Evening star., 1934-02-25

IN ADDITION to love we now have
mo parking" signs to make the
world 60 round.
"Would you mind looking at my car
it is in notion"
Several of her friends thought she
was suffering a mental lapse when
she made this request, but in acting
upon her suggestion they came to
discover that she was in earnest.
Strange as 1t may seem to those who
think automobiles must always be-
have according to Hoyle, the right
front wheel slid along the snow when
her Car was moving along the street.
That indicated a locked brake. After
a recent snowstorm quite number
of cars were seen with sliding front
wheels. So easily does a wheel glide
along on a slippery surface 1t Is
almost impossible to detect it while
at the steering wheel.
To the woman who would like to
know why more motorists do not use
kerosene as an anti-freeze I should
like to point out a few objections
to the use of this ingredient in the
cooling system. In the first place,
kerosene, when heated, evaporates
and is apt to cause a fire if its vapor
comes near an open fame. Its odor
is Objectionable; likewise its action
upon the rubber of the radiator hose
connections Kerosene fumes will de-
posit a heavy mist over the car and
the gas that forms may result In
enough expansion to bulge the
radiator Kerosene cannot be used
in engines that are cooled with
pumpless system.
The paradox of 1t Is the danger
of kerosene as an anti-freeze is not
brought to light because few use this
means of protecting the cooling sys-
tenn in Winter. If there were as
many owners using kerosene as there
are who use the accepted kinds OF
anti-freeze its objections would be
common knowledge.
Most of the trouble with starters
is due to the pinion gear Jammlng
against the f1ywheel gear OF the en-
CINE. But there is another cause OF
failure too commonly overlooked even
by service men. The next time you
have this sort of trouble, and the
gears do not seem to be involved,
have the mechanic check the brushes
and connections for looSeneSS. A
starter-motor draws a very heavy load
of current from the battery and un-
less connections are tight the tend
ency is for the electrical current to
separate these parts and cause q
break in the circuit If your car Is
several years old, with an engine that
does not have the benefits Of vibra-
ton damping, the chances are that
the starter connections and brushes
should be frightened, even if there has
not as yet been any actual failure
When the running boards are icy
and passengers are literally slipping
out of the car a visit to a garage
washstand ought to solve the prob
lem. Be extremely careful, however,
not to allow the washer to use hot
water on the running boards, as this
will injure the cars finish. Warm
water will do, preferably under
pressure.
Your heels have a lot to do with
the way you drive your car. In some
cases low heels will encourage uneven
feeding of gas, while in other IN
stances high ones are to blame. This
will depend on the type accelerator
pedal used and its position with re-
spect to the floor and toe boards.
One of the best methods is to have
a foot rest just to the right OF the
accelerator pedal on which to place
the ball of the foot. Feeding gas
by tipping the inner edge OF the
shoe will make for much smoother
driving, regardless of the kind OF
shoes worn or the height OF the heels.
This weeks safety sermonette is the
gentle hint to watch out for those
ice ruts around corners. They look
like safe tracks in which to make a
fairly brisk turn, but if your cars
wheelbase isn't average you will find
the rear end riding out OF the rutS
into a first-rate skid.
The next time you have an oppor-
tunity take a look at some Of the
units Of your car when you are hav-
ing it repaired at the official service
station. In the stock room there are
all sorts of vital parts, many easily
exposed to view. You need not IN
quire as to the purpose OF each part
or Just where 1t fits into the cars
general scheme; merely form a pic
ture of the part and carry 1t with
you in memory. If you will take this
suggestion seriously you will not be
so likely to make the mistake Of a
woman who recently stopped her car
and went through period OF high
pressure worry when she heard
startling noise while vending her way
home from an afternoon of contract.
On the road there was a large coil
spring suitable for use on q tractor
or q street car. It had been tipped
up by one of the tires and tossed
against part of the cars under struc-
ture. Any woman familiar with the
essential parts Of a passenger auto
mobile would have known instantly
that this part was nothing dropped
from her own car.
It should help the beginner awheel
to know that the safest thing to do
when confused is to press both feet to
The door. That b perfectly natural