Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1923, Page 16

Live News of Motordom in This Section THE AUTO OWNER Preparing for Cold Weather Before the cold freezing weather] first thing you should do is to care- sets in, it is wise to make sure that| fully examine the radiator and all ready to meet it when|the hose connections, to see that ives. A little time epant now, surely save a good deal of time and expense jater. year thousands of motorists} 1, will find it a good investment all over the country pay repair men}, ¢it new hose connections before dollars | the winter weather arrives, If the hundreds of thousands that need not have been spent, only a little time had been spent in} ig remedy it by using one of the preparation before the cold freezing | patent liquid preparations for stop- Remember, that it} hing radiator leaks, ‘These prepara- takes just one night freezing | tions gre all right for making temp- weather to do damage that may coat| orary repair, but are not to be trust: | 9, you anything from $20.00 to $200.00 ed for a permanent one. The ra * and in addition to the] jority of them contain as a base, cost of the repairs, you will be de- shellac, which acts all right when about a pint of glycerine, it wil} prived of the use of your car, while| water only is used in the cooling|Prevent the alcohol from evaporate the repairs are being made, a very old saying “Prevention ts bet-| rived by alcohol and as soon as|sallon of alcohol handy in the ga ter than cure,” and for this reagon I will give you, during the next few/?reeze mixture, your radiator will|Pesularly that lost by evaporation. Just} start to leak again. The better and| Just a word of warning. There fons to take, 0 that| sarer way is to have a radiator spe-| will, no doubt, be thousands of mo: © weather does arrive,| cialist repair your radiator if It 4s) torists who wil! read this article, yet It is lutely necessary, best all around ant!-freezze is alcor hol. As soon as the first sign of cold weather appears, take no risks, but pour about a quart ef aleohol into the radiator, When the real freezing weather arrives, fli! the radiator with water to within four Inches of the top, then drain it off te see *how many gallons of water it holds, For your anti-freeze, mix alcohol with the water, in the fol- lowing preportions. TIMELY TIPS FOR By E. H SCOTT: quickly find any leaking spots, the —— they do not leak. Aleohol rots the rubber to a certain extent ayd for this reason, if the hore is very o!d or is cracked in the outer covering, if] radiator is leaking, do not attempt Freeging Point 10 above zero. 20% 80% 70% 50% » you should add system. Shellac, however, is dis-|ins to a certain extent. Keep a you Start to use alcohol for an anti-| Fase, #0 that you can always replace leaking at any part. |will neglect to take the advice On some engines the water ts cir- given, until it is too late, so will culated through the cooling system| find some morning on going to the by @ pump, although, on a large | Sarage to take out the car, that the number of engines no pump is used.| Water in the cooling system is froz: If you have a pump fitted to the en-/en. It is quite probable that you gine of your car, examine the pack-| Will find the cylinders cracked and ing glands on the pump shaft to|the radiator will leak from certain see that they do not leak. If there points. However, if there is circu: ig any Sign of a leak, tighten the|Jating water pump on the engine, do packing nut, but be very careful not | Not attempt to start the engine im: to set {t up too tightly, as this win|mediately, or, in addition to the prevent the pump shaft from revolv-| cracked cylinders, you will probably ing freely. [have a new pumpshaft to pay for, The next thing to-consider is the| The first thing you should do, is ta An anti-freezing mixture of some|kInd of anti-freezing mixture you thaw out the pump by pouring hot kind in the cooling system 1s abso-|are going to use. There are a large| Water aver it, and if possible, thaw and as this mix-|number of anti-freezing mixtures, out the radiator with hot water also, In order to give owners of Hupmobiles the best of service we have decided not to run a public garage, therefore we have rented the east half of our garage to the Cadillac agency. \ No public storage. No public repair work. East Side Garage ANNOUNCEMENT To My Friends and Customers In the future our time and attention will be devoted to Hupmobile Sales and Service exclusively. No gasoline sold. Our pump will be closed. We will not be open nights and Sundays only by special arrangements in order to give Hup service. John M. Whisenhunt HUPMOBILE SALES AND SERVICE ture is generally alcohol which will! but experience has shown that the Now, disconnect the fan belt and TE EEE EE OE err Phone 79 WILLYS-KNICHT Open and Closed Medels $1,395.00 to $2,285.00--Casper ANNOUNCING WILLYS-KNIGHT | ———— (es ; UHH © TRUE BLUE” OAKLAND TAXES NAME FOR COLOR cover the hood and front of the|/¢¢ radiator with a good thick hlank: then let the engine run with thi spark lever fully retarded, until you its Champion, a closed car announced recently by the Willys-Overland, which is sweeping motorists toward | Champion SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 193 MAH AHH many extraordinary features offered, Pep galore is in this motor. Ths is a rea) family car with ranks of admirers because of'plenty of room for everyone. see the water begins to circulate again. Cut out this article, and those to follow during the next few weeks and paste them up on the wall of yeur garage for reference. They will contain information that will be valuable to you during the com- ing months. (Continued next week.) de se YELLOW CAO EXPRESS WILL BE MARKETED THROUGH SUBSIDIARIES ‘The new Yellow Cab one-ton truck, known as the Yellow Cab Express, will be marketed through a dealer organization and factory sub- sidiaries, according to a recent ai nouncement by officials of the Y¥ low Cab Manufacturing company. ‘This is the first time in the his OF NEW MODELS NOW BEING SHOWN BY AGENCIES How the new 1924 line of Oakland , faithful, staunch, real, unwavering, motor cars recelved the name ‘true|/genuine, sterling, also it has stood blue” is a question asked every-|for loyalty, fidelity and a spotless where by the pubiic, reputation. The answer is interesting. In or-| bg Ria tae A Ae tar ahaa der to enhance the artistic appear-| the ret ane 4 ance and individuality of the Oak-|nified that which has been tried and land cars produced by the pleasing |found -to be absolutely reliable, body Ines and ‘op construction. it|Steactfast and honest. The Oakland was decided to finish all the bodies|Motor Car company had been de- in color. As a result the Oakland] ®inging and testing this new model is the only. car in its price class to-|for @ period of approximately three day that is furnishing stancard bod-|¥ears before it was placed in pro- jes in cther than black, making the |@uction and believes that the new cars distinctive and different from|!ine has been so thoroughly and all otHer cars in the same class, completely planned and tested as to merit the title “true blue,” ‘The second reason was that the| ‘The standard Oakland care are phrase “true blue” most adequate-|finished in Holland blue striped ly described the line. The phrase ap-|with red on the beading around the pears to have originated in the} pody and a circle of red around the seventeenth century and to have|hub caps. been used laterein the writings of Robert Burns and Sir Wulter Scott, it The significance of “true blue” fs cPEED AND STABILITY tory of the company that a Yellow] affect the present plan of selling AUT INTO OVERLAND Cab product has been made ayatl-| Yellow Cabs, which are sold direct able to dealers, and was prompted, | to the user, Speed and stability is built into the motor used in the new Overland it is sald, by a country-wide demand Before any definite selling plan that the new truck unit be dis-| had been decided upon, scores of tributed through conventional trad | applications for dealerships were re channels. \ ceived from all over the country, it This new poli will in no way | is said. New Four DCourtag Five Pos sengers f. 0. b. Factory Five Disc Wheels and Nash Self-Ddounting Carrier, $25 additional NOW ON VIEW! Never for a minute has there been a let-up in the growing demand for the new Nash Four touring car.. These we’ve just received will be quickly taken. So don’t delay. your visit to inspect the new features. In the minor niceties and the important elements, Nash has built this new model to even higher value standards. NOTE THE LOW PRICE. FOURS AND SIXES Models range from $915 to $2190, f. o. b. factory NASH-CASPER MOTOR CO. N. Kimball Street Phone 1818 When It Comes to Rear End Work weohy yess our hats to no- f ly. e are specialists in all kinds of repair work and guarantee satisfaction. If a pinion gear has gone wrong or Ae need a new axle we will do the job for you in quick order at little expense. L. D. Branson Service First and Durbin Phone 383 CHAMPION ARRIVED NOW ON DISPLAY AT Wyoming Oldsmobile Co. 454 East Yellowstone Take a Look At your top and then decide whether it is adequate for another winter. peat If It Shows Signs of Weakening, See Us EVERYTHING IN TOP WORK Wolcott Auto Top Shop * 133 North Wolcott Street HACKETT’S REPAIR SHOP Phone 230-M AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING, Rear 441 CY Ave, BUYING SELLING Ford’s Overhauled $20 and up Other Makes Overhauled, $25 and Up SALES AND SERVICE 456 E. Yellowstone OVERLAND We have been fortunate in securing the agency for the Willys-Knight and Overland Automo- biles in this territory. We will soon have some of the popular models on display. OVERLAND Open and Closed Models $645.00 to $985.00--Casper | WYOMING OLDSMOBILE COMPANY