Evening star., 1933-07-02
Milady's Motoring
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

The motorist who goes through the
Summer without giving her car
safety check-up is literally riding for
q fall.
One way to know what particular
condition accounts for the squealing OF
brakes is to note whether you get the
annoyance when the brakes are pressed
lightly or when you are pressing hard.
Brake noises during light application OF
the pedal usually mean that the lining
is at fault or the brakes are not quite
equalized. If the trouble occurs when
the brakes are pressed vigorously the
indications are that the lining is worn
and that rivet heads are starting to
scrape against the brake drums. Women
who are having trouble with noisy
brakes should try to decide this dlf-
ference before visiting the service
station.
More than ever before the automo-
bile is becoming veritable home on
wheels The latest is the new power
supply unit which will provide the same
sort of current that comes in over the
electric light wires. 1t will furnish
electricity for operating refrigeration
unit in the car so that you can be
cooler in Summer and have ice for re-
freshments Women who plan to go
camping this Summer will find this
new arrangement handy for lighting
the tent and for running the portable
radio or electric phonograph. You can
even cook with the aid of this new
generator 1t is driven off the fan belt
of the motor and costs about 10 cents
an hour for gas if you use it while the
motor idles.
I don't know of any simpler solution
to the problem of learning how to back
out of the driveway without running on
the lawn than the plan of one woman
acquaintance who merely had the
driveway made wider. The alteration
was made with the idea of simplifying
a job but it resulted in making the
grounds look better.
The weeks safety sermonette stresses
the Importance of shifting to neutral
whenever stopping the car at cross
walk. Should you fail to do this, and
your foot happened to slip of the
clutch pedal. the car might lurch for
ward and injure some one.
Much of the difficulty in parking is
due to failure to begin cutting the
wheels soon enough when starting the
! backing process. after pulling up
abreast of the car just ahead of the
space The general feeling is that the
steering wheels should not be pulled
-down on the right side until the car
; is backed about half way along the car
abreast Of it. Most drivers are afraid
they will jam into the other car. This
. fear can be dispelled by watching some
! other driver park. You'll note that so
J long as the right rear of your car has
just cleared the left rear Of the other
you can cut as sharply as you please
without any risk of jamming.
= Don't burn the headlights on long
"trip If you are free wheeling. Don't
Z free wheel at night il you do not use
the car much during the daytime. These
) suggestions will help you keep the bat
2 tery properly balanced between charg-
Z ing and discharging.
Why is your automobile engine called
the four-cycle type? 1t sounds like
some of that business cycle talk that
has been served to the dear old public
for the past few years. Bit four cycles.
Wouldn't two be enough?
Yes, some of the earlier motors were
of the two-cycle type. Take one
- lunger, for instance. In this simple
motor of pioneer days the single piston
Of the single cycinder drew in the ex-
. hausted gas on the same downward
stroke. Going upward, it compressed
this gas. Naturally there was bit Of
ponfuaion and plenty Of room for In