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
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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