Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1925, Page 91

BANKHEAD ROUTE TOURTS SURGESTED Route to San Diego Through | Southern States 22- Day Auto Trip. With many Eastern motorists plan- ning tours westward, the Automobile Club of Southern California writes that it is prepared to welcome trav- elers who o to the Pacific Coast and assist them in finding their way around the far western country. The Bankhead highway is Suggest- ed as & route for the journey either way. It takes the tourist through Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona into southern California, end- ing at San Diego as Its western ter- minus. An alternate route is the Na- | tional Old Trails highway, by driving | over paved roads to St. Louts and thence southwest direct to Los, An- | seles. Traveling at a leisurely pace for a day, the tourist is assured make the trip of ap- 0 miles in 20 to 22 it with & maximum nded to carry arly if it D out on the way 15 as spare tires and acces s, & good horn for in curves and e most necessary tools are looked on as par ticularly necess: For personal com- t, the CO nental car should y also a small )ds and the simplest cook and the tourist should wear adapted to the long trip in ti Geood hotels in cities and towns along the old Spanish Trail and camp- ing grounds for automobile tourists in almost every city, large and small, are enumerated among the facilities to be offered the tourist in southern Cali- ip maps covering the entire jour- Washington to San Diego mailed free to Washington mo- ts on_application to the touring reau of the Automobile Club of hern California, according to a letter from the organization to sile editor of The Star. recer the autc HOW TO SAVE GAS. XKeep Foot Off Accelerator When Not Needed. ing gas is often a matter of to keep vour foot off the ac- tor. Many motorists do not real but the mere weight of the or nervous tension, on the ac- rator when walting in traffic is sufficient to give the engine more gas than it needs. When driving down srade, where engine power is not need- ed, many drivers will keep their foot on’ the accelerator, even though the ignition has been switched off. Feed. ing gas with ignition off is all right if additional compression is desired as a means of checking the speed of the car, but ordinarily it Is just a matter of waste. = Maryland Roads Oiled. The road from Waterloo to Jessup has been ofled, according to announce- ment by the Maryland State Roads CommPsion. Ol also is being applied to the Frederick road from Catonsville cott City. After its completion me force will ofl the Annapolis boulevard from Brooklyn to Water- ford. John Smith and His Car THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. John Smith is a character whom every motorist should welcome. He it not selfish; rather he is a motoring martyr, a chap willing and glad to have exploited, in an interesting way, his experiences for the benefit of the other 10,000,000 or more members of the motor clan. No. 122—0iling Neglected Parts. Smith had just been looking over one of the new cars with a centralized chassis lubricating system, when he ventured a commonplace prophecy. His reaction to the newer method of lubri- cating the chassis was that the time is near when the car owner will have little need of an ofl can. The truth of the matter is, however, that, despite the newer developments in lubrication, there was never greater need for aux- ilary oiling. “We are just beginning to discover,” I remarked, “that many hitherto neg- lected parts of the car need lubricat- ing. The motorist has spent all of his avallable time in the past on the big job of keeping the spring bolts, uni- versals, clutch throwout collar, steer- ing assembly and brake connections properly oiled. But, now that this is being done automatically, he is begin- ning to find out how many other parts of the car could benefit by a little regular ofling or greasing.” Smith stopped his car gazing prepared for something new in motoring. never before considered. *Auxilic olling"—the phrase lingered in mind. H | New Lubricating Method. | and his T began by telling him of the news| . method of lubricating the valves of poppet valve motors. This called for | simple description of al acces ories now on the market, which are designed to attend to this j “The typical device of th explained, “is merely a s tank filled with a special ¢ is sucked into the engine th intake and intake valve ports. Due to the heat, the small quantity of oil used and the strong suction, the ofl enters in the form of vapor, thus obviating any possibility of upsetting the regu- lar action of the gas vapor in the cyl- {nders. The purpose of the oil is to lubricate the upper parts of the valve stems, which cannot get lubrication in any other way. This provides smooth v ing. “There is another advantage to thi; auxiliary oiling in that it keeps c bon deposits soft so that they cannot | so readily heat up to incandescence and cause that well known preigni- tion knock."” Smith continued to inspect the new (2 cars. He was raising and Jowering a window of a car standing on the sales. room floor. Here was another case of auxiliary ofling. Window Lifts Need 0il. “That window raises so easily you hardly know you're doing it,” I said. “Doesn’t that suggest to you the ne cessity of some means of olling the | window lifts on closed cars after they have been in service for a while? Is it obvious that the closed car has cre- ated a_demand for new points in lubri cation?” Smith opened the door and exam- ined the hinges, catches and other de- tails of the door, and admitted that the ofl can conceivably might come into great popularity again. I warned him, however, thinking of this auxillary oilin ly in terms of the convention: which many motorists carry. For t door hinges and catches a little va<e line will suffice, for there one his guard against overlubrication, whicn might easily result in soiled clothing and other annoyances to passengers. One of the parts of the car which must come in for more attention is the hood. The pads along the cowl and at the radiator shell will be more against entire America’s Demand for this greatest of Cadillacs at new low prices Exceeds all Previous Cadillac Popularity Here was an idea he had |F | to the ve actfon and freedom from stick: L efficlent silencers if treated with a little graphite now and again. Soap the Door Sills. Just to show Smith an extreme in this matter of auxiliary oiling, I took him out to his old car and pointed to several places where the doors, in sag- ging a little, were scraping against the sills. I suggested rubbing a little soap on the sills as the remedy. “The head of a speedometer needs no attentfon during the ordinary of a car, but the cable may not alw: receive as much lubrication from the transmission as It needs,” “When this is the case, it 13 a good plan to disconnect the cable from the head and force some graphite by means of a grease gun Into the cable tube. “Don’t forget that all around the car are littlo things that will operate well enough without grease or oil, but which little lubrication are the parts whic And, final if kept lubricated, tend to when re are needed. A er viled is a prob. lem to the repairer and a real expense n who must pay the bill for all ex move rusty parts When Smith buys one of the newer s with the newer automatic lubr cating tems, it will not be becaus he covets the opportunity to sit back and take it easy, but rather because it will be his opportunity to have the time to look after all the other details which in all of his previous cars he had to neglect. Next week—Hotchkiss Driven Cars. (Copyright. 1928.) BUY ALCOHOL CAREFULLY. Warning Is Issued on Basis of United States Experts’ Finding. Refiners warned repeatedly the ce of golng to a garage or filling station and asking merely for a quart of oil. This warn- ing could be extended to include alco. hol. The Department of Comme has found that alcohol still is the most satisfactory anti-freeze solution, but d of alcohol will not do. ' Fre- v wood alcohol s dispensed, and while such alcohol may be used if pure, it is often of acid reaction, with the result that its use for an entire Win. ter will corrode the radiator and other metallic parts touched by the anti- freeze solution. have LESSON FROM ACCIDENT. Proves Highway Is No Place for Talk or Repairs. ‘Wise motorists have long pointed out the fact that streets and highways are no places for discussions and re. pairs, but now and again it requires a demonstration to drive home the sim- ¥ h of this. The recent accident where an autcmobile driven by a po ce officer ran into the rear of a car ad been halted by another po. 1t illustrated this point so vividly hat only the most stubborn driver could hear of it and refuse to get off | the traveled thoroughfare when he happens to be in trouble. An officer will always admit the wisdom of your | act if you tell him that for safety's sake it would be best to turn into a | side street. always operate better with a |l 1 time spent on trying to re-|F TOPICS ON PROGRAM Experts Will Address National Board at Meeting Here Early in December. Reports on varlous phases of high- way improvement will be submitted at the fiftth annual meeting of the Highway Research Board of the Na- tional Research Council, December 3 and 4, in Washington. Thomas H. MacDonald, director of the Bureau of Public Roads, will ad- dress the opening session, at which A. N. Johnson, of the University of Maryland, chairman of the board, will preside. Vernon Kellogg of the Na- tional Research Council, will deliver the address of welcome. Among committee reports to be made at the sessions are the follow- ing: “Economic Theory of Highway Improvement,” T. R. Agg, Towa State College, chairman; “Structural Design of Roads,” A. T. Goldbeck, Bureau of Public Roads, chafrman; “Character and Use of Road Materials,” H. S. Mattimore, Pennsylvania Highway De- partment, chairman; “Highway Traf- 5" G. B. Hamlin, Connec- Commission, ‘Highway Finance,” H. R. Bureau of Public Roads, aintenance,” W. H. Root, ate Highway Commis “Development _ of . Steinberg, Highw airman; “E nforcement in Con- crete Roads, A. IHogentogler, Highway Research Board, chairman, and “‘Culvert Pipe Investigation,” R. W. Crum, Highway Research Board, Jacob Viner of the High arch Board, will report on 1 Investigation into Urban Finance Problems. Value of RADIATOR CLEANING. Ordinary Lead Pencil Eraser Does Efficient Work. A simple way to clean the fins of a celinlar radiator is to insert an ordi nary lead pencil eraser and rotate it. This will serve to rub off any dirt that has collected without the risk of {njur- ing the cells. An occa of this sort ofter the core of the marked with ligh will keep the rad able. Gear Shift Indication. When your gears suddenly shift back to neutral from high or second ir own accord, it is usually an tion that you have mnot shifted low for a full mesh of the gears. A mean operating clutch will often | cause a driver to “shift short e Causes More “Toe-In.” Lengthening the steering tie rod brings the front ends of the front wheels closer together, resulting in more “toein.” Due to wear, strain and the possibility of slight bending of the tie rod, an old car can usually stand more lengthening of the rod and more “toe-in.” FOR ALL WHEELS Rundlett Rim Co. 1336 14th St. N.W. D. C., NOVEMBER 1, 1925—PART HIGHWAY RESEARCH PERIENCE THE BEST TEACHER HEED THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL 3. = ’) m B N Moror fiUEL J S10PS 1HE KNOCKING ‘“Unsurpassed for Mileage" PLAY SAFE— There have been and will be many imitations of LIGHTNING. Motorists who try th e s e imitations come back to LIGHTNING. The original motor fuel, always re- liable, SAFE and consistent in doing everything claimed for it. 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