Arizona republican., 1922-02-19
KEEP YOUR CARS
|NS|DES CLEAN
By {. x. Haust

Dirt is undesirable, no matter
where it is, but the average automo-
bile owner has yet to learn that dirt
on the running gear does more than
merely cover up some painted or un-
painted metal Joints seemingly as
tight as a mechanic can get them al
low dirt to pass through. The reason
for the dirt being so undesirable near
working parts of the chassis is not so
much because it doesn't look well, but
because it eventually gets to NOV
ing surface and starts rapid wear.
IL you own a watch with screw
back on it, and you keep that watch
in one Of your pockets where odd
things are put occasionally, just re-
move that screw back and notice the
dirt that has worked its way in. /
mention this merely to show that dirt
gets into very small crevices easily.
Around the engine and other parts
Of the car there are supposedly tlgnt
Joints in addition to actual openings.
Take the front and cover commonly
called the timing gear case cover
Vibration may loosen a few OF the
holding nuts, allowing the cover 10
move away from the crank case
small fraction Of an inch. With an
accumulation of dirt over the cover
some of the dirt is bound 10 get 10
the gear teeth. Dirt and lack OF
lubrication OF front and gears are
responsible for rapid wear and noisy
operation.
Every owner ought to keep the en-
CINE clean by an occasional kerosene
bath. Spray kerosene all over the
engine and wipe off every bit Of dirt
Won can. This goes for the crank case
as well as the parts that you can see
when you lift the hood. Dirty oil, OIL
with sediment, old oil not changed Tor
some time are all causes of rapid en-
gine wear. :.
How many owners ever see to II
that the combination breather and OIL
filler is clean on the inside? In some
designs there is every chance Tor
quantity of dirt to settle on the IN
side. and that is washed down into
the crank case when the next OIL M
ing is made. .,,
A dirty engine means a loss in eIii-
ciencv and a premature trip TO the
repair shop, where the cost of parts
replacements will be higher than eA-
pected. Take the average Ford ana
MANY of the larger cars and examine
even the outside of the ignition unit.
The Ford timers are usually covered
with mud and dirt. and this gets IN
side cuts the segments, interieres
r.itb nroner ignition and brings about
ina need for a new timer in a lew
months Look inside Of a timer tnai
Is generally dirty on the OUTSIDE anu anu
one will find dirt also. Generators
ana starting motors on the aVeIase
car do not get Very mucn atteu,lon
of any kind by the owner, but tney
deserve a good cleaning. some start
ing motors are not fully enSioses,
while others, even When CVNe1eu' SSS'''
to accumulate dirt. .,,.4
would suggest to the owner tnal,
,vbe,, ba has few hours to spare
dnrinv any month he give the engine
: thorough cleaning, removing uAls
from All Joints, from oil holes, etc.
The underneath parts Of the car are
admiftedly hard to get at, out INA, Una,
should not be an excuse lor M 49,.
raeiact Underneath the car tnere
.-sa,, he nany places that require OH
through small cups, oil holes, e.c. @
While some manufacturers are SO ial
hahind as to continue to use OIL holes
IN exposed places, the owner oA 80
ns;nr them should not let them pc
come filled with dirt. X o"neu =
car with exposed oil holes on Sloss .s
shafts and other parts, l wouiu i,'le IN
q mechanic install automauc leeu va
cups. ,,a-a. to oner-
- after = trip over muddy roads
:. 4 because mud gets into the joints
- tha hrake bands and other places
- +he hraking system These paris
.an,,nt - he properly cleaned merely py
u,ining One must dismantle them 70 70
.rst ! clean working surface that VII
esevsta freely when lubricateu'
S!Ieaning of this sort prevents rust-
ing and certainly goes long ,,.., ~
toward making for better nanollhs
and car operation. aar
In filling the TRANSMISSION an eNa Iea
o.,la With oil or other lubricant ~
-,,,.a that the filling hole or opelllh,S, I,
he clean. Pouring oil into q Sinai
oneninR with dirt all around the . oue-
side is bad, because the art soes
right in with the oil. Tnen you 49, hsaA
GEAR noises and wonder no" II N"F
pened so suddenly -. - hard
- I,,br;cate and even If covered Win
leather boot are not proof agalnse
tba ravages of dirt and muu. Ae
more dirt that you allow TO accuinu s.,..
iate around these parts the more uiAl
will get TO the working surfaces.
II nave to have the car wasneu ull-
derneath. but it also pays to wipe i.
w. tlsa AS,, s,,yfaces after spraying on water.
The The wiping is necessary because some .,1e
- tba dirt sticks. Look over the
Smaller parts of your car, the parts
sbat are hard to see and get at, aiso
svamine ssrY parts that don't give you
anv trouble. You don't have 10 ~
sny @ more than to clean them ana
lubricate them to make them run lor