The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-22
VACATION JOY
INCREASED BY
TUNED-UP CAR
Chevrolet Service Chief
Offers Suggestion to
Motorists.
BY c. W. WOOD
National Service Director Chevrolet Motor
COMPANY


Tune up before you tour" is adj
vice that, If followed viii do more
than any other one thing to make
motor trip a real pleasure trip.
Soon millions of motorists will
take to the open road for vacation
trips. Some Will start with no pre-
liminary preparations of their cars,
others viii make sure beforehand
that all is we'll mechanically. The
chances of enjoying a 100 per cent
pleasurable trip are strongly with
those who tune up before they tour.
Thousands who use their cars
daily for only a few miles in their
regular routine, with never any
trouble, do not realize that a car
that seems TO work well in the city
may be quite unfit to undertake
long distance high-speed trips. Lit
tie faults that need correction re-
main unnotlced through months of
ordinary driving. When the car is
suddenly called upon to work al
full power over long periods, these
little faults may develop into bigger
faults that detract largely from the
fun of motoring
Points TO Be Observed
Both safety and pleasure are at
stake when VacationlStS start out
without having cars carefully in
spected and faults corrected. The
principal safety items, of course,
are brakes and steering, and IN
most cases simple adjustments are
all that they require. Good tires
are required for both safety and
pleasure All lights should have
good bulbs, and headlight beams
must be properly adjusted. New
windshield wiper blades are not
costly, but are of much value when
they are needed
For comfort and uninterrupted
pleasure, everything should be done
that will guarantee continuous travel
without enforced halts. A motor
tuneup is one of the best of pre-
cautionary measures.
The battery should be checked
carefully and the generator charg-
ing rate adjusted for long distance
running at good speed. A COM
plete change of lubricants in crank
case, transmission and rear axle is
recommended and, of course, a thor
ough greasing of the chassis. Shock
absOrbers always are subjected to
severe use on a vacation trip over
strange roads, and should be ad-
justed before the departure.
Cooling Important
For some strange reason, Vaca-
ton motorists always are greatly
surprised to find that cars that have
seemed all right at home heat up"
as soon as they get out on the open
road. They have overlooked the
fact that the faster the run and the
heavier the pull, the more heat the
engine develops, and that the cool
irg system that was good enough for
runs to the Office and the country
club may not be up to the job Of
carrying off several times as much
heat on a long climb in the noun
tainS.
To function properly, the cooling
system must allow free circulation
of the water. which calls for a clean
radiator and good rubber connec-
tons, with renewed or frightened
pump packing. Highly important
too, is the proper adjustment Of the
fan belt, which on long, fast runs
must carry far greater load than
in city driving.
incidentally. bodies that seem
dead silent on city boulevards often
reveal an astounding variety of
squeaks and rattles when the car
really gets going. 1t will add lot
to the vacationist's happiness if he
will have the body bolts frightened,
door hinges and catches frightened
and oiled and everything made snug.
Starting Advice