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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1924-10-9, Page 2ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND 1 deltelid on the filling station attendant LUBRICATION to furnish you the right oil, even when Many thingsill cause an autorno- specified, inech kiss when one simply W ,. bile motor or stationary gasoane .ellcalls for "oil," giro to overheat, but lubrication is KING ON RESERVE, riot considered in its true len- RUNNING por•tance, • Seine oars are equipped with a re- In breaking in a new touring, car serve gas tank; but all ono, tees. carry recently I tookunusual care tobroalc a reserve power supply. It is for this in the motor without harming it, 1 reason that a large percentage of watched everything carefully—cooling, motorists keep going day in and day system, oil level in the crank -case, and, out without realizing that they are the set of the spark. Since the car running on the engine's reserve power was new, the carburetor was perfectly and that suddenly the engine is going adjusted. to give,out altcether. I kept a constant watch on the Reserve goy;"ex is such an iinlort for first 300 miles of ant point �'in the design of some en - driving the f est > driving the engine, and saw no signs Bines that it is possible to climb steep whatever of overheating.To give the hills in high gear with the cylinders plant lant every chance, I had the hitting on only five or seven, depend - crank -ease drained of the old oil, ing upon whether the engine is a six washed it out with two quarts of new o1 an eight,. This may be due to oil, and refilled' it with six quarts of faulty spark plugs or, which is more new oil, Ordinarily, I do this only likely, to a valve not seating proper - every 500 miles. As soon as this change ,of oil was made the engine began to overheat: ' I was atais loss to understand. it. The. e • i not been ad •ristzrz nt hal.. carburetter , the spark changed; I was driving withP set as before; I was not giving the car any harder service. Unquestion ably, the new eihwas the cause of the trouble::.. But I had been careful to have the crankcase refilled with as good oil as ly. Compression in the particular eyl- inder approximates nil, : and contri- butes ontributes hardly anything to the work of the engine. The other five or seven cylinders carry the burden, and do it exceptionally well, But suppose a second cylinder grows weary? When you run on the reserve you skate on thin ice. MORE HARM THAN GOOD. net because the garageman" uses ' pair of pliers to tighten the screw furnished with the car ori `inalls •a p 1 p g wasg and had grade specified "medium". cleas ,. P g' was `recommended by the manufactur- ers. Where then was the trouble? I drove my ear to the fillingstation. that holds the ignition wire terminal tote sparkh plug when he inserts a new one is no reason why you should. T one better try to 3n. him by•o giving We put a few drops of oil from eny each one of tl.e screws a few extra onturns. If'a screw is turned down too ona sheet of white paper and cal P P the same sheet also planed a few far it will spread the terminal and - drops of other grades of the same actually loosen it. oil. The comparison showed, by color • and texture, -thataninexperienced at- NEXT BEST THING, Fresh rust on the bumpers can be tendant had filled the crankcase of my car with "heavy" oil instead' of the "medium" for which.I called. This experience shows that merely a good grade or kind o -f oil for en- gine lubrication is not sufficient. You. must have both a good oil andthe correct grade of oil, that is, "med- car is brought from the cold into a rum," "heavy," or "light" as the heated garage, will answer the per - manufacturer may recommend.` It pose of a temporary cleanser if