The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-06

a0toInOtiye property
Tllfs year thousands Of persons
who have held cars. FOR five, six,
seven, even ten years are trading
them in Tor machines which are
considerably III advance of their
experience. The rules that served
well enough for the old car may
prove to be an actual handicap 70
the new one
typical Instance Ii that of the
owner OF seven-year-old four
cylinder car. His rule for years
had been il flush ont the Iuhricats
Ing system with Kerosene oil. He
claims to have found this process
extremely beneficial TO his engine
h removing All siusiga and other
dirt and foreign matter which tends
q lodge In the cranl<sase. such q
rule applied to the new car would
result IN actual damage because
- newer engines have drilled
crzsriIxshaffs for conducting oil 20
there are many points where kexo-
eene might be trapped Il used as
flushing agent.
Kerosene Unnecessary
Furthermore because 81 the wide
epread use III air cleaners and oil
filters there Is virtually no oppog
1unifx tor sIlIdge to collect Ia the.
Gran lxca thus making drastic
forms Of housed leaning unnecessary
Tor this part of the engine:
It isn't only III the matter Of drlv-
Ing and handling these new cars
that newer type Of ownership IN
required but especially IL II neces-
sarv III the matter Of giving them
the care and attention they need.
They are Of different era and
yesterday y rules OF car care CAM
not be applied today with any de-
Eree Of satisfaction Even the rule
oR q year ago which recommended
the use of air pressure In balloon
tires III from 20 to so rounds now
seems to Sc out OF the picture. a
majority or manufacturers recon-
nend pressure Of from 30 to 40
pounds in these tires.
he car owner who wants 10 gel.
the most satisfaction out Of his car
must keep abreast Of every new de-.
velopnert. however minor 1t may
seem He Is especially likely to be-
come Lar in his methods Il his ex.
perience It limited to one make and
model 0t car particularly II this Iii
one that has zone out of date
mocha icalIy Take tile ease 81
springs for Instance.
Only 80 recently as 3 year or 50
80 e was the rule TO avoid too linn
Der springs This was largely III
prevent what Is known as bottom.
irg. az well as ID minimize the
ellinlmyins of front wheels But
sllinrnying has been eliminates 50
methods other than stiffening s,fslar
acticn and the growing use 81 two.
way spring control devices has made
t necessary rather than objection.
able to have springs more flAxitle
Thus whereas II might have beaff
counting trouble 10 keen the snf.inr
leaves well fabricated q wear ~
two ago, today the situation has
been changes largely.
Use OH 10 Lubricafe
The owner 81 new csr. regard.
less Of his former experience. Should
realize that he must keen the epg.is.r
leaves well fabricated: not with 1870
grease or even with 4 fairly enft
variety. but with OIL. Furthernora
This must be penetrating ofl ana
not merely engine oil suliirted over
the springs now and agair. THE
springs today are regarded a.
cars natural shock absorber. ana
81 we DO IN attaching sprlnr ena.
fEols devices i to provide some
means of keeping the sprinr artinn
N1thlg bounds. Absence ~ hrf.
teEning can be attributed ID fne 80
turn Of the arced type 81 sprinrr
watch, when the ear is unIna 49,
present q curved rather thar 4 YIaf.
tened appearance.
1t doubtless VIII come : .,.,,,,,
any persons who for years
nAVe regarded carbon as 3 nuisance
g realize that Ia some NJ I'M
newer motors IL Is being l,fiIireS
20 definite advantage. The uOrr,,al
engine, with It's compression 1890
~ slight carbon deposit wiil
perform with unexpected frranrnve
nene e fueIed with anti.knocI,
gasoline. -. =
Many motorists who have found
the anti-knOclx fuels 4 naarl,a6
hdVantage have expressed the fear
that while carbon Is being ,,aed
70 advantage in raised n0nnnraasse,,,
Inere sttu IL the matter az vaIve
efficiency to Be considered az 1.
30 necessary they ask, to remove
ne cylinder head as usual to grind
Accuracy of Valve Gear
The answer to this II simply thai
ngh the use of better valves less