The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-23
COMMON Sense CAN
ADD LIFE TO AUTO
Symposium BY Five outstand-
Ing Automotivs Engineers
Gives Valuable Hints

How can the most economical per
Torrance from . motor car b OBJ
tained7
Everyone who purchases q new car
st the Bismarck Auto and Style show,
everyone Of the expected 3O00.O00
owners of new cars this year, and
everyone who owns Z Car would Ger
tainly like to know this.
Here Is . symposium by five out
standing autometive engineers Of
common sense practices that will give
more miles per dollar in our opera.
tion.
First on the list Of recommends
tions Is driving practices. It will be Z
shock to even older motorists to know
that when accelerating from . stand.
still to 80 miles per hour in second
gear the average gasoline consump.
ton will be at the rate Of only 3h
to ~ miles per gallon. BY starting
at moderate, gradual speed and by
slowing down gradually instead Of
slamming on the brakes, the best
mileage in gasoline, oil, tires and
brake lining Is obtained. A car that
gives 20 miles to the gallon Of gaso-
line ct 80 miles an hour, will give less
than IL miles to the gallon at 60
miles an hour.
Next on the list Of recommends.
ttons, Is spark plugs. And this win
be news even to the veteran motorists
who have neglected to keep inform.
ed concerning high compression,
smooth operating engines Of the past
few years. The spark plugs must be
cleaned and the firing points adjust.
ed at least twice year. TO be more
specific this should be done every
5000 miles, In order to remove the OK
ide coating. This coating forms on
Ill spark plugs and gradually builds
up until ct 5000 miles it may increase
to = point where 1t begins to affect
engine performance, causing missing,
loss Of power and gasoline waste
without the motorist even being
aware Of it. There Is only one way
to remedy this and that Is by regu-
larly having spark plugs cleaned, and
firing points re-adtusted.
Breaker Contact Points
After spark plugs come the breaker
contact points, which must be cleaned
and adjusted ut the time that the
spark plug operation IS performed.
Right here also comes the matter Of
timing. II timing is incorrect, the
gas charge Is fired at the wrong time.
causing wasted gasoline and loss Of
power. Incorrect timing may be like
ened to q boy pedaling q bicycle. II
he puts force on the pedal when 1t Is
well on its way toward the ground.
tho force is largely lost because Of
the shorter leverage. That = ukened
to late timing. On the other hand,
when the pedal Is showed too soon.
the result Is somewhat similar and
may be likened to early timing. 50
as in the case Of the bicycle, the en-.
CINE must be timed to fire the gaso.
line mixture when the piston Is In the
proper position.
An item Of vital importance Is the
air cleaner, sometimes overlooked
The air cleaner keeps dirt and dust
from entering the engine, thereby
its life. But the cleaner
itself should be cleaned at least twice
q year. II It isn't, gasoline consump.
tion win increase because the air
which enters the carburetor through
the cleaner will b restricted, causing
! richer gas mixture.
Must Breathe Freely
An automobile engines uses 10000
gallons Of air to every gallon Of gas
oline. This air enters through the air
cleaner. II the cleaner Is clogged