED EASY
Two Thing. Are Necessary for
Successful opers, INT Of 4.
Cars in coldsWeather :: r"

first, IS an nti-freezing solution for
! the cooling system; the second IS
, device for warming the, mixture pc
| fore admission to the cylinders. ~,
Many things have been tried Tor
making the cooling system freeze
proof. The most common are salt,
glycerine and alcohol. Any OF these
in the proper proportion will insure
against freezing, but they are not
equally desirable. 49,. Z, -
Salt has a tendency to set up cleo
trolitic action where iron and brass
parts are combined in the cooling
system, but four, pounds of salt to
the gallon will give a solution which
will not freeze until II degrees be-
low zero, Fahrenheit, is reached
Clycerine IL Expensive
Glycerine will keep the water from
freezing, but it is expensive, and II
rubber hose is used to connect radl-
ator and cylinder Pipes glycerine
will cause it to decompose rapidly.
Denatured alcohol probably is the
best to use, mixed with; water in pro.
portion as the cold to be. expected
may demand, according to those who
have made a study. of the matter.
Twenty per cent of alcohol will give
protection to degrees above zero;
80 uer cent to degrees below zero;
and IS per cent to Is degrees below.
The owner must not make the err
ror of using a mixture which will
protect him only for the average low
temperature of his locality. For thir-
! ty years the average minimum for
the vicinity Of St.. Paul was way
above zero. But the mercury may
drop to 25 degrees below, without
warning, and unless a sufficiently
| strong solution is used or the water
is drained out Of the cooling system,
a burst radiator or a?cracked, cylinder
casting is: likely to result,
| r, Probably combination Of alcohol
and glycerine will suit the particular
owner a little better than alcohol
alone, since there is less evaporation,
and a single dose Of glycerine will
last the entire season. only galcohol
and water need to: be- addedTto re-
place that boiled ,awayeor evaporated.
Half aud 'Half4Hts ,, T.,
Half alcohol and half glycerine is
the proper proportion to be- added
to the water. 1t has one advantage,
that it freezes quite "a bit lower than
the alcohol Alone. .s45ia.y!saEe ..t:..
Another; thing which must be taken
into account in winter is 1.-the warm
ing of. the mixture for starting, SO
that it does not condense the moment
it strikes the cold cylinder walls. =.
Modern cars are provided with
means for accomplishing this when
the engine has started but the hot
water Jacket and the hot-airs furnace
depend upon warmed-up engine for
their availability, and for starting
| other means must be devised.
Where also are various devices for
heaxing the carburetor and intake
manifold while the engine is warm
ing up. There is an electric. heater,
where one has current in the garage
and other. ways ofsaccomplishing the
same thing. ::r..' ~. :.;t. :, .
If no better means is at hand hot
water bottle about half full, so that
| it can be wrapped about the manifold
may do all right; or a cloth wrapped
about the manifold and carburetor,
! or kettle Of hot water may do it
satisfactorily. - Hd;!&H. I&z|
Squirt Can Useful ~
Most cars are equipped with a
I printing or choking device operated
from the dash, butrwhere this is not
provided it is wise. to, carry . squirt
can for the purpose 81, introducing
small quantities Of gasoline into the
cylinders though a piece Of waste
saturated with gasoline from the car
buretor drain cock and squeezed over
the printing tup-kill do the trick. #
there are no printing cups it means
taking out the spark plugs. -.
| When it. becomes very cold, radia-
| tor covers area convenience. They
are in various forms, usually with a
4 curtain which. may be lifted for med
crate temperature and closed when
Nextremes are reached. j. l. l. - i w.. g
II Anything which will cover the air
spaces of the lower portion Of the
| radiator may be used in an emerg-.
| ency. if one. is caught by a suddei,
droyt in the temperature. "A blanket,
| a bag even newspaper or wrapping
paper. tied on will work properly sur.-
| til better provision can be made
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