Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-01
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causa the walls OF the balloon tires
are doing 100 much OF the WORK the
snrines should do? This condition
viii right itself as the springs nm
Der up. 49,, ,,,d-
shield when leaving the car parNeut
| In the broiling- sun for any ieng!n "
time? The rubber strips are hneiy
| to stick TO the cow OF u 'he e'"'o
| this is not done. ..h.-
! fsljov ALWAYS seems to speed up
u,hen Won start to pass him is De-
causa YOU forget that to pass a car
! Going Twenty-Five miles an nour wy
as travel over thirty to DO II
| nuickIvp It's your own motor tia'
J a. little slow in accelerating at TINS
, speed. 1t is easier to pass qulcAif
!, car that is doing only nlteeh
| cause the acceleration OF tne ~
! age engine is best De."ee"
! speeds OF fifteen and thirty.
On The New Cars
Amazing the new trends in automo-
biie design and equipment oaHoon
| tires and fourwheel brakes are pu'
| No of the important features. IN
fort,natelv they hog the limeiight 10
the disadvantage of many othet
| novelties that are smaller Out u
particular Importance. Your hewess
car. to be strictly up-to-oate' wou,u
carry the following FEATURES as wen,
E;,,e crankshaft bearings for
four. seven for a six and nine LOT an
eight. 81, f,+.r
oil rectifier. carburetor heat controi
Indestructible finish. Constant
,,esh transmission. New type rear
snrings. Motometer on dash regis
tering cylinder block temperature.
Try 1t Occasionally
"Take a Car" that popular suns
of the dim past, contains soou az
vice to modern motorists who seldom
ride on street cars. Drivers VINO ioi-
low behind street cars, who dodge III
and out among them. and who cross
and stop in front of them would 90
we'll TO take a front seat in street
car now and again with the loed
of noting what close calls they some
times have. \ driver who had oc-
casion to use the street car service
recently while his machine was uh :
dergoing some repairs vowed IND.
the experience was one OF 'he pes'
Lessons in safety that he ever mao.
under which the motorman operated
and it was al once obvious to MIN
that street cars are more of a ha2-
ard than the average driver sus-
meets. He vowed that his polcy
henceforth would be directed toward
keeping his car out of the way OF
the street car lines. They don mix
Worth Remembering
| fai1 n r6ota
ter properly it may be oil logged ~
corkl or punctured df metalo II
the float has broken off its wire IN
dicator. the latter will always taii 10
the lowest point and appear to nave
no weight at all. -. J.
To prime an oil pump so that IT
will function again Gas after putting
in new pump gears) remove connec-
ton to pressure indicator and squirt
an oil can full of oil into the pump
proper. See that tube to indicator is
connected to pump before starting
| motor.
Where to Sit In Car
| Where is the best place to sit IN
F., an automobile chassis? With so
many different models coming on
the market the motorist is finding
an opportunity to decide this ques-
ton. Broughams. coupes. sedans,
! two-d cars. four-door cars, sport
! models, roadsters. etc, each offer
| different seating arrangement and.
| consequently. a new opportunity to
| discover where to sit in an automo-
| bile to get the best ride.
| In some Jobs the driver Is sitting
directly amidships. in others a little
forward. and In few he is trifle
more than half way back. The folk
on the rear seat may be behind the
axle. on top of 1t or in front of 1t.
Each position produces different re-
suits. Way back you get a sort OF
swaying action. while II you are 200
| far forward the riding may be chop
| by. All of which suggests that
maybe the engineers haven't yet
found the right place to put the
| seats of the automobile.
Observations
The great trouble with looking
at too many cars and making too
many comparisons Is that you
/ begin to see too many virtues in
your old one.
A lot Of people interested in
making money out Of OF. wells
might get along better IL they
would invest in eat az new