PAGE FOURTEEN 1 In the Automobile World Pipeciay acts as a praservative of rubber and makes one of the best mediums for treating the rubber mats used in.automobiles, Oil and grease are rubber imsolvents, and ruin the floor mats if they are allow- ed to remain on them. The mats should be wiped quite dry and then be pipe-clayed. The plpeclay dries and sucks the oil out of the rubber. Cleaning thé Radiator. If the radiator is stopped up it should have a thorough ¢leaning. As &. general rule this job yuld be handed over to a firm that special- izes in this sort of 'work. When it is mentioned that sometimes as much as four pounds of muck will be tak- en out of asingle radiator the reason why special treatment is necessary is shown. \ Fan Belt Fastener. At each end of the belt to be join- od make a namber of separate wire loops running at right angles to the end of the belt. When the ends thus combined with w) AR Studebaker Care Cord Tires--another Corner Brock and SOME MECHANICAL HINTS of tion, recommend the Six Par A in who constant. ly uses a car and who must Studebaker precedent. "This is a Studebaker Year' KINGSTON AUTO SALES 00, Ltd. fitted are brought together the ternatively ops form a passage way h a small thof'g is pass 3 thong becomes notched with services-so that it does not slip out, : Smooth Belts. . When the leather fan velops considerable slippage, i " '| probably because the rough inside of the leather is against the pully sur- face. The smooth side of the leather has a much greater traction adher- ence. . Ammeter Trouble. If the ammeter does not register ""charge'"" when engine is running at normal speed consult the repair man immediately. If you are handy at cleaning the commutator of the gen- erator or adjusting. th regulator, etc., all well and good, lay or attempt to expe bu nt. How to Straighten Axle. A method of straightening a front | SPECIAL-SIX h and accessibility, economy SPECIAL. Ve one on are equipped with Montreal Streets. belt' de- «they have become so hot 1t do not de- > If you arg in doubt as to I "way to turn needle valve, try chok- axle that has been bent in a vertical plane is to take two lengths of four by four inch joists long enough to reach from the upper side. of the axlé just outside of each spring plate to a cross timber of the ceiling roof 61 the gdrage. Then if the jack is placed beneath the axle at the bend enough pressure' may be applied"by means of it to force the axle back into shape of Rust Easily Removed. - To remove rust, make a solution of one part sulphuric acid to tem parts water and dip in it the parts from which it is desired to remove rust. Next dip.them in a bath of hot lime water and keep them in it until dry immediately on being 'taken out. Then rub the parts with dr bran or sawdust and they will be found to be perfeétly clean and may be painted with fireproof paint, blued or nickeled:. Adjusting Needle Valve. which ing the carburetor slightly. If the engine speeds up the mixture is too lean; if it slows down the mixture may be right, but you are making it too rich. If an air valve is access- ible, try pushing that open a, slight amount If engine speeds up the mixture is too rich; if it loses speed the mixture is correct or too lean. « Spark Plugs Costly. Spark plug spaces injured while being carried in the tool box. An excellent method 'of guarding against this is to slip each plug into a section of rubber hose, closing each end up with a bit waste to prevent the plugs working | out. * + * IE + + + * > | + + 4 + + + + + * + + * + Getting More Speed. When it is desired to get more speed into an old car one of the ope- rations necessary is to .change the gear ratio of the rear axle Racing cars use lpss than three-to-one- re- duction, and this change can be made in the ordi y stock model by itting a new differential ring gear and drive pinion, which can be ob- tained from the maker of the car. For the convenience of tourists without motor cars, a motor bus line | is operated through the Yellowstone National. Park in Wyoming, making a complete tour of the park roads. Motor tanks are used in Switzer- land by tourists in nmrountain climb- ing. USE OF TRUCKS » MEANS LESS (COST. The growing importance of the motor truck in the trans- portation field is shown by fig- ures recently compiled. According to the figures, the 975,000 trucks now imeuse haul approximately 1/100,000 tons daily, or 330,000,000 tons in a year of 300-working days. It Is estimated that if the tonnage carried in trucks had been carried in waggons as for- merly, the extra cost would have amounted to approxi- mately $1,000,000,000, the cost oleruck hauling being figured at 18c per ton mile, and wag- gon hauling at 24c per ton mile. bbb bbdd How Canada Solves Closed Car Problem JF, VERYONE wants a light weight Sedan for year "round use. ; pl pre 1" 18 Pi bs f) ye In summer the Sedan's wide wine. dows welcome every passing breeze. or | that they | are frequently! of T" +e PEPER I PIER PEPE Grob bt MOTOR TRANSPORTATION { A most daring idea in motor | "neland and' Wales. This is the '25- {mi e hop' scheme, and its cost is put | at $30,000,000. i { Under this plan all drivers are to do=a 25-mile stage and then drive § ong acain. The motor truck may do {200 miles or more, but no one 'driver jo0ce than 25 miles. England and [ Wales will be split up into sixty equi- distant freight. points, each one ap- proximately 1,000 square miles. This will take in all of England and Wales, whose combined area is slightly in ex- | v cess of 58,000 square miles. { In the centre of each 1,000 square {mile area is to a garage with a freight dump in charge of a clerk responsible for the collection and de- livery of all freight relative to his area, If the freight is to be delivered outside this 1,000 miles, it will be placed on the main service route run- ning through or taken to one of the four freight dumps at the corners of [his area, depending on the destination. In charge of the four corner stations will be four freight clerks. * There are to be 29 main service routes. Trucks will run on these night | and' day, and it will be possible for a truck, fully loaded to leave Liverpool at eight o'¢lock in' the morning, and by. 25-mile hops arrive in London" by midnight. own collecting and delivery trucks, and at the termini square 'trucks will {be ready, loaded up for the next journey, so as soon as one, truck |comes in the driver transfers to .the | loaded 'spare' and goes back along his | own 25 miles of road. "Efficient operation of this 30,000,- 000 truck transportation system will necessitate the running of 'every truck on absolutely schedule time. The Driver under the Hoed, a device which holds a truck to any predeter- mined speed desired at all timés, may be utilized to keep the trucks run- ning with 'regularity. The standard of efficient truck operation has proven that a fleet of trucks cam be run on schedule time as easily as railroad trains are, ! | SAVE GASOLINE IS GREAT NEED Vehicles and Demand Increasing Number Price of *Crude Oi Economy. New York motorists, through the | Dealers' Association afd the Na- tional Automobile Chamber of Com- merce, are urged to tonserve gasos life -and to co-operate in every way possible in the'\ movementwhat will be launched to Yeduce gasoline con- sumption. ge y"The present gravely critical," "butt may becomqeso if steps are not taken to stop fuel wastage The constant rise. in thé price of crude oil | is forcing up the cost of 'gas,' and the situation is not says an this increase, particulady with auto- | mobile sales mounting the way they are, is to practise my. "I think that n sts everywhere will agree that the adjustment of | their carburetors, whith is suggested as the first move in the campaign, should be undertaken at once; and I believe that a flat rate for the service would lead the vast majority drivers to have this done. "All car owners will be requested not to permit their engines to'remain running while the vehicle is: waiting for them. While this appeal will be addressed especially to the drivers of trucks, who are thoroughly guilty be- cause of the lack of starters~on the machines, it can also. be read and acted upon by thé owners of pas- | senger cars. { "With the price of 'gas' where it is, there' can be no reasonable excuse for | letting the engine run in a touring {car or runabout, becausé such dereli- | | ction costs us all money." Misfiring from -Air Leaks. Air leaks are a common cause of { misfiring, though they are often over- | looked. A worn valve guide allows | enough air to be suckadd | cylinders to cause misfiring, and it | also permits oil to leak out. If oil is | discovered leaking out it is fair to as- | sume that excess air is being injected | linto the fuel charges. Cement for Autos. Four parts of iron fillings two of | | lime, a fifth part of co 'mixed to a paste by the vinegar, makes an ex for spark plugs. for ¢onnecting pipes, ! etc. When properly compounded, this cement will" withstand compression | and heat and can bg air dried. | [ the city of Buenos Aires, S.A.;~to a | lines" from the centre of the city to ; i truck | {transpertation--is bein promoted for Each 'area is to have its | high | '| problem®¥s an adequate number official, | best possible method of combating | of | into the | A fifty-year charter was granted by | . THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG | WORLD WIDE MOTOR ITEMS. _. Russia has one 5% inhabitants, Motor vehicles increased 170 cent." from 1909 to, 1918. 0 ver 4 Siam purchased 79 motor, vehicles from Uncle Sam last year. Feiidle : Motor hearses.are licensed as pas Senger or "pleasure" cars in 'Ohio, l..The New York National- Guard is authorized to form a motor tank unit British motor manufacturers are booking orders for 192%, 1922 and United States forei automobiles and tires 2 covered 94 different countries, : The retail price of gasoline has ad- vanced four times since the middle of anuary. ¢ it 1903 there were but 220 motor. I owners in Canada. R istrations for 1919 totalled 324,886, © On German helmgets are being used as the base of roadway instead of cob- bleStones near London, England ith an increase of 29 pe © Tennessee lead Be ke crease of motor-car registration. The Society of Automotive Engi- Reers will hold its summer meeting at Diiawg Beach, Michigan, June 21 to automobile to every in 1919 n trade during St. Louis, Mo., will have a manu facturing plant for the production of gasoline-propelled railway cars ( lose on to 20,000 motorists, Tepre senting nearly every State in the Union, visited the Province last year. Long distance motor truck freight [Service Is extensively patronized by jdepartment stores in New Y. | Philadelphia, . o* York um For repairing - automobiles along country roads, traveling machine shops carried on motor trucks are |opérated in England. | Materials for the construction of | automobiles have averaged an in- | crease of approximately 35 per cent. |in the past six months. | The World War revealed the fact {that one man of every tem in an effi- | cient army must be proficient in auto- motive engineering. ° , |. Investments ranging from $1,000;- | 000 to more than $2,000,000 a made by several corporations in this coun- | try in motor truck lines. Of the $2,460,529 collected from New York City in motor fees last year, $1,322,907 went to the State for use in road maintenance. Because of shortage cars, more motor vehicles are being {delivered this year under. their own power than any time in histéry: With the enormous increase of au- tomobiles in Paris, the most difficult of of railroad garages in that city, By assembling a complete car in less than half an hour, one automo- Ibile industry in the United States plans for a production of one million cars for 1920. | -------------------- What Case. Teacher--"Saminy, in the sentence | 'I have a book," what 18 the case of | the pronoun /1'? Sammy (promptly) --*"Nominative case." Teacher--"Next boy, tell me | what case to put the noun 'book.' " Next boy (thoughtfully) --*Book- case.""--~Christian Guardian. PILES = Chase's Ointment will relieve you at once and as certainly cure you. 60c a box: all:dealers, -r i Edmaneen, Bates & Co., Limited. Toronte. er A A AAA ---------------- Arr y elruck ' Driver KNOWS ELIVERY is more rapid when Ford trucks are equipped with s 'the country in in. of Quebec | in | 1920. SATURADY, MAY, 1, £ Solids and Pneumatics there will be a further.advance. Buy now:and take ne chances. Cords, Gutta Percha, etc. We carry a full line of Silverto wn We are prepared to take care of your Hard Rubber difficulties CHERNERANARNE and can apply these tires at on ce. SUDDABY'S TIRE SERVICE Phone 1988 2. 1 1 Cor. Queen and Wellington Streets - eee a ee ~ U adad ll" AREYOU CONSIDERING PURCHASING A NEW CAR It so, give us an opportunity to demonstrate the VELIE | ! MODBL 48. |i You must see this car to appreciate the striking beauty of this new, straight line, high cowl body design, distinctive radia- | tor and hood, bevel border fenders, octagonal lamps--and you must try tHe car to know what the sensational new VELIE- CONTINENTAL MOTOR means. This is the first mention of a new type power plant. Burns low grade fuel. Has more res sponsive power, more speed, no vibration, no noise. COSTS fll KENDRICK & VANLUVEN 378 and 8377 BROCK ST. : : "Phones 1888 and 81. Used McLaughlin and Chevrolet Cars for sale. | | ICED it's a Supersize of highest possible strength and durability. - The result of a lifetime's research by a rubber chemist of national r ade of the purest rubber, by skilled Canadian workmen, rig- idly treated after' every process. V.D.L. tires give you that addi- tional pleasure of driving safely and in comfort on any road. ! VAN DER LINDE RUBBER CO. > Limited TORONTO - CANADA 4 i O. Local veale | Kingston < = H & D Shock Absorbers, because a' reasonable speed may be maintained without excessive vibration. This saves wear and tear on springs and body--avoids damage to goods carried-- saves tires--saves repairs. records. guarantee on each set sold. H & D's give 60 per cent. greater mileage from truck tires--proven by actual running They pay for themselves in. six months. Over 300,000 satisfied users. Money-back Should it turn dusty, showery or cold Now it is possible to own this the'car at once affords anug shelter, beautiful Four-Door Sedan, to drive it over all roads with comfort and safety on account.of Triplex Springs. They make possible its light weight, which means ease of hardling and great economy. i suburban points; "I Gasoline in-Italy is obtainable in re- | stricted quantities only, at the rate of { approximately fifteen gallons a month | { for an automobile of 15-horsepower. | | [ motor bus company to operate four | | . PRICES: Twin Arm Style. setof 4 - - = . . $15.00 Single Arm Style, setof 4 - - .". . $13.00 Ford Truck, set of 4° $27.00 "Pay for themselves quickly in reduced upkeep" chards Wilc Ganadian industry created this beautiful -Sedan. It is a' tribute to manufacturing skill, See this car at your nearest Over and dealer's or write for catalogue. . +e STANDARD TABLE "OF TIRE PRESSURE. thread In order that readers of the automobile section may krow the correct amount of air to carry in fires, 'a standard table for all makes of tires is print- ed: ¢ Rim Size. 28x3 30x3 32x3 34x3 29x3% 30x31 if ene Inflation. 60 Ibs. 60 Ibs. 70 Ibs. hh dtd hd de dh dh 2 XT "As standard for Fords as the windshield." ASK YOUR GARAGE MAN. If be cangot supply H & D's, writs us direct. 5 7 CALLAGHAN BROS. : w 210-214 Wellington Street. Phone 141( +Hlead Office and Factories: mite Br Tan, Mero, Wiper Cad ee ------ H.'& D.'s installed by BLUE GARAGES, LIMITED Corner Queen and Bagot Streets Jobbers Handling H. & D.'s E. 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