: wi TT Ter ty fast driving COnsun ogtupant bot at actualy resus in fuel car and THis is. the se driver aved fact turing spect ave mile age. A eandirion th eration of the st in the Lights, or thcke 2. is caused by poor connéction tery, 1 Wi that the most ec faring sedans halk vp meatal! ofomic ichuding - fre i at result FOE motor at the § The green deposits that gal at the terminals produce these recy Terminals should be kept! absolutely : elear they should jhe quently and the wires secured i | | Tomer 2 istributor points t greased fre firmly dit ally devise embodies gange, the ¥ ntac a to 1 i tw contacts tHe ex bit of ich of this saot exhaust can happen who win ° that while thej nn at mn of wobbling to the would "ingredients" periectly true id rather Np 1 The Thrift Car No man without a car can do as much as hé can with a car Yet epefyuman in Canada should be doing his ubmost to help win the war. Biy an Overland Model 90 aiid keep ahead of your work. "This light Overland Four has been the ultimate choice of thousands of business men.' Why net yours? " Appearance Performance Comfort " Service Price Local Dealer: Overland Sales Rooms, Arthur W. H. Caliaghan, Dist., 214 Wellington St. Willys-Overland, Limited Willys Knight snd Overland Motor Cass and Light Commercial Wagons Head Office and Works, West Toronto, Ontario Twelve Tire Yes This series of Woelve tests Ww designed to take the uw certainty Ont of fire buying. Tube Fit This ph hic duction teac pograph reproductio hed) an at flame THE D know that an may be made One pint of tors f wood alcohol; | witer, and one The 'alcohdl mixed, after paraffin ; The best way of r two is 10 place them shake them briskly uld be applied with! 1 canton flannel cloth | 1 dry cloth oil | retor "catch fire by fire, it can generally by turning off the ; the engine. The, suck it out and there a Son mri. ANGER TO CAR P FROM BACKFIRING Causes of Troubls Are Given And What To Do to Avoid Fire. 1 the carburetor is dan- it is likely to set hile « fire Cars have that in the cidents are bound It 15 well to be on cause for the tar cause a the 1se is a lean sre air in the Fhe carburetor and pix s dur the ax- burning admitting akes fire back to the ¢arbu- tetor. . If sasoline i dripping from the carburetor a head y vapor is form nding un the engine, where eld pan. The spreads under the engine and reaches the tank, melting the and releasing a fiood of most mixin e I's mixture .than 1 some way A lean Sets the slow ing the power s trok when the inlet val the fresh mixture and the flame run naust it is mud oon connections gasoline Lean rangement ot may be due tp de carburetor @r a leaky inlet manifold Some, of the catises may be the spray nozzle too far closed, auxiliary air valve spring too weak; or valve open, or a clogged fuel line. A leaky inlet manifold may be detected by running the engine and injecting oil around the joints. Oil will - be sucked in at the leak where the bolts must be tightened or a new gasket installed in place. of the leaky mixture the one Troubles of the inlet valve are rare The valve lifter may be out of ad- justment, leaving no clearance, or ac- tually pushing the valve off its seat If there is little or no clearance the valve will hold the compression when the engine is cold, but will leak when the engine warms up, due to length- ening. of the valve stem, and of course popping in the carhuretor occurs im- | mediately. Set the clearance at about two thicknesses of newspaper. Occasionally this valve shay become stuck so that it cing close, This [sway be seen from the outside, as there will be an upushily large space between the valve stem and lifter, "There may be electrical troubles, | ts No. 'With a sin coil 'and distributer sys- ILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY; tem, 8 used on t there would be : ble or a shor « fer wires . See 1 perly insulated an the distributer how to open should wipe out ally, using a ol h ins 1 dippe will remove all accu dust, which will cause sh allowed to remain Ona Ford car we find the trouble caused by short circuits on the timer wires These « against each other and sometimes against the sides of the engines, wear sulation and so causing Close the switch, using a battery. or run the engine én magneto, and advance and retard the spark, witching the com. mutator and wires If sparks are seen a short circuit is indicated, which may easily be stopped with tire tape Fortunately cars do burn as frequently now as formerly, probably because the flame is led away from the carburetor by the hot air pipe leading from the hot aw stove on the exhaust manifold But don't' think your car is safe thak acconnt There are leaks in these pipes-and there is a summer adjustment with large holes to let in air. wl eces- sary. So look out for popping in the carburetor and determine its cause immediately, lations of rt circnt if trouble not at hilt the bascule eal. being counter; An English rail' ad has heaviest single leaf bridge in the world, the 16014. «feet lot and with weights, weighing €.325000 pounds ---- away the in- : made PX- Leon The "stuff" that of is described an tract from an' art Lient Archibald in the current Good House keeping. This Canadian officer en- listed at th. beginning of ithe war, was wounded at Ypres, fought at Ar- mentieres, Loos, and the S is now at home recovenng wounds He writes: "Winter, certainly measured out its full quota of hardships for ue, tan acconnt of the impassable condition of communication trenches. énr jours nevings to and from the front lipe were resecved for the darkness, This condition micgeased our difficulties materially, The wounded," for <in- stance, were almost invariably forced to remain in a cold, dirty. and water logged trench until darkness arrived to ohseure_ their passage out. One day, however, in order to give a badly wounded boy the benefit of his 'one chance in ten thousand that he had to recover twa of his chtims decided to make the attempt to get him out in daylight to a dressing station. Stretch. ers conld not be used on account of the sharp turns and narrowness of the trench, so the boy sas placed on his rubber sheet, the two hearers grasp. ing each of the four ners The wounded chap's leg had been badly shattered the knee. while his Adar soldiers the Howing from Co above left arm and side had been liberally | He was a large Ev A int dosed 'with shrapnel, fellow, and the going was bad Nar nme, and' ery few vards, owing to obstacles or to the fatighe of the hearers. it was necessary to put down the improvised stretcher, when the oceupant's hody from his shoulders dowriward would immediately sink out of sight inte cold, soupy' muck Just what thar hoy suffered and just how many times a minite Ke died is not difficult to im- agine. hut we never heard a murmur. "Arriving at the junction of the trench and a hedge. the little party lahoriously climbed ouyand stil more laboriously hore their comrade back to the expert attention which figally saved his life No finer demonctra- fon of seli-sacrifice have I ever seén than the exhibition of this wounded bay's"twe. chums. They openly caurts ed disaster every inch of thar seven hundred yards hack to tlie dressing station, and in the end thei Sterling conraPe and indomitable perseverance were crowned by success. I heard a senior officer remark on seeing the pitiful little procession 'go down the trench, 'That sort-of thing will never learn the bitter taste of herent, for it will never know when it's heaten' "It was this same indescribable stuff' for which 1 saw a little Jance corporal a V.C,, not many «days later. The award, like many such, was pos. thumous. During a period of great stress this little chap, with his arm literally torn out by the roots, kept circulating among his men, encout. aging them and using them to their best advantage He died two hotirs ater from loss of blood, still on the the job when he could -have sought] the aid that might have képt him alive." 20 A Reliable | AUTO NEWS Rubber of any sort, matting, for in- stance, may be secured to metal sur faces by using § cement made by dis solving Hake "shellac in alcohol to form a thick syrup. . Several thin coats carefully applied should be given to each surface, and the first should not be allowed to dry before another is applied, " . Never allow an automobile 'engine to ran when the car is stopped; shut it off. . Je is no trokble to start it again with 'modern electrical starting equipment. Jt is frue it takes only a small amount of gasoline to operate & motor, yet H a record is kept the total amount of fuel wasted in this way will he staggering, .An ohscure engine difficulty same- times occurs: that is manifested by a redictin of compression when the cylinders are hot, although they may be known to be tight when the parts are cold, This is caused by the ex- pansion of the valve stems during the warming up process. | Unless a pro- per amount of clearance is allowed between the ends of the stems and the fappets this may be enough to pre- vent the valves from seating properly. "Buying an automohile is an invest. ment. You are doubling your capa- city ~and ability, and your dividends vied" the first revolution of the a Perhaps the highest merit in a motor car is trustworthiness. And it is with this important consideration in mind that we recommend Gray-Dort car. It is powerful----well able to carry you to destination without faltering. | It is speedyabove the full extent of your average needs, yet without t way motor. the your he cost of a speed- It is comfortable--comfortable in room and in smooth riding, sprung and cushioned for bad roads as well as ood. That no other car of its weight and price is so comforetlo, is our belief. But above all the Gray-Dort is reliable, Trouble, as it is known to most motorists, is avoided te and : - construction, a high standard of raw materials, rigorous attention to S$. 'by a minute and honest care in The tube shown was made b ting togeth : Thee ase tha tha J : d ; % skctions of two tubes of the sie hs got oer These are the things that will eventually win you to the Gray- one a Michelin, the other a standard tube made \ : Voit, ht Eas in "the ordinary way. This composits tube, fees : A Ss The new Gray-Dort embodies all the tly inflated, was then loid in a casing, cut. WW. J: for former models. i ¢ Note that the Michelin kal} fils the casing perfectly' EN 3 : Ten A Sine CTR ae SON deep The equ lipment because Michelin, Tribes. are made hg ejay oy E : : 2 Ne bc upholster ry fs oe 2 18 ike the casing) whereas HE : from ¢ i? Starting aryl Sighting to the tools. 'New lines bi gl el 'th - ee »*». 2 3 ¥ x the other tube naturally =. wrinkles, Such tubes are éasily pinched in fitting; . Lie Wear thin in spots; or bicok, where créased or 2s ; 3 7 dr oT yp Ths fioe-passenger touring car is $1,106; the three-passenger fleur-dedlys roadster = en 51050, the Svan on special, beautifully fimished, or with extra details of, equipment, is $125 above the list," All prices are {.0.b, C A Als 5 a selecting tubes, therefore, it is important. instant sue- smoot tures that won Joys know whether the tube is naturally stra