Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
MILADY'S MOTORING
BY Frederick c. Russell

Safety first has been practiced in
many family by the wife learning to
drive.
If you have run out Of gas don't let
some old-timer make Q big fuss over
the matter by offering to refill the
vacuum tank nanually. Probably the
car hasn't even got vacuum tank.
At any rate the thing to do Is to put
gas in the rear tank and then operate
the starter for few minutes, keeping
the ignition switch of. Then start In
the usual way.
II the car carries q fuel pump q
little cranking will draw fuel to the
carburetor. II 1t is vacuum equipped
the cranking will refill the vacuum tank
automatically. Takes little longer for
the latter. =
The idea that because you are going
slow when driving past a group Of
youngsters you can stop promptly Is
DANGEROUS for the reason that some
braking systems are not proportionaIly
as powerful at 10 miles an hour as at
40 or even 40. There Is o little pSy-
chology In this, too. You figure that bee
cause the stopping is so remarkable at
40 1t should be even more effective at
low speed. ST..
A rather dangerous situation in driy-
ing during wet weather Is to have two
well-worn tires on the right side Of the
car with the newer tires on the left.
There is then a serious lack Of "trac-
ton balance" due to the smooth treads
on the one side.
Three simple things often make
starting unnecessarily troublesome:
Failure TO turn the ignition switch to
the fully ION position, forgetting 70
open the throttle part way and retA1o"
ing the spark. The latter mistake was
necessary when cranking by hand, but
it has no place in modern motoring.
No woman can afford to entrust
wheel work to any but the most compe-
tent of mechanics. I refer particularly
TO front wheels, which, because they
seem to be so easy to remove and re"
place often are handled by those VINO
do not appreciate what accuracy must
be employed in an operation OF TINS
sort. A bearing carelessly dropped 70
the hard floor, a cotter pin left OUT. tno
wheel nut drawn up too tight ana 1ali~
ure to lubricate the bearings when re.
placing them are among the risks.
That familiar summertime article,
the garden hose, furnishes o handy
means for any woman who Is Interested
to understand the operation OF the
nresslIre regulator in the engine oil1ng
system. Ordinarily it would seem that
the oil pump itself ought TO control the
pressure, but there is where the garden
hose proves useful.
Though the water may be 1orceo
through the pipes and the nose, you
remove the nozzle you get merely .
sickly stream of water that won't reach
the nearest rosebush. Attach the noZ-
zle and turn 1t around until there u
cutie a hit of resistance to the force OF
the water. however, and the water VIII
SQUIRT out with surprising force.
The pressure regulator on Inc engine
works In very much the same way, pro
yiding resistance that works VIII Cle
pump to build up higner press sui,v
Thus IL pressure becomes cnronlcany
lower as indicated by the instrument on
the dash it might be well to speak 70
vour repairnan and mention the pos
sible need Of adjustment OF the regu-
lator.
you can sound the horn In close traf-
Ar steer the car ana shit gears Wnlle
turning a corner II you hold the wneei
near the top and strike the horn nut-
ton with your arm.
A nhoto of milady driving double
side Entrance" car Of 1905 vintage odd
10 enough reveals the driver as having
her left foot lightly pressed against the
clutch pedal. What's wrong WIN tnlS
Simply that in 1905 as in 1929 rid
ING the clutch pedal was haoit olm-
cult to break even when posing as
model driver. This constant pressure
acainst the clutch pedal, no matter now
siieht eventually leads to Gluten trouble.
This lass in the early picture wore
oauntlets. skirts to her heels ana nat
fhat looked like an orchard In 1ull PICS
som. Why borrow any OF ner an'e"A
luyian ideas of driving?
one way to avoid the annoyance OF
having the rear seat passengers caFty
the extra luggage on tneir laps 49, ~
tie a few bags to the robe rail-. announcer
suggestion for those who travel LONG
distances with considerable spare equip-
nent is to utilize the right running
hoard for bags If it Is necessary 70
clutter up the car In this way. Most
neoule attach bags to the LETT running
BOARD and make it dimcult ior tne
driver to get out Of the car quickly IN
an emergency.
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