Evening star., 1925-11-01
No. 122-OiIing Neglected Parts.

| Smith had just been looking over
| one Of the new cars with a centralized
| chassis lubricating system, when he
ventured a commonplace prophecy. His
| reaction to the newer method Of lubrt-
| eating the chassis was that the time Is
near when the car owner will have
| little need Of an Oil can. The truth
of the matter is, however, that, despite
the newer developments in fabrication,
there was never greater need for aux
| Hilary oiling.
We are just beginning to discover" 4"
l remarked. that many hitherto neg
lected parts of the car need lubricat-
ing. The motorist has spent all OF his
| available time in the past on the big
Job Of keeping the spring bolts, uni
versals, clutch throwout collar, steer
ing assembly and brake connections
properly oiled. But, now that this is
being done automatically, he Is begin
ming to find out how many other parts
Of the car could benefit by little
regular oiling or greasing."
Smith stopped his car gazing and
prepared for something new in his
motoring. Here was an idea he had
never before considered. Auxiliary
oiling the phrase fingered in his
mind.
New Lubricating Method.
began by telling him Of the news
method of lubricating the valves Of
poppet valve motors. This called for
simple description OF several acces-
sorieS now on the market, which are
designed to attend to this job.
The typical device Of this kind"
explained, 'is merely a small reserve
tank filled with a special oil. This oil
Is sucked into the engine through the
int n 10 H-a1 a1trn 1o,-f1 IN1y0 60
the heat, the small quantity of oil used
and the strong suction, the Oil enters
In the form of vapor, thus obviating
any possibility OF upsetting the regu-
lar action OF the gas vapor in the cyl
inders. The purpose OF the oil is to
lubricate the upper parts Of the valve
stems, which cannot get fabrication in
any other way. This provides smooth
valve action and freedom from stick.
ing.
There is another advantage to this
auxiliary oiling in that it keeps car
bon deposits soft SO that they cannot
so readily heat up to incandescence
and cause that we'll known preigni-
ton knock"
Smith continued to inspect the new
cars. He was raising and lowering a
window of car standing on the sales
room floor. Here was another case of
auxiliary oiling.
Window Lifts Need Oil.
THAT window raises so easily you
hardly know you're doing it, l said.
Doesn't that suggest to you the ne
cessity of some means Of oiling the
window lifts on closed cars after they
have been in service for a while? Isn't
1t obvious that the closed car has Gre
ated a demand for new points in lubri-
cation?"
Smith opened the door and exam
tned the hinges. catches and other de-
tails Of the door, and admitted that
the oil can conceivably might come
into great popularity again.
I warned him, however, against
thinking OF this auxiliary oiling entire
ly in terms Of the conventional oil,
which many motorists carry. For Il
door hinges and catches little vase
line will suffice, for there one has 10
guard against overlubrication. which
might easily result in soiled clothing
and other annoyances to passengers.
One Of the parts Of the car which
must come in for more attention is
the hood. The pads along the cowl
and at the radiator shell will be more