Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1923, Page 63

Tire Company Compiles List Of Lower Correct Inflation Chart of 35 Cars Given, S.Iwwing Weight of Auto and Recommended Pressure for Front and AKRON, Ohio, September 30.—How Much air pressure should the tires on my car carry? I your car is one of the thirty- five roakes listed in the accompany- ing pressure chart, revised and com- Diled by engineers of The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to gree with the recent recommendations of the Rub- ber Association of America for low- ered inflations, in pneumatics, you'll find it here These lower inflation figures per- mit easier riding without any risk of injuring tires prematurely, pro- vided, of course, these figures as set forth in the chart are regarded minimum inflation only. This doesn’t | mean lowering the bars. It doesn't mean that the motorist can be care- \passengers as a normal load. Back W heels. less about his inflation if he wants|bocking. to get maximum wear from his tires. Air pressures should still be checked frequently—perhaps more often than | they are getting into a new wedge inflated at higher|between the car ahead and the curb. when tires were pressures. In no case should the car owner permit the inflation for his car to drop below 10 per cent of the mini- mum indlicated. If he does run his LEAVING THE CURB. Just What to Do When Parked Too Close. Getting both front and rear wheel 20 close to the curb that the car con- not be driven away without ingenuity is not such a common occurrence, but It's so perplexing that it's well to know what to do in case it happens to you. It is usually possible to cut the front wheels enough to get tho right one away from the curb, but the trouble fs most drivers elther back the way they started forward or try stralghtening the front wheels, then In the first case they find themselves just where they were be- fore; in the second they find that The solution is to drive forward, turning the front of the car awhy from the curb as far as possible. Then# cut the front wheels as much as pos- sible and back just as though trying car with tires inflated at pressures|to park the front of the car nearer lower than those recommended for his type of machine, loss of tire mileage is certain to result. The figures prepared by the Good- vear engineers are based on four In the case of a roadster or coupe it is safe to figure inflation pressures for rear tires approximately five pounds below those indicated on the table. If normal loads of gnore than four people are carried, an additional five pounds should be maintained in the rear tires. front wheels, Inflation each Weight on Cadillac Case Chandler Chevrolet Sedan Chevrolet g Touring I« Cleveland Franklin Fua Happ Jewert Jordan Kissel iimeton Rrongham. T Lafayete owring Lincoln Overland Willys Knight 59 Touring. Sedan Packard I Pierce Arrow Rickenbacker Stearns (Spec. 6) (Big &) THE OWNER-DRIVER'S | | COLUMN. (ood lights are absolutely necessary on a dark road , Yet the headlight, if it is to light the road a safe distance ahead of the car and if it is to show the ditch on either side of the road at the time, sure to blind drivers coming from the other direc- tion. No matter wifit color the lenses used or how the light is diffused, if it i strong enough to light the road properly it will bother the other fellow. * They may not actually glare into the meeting driver’ s, ex- cepting when two cars meet on a yet there is always the feeling for a few mom one’s own headlight out when meeting | another These ar in night drivi present the da r moments, and on u crowded high- is continually deing dangerous d one is familiar with the 3 d a good ! not drive through and own the distance the one hund or self and the g car smash occurs. Engineers have done | a great deal to perfect headlights, | which are as effective as it is pos- sible to make them w ing their usefulness in the road. To cut down ca or to impose still more stringent regulations on focus and lens will | surely make present lights ineffcient. | 1t ssible to light a road prop- | not put ourselves into | danger whenever we meet a car us- | ing similar lights. Direct lighting is not the solution of this problem. | Use of Spotlight. 1 On many roads the spotlight is for- bidden. Yet it contains the only so- lution to this problem. It is fastened higher up on the car than are the headlamps and sends a narrow beam | of light ahead of the car. If this! beam is properly directed it will shuwi S | -power the road and the ditch on the right without at any time blinding the meeting driver. Engineers argue that | the spotlight will always be abused by some senseless drivers and must be ruled out. objection can, | however, be readily overcome by pro- i hibiting the manufacture and sale of | spotlight _holders which allow thel light to be adjusted straight ahead while in its socket. It can be made so that only the right half of the road ! i will_be illuminated, and this should be done. The writer has made ex- periments with a strong spotlight and whenthe spotlight was directed over ' the right fender and from twenty-; five to fifty feet ahead of the car there wa® no blinding of meeting drivers and a clear.view ahead for the user | of the spotlight. The spotlight with headlights dimmed is the only solu- tion of present night driving hazards. Carburetor Kinks. Sometimes the be: will “buck and cut-up” as the say- in is, and certain attentions must be given them. Perhaps you have tried to start the car some fine morning and found the gas tank empty. The float had become stuck and the gas leaked out. You may have stepped on the accelerator tor a quick pick- up and did not get it, but the engine back-fired into the. carburetor in- stead—this is a fallure on the car- buretor’s part to supply the gas when t was needed. This is usually due }., dirt or water in the nozzle. The thing to do for a float that suddel allows gasoline to leak carburetors , i} light hammer. This will d lodge a sticking float. If the leak is caused by dirt under the float valve, then dej ¢ hand will often ¢ o' out. ¥ your habit of ‘oc well to shut carburetor whe 1(;!‘ the night, ply tank is abov This is one great vacuum feed tank. ccasionally the float - should be drained: this tapsomoor Jyater and often bits of dirt. A cork float soaked with gas will canuy steady leakage of gasoline, as seil] also @ metal float with a hole fn it To drive the gasoline out of the lgt- ter immersing the float in hot wi ? is useful and it wi hole at the same time. however, be bles float by washed as the it is putting the ally if the sup- the carburetor. advantage of the The float must, cease to be driven needle- | © gas off above the | car In| { | 111 locate the hole | removed as soon as bub. | the curb than it befoye. Th throws the rear wheels over just a trifle. They may clear the curb an inch or so. By. th straightenin the front wheels it is possible to back the limit without “sticking” against the curb. It may be n ry to repeat this process if the space is particularly smoll.- When the back wheels are a few inch curdb the rar may be di n out of the parking space in the al man- ner without further danger of we ing against the curb. ——— STAYING IN SECOND. Just as “second” speed makes the best gear combination for a quick getaway so does it make one of the best ways of stopping quickly In trafic. When the spurt of speed Is simply a matter of skinning past a fow snailing cars, and stopping ogain behind a street car some 200 feet aliead, remaining in “second” will be found handy for the entire job of speeding up and slowing down. " Nine- tenths of the job can be done with the throttle, which is a bit closer to in'speed control. BACK DOOR SALES We are convinéed that were it possible to trace - every inquiry which we receive regarding the Buick azd many of which uitimately result in a sale, that a large percentage would be found to be the result of the prompt and cfficient manner in which present Buick owners service requirements are met. An automobile is only behind it. as good as the service STANLEY H. HORNER Retail Buick Dealer 1015 14th Jrelt Main 5296 MERCHANTS' DISPATCH™ SPECIALIZATION Success in any line depends in a great measure in doing one thing and doing it WELL. This is in a great measure responsi- ble for the success of Atlas trucks— they are built by men who devote their entire time to the study of h'nulage problems and their solution. Result—A truck that will meet the exacting requirements of your busi- ness. Built in two sizes— 2,500 1bs. 130-inch wheelbase 4,000 1bs. 146-inch wheelbase Equipped with electric lights and starter in addition to pneumatic tires. All models on display. HURLEY MOTOR COMPANY 1522 14th Street SPECIAL SALE Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup Cord Tires 30x315,$12.50 32x4%,$27.50 31x4 . $2250 33x41,$2850 | 32x4 . $2350 34x41,,$2950 | 33x4 . $2450 33z5 . $34.00 34x4 . $25.00 35x5 . $35.00 For a Limited Time You Can Buy a Quality Tire for the Same Price Asked for Just Ordinary Tires VACUUM CUPS NEED NO INTRODUCTION E. J. TYDINGS, President 1415 14th St. N.W. o ; A | away 18 to rap the carburetor smartly | Open Evening and Sunday Potomac Service Co. Main 6507 from the | ADOPTS BALLOON TIRES. Moon Announces New Cars Will Be 8o ‘Equipped. Moon Motor Car Company has t announced that, effective imme- diately, all models of Moon cars may be ith the new, , Jow-pri ure tires com- y"called “balloon” or, “doughnut” g, he first to adopt balloon tires, making it optional with the purchaser to specify either bal. loon tires or the regular cord tires, and this progressive move was ma possible b{ speclal ‘angement with the manufa wheels. 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