The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-16
Storing Your Car For
 The Duration?
By CLARENCE A. HOLDEN Waterbury Democrat Washington Service Bureau.

Washington, D. O., July IS. = Rationing of new, recapped and retreaded tires, plus gasoline short ages, bring autoists face to face with the problem of storing the "oId bus" for the duration. How to insure that it will be readily unable when war ends is an important mat ter.
 It is not enough merely to jack up the car and then forget it. The very least that should be done is to have the car washed, preferably steam cleaned (especially if it has been driven over roads on which calcium chloride has been used) !, and have the body waxed to pre- serve the finish. Then the car should be thoroughly fabricated to force water out of bearings and joints to prevent rusting. The chasis and underbody should be sprayed with oil, and a coating of vaseline applied to plated parts. Then if the car is to be put away in the best approved manner, the following procedures are recommended by the National Bureau of Standards:
 If the oil has been in the engine for several hundred miles it is likely to contain corrosive matter and should be drained out while hot, and replaced with about quarts of fresh oil and the engine run at a fast idle clip for 10 to 20 minutes. Then drain again, and replace with gallon of new oil, preferably with rust inhibitor added.
 Drain Gas Tank
 Drain the gas tank, and take about one gallon of gasoline and mix with it one quart of lubricating oil. Put the mixture into the tank and run the engine again at a fast idle clip for 10 to 20 minutes. This will leave a film of oil covering cylinder walls, rings, valves, ex- haust line, and inside the muffler. Eliminate the last of the products of combustion by opening the throt- tie wide and switching off the ignition when the engine speed gets high, leaving the throttle open un- til the engine stops. Remove all gas from carburetor, fuel pump, and gasoline line, to prevent formation of bunny deposits. Tie cloths over breather pipes, air cleaner, and all other openings into the engine so that insects cannot clog them.
 Drain the cooling system con- pletely taking particular care that the cylinder block is drained, es- pecially at the rear end of the en- zine which Is usually the lowest part. Remove hose connections, so that the cooling system can dry out thor oughly and not rust.
 Jack Up Car
 Jack LID the car onto four sturdy blocks, each at least by 6 inches wide and 12 inches high, so that when the car rests on them the tires clear the ground or floor. Tires may be left on the car, (partially deflated), if the storage place is cool and dark. If not, tires, tubes and wheels, and the spare, should be removed, wrapped in dark-colored paper, and stored in cool, dark place. As an additional precaution soapstone powder can be dusted in 1 the tires and on the tubes before wrapping them. Store in a manner so that the tires will not be de- formed. Do not stack one on tor another. Record the serial num- bers of the tires in case of theft
 It is possible to store the battery in moist condition, by providing g special location and means for per iodical charging. But the chances of saving the average battery fol more than year are not good ant 1 it may be better to sell the battery Tn any case, remove the battery connections and wash them under