Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

HUMMER weather Is as trying
on automobiles as 1t Is or
~ people. If not more SO: Al
one time car owners believed
that it was only during the Win.
ter months that a car needed
special care, and breathed a sigh
If relief when the warm days
came. thinking that gasoline, 9
little oil and water were sufficient
TO keep the bus constantly or
the 60.
Goodness Needed.
But lust as much as the cal
needs sufficient amount OF warmth
In Winter, so 1t needs the right
amount of GOODNESS in Summer
AS with pepoIe, 1t Is harder tc
keen cool than to keep warm. In
many respects the automobile Is
very much like the race which
operates it. The car has its good
DAYS and its bad ones. While
actually germs do not affect 1t
the machines gives the same
symptoms.
Cars cough, groan and squeak
and undoubtedly they Woulc
sneeze If 1t were possible. Otter
they must be In pain, II 1t coulo
be SO attributed to them, wher
their parts are badly worn OF
0verladen.
Fortunately, cars can be made
well again much more quickly
than humans. The proper repair
the right treatment, and all thell
ills are gone. A new paint 1ot
will almost give them smiling
appearance.
Returning to the warm-day
question, and such q return !:
easy right now, the automobile
must have good care. The OF
problem must be carefully con.
sidered along with greasing. Mos
manufacturers issue charts 10
their models, and in perusal o
these the car owner can find jus
what Is most helpful to his car IL
all seasons of the year. An en-
CINE needs q lot Of heat to rur
smoothly, but too much Is worse
than not enough. Particular care
should be paid to the radiator, fol
In the majority of cars evapora'
ton on a hot day is equivalent Il
q small leak.
! Paint Suffers.
Paint suffers q great deal in no
! weather, and cool bath now ant
Ahen Is helpful, even If the hoot
oe body and fender parts seem Il
hN fairly clean. Cars should III
[ Kept away from the direct ray
y az the sun as much as possible
7 These rays affect the finish IA
more when standing still thar
when In driving.
! The motor itself should be KEEP
clean. Spark plugs should be ex
amined to see that they are no
fouled or are not set too far apart
There Is more dust In the air II
Summer. Keep watch on the dis
tributor and carburetor. Keepini
the springs of the car clean ant
CREASED is worthwhile.
Batteries suffer far more II
Summer than in Winter, and re
quire much more water. See tina
the generator is set right. Harm
to the battery will come from be-
inc set up too high or too low
Keep corrosion away from tn,
terminals.
Tires require constant care II
warm weather. Heat causes then
to expand and the proper imitation
must be kept. A soft tire viii pic
up more nails and glass, but to-
much air causes undue strain.
Hot weather is not helpful q
breaks. Attention should be give
to them at intervals. Adjustment
every now and then, will oftel
eliminate the need Of refining.
The above pointers are obviou
to many, but since hearing tw
stories lately, both verified 70
their accuracy, 1t Is diff1cult t,
know what is apparent and wha
is not. One story concerns a ricl
New Yorker. He brought his newl.
purchased high-priced machin
into 8 service station and com
planned that 1t was lacking II
power. The mechanic discovere,
that the owner had been drivini
around in second gear.
Another service station employ
reported that a machine came b
stop 80 or 40 feet past his gasoline
pump ON one of the Nations prin
cipal highways. Two men jumped
out and pushed the car back s
the hose would reach the tank
They were asked If they wer,
completely out of gas, and tn,
reply was given, ''Oh, no, we don
know how to back the car yet"
Plea for Cooperation.
A plea for continued co-opera
ton among industrial leaders Il
combating obstacles to trade re
vival was made by Avian Macau
ley, president of the Nations
Automobile Chamber of Com
merce, at q recent meeting Of tn
motor manufacturers in Ney
York.
Asserting that the bottom o
the depression seems to have bee
reached, Mr.. Macauley cited tn
increased use Of motor vehicle.
the improvement In the uSed-ca
situation, the poise Of the man
facturers generally, and tn
greater stability of retail motto
merchandising outlets as factor
which enhance the induStry's out
look.
I'VE have gone through tn
Spring selling season without al
upturn Of more than usual pro