Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Milady's Motoring
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

Motordom would be different II the
easy rules for adjusting headlights ap-
piled to fixing up light heads.
| Hearing a womans car Gathering
| along with broken tire chain reminds
me to point out the advisability Of tying
| the broken section to the side section
of the chain. This will stop the en-
barrassing racket until you get home.
and will guard against having some of
the fender finish come of.
An oil company has issued a booklet
for woman drivers in which there APP
pears an item on how to win smiles
from traffic cops. The idea is COM
mendable, but the method somewhat
questionable.
The booklet recommends that when
waiting for traffic signal to turn green
| you should shift into first speed in order
to be ready to flash into motion the in
slant the green appears" To do this,
OF course, it is necessary to depress the
clutch. which means that should your
foot accidentally slip off the pedal the
car would lurch forward perhaps into
| the cop himself.
Let's win his favor by better driving.
If you don't want the car to roll back
a little when starting of uphill, learn
to use the hand brake. Hold the car
by hand and gradually ease off as you
engage the clutch and feed gas with
the accelerator Doubtless you have
wondered why 1t Is so many experienced
drivers never roll back under these more
difficult traffic conditions. The reason
Is their knowledge of the special use of
the hand brake.
Do you ever practice trying to stop
In 81 1Nlk 1wr0 IT,
that difficulty in getting out of a park
ing space usually is due to getting too
close to the curb? Has any one told
you that If you set the hand control of
the throttle for little faster idling on
very cold day you will have less diff
Guilty shifting gears?
Just few random queries which may
suggest useful answers.
Women who ride with friend husband
on the front seat may welcome the
warmth from the car heater under the
dash, but be annoyed by having the
hot air blow directly up into the face.
II the heater is modern, you will find
that it carries battle plates, which.
properly adjusted. will direct the heat
any way you desire.
Just to help you get started ahead
OF the menfolk, bear in mind that the
average choke does not operate at all
unless it is pulled nearly all the way
out. Don't waste time cranking with
the choke only half out.
Timing gears-what are they, any
way? The mechanic talks about them
occasionally, yet where are they located,
and what is their function?
Many woman driver has been fur
ther confused by the mechanic talking
about the timing chain instead of the |
timing gears. Does every car carry
both, or are there two distinct methods |
OF accomplishing the same purpose?
In specializing she is correct to pick |
the latter as the explanation. The |
valve timing is accomplished by rotat-
ing gear or sprocket at the end of the |
camshaft, this being driven from the |
main shaft of the engine either by a |
chain or through gears. Engineers are
not in agreement as to which Is the
ideal way.
Gears naturally wear out and are
subject to humming noises. Chains
stretch and are liable to break, or at
least jump their sprockets. Service in
variably Is required in either case after