Evening star., 1923-02-18
MANY AUTOMOBILE TROUBLES
DUE TO INEFFICIENT HABITS
Failure to Have Equipment Handy When
Repairs Should Be Made Results
in Continual Delay.

under the fender may make Il mess
of his cuff or the sleeve of his coat.
He doesn't relish the idea of remov-
ing his coat and rolling up his sleeves
because he is on the way to meet
some one and wants to look respecta- :
BILE (some people forget that a mans
ear means much to his standing
as his personal appearance.
Fail to BE Prepared.
On the other hand. the motorist
who uses little efficiency simply
produces from side pocket a. sleeve
which he has cut from an old coat
With this. and a glove over his hand,
he can attend to the greasing job
with the very least amount OF effort
and annoyance.
1t is surprising to note how few
motorists keep things handy. The
rusty trimmings ~e see on cars do
mot mean that owners haven't time to
polish them, but that they fail to
keep polish and rags handy. You
can't expect to effect a quick cure
when you've got TO hunt for a rem
edy first.
Most motorists know that an en-
gine can be kept free of carbon for
a long time simply by occasionally
pouring about d tablespoonful of
kerosene into each cylinder when
quitting the car away for the night,
but very few ever do it.
When asked why he didn't take ad-
vantage OF this simple but effective
plan, one car owner replied: w hen
do you suppose I'd have time to buy
Kerosene and hunt for something to
carry it in" l hardly have time to
back the car into it's space" He for
gets about the times when he is OBJ
liged to crawl uphill in second" and
wait while the engine cools of-be-
cause the cylinders are choked with
carbon.
Easy to Overcome Carbon.
Amy car owner who has caught the
spirit of efficiency in car care simply
keeps second oil can-filled with
keroscne-in side pocket. Putting
it over on carbon" is merely a matter
of opening the petcockS and eXercis-
ing the kerosene can.
Much can be accomplished on car
by planning TO consult the garage
people or the repair man at the prop
er time. Sometimes the garage man
is busy. in which case he hardly
Pumps the gas properly. Other times
he'll fill your oil can, drain of some
Of the rusty water while YOU fill up
the radiator with fresh aqua aud per
haps Tighten spring clip with a
wrench which he just happens 10 be
carrying with him in his hip pocket.
It's not matter of imposing upon
him. for You'll tip him and consider
il money Well invested. Its a matter
of ecohomizing on time and car care
by making il easy to get things done.
It's d we'll known fact. for instance.
that service stations are not busy on
plcaSaut Saturday afternoons. Folks
would rather ride even if the old bus
does need repairs. The wise car owner
arranges to drop in to the service sta
tion for a half hour before starting
on his week end trip. 4 few things
attended to without delay assure him
Of a successful trip.
IL you're having trouble keeping the
ear the way YOU want to have it.
check over your system. It's prob
ably missing on all six. If most peo-
pie ran their business like they care
for their ears there wouldn't he
enough dividend checks to supply the
museums.
Copyright, 1923, hy the Ullman Feature Service.