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��MOTORING MAGAZINE AND MOTOR LIFE

��December, 1913.

���NEW INNHR SHOE. One of the latest accessories to be placed on the market, and at the same time one of the most useful, is the Sam- son and Peerless inner shoe. It is end- less in shape and strength, being guaran- teed to double the mileage of tire equip- ment and pleasure. This new product is handled by Jackson-Eno Rubber Com- pany.

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WATCH HIGH TENSION CABLE.

In some cars, the two longest high ten- sion cables running to the spark plugs sometimes hang close to, or even touch, the hot metal of the cylinders. After a time, the insulation becomes inefficient, and when the jar of the car brings the cable in certain positions, there will be a short circuit or no spark. It is usually only when the car is in motion that these misses occur, and they are thus difficult to locate. The remedy for this trouble consists in suspending the cables to the radiator rod, so that they will not get close to the cylinders.

'S "S 'S TO REPLACE WINDOWS.

When you are called upon to replace the celluloid window in your back cur- tain, do it in this way. After cutting the celluloid to proper size and shape, fasten it temporarily in place by pushing pins through at each corner. Then button the curtain taut, and with a second person on the inside to pass the needle through out- wardly, sew it in place, using the original needle holes as far as possible. '6 '6 '6 TO MIX GAS.

The factors of maximum fuel economy in a gasoline engine are complete gasifi- cation of the liquid fuel, a correct propor- tion of air with the fuel, and a hot spark. The first of these is favored by warming the air that goes in to make the mixture. A fine meshed wire cloth clamped in the joint of the carburetor and intake mani- fold will favor fine subdivision of the

��spray from the feed nozzle, and is of some advantage. Protecting the intake manifold from the cooling effect of the fan will also help to make a good mix- ture. ■

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TO ADJUST FOOT BRAKE.

To adjust foot brake, push the pedal iLrward about two inches and retain it in ' I e with a small block of wood. Now .len up the turn-buckle until the I rakes are snug, and when the block of weed is removed, the slack will be cor- rect.

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PAINT ON AUTOS.

Paint on an automobile is not exclu- sively for appearance. The protection af- forded to wood by paint renders it perma- nent in its strength and usefulness for a much longer time than could otherwise be expected. Its principal function is to exclude moisture, which quickly rots the wood. Automobile wheels should be kept well painted.

'6- ■& ? FUEL TANK.

A fuel tank of two compartments, one for gasoline and one for kerosene, with a two-way cock in the feed tube that may be easily operated from the seat, will make it possible to burn kerosene part of the time. If the carburetor is hot-jack- eted, and the engine first made hot by the use of gasoline, kerosene may be used quite successfully.

■5 V "S TO FILL A GREASE GUN.

To fill the grease gun properly, remove the nozzle end, and with the piston clear in, push the piston down with the grease as you feed it in with a flat paddle of wood. If the piston works hard, pull it down about one inch, fill the space with grease, and then pull the piston down another inch and fill again. Repeat until it is full. The suction of the piston will draw the grease down so that the vacant space can be easily filled. ■5 ?• B

Nine miles from town, the dry

cells exhausted, so that they would not start the engine, said an automobilist. I borrowed the telephone cells of a nearby house, started the engine, and returned the cells while the engine was running idle.

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A short piece of rubber garden

hose makes a good protector for spark plugs.

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Acetone varnish will restore the

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��A number of applicants to Secretary of State Olcott, of Oregon, for registration of motor vehicles make peculiar requests. One application requested a particular number running in the hundreds, stating it was easy for the applicant to remember and represented the cost a month for op- erating his first car, the number of miles traveled the first year, and the number of punctures and blow-outs experienced.

Another request was for the number used by "Old Doc Yaak" on his car. Still another applicant said that his car, while presumably operated for pleasure, was mostly a nuisance.

The following letter was received by the Secretary of State a few days ago :

"I got about one day's use out of my old rattletrap of a runabout — yes, it will run about a mile and stop or break some of the gearing.

"So I thought last summer it was to high to pay $3 for one day's ride in my old car so I walked the rest of the season and it isn't fixed up yet or I haven't got the repairs from the factory yet I did not have the courage or the money to get it fixed up, yet some times I have a noshin not to fix her up for it is just an old bill of expence maby if you would come down I might give the old rattletrap to you and get read of it — and or maby if I can fix her up a little and run her careful and maby I can trade it off for a yeler dog or

a cat."

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The proper time to examine and

adjust push rods is when the engine is hot. They should have just enough clear- ance to allow the valve to seat firmly when it is hot. If adjusted when cold the heat expansion may keep the valve from seating securely.

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��transparency of celluloid windows.

��sections of old inner tubes, protect them from short-circuiting influences.

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Denatured alcohol, squirted into

the cylinders when they are hot, and the engine run fairly fast for two minutes, will clean out the carbon.

Z -s V WHO GETS THE ORDER?

Some mean man in Seattle has started a riot movement of the automobile deal- ers of that city. The trouble is all over the decision of the city council of Port- land, which has appropriated $5,500 for the purpose of purchasing an automobile to be used in escorting distinguished visi- tors about the city. Every dealer is try- ing to land the order.

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