THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG _. ~~. Saturday, April 10, 1926. 4 Automobile World Still Another Moderating Excessive Radiator Activity : Re C ord Overcooled Engines Increase Winter Driving Troubles First came January--greatest in Dodge Brothers history! oo _. 4 \ MOST MOTORISTS know that fuel efficlency, oil economy, smooth. ness of operation and minimized engine wear are not attainable unless the circulating water is kept hot and that this condition is not realis able, in cold weather, if the radiator is allowed to operate at jdts full activity, If economical operation is to be secured, the heat dissipating powers of the radiator must be restrained in winter. Carelessness In Heat Conservation These facts are however ignored by very many--perhaps by a ma. Jority of motorists--and a large proportion of the cars that are in serv- ice during cold weather seem to be run as if it were mid-summer, so far as controlling radiator activity is concerned. The bss 'of fuel and the annoyance due to this careless or ignorant disregard of temperature conditions is in the aggregate stupendous. , Keeping The Radiator From Radiating In the winter, loss of engine-developed heat, through the radiator should be as nearly as possible prevented, both during the warming up and standing idle periods and it should be reduced while the car is in operation. Covering the radiator front to prevent the contact of cold alr and the passage of the fan draft through it is the most effective way oi reducing the loss of heat, but covering the radiator top and the whole hood is helpful. Motorists are recommended never to leave their cars standing in. cold weather with the radiator-front unshielded, as hard starting, waste of fuel, oil dilution and "rough" engine operation are greatly aggravated thereby. Form the habit of leaving the radiator covered, when the car is garaged for the night and of leaving the shield ing in effect during starting and warming up. ; Thermostatic Regulation The radiators of cars which are fitted with thermostatic valves, con. trolling the water flow, are entirely cut out of action until water tem- perature rises to the point where their services are meeded, but this form of automatic water temperature-control is not in very general use. Attachable Radiation Controls Other forms of radiator activity-control are as follows, all of which are attachable to most cars: The wellknown padded-hood cover and radiator front curtain, which is effective, but not readily regulated from the driver's seat. The dash adjusted. manually operated shield, of the Venetian blind type made of interconnected slats--a, very effective ar- rangement, but subject to human forgetfulness and consequent over. heating effects and finally the attachable front of the foregoing type, but thermostatically instead of manually operated, and thus autoniati- cally adjusted and proof against the operators' negligence. COLLISION AFFECTS STEERING Then February --another record month! And now, at the hour this is written, reports from , all parts of Canada clearly indicate that March not only surpassed every previous March but piled up the greatest record of sales EVER achieved by Dodge Brothers great organization. An overwhelming expression of public confidence in Dodge Brothers and in the goodness and value of the car they build! Experience has taught more than 1,600,000 motors ists that Dodge Brothers product stands alone and unparalleled in solid dollar-for-dollar worth. - Thirty thousand new owners a month are findin everything they value most highly in a motor car; Long Life -- Dependability -- Exceptional Riding" Comfort --~ Good Looks, and Smoothness of Operation. ; ® And they also find SAFETY in the all steel body construction, double-strength steering unit, and a chassis made brute-staunch with more pounds of drop-forgings and chrome vanadium steel than in any other car in the world, regardless of price, -- - mn 1 Wo] = bw other by the same amount. The right wheel, when jacked up, should run true unless it was sprung in striking the curb. eters INCOMPLETE CLUTCH RELEASE L. 'W, writes: The clutch of my car does not fully release and thus causes considerable grind- ing of the gears, In attempting to engage them to start from rest, but it does not jerk the car. when it Is engaged. What can be done to correct this? Answer: Are you sure that the pedal does not strike the foot- boards, when I* is pushed fully for. ward? It should not do so and. if you find that it does, the set-sérew on the arm of the clutch-shaft, should be adjusted in, so that the pedal will strike it .somewhat earlier in its forward travel. This multiple metal disc clutch runs in oll and unless the oil used is thin-- a half and half mixture of kero- sene and engine oil--the discs will stick together and drag, especially in cold weather, [TWis CLuven Touring Car . ; #1095 Coupe..,.,.$1170 Roadster . . .. 1095 Sedan...,,, 1235 F: O, B, Toronto, Taxes to be added * M. OBERNDORFFER . 124 CLARENCE STREET, DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CARS MADE IN CANADA nearly as possible in line with the J + corresponding rear wheels and - | ' vv . then measure the distance between . , Watch "White Lines." where the view is obscured for 200 Clear Hood of Snow. them at the front dnd at the back. White links are painted on high-| feet ahead. > O. M. G. writes: The other day, I accidentally ran thé right front wheel of my car into, the curbstope while slowing down to leave a passenger and it seems to me that the car has steered rather crankily ever since. When this happened the car was barely mov- ing apd 1 cannot see that any harm was done. What If anything do you think was damaged? Answer: The tie-rod, that con- nects the two front wheels, may have been bent by the collision, thus throwing the wheels out of alignment, which is bound to af- fect the steering. You better test the wheel for parallelism. This is done by turning the hand wheel These distances should be prac There is an efficient Dunlop Official Service Depot in your locality to ~ co-operate with us in filling your de- mands to your entire satisfaction. nd Tire Advantages. with its product, the Willys-Over- tically equal but the former should be about one-quarter inch less than the latter. Both wheels should point downward and toward each Questions of general interest to the motorist 'will be answered dy Mr. Clough in this column, space permitting. If an immediate ansicer is desired, enclose self-addressed, stamped envelope. Pin AUTOMOBILES SHOULD BE USED | important purchases of hisvlife, and AS PLACE OF RELAXATION] there is a good deal of similarity be- ways to warn motorists of curves, hills and jutersections. Careful mo- torists will obsérve the warning by keeping to the right of the curve and hill ines and slowing up at an in- tersection where so warned. It is not, however, a violation to cross the line unless the operator of the motor vehicles attempts to do so in passing 'a motorist proceeding in Venice Bars Autos. The city of gondolas is to remain auto-free, according to recommenda- tions made by Giovanni Giuarati, minister of public works. The min- ister said that he would not author- izd the enlargement of a railway bridge connecting Venice with the mainland for the use of automo- biles, Before starting the engine after the car has been standing out in g falling sgow It is important to brush the snow off the hood. Failure to do this is responsible for a 'large percentage of dull hoods in spring- time. Cold hoods with warm mot. ors are a bad enough combination for any paint job without keeping EF the hood covered with snow the same girection on a hill or curve the metal has been heated. ! tween the two. A Not only does an automobile rep-| Y iy resent a considerable investment, but the average car is utilized by some member of the family near- ly every hour of the day. In order to get the fullest satisfaction from utility, therefore, it is a good plan to apply the same principles in choosing an aidtomobile that one would in. choosing a house. In the first place he should be sure he cau spend long hours in it with perfect comfort. It should be, indeed, a place of rest and re- laxation. ire equipment is of vital impor- to the automobile purchaser. : tire quality commensurate land Company is providing full four- ply and six-ply balloon cord tires on all Willys-Knight automobiles, ) ' | Next to the house he lives in, a man's automobile is one of the most nt GAS AND OIL GAUGES SHOULD BE WATCHEB® Ammeter = Also Should Not Igz=ored by Any Motorist. The gauges are placed upon the instrument Board for a purpose, and it is well to watch them. When the gasoline indicator shows a low state of the fuel tank, a stop at a filling staticn may prevent a walk. The ammeter tells whether the bat- tery is charging. The oll gauge shows whuther the engine is getting proper lubrication. It does not tell how much oil there is in the motor, but if the hand fluctuates violently, it is a good idea to make an examination. ------ Buy European Cars. ' American auto manufacturers are i ' NAL soundness « « the [Ee hrysler "70" Performance Tells How Great is the Difference The most conclusive endorse- equipages for the verve of Chry- 1 oF he Jnfuils quality of sler pe n Ohevslor com nd Europe could produce. . Reo "Series G" Sedan tier found only in 80 con ly to those who know and appreciate true the Greek motor market. During the last years of the war and a few years following. American 'made cars had almost exclusive sale in :} Greece. However, during the past] few years, French and Italian manu- facturers have been successful in introducing their cars in that epun- ry. : slowly losing the hold they had ou O le the i Autoists More Careful. Automobiles killed 36 persons per day during the month of February, the lowest record in 14 months, ac- cording to ai estimate by C. E. Robb, statistician of the National Safety Coumeil. Seventy-four per cent. of "% NA