Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-01-06
HELPFUL H|NTSFOR
|M|LADY'S DRIVING
Winter inspection of Car
Should Include Checking
Hose Connection.
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

drive too many of them are going
by the law Of averages.
One of the details of Winter in.
spection Of the car is checking the
hose connections for the hot-watel
heater to make sure they are not chat
ing against any sharp points around
the motor. Frequently these hose
i pipes are found rubbing against the
top Of spark plug or cutting or
| some sharp edge of motor accessory
| only be loss of anti-freeze but seriou:
overheating of the motor until the leak
is detected and checked.
Sounds strange, but If you are in
the habit of locking your car when
wing it in public garages or or
parking lots you can expect to have
more trouble keeping the headlights
properly focused. In moving around
locked cars attendants have a habit OF
pushing on the headlights. Not only
does miSdlrected light endanger you
by binding approaching drivers but
1t cuts down your own visibility Of
the road.
Car owners who are puzzled over
the problem Of difficult starting in
cold weather need to be reminded that
nothing aids start like a good valve
| grinding job. Tight-seating valves
raise compression. Since there is nc
valve stickage every cylinder holds
its charge of fuel and confines all OF
this charge, when ignited, to the piston
top. Modern valve jobs are so extern
sive they are really a motor tune-up
Plugs are cleaned and points spaced
Carbon deposits are removed anc
breaker points checked. All of which
suggests that trip to the service sta
ton is the real start of starting.
Among your New Year resolution,
why not add a few that may help tc
make motoring safer? One of the
most timely VOWS is avoid overtaxine
the cars braking system. Most of the
brake trouble these days is caused BY
extravagant stopping. The excessive
heat caused by abrupt stopping tends
to warp the brake drums. When
this happens there Is no possibility
of obtaining safe or satisfactory ad-
justment, resulting in uneven wear or
the lining, bald tires and danger. Try
to remember that for SO stops out Of
every 100 half the cars braking power
will be adequate.
Because it has been a comparatively
simple matter 20 flatten out dents ir
tenders many women still believe that
II they are careless backing into a
parking space they can have the
damage erased before some one else
in the household finds it out anc
exercises some sarcasm The new
tenders are not so easily repaired
More time is required to reshape anc
finish them because of more COM
plicated construction and the trend
toward color that matches the cars
body. Carelessness in driving these
days will make a bigger dent in you
pocketbook.
One of the most dangerous thing:
to do in driving through the city i:
to swing over and abreast of another
car when stopping for a red traffic
light. Should another car behind hap.
pen to strike your car the latter may
be pushed across the white line anc
perhaps into a pedestrian.
Junior goes to high school and feels
that he is getting to be quite a con-
noiSSeur Of cars. Last year he saved
the family lot of money by making
adjustments to the brakes and car.
buretor, not to mention keeping the
ignition in efficient condition. Thi.
year the family has a new car anc
Junior hasn't been quite so success.
full because he hasn't been able II
keep abreast Of the changes in de.
sign. Other juniors take note. Wher
he tackled the carbuetor he thought
the two adjustments were for low anC
high speed mixtures. Instead they
were two low-speed adjustments. ont
for each half of the dual carburetor
All of which explains why his mother
was a half hour late for luncheon.
If the gears become a bit noisy
during shifting while you are on g
long trip some day during the Winter
don't jump to the conclusion that
your driving is in need of brushing
up The unexpected turn of affairs
will probably be caused by thinning
out of the lighter lubricant used il
the gears during cold weather.
Some oil men contend that light
| lubricants do not burn off any more
freely in a motor than heavier oils
taking into consideration the actua
amount of lubricants provided. 1t is
subject motor experts like to null
over, but they are agreed on one
point The consensus is that lighter
oils should be used in the Winter re-
gardleSs of whether or not they seem
economical, for in cold weather theil
most important function is to pro-
vide adequate oiling when motor parts
| are chilled and when longer lasting
oils would not flow quickly enough to
, protect these parts.
| If the garage is wired for cleo
tricity there's no need to put up with
hard starting and all the extra wear
on the motor that accompanies the
warming up period. Not only does
the market offer battery boosters but
also motor warmers The former give
the battery a charge every time the
car is garaged; the latter keeps the
cooling system warm as the car stands
With one device there are three heat
ing speeds somewhat like an cleo
trio heating pad. If the car is well
protected with anti-freeze and merely
an easy start is. required this heater
can be switched on short while be.
fore the car is to be used.
More Bananas Shipped.