Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17

of this I have made 1t a rule to advise
those who ride with me that I do not
object to their pointing out possible
dangers en- route. Four eyes are better
than two.
Every now and again in touring one
is obliged to store the car where there
is possibility of its being used with
out permission. Some owners make a
note OF the mileage, but this is unSat-
isfactory, as the unauthorized user of
the car probably win disconnect the
speedometer when taking the Joy ride
A surer check is to note the amount of
gas in the tank. Usually the borrower
of the car will help himself to some gas
at the pump in an effort to cover his
tracks and invariably add more than he
uses Be careful, of course, not to take
the lowered reading of the gas gauge
| as evidence of use of the car, since
many gauges fall little overnight.
Just making notes before leaving the
car often will be SUFFICIENT to discourage
unauthorized use Of the machine.
The weeks safety hint concerns the
matter of sounding the horn too long
while approaching a dangerous inter-
section or curve. Short toots are better.
I know of one case where a woman
made such q racket with her own horn
| she did not hear the signal given by
another car.
On which side of your car is the
muffler and exhaust pipe? That may
I seem like useless information, but it
may be the means of improving the
picnic outing. The flooring directly
| over the exhaust system will heat up on
a Summer trip, making that particular
| cidn nf fha 10 90 he
lunch basket.
In confessing to her fear of trafhc, a
newcomer at the wheel brought to light
a very much quicker way to get from
one point to another in her particular
city. In addition the route she discov-
cred was great saving on the car,
since there we're neither traffic lights
nor hills to contend with.
I There Is a little bit Of good in every
thiL%. LazinesS has brought many an
invention; fear many an Improvement
Some day the folk who like to work
with figures will make a little survey to
determine how many husbands let their
wives do all the driving. ! have known
quite number OF such cases, and have
found that the husbands either have
never tried to drive or are incapacitated
to point where they must be chauf-
| feured. Cases like these-ands they are
legion-put an end to criticism of the
woman at the wheel and place her in q
new and more promising light.
With the average man standing more
or less in awe of the carburetor, It may
seem like folly for any woman to try
TO gather the essentials of this vital
unit of the car. But there is nothing
/ to be lost by trying. 1t may simplify
matters to picture the carburetor as
merely a device to break up liquid fuel
into vapor and to mix this vapor with
a sufficient amount Of air to make it
combustible. So far, so good.
| Usually it is the detail Of accom-
| plishing these results that makes car
buretion seem like the EinStein theory.
| There are q number OF successful car
buretors on the market and most of
them work on different principles. Each
has to provide both economy and per-
Torrance at everything from crawl to
express train speed. This complexities
them.
Some carburetors have special adjust
ments for the fuel. while others have
| jets OF flxed size, depending on air adj
justments to provide variations in the
mixture. All of them have some auto
matte air adjustments to take care of
| differences in speed.
Most of the newer carburetors have
/ what Is known as an acceleFating we'll.
1t is simply an additional feature to
send shot of gasoline into the mixing
chamber to provide extra power when
you want to get away quickly. Some
carbuertors have automatic economizers.
That's about the story. It's really
net as complicated as juniors algebra.
Even the most hasty perusal Of the
foregoing paragraph will point out the
effects to be expected when you switch
from one brand of gasoline to another.
Some gas needs more air, some less.
It's just like readjusting the carburetor
itself. Obviously, you can improve or
spoil performance through a change,
assuming that you do not readjust the
carburetor to match the new fuel.
II your sedan Ia not equipped with
assist cords, 1t is an easy matter to
have them installed. Many accessory
shops carry them in various colors to
match the interior of the car. With
such q cord to grasp, rear-seat passen-
gers are less likely to grab the robe
rail and pull it loose.
(Copyrisht By the Russell service)