Evening star., 1933-10-29
Winter Car Preparations.

One OF the largest service SlatloIlS
in the city has requested that an ex-
tract from its bulletin on car prepa-
rations for the Winter be printed. The
advise contained is we'll worth follow
ing, and follows below:
Any self-reSpecting motor vehicle
has a right to demand that 1t receive
from you the careful treatment neces-
sary to equip it for that season OF the
year which imposes the greatest strain
on any car-those cold weeks and
months of Fall and Winter. II 1t
doesn't receive this consideration from
you, then it will protest to the high
heavens, and may even quit on you
altogether.
Next to the home, the family auto
mobile usually represents the largest
single dollar -and-cents investment OF
the family AS such, it deserves sufh-
cient proper care to make it yield a
highly satisfactory return Of pleasure
and utility. Yet it is surprising that
a few perfectly well meaning people
still think that by dumping little
alcohol In their radiators they have
completed their obligation to the car
for the Winter, or a part of it, only to
find out later. usually to their sorrow)
that this was sadly insufficient.
A few suggestions from us may save
you money this Winter:
/. Insuring anti-freeze against loss
All anti-freeze loses its effectiveness in
direct ratio to the number of leaks In
issue bulletins for the Information OF
service stations, showing the exact
amount Of the various types OF anti
freeze necessary to prevent freezing
down to q certain temperature. Yet
the supply pronounced sufficient today
may not be worth anything tomorrow
when that cold snap comes along, H.
in the meantime, most of it has leaked
out on the road and left the motor un-
protected. Result, frozen and dam
aged radiator. loss of time and money
and maybe a cracked engine block
Even If by some fortunate chance your
motor is not frozen, you still have the
means more expense.
Flushing Important.
Flushing Another very important
step to take in preparing the cooling
system to receive the anti-freeze is re-
verse flushing the radiator. To be ef-
fective, anti-freeZe must freely circulate
all through those parts which contain
water which might freeze. Over q
period Of time, every cooling system
accumulates rust, scale, C -Toston anc
sediment In water jackets and water
pump, as well as the radiator core and
bottom tank. This all prevents true
circulation and causes overheattng
losses in thermal efficiency which In
creases gas consumption and the
pumping out Of the anti-freeze itself
Merely opening the radiator drain cock
putting 9 hose in the filler cap and al
lowing water to run through until i
runs clear, will not remove rust, scale
and sludge It takes the high pressure
reverse flushing, with chemical solu'
tions to restore the same cooling efh-
cheney the designer intended 1t to have
The reverse flushing operation should
always be performed before anti-freez'
goes in during the Fall and when Il
comes out in the Spring.
Kind Of anti-freeze. This, OF course
Is optional.
New water hose: It would be rathel
foolish to use again those old, cracked
Worn-out water hoses when new one
are SO cheap and will give you assur'
ance that there will be no leaks be
tween radiator and engine. Hose ma!
look all right on the outside, but ma!
be wrinkled badly on inside, thus i'm
peding free circulation.
Fan belts. Here is one Of the hardes
working parts Of q car. It seldom give
trouble, so Is not often thought OF. Blu
| today's high-speed engines impose grea
burdens on the fan belt. So you ough
to have II inspected, make sure II Is L
good condition and properly ABUSED. I
oil soaked 1t will slip, or it may be rottee
and break when you least expect II
causing no end Of Inconvenience.
Thinner Grease Needed.
To prevent hard starting. Be sur
the thick, heavy grease for warn
weather Is removed and replaced will
thinner, lighter Winter lubricant. I
would be well to have the motor thor
oughly inspected and properly tuned
The coll can cause lot OF startlnl
trouble If it Is not delivering a snapp,
spark to the plugs. Then, old or wor1
out spark plugs cause poor starting, ex
cessive drain on the battery. poor run
ming, waste Of fuel and loss Of power
especially on hills. Tests show that
motor in which spark plugs had beel
used for q little more than 1000 mile
developed 31.2 horsepower when run q
an engine speed equivalent to 20 mile
an hour. The same motor run at tn
same speed equipped with new plug
gave q horsepower reading OF SO, an IN
crease of 6.8 horsepower.
Be sure the battery Is fully charged
that cables are not corroded or loosel,
connected. Ignition wires must no
be cracked or oil soaked II they are 4
carry an adequate current to delive
a proper spark at the plugs.
Remember. too, that there Is . great
Or drain on battery current on accoun
Of more use Of lights and starter b
the Winter. Therefore, the generate
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