Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
MILADY'S MOTORING
By FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

BIZ FREDERICK G. RUSSELL.
Women who are tinid about driving
may get some consolation from the
thought that motorist is most liable
to lose control Of her car when she
can't keep up the installments.
When milady used TO take her en-
tire motoring from the rear seat riding
qualities were maintained at Q more
eficient level. Today she sits on the
more comfortable front seat, with the
wheel to hold on to, and does not
know what kind Of ride her passen-
gers are getting
It's a good plan TO occupy the rear
seat occasionally when the service
manager Is trying the car to see just
what attention the engine needs.
Because women in general go driv-
ing q little later in the day than the
men folk there is q tendency to con-
slider 1t not so essential to obtain
quick start. When suggesting ways and
means of getting started more prompt
~ several women have countered with
the statement that little delay never
inconvenienced them especially.
This is an unfortunate attitude. be-
cause prompt starting is synonymous
with safety. There comes q time In
starting means trouble. Unfortunately
there Is no attractive professional to
chat with, as In taking golf lesson,
but daily practice in getting q quick
start pays, nevertheless.
There's been so much talk about
psychology as applied to driving an
automobile too many people are In
clined to overlook common sense. Have
you ever noticed, for instance, that you
flnd it more difficult to press on the
brakes along toward the end OF the
day. either after q long trip or fol-
lowing continued driving around town?
Probably you have been told you
are tired, mentally as well as physical
ly, and that 1t Just seems more diff
hcult. The truth Is 1t Is easier to
operate modern brakes earlier In the
day, when it's cooler and damper.
After the repair Job is over ask the
mechanic to take ride In the car.
It will help him remember all the
things he left undone, including the
wrenches left at various points around
the car where they might cause serious
trouble.
How does gaSoline-the liquid fuel
become gas vapor for use in the cylin-
ders? Many women ask the question
and find that surprisingly large num-
Der of men who have driven cars for
years really do not know the answer.
There seems to be q popular notion
that the carbureter Is the secret of
the process. This, however, is far from
the truth, the carbureter being very
a khA YnAnnTNrAN1k De- -
change from fluid to the gaseous state.
One of the leading accessory concerns
has developed fuel system which dis
penses with the carbureter altogether.
Vaporization is speeded UP in the rear
tank itself and all the other factors
involved are utilized more cleverly than
In the usual design. In the typical
car the fuel is not properly agitated
until it gets into the carbureter.
Suction that is created by the pistons
is Sinvaluable to the vaporization proc
esS Fuel Is drawn through the meter
ing jets of the carbureter at high speed
and is caught up by air which also Is
drawn through at high speed and in
large quantities. This air and spray is
then passed over heated portion of
the intake manifold so as to accelerate
the change to pure vapor and is further
heated and broken up as 1t passes
along the intake to the various cyiih-
derS.
Beware mistakes in the process
known as recranking You engage in
1t when the engine has stalled or when
perhaps you have switched or the
ignition for minute or so. The min
ute your foot goes back to the starter
button there Is a strong temptation
to choke the engine. Recrankin1 is
made a difficult process in most cases
simply because of unnecessary re-
choking.
Opening the throttle q little wider
will help. Also watch the ammeter
indicator If there is great deal of
traffic noise. The engine may start
without your realizing it.
Perhaps more women would put their |
cars away themselves in public garages |
they realized how inexperienced many |
OF the garage hands really are. A !
woman Is inclined to reason that the
male Of the species knows more about |
The job and that it viii be good In
'uranee against wear and tear on the |
ar to let him do 1t.
number of young lads In garages
have had experience in driving for |
only q few years, and mostly with
cheap cars and wrecks picked out of |
he scrap heap. Some Of them have
never handled cars outside the garage.
know one garage man who has been /
10 years learning to drive. Only In
he past two years has he been able
20 drive on the streets. And how!
There are many reasons why IL pays
% put the car away yourself, not the
east OF which Is the excellent ex-