Evening star., 1935-01-27
MOTORING HINTS
FOR THE LADIES
Most of Anti-Freeze Loss
Due to 0verheating of
Engine.
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.
JUDGING by the way they are ex-
perimenting with the gears, the
way to the transmission Is hard.

L USo14ANS W eAAS ""J eAAOy oAS "n
perimenting with the gears, the
way to the transmission is hard.
Having the cooling system checked
over regularly for signs of leakage OF
anti-freeze is not complete without
some consideration for the fact that
most anti-freeZe loss is due to the
motor overheating. Just as soon as
there Is excessive heat in the system
steam pockets begin to force cooling
fluid forward to the top of the radiator
and thence out the overflow pipe. The
owner invariably makes matters worse
by filling the radiotor to the brim
when the engine is cold. Even normal
expansion of the fluid would cause
loss of anti-freeze when the engine
warns up.
Winter overheating may be due to
using too heavy, oil, slipping fan
belt, having the radiator covered too
much, pulling through heavy snow.
not having enough anti-freeze to
prevent partial freezing of the system
and failure to have the car properly
serviced for cold weather.
One Of the unusual improvements
in new cars this year is the use of
tapered spring leaves, thinner at the
ends than at the center. This pro-
vides for absorption of small road
shocks, such as the divisions on con-
crete highways. Another welcome
feature is the flashing of words on
the instrument panel to tell the
driver when she is using the city,
country or passing headlight focus.
A service man recently caused quite
a commotion by telling a customer
the approximate date she should come
back again, what the trouble would
be and how much it would cost her
Before she had a chance to accuse
him Of putting monkey wrench ir
the crank case he explained that the
coming expense would be the penalty
for failure to bring the car in more
regularly. She had been running toe
far between greasing Jobs and through
neglecting a grabbing clutch would be
sure TO have trouble with the cars
drive line. The owner is just one o1
many who will have TO learn by hard
knocks that it costs more to stay
away from the service station than
to buy all that the welI-cared-for car
needs for healthy, useful existence
When the average husband finds the
wife's car doing only 10 miles to tht
gallon. whereas 1t should be delivering
at least so per cent more mileage, ht
probably would take the car from shop
to shop trying to obtain leaner car
buretor mixture or have the timing
adjusted for more efficient and eco.
nomical operation. Not so with ar
attorney who happens to have a ma.
| tural understanding of certain brand:
of human nature. When the low
mileage complaint came along HI
promptly had several accurate mileage
tests made. using a special one-gallor
container connected directly to tht
! carburetor. On the open road The
! car did % miles to the gallon; in tht
city driving it delivered 20, while il
| congestion the mileage ran about Is.
The problem was very simply solved
! by using lock cap for the gas tank.
I have noticed that some womer
whose cars are equipped with gas cap!
that lock seem to figure that they dC
not need to bother locking up the fue
! supply on the theory that any pro-
spective thief would be discouraged a
mere sight of the special cap. Bu
that isn't how thieves reason. The!
are usually attracted to cars with fue
| tank caps, cashing in on the owners
| careleSSneSS.
Every few days hear another cas-,
| that simply goes to prove how much
is TO be gained by waiting. When she
could not start the motor the othel
day woman called the automobile
J club. The service man arrived prompt.
| ly, but just enough time elapsed II
give the flooded motor chance tt
clear itself of the excess fuel.
My hat is off to this same woman
for her observation that while tryinI
to get the motor into action ther'
Noo oi4iOhC az IiAC CAAAdUSIs Ills pTOF6(
to her that the motor was actuall,
making an effort to get under way ant
| that the difficulty could not be due t.
| the battery, the starter motor. plugs
| fuel supply or CONCEALED lubricant
When there are no signs of action a
the exhaust poor ignition or difficult,
with the fueling Is indicated. Tht
sound of a weak starter or no souns
at all when stepping on the starteI
suggest a weak battery, poor batter!
connection, too heavy oil or starter
| trouble.
Is there some suggestion that tn,
clutch may be slipping? If so, try {
! simple test that will settle the ques
! ton before there is chance of abus
| ing the clutch by going ahead blindl!
courting trouble. With the engin,
running at little above idling speed
and with the hand brake set and gear
| in low, slowly engage the clutch.
| the clutch plates take hold as the!
should the motor will stall instantly.
If the cap of the gas tank Is hare
to remove clean it as well as the tol
of the filler pipe with an oily cloth
There is no risk in oiling the cap Il
make 1t screw on easier because an!
lubricant that might get into tht
gasoline would not do any harm.