Evening star., 1932-08-21
Milady's Motoring
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL
The automobile salesman says what
this country needs is 100000 yes men.

The automobile salesman says what
this country needs is 100000 yes men.
AS far as have been able to observe
have never heard of woman driver
experiencing the grief of having the
pistonS in the motor seize, yet women
drive fast and frequently overtax
new and stiff motor. Many Of my male
acquaintances have made wrecks of
new as we'll as rebored motors through
having the pistons freeze up"
There seems to be but one eXplana-
ton Womans habit of being a little
more unsteady in feeding gas. She is
more impatient as a rule. And that
proves helpful. 1t causes her to lift her
foot from the accelerator pedal often
enough to permit the pistons to suck up
oil from the crankcase. This cools the
motor internally.
Spend a moment with thought Sug-
gested by an experienced driver, who
believes there are times when she is
justified in riding" the clutch pedal.
This happens on hills, driveways and
other tight places when to permit the
motor to deliver its full power to the
wheels Immediately would cause gen.
eral shock throughout the car. Clearly
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evils.
reader of this department has
asked if it is all right to add a little
more oil to the engine than is called
for by the instruction book. Fer the
motor Of her car six quarts is the reg
ulation amount. In order not to be
caught without sufficient amount of
oil she would like to know if there
would be any harm in using seven
quarts at the start of trip.
A moderate increase in the quantity
OF Gil carries no penaltr. Too much
oil. Of course. MAJ prove Wasteful, espe
ciallv if the car is driven over a hard
cour-e where the motor is tipped
sharp,y forward or bac,-vard l know
or service man who added IA quarts
Of oil to a 7-quart crankcase in order
to silence an oil pump noise. The mo-
tor still ran normally.
The engine will consume more oil il
the car is driven erratically at higher
speeds than if high speed is maintained.
Oil consumption is greater over a hilly
course than on level. The greatest
waste is on the downgrades not on the
upgrade.
found her driving along on sccrch-
ing hot day with the cowl ventilators
closed tightly. No risking bees and
other dangerous bugs blowing into the
car. Hadn't Frances Aida and other
prominent women suffered severely
through this hazard?
Opening the yentilators. I pointed out
to her that they we're Of the latest and
most approved type, properly screened
wonder how many other women are
bitten by the bug OF unfamiliarity with
the car?
Spening s4.95 to have the car creased
may seem a little steep in these days
of bargains, but many woman in
dulges in just such extravaganza. II
usually happens when she shops around
for cheap greasing job. One woman
spent so cents en- the car. but got sc
much extra grease thrcwn in on the
steering post that she had to spenc
$3.50 to have the ensemble cleaned anc
an extra $295 for a new pair of gloves
There's no need for you to know al
the jargon that explains why moderr
motors have a habit of backflring or
hills. Just bear in mind that when
and If. this happens, drop into secont
for the balance of the climb. Th'
backfiring is due to the spark plus
points pre- -igniting the gas, either be-
cause sthe plugs are the wrong typ
Sz because the points are not clos'