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K,,°_°y1ii_g,`pepeciail5» when_they have A,,,w,,. f.|.0,mmy uw clutch

`ii¥\tn‘l' nperutfrd verv heatllv '|

operation. Some .pl'||ga_lmve thin por

tively and the porcelain muy become hot enough to citnse rlrematur, ui-ing or to cause missing 'igy failure of its insulating -properties when heated

nhl-y hc turned over, but this must

one rear wheolfot’ yourcar, ‘throw ln _i the low gear and clutch anrljturn the l free rear wheel in the'i‘or-_ward tl!- ‘ roction. by hnndfyou will exert great

uontln _) _ ' . lover screw which hours uDon t.lio,<)t-lun- plugs ure made with quite ma;.- crariking power on the t~ng'ln»e and 1-011164, f0\‘ S°l'“0'iit1l€. Such engines clutch cam. requires an extra turn ! sive nrmrk points oil connlderablul start it. unless the hearings ure alto-

rntny `\59~_'i” |"°"f°”t ’“°°h°’""'“l "0" 16 Itltlke Url for thc wear and to caune l length and it somotlmqr happens that! gother too tight tor sufcty.

¢li1‘i0ll Md i`l'l'e fl`0\l\- C¥1l‘i}0ll~ i-110 mil' thc clutch to bv held in neutral lt? the hent retained by these, under. tum nut? 'bf °°"‘“-='1`t“‘<l 'he ignition only also rr- that the rover ni-fthe.-§1irgr» spent open' un-nate conartlonslenevenrtno uNAu'ri-tomzzo use

D9,-pqggiyf tiuod and still they are pron`ef.l.o. hnorli. _under trying _condi- tlons.-'Tlie fault rnniion the openntiuu

of mich-ongirrou unsatisfactory nud its: probable t~»t\tsué` is tfbsctrr-4. to nruuy motklrlgth who are troubled by -lt. The- 1

§0n§(1._j_hut'lu properly culled tt “knock” to eutlflllly Clitrnerl by prcmaturc lgni- . riq€,i._e(h,l('l|' protlut-os u tlownwnrd or

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on -Sspaco ubovo their pistons and lime’

redttcq lim compression ratio. i cm be accoxnplished in two n'a_\'s. The

cyllutlerrz vnu Lho ruined nrlglrtly frorrr'

t_l;‘ 'crhtilfciint-. so that thc piistorr.»' dp no:’t:‘:t‘.';>l unite so far town-rd tin- cyllnder h oadn_ _A metal guskot or liner piliced between thc cylinder Badge nild thevcrnnk case su\'l'a.ce, will ootdrrrplislr this and no other nd- jnstmnlrt is ueiually required _than thc leng`l.h_guiug` of the vulvu push-rods. Mosl munuia-cturers. whose ong-lies need t.liom,- ctln l‘llruisl_r such cylinder* gaskets. 'which ure usually ironr one eiglirlt tu' one-qu`t'§r1eri'hclr ln tirlckness. Tile othqr reulcdy in llrc usn 'ot' lo`w cotrrprosslon vnlvo cups. Ortlinury \'ali{e traps ulosu thi- clcir.|'nnco space abolltiluulr with'l.hr‘ interior surfuce of thc' hood. but these special vulve c_a.p§,rtrc llulluiroti but to t'or-nr chumb- erslaud thus addito the clearance space and dilnlninh tht- t-ornpresslon. Such valve caps tire obtalnarble from nrariutacturera. whose engines lr-uve developed prelgnition 'troubles of this kind. or they can _be mnrlo. specially. Natlirs.rll_\' this' prqignltiun tendency, lineto _tlio change in i‘ucl, is most often found in engines which worn designed on hlghcomnresslon linen, -but those £ha\'lng‘.doleotrlve writer jacket pro~ Visions or rreali circulation arc also Hllbiwt tu 1t_ Many un' old engine which now l’u.ils~to."i;tand lor" long. hard pulls; without knocking, cun he “Hide to do so -by lowering its cornprcn- slon. ‘ '

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K. T. writes: With thc potlnl und

ht\nd__lu\'cr both in neutral posilion.».

could `Int\~<liy move, cron -though Clllluh dliid drug. Bc sure that low sl cel is lr

p t ot tlrrrrecei-mtt|°ily tight. Hilfe limit an to connrresrsiorr :presaure_f \‘, _ ,pl

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which lrccorrres ex ~ r ' -iw o stick to tho sun ma

need it littlv taking, up us, it' tlieyfjs nuiiicicnt to rttlse them to a pre! OF CAR _ w ~ ~ ' ‘ .

eto ln good .ulJustment. the our-_'igniting tempr.rwture_ 'rlresr trouble; _ _

the unturnlly. are niet with csipeclally in; ' 0'

the f engines which are rwrniiugolose tothei

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Dm” how ‘ma Muon Hue ox~ z conrhuatlon space that it becomes not hind another and allowing the ‘latter stopped? _ can be enough to fire the charges preniatnr-ei to tow tt, putting your car into Lhrgh

V -_ ly.-__l`mder continuclis. full throttlei gear and then gradually' letting in

| your clutch, your engine r`an` prob-

coianr cores or thu"pettiooe.t. t:»'pe.* C -ilcsixlwd I0 Hive 11 soot-proof oiiect. ho done cautiously or your engine 'rlreso coren do noi. ttl'fray5 cool oiioo. buarings may Buffer. It you jack up

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_That the price is reasonable is_ due to factory efficiency land,

large production.

Especially if you have owned or driven another light ony, will appreciate the refinements in the Crav-Dg'f¢~ 1854?' smoothness, power and pick-up of its motor; the atondnrd equipment; the comfort of riding and driving; the unit blemished beauty of line and finish. ' "

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nrt ol .urllml ruolullic corrtnct. in time to adhere to the unc oi' Dlu8B oi M H ml mio" thu ‘ ' hm- .th d 5 . ° . , ord tmrmirrir-=.~rlorr,.., which have-, seen _the sarrro gonerul lypc and pr~op0r-l` 'ro _g B 'P . tm) LM' v` ("‘ wx a e re nernents and extra equlprnenl ` :5 fifivfai _

The touring car is $1245; the Gray-Dort Srvecial--~t`l;¢ car.

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these can lic loosened up- by squirt lug tlrern with trrntzlritw Oil-

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The Engine Builder Usually Recom~ mends Thg Best Adapted Type

0( Plug

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from prcigniiion oi' tho churgos is the use of >rpar~k-plugs lil adapted to thc pttrticulnr engine. Some plugs ure :mule wfith \'cr,\' long slrulls, which ure roqui-roll in ccrtn-in engines to bring thc spark point properly l.uto the com. bustiorr space. ilowcvor. wlrcn .~aut-lr plugs strc used lu other cugillvu. tho

il!i<l‘tlrc`ougi|nce running, nry Ford loin-il muy protrude so for into thc' Answer: ily hitchilng your cm- be-

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one of wlrlch hill be found to coliform

l l have no nlisolulg ooi' ol' this

0 ts into, ' f _ _ _ with tho rt-<ults lhnil the discs tendlclosely to that round. best by thot ml pl " o tvtrtigt- and do not r'clcn.st- ne they rr:1rn\rt'zrcturer's of cnch particular li were any ‘lm I can gm n du'd`f

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huust pipe wlrcn it is cold. li the

nur that it ‘tlro may blow oh' the rirrr nud hurt surrreonc, while nir is lu-ing put into lit? _

An8wer: fl.‘lier\<- lntvé lvoon at low

lnnl nccidmrls und r1umorouf.~i nurrow

ostrnpcs cutrsnd by the ruitur ring blowing oil' thc _1'lrn during lntlattion. :ho ring lu-ing inrojerrtmi with very llurrgurwrtn-1 forms. Such an accident. i.-: caused by the failure oi' the 'lock- ing duvicl- to lmld thc outer rlnr :vcuroly und can bu avoided by see- 'n1.: than thc ring is securely in place ind thc locking tievice acting prop- erly lmforv- nir is put. in. Alitor very rllght inilutiun. the locking arrange-‘ nu-ut cnu ugh-in bu inspected to make nrrt- tlrztt it is rzolm; to hold. Stand- ing out ol’ 'thc way oi thc ring, should it blown off, is nl\\':ty.»~ at sale prccau-I, tion.

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J. R. writes: Miter tulting up on

tim mztirn bearings of my engine. l tincl that l cannot crunk it_ l nm nlirronl. cert/:tin that none of the bear-

`rnt-. the car i,,~ Left and screw on thc! 1 zmolino filler cap to rr soorct mark. l

tfntrrcd. it is n pretty sum nigh that thc car iran been upon the road. lt l;= po.~4si'ble to leave. the- brain; not and tho lover sented with at prlvatl: .~'-al, but ii thtih tis found broken. the txcrrso .pl'0bah|_v will ln; made that tho car had tn be moved to .make 1-nom for 0l,hf=r'.~l._ 'l"lr|‘ umrutllurizetl last- ol' earn has sometlrneu been dis~ r-ovored by the o\vnt.-rs tinding tho vnglu e witrrn. \\'_11p_n llc hui.; not \uw.1l

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t%:,rt\t`ul runngc itcduces Rupnltit licre /‘.1 Everywhere Elec.

The following strgl:0+it.io_ns relutc

tfi the uno of ntwric\'i+. crrpeoially to tiigreu ln thc operation of wblcll fl motor gear inte to be t:ueshud\ with tht- fly 'wheel gent-: Do not force the starting operation 'by jamming down the pedal ohm-ptly. Do it gently, oqieciaily at tho lust oi' the move- rront rand, if the genre rio not trngcule rcndlly. let the pedal back and go through the operation again. Avoid hc-l-dng down the pedal after the en:;_ine is running under its own pcwor. as the ovrrwnnnlng clutch rrreclutnlsm which is' then called intol it-gr-ion, is not lntcmired for anything but rnornentnn- operation. Under :no conditions opcnoto the starter, when thc engine is running, nsthe bringing

ings orc dangerously Light. as l .took grunt cur-c~ in the adjustment. l cnn exert enough iorcu. to spring tlrci .»:t:1rting crunk. but the cuglnc dot-~:` not budge. lion' cun I turn it ovcr?

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muy think that iz- has stopped when this is not the cuec. A touch upon the accelerator will always ludicuto whether or not the engine in in operation. lt is inudvisablo t0 operate thc starter' with the spark ' too- im' advanced. even though u safety device is provided to guard _ u-gain-st damage from ' “bud kicks" 'rhrowlng ont the clutch, considerably lessons the lontl on the starter motor..

(War-Savings Starnps) U A

The Dominion oi Canada offers you every safeguard lor your investment in War-Savings Stamps. ‘ '

Afiix your W-S.S. (coating $4.01 each this month) to the Certificate provided, and ask the Postmaster at any Money- Order Post Office to register the stamp or stamps for yon.

The t are then absolutely useless to anyone but yourstlltmllf your registered YV-5.5. are lost by theft, fire, or other cause, the interest continues to accumulate and you can obtain your money at the oiiice where the stamps were registered.

Remember, that at the rntefof interest allowed on W~S.S. lour dollars would grow to $361.39 in 100 years.

A VERY l{m¢ you are tempted lo spend money needlessly, buy Thrift

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motorists wlil be nnowored ln this column, lploe permitting. -Adrirul Albert L. Clough, care of tbl; office.

No man in real lite #vor made lore

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