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GET ACQUAINTED
WITH YOUR NEW CAR
Ipiiru About, tho (.'tirburetor
and- Tlioii l,ciiv It.
Alone.
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Tnhmrnl IHifclnr HVif iiilt V M r
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I utomtihilc Schools, .Vrtc I'm It f ifj
1 1 f you ii good mixer on the rar"
l ilocyn't matter how goo.1 a mixer ou
lire. politically or ImslliesfwlHo. if lucre
Ik nut ii kcoI tnixrr 0:1 the nlii hoat it
mr.ins trouhlo. Mixer, Jim sa Ycr.
a mixer to mix Hip mlXiiirc. (!i. en
they cull It a curhuret'.r. but Its Jtiy
ni In mixing, for, though It be one of
the i (implex Ihiiigs yon h x at the show
with all KirtH of VRi,ci n.l lovers nml
the mixing i ; amlioi, . c gao':ic an,l .' ,Pecla' ouilt fackard twin-tix four pauenger touring car is one of the imartei, up-to-the-minute
lr aie mmwi i.i, . .! . a co- 'ni;tli ( touring car tyle for tliit year. It hat all the individuality that the particular owner could wih, com
mixture. Tb rnt.'i: iii "nr.' to re bining exclusive design and finish with remarkable comfort.
thnl proper proiwv ".) . n.l condltlor.ii - - ; V 7 " " "" - - - - 1 '
txiht 111 ir,6. t .-r i eimv ., i )
Now. if yor :ia, no. i ' t. stinly of ' '''' " wmll wheel for uljiistln;. with i. great variety of Ignition troubles
tlie iii'-tiLn :' ii book tw . -,r particular, n "lovable pointer to Imlle.ue portion. , u nteh teemed lo leilect on the oarbu
brand of f,i!i'irctoj, lay ii';nn tlie paper' Turning the wheel to thy left gives mole I retor, worn piston rlnmi ami others
(and .. out tlu book. " 0M have no , RHi'olene ami lte er.a. Uefre ihmg- i gummed fact In the esiiovei, ilLturblnK
(opy Uy uV.d.) th'n nrt!":-' inlii you sit t 'B adjustment wt the pointer m the compreMlon: valves which needed
tin' bot.l: 'rom the mat faeturer andJ'' 11 ' ''h''"S' b.iek to present ni'JuM- (.rimllnB In, lenKn nboiit spirlc pliiRK,
ie.nl it i iTiigh ami tlml out how
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or If : on iau Vilt the service sta
i'on niey wi'l show yn i a sectional
ioilt ' your ftyla mid esp!al.i Its
iii . Then you enn eome hack and
ihI ii romnluder of th"
Ji be in f: tii'nit to kyirn to do abo'Jt a
catburetor In to let It "Alone l.ucky it
In that in tnv.tery kerpn ho tnauy from
fo'ihiR with it: but so many folks want
tn adjust It everj' time tho enclno sput
er Sinee It is ',e ,ungs o he enBlr,e. , Jls,tln(lM ,s K0 ,hat 1Pro ,nil0tIl ,,
It h. natural hat thoie should be n courIj , ,, rc(,ponso ,0 throull. or
n times, lint tr.tiBli and gutter ami j ,eratof.. Th(. (.nrrcct dju.tmcnt -Is the
fa.,, do not me.i a necewrlly that tho C3ilt ovfnin(r whil,h does not Pausp back.
arburetor l.i at fault or out of adjust-1 flrlnK. s,nce ,hero is variation in all
iient. If ,t has been working well, and j Illn,;c! modela of enrhuroton. ad
.u and your fritmlN or the garage man I justmenis Miould be made with Instnn..
have kepi hunts off the adjustment you tion book in hand until vou know all
.iu fc,nib!e that It Is eorrrct still. Itt1P pro-ossea for vour make,
takei flngern to thanan It. Itijt you T1P aiixlllnrv air valve ndjimtiriont
.usl-t to know e-iough about It to deter-1 must be made when tne car U rutinlng.
in'i what is the correct adjustment i it mnv be set nnmovlmntelv when
no !'w to make it.
It ; o'j wer a msiliantfat Ren!u I
wn ., i advise you to ee some" one dls-n-et
a carburetor anil then go to It with
your own ; but If you do. don't blame mi
If ou have to take the thins to the ser
ue station 'or assemblj ; It would
merely imlfca'e that JO'i are not a me-
cnanioni genius.
i if .ourse the proier adjustment Is the
cue wmcn gives ine sr.ateji power tor 1
the smallest gasolene n-nsimptlon. If
t" little gasolene Is admitted to Hie
mixing hamber the mixture will be lean
and the engine will backfire, especially!
in tarting: if too much gaso'ene '.he
n.ixture will be too rich, causing slug-1
cish a 'tion of tha motor and probably
black smoke from tho exhau.t Blue
smoke indicates too mu h lubricating nil!
Fml It H steam when It ,s white, bl.n k .
mean but one thing. j
There are two puns t , hi- ndi istrnent I
of tne carburetor. Tlio tie. jv alweon-
trols the gasolene mpph This usj.iik '
First
raj MOTOR TRUCKS I
There are thousands of Stewart users who first bought one, then
two, then three, then more, until now many have large fleets. Seven
year old Stewarts are still giving excellent satisfaction to their owners.
And these high grade Stewarts cost $200.00 to .$300.00 less than
the average price of other tracks. They also cost lessto ran. Stewart
simplified design eliminates hundreds of needless parts, giving you a
simpler and stronger track.
Mil I
Their tiro mileage is really exceptional
gasolene and oil consumption is low. High
grade Stewarts are almost strangers to the
repair shop.
There are now thousands of high-grade
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Ia f iff.' mm mm r
Wm 'i IB !i-Ton Pnl i:d J-Ton Cjb Body
1
ineiii ii ucMreu. men ciose uie neeuie ,
valve wliolly In turning to t lie :ig',t and
n ,' e i:n many turns it takes
Open the needle valve about three
; fou. ihs of on tvnn and lien if the en
gine will start. If fo, dofj It run
smouthly or Is there n lot of fucs about
! ' If Mipootl1, ites .the lu'ro'.leratoi
1 vharply. Was there a (ulek response
, from tho eti-iltic, indleatlnc pep" If not,
(open tne neid alve a hnlr'' breudtli
nil tost again and continue until the nd
f landing, but when you see the garage
I mechanic leaning over the engine whi n
running lie Is tuning the auxiliary ad
justment to a nhety. Perhaps you
would rather let him do this acrobatic
work, but If you are to learn the car
you must essay this, too. lvconomy of
operation depends
upon caro in car-
bureHon. I
Let me impress again the Importance 1
of the IntructIon book. The manufac
Hirer knows more about your model .
ihan nnv ciie the. and if it Isn't In the
book only the service man can help I
on. Incidentally, one of tkn big ser
vile stations in New York'' has a' man
,hose solo duty Is to find caiburetor
troubles in some other part of the cor
and lie docs II. .Some of the thlnss he
ha.s found which guve the (.arburetor a
bad imputation were: Hogged gasolene
pipe, which let through some gasolene
t, it not enough; leaky float valve In
vacuum tank, broken Inlet valve, loose
inlet valve iprfng, leaky Inlet manifold,
bought one
Quality Trucks Since 1912
HERRMAN MOTOR TRUCK CO.,
607-615 W. 57th St., New York. I'honc Coi. 5572-3
Individuality in This Packard
valve eajis ni'd prlmlOK eups. TnlH In
pot the etitlie list, but by rlKhtluc
these ho reestablished the jrputullon of
mnny u good laHnrctor
Mcst modern ca'biitetors have hot nlr
or hot water devices to keep the
lulxturo warm In cold weather, but as
they do not work until the engine has
warmed up. It may be necessary to fill
fie radiator with hot water for stint
ing, or perhaps a kettle of hot water
poured on c'oths wrapped about tho In
inKe manifold mny warm It enough.
There Is a priming or choking device
to enrich the mlxluru for stinting In
most cases.
Itespect your carburetor enough to
let It alone until it is cert'iln the trouble
is not elsewhere, ni 1 then do not hel
tato to do '.liat is neeessary to gel It
working right, whether It be adjusting
or cleaning, but as a usual thing,
when you think the mixer is off. you
an look elsewhere for the trouble.
Study tho carburetor, beromo familiar,
nav, Intimate i.ith It, and'then let it
alone.
BIG TIRE JOB AT HAND.
10,11(10,011(1 CihIiik, .Vecemnry
DurliiK Present Yenr,
"TlM Ws ct tl.o 1., In.,, nil,.., I. ..!....,-..
has been emphasized by some ligurcs .
gHen out at the national automobile !
shows," fays II. A. nithens, general pales 1
manager of tlie Kederal Tire Company!"1111 Mluul" "o""-. '-
or cuuany, wis.
"There ate yovv in this country 1.12
factories producing passenger cars1 In
more than 400 different styles and
models. To provide these cars with tires
will mean the Importation of from 175,
000 to 200,000 tons of rubber, 70 per
cent, of which will be made Into 40,000,
000 casings and nn equal number of
tubes.
now have
Stewarts in use throughout the world, in
almost every line of business.
The Stewart factory is now one of tho
world's leaders in truck building,
Investigate and you too will join this big
family of Stewart satisfied users,
l'rToD Tsoi Body
1-Too
Model
URGES TRAFFIC ACTION.
CoiiiiiipiiiIn HlirrlxK, lint Think
i SI hi Act.
C, if. Larson Is on the warpath once
more on the subject of New York's'trnf
lle problems and Its methods of under
taking their solution. Mr. Larson'H Ire
Is aronsed now by the fail that the pub
lie has permitted Pr. John I., llnriiss,
tho Peputy Police Commissioner, to
finance; otit of his own purse the expel i
mental towers that are In operation nt
various points on Klftb nvcnue.
"Please do not misinterpret my at
titude," says the president of the local
Oldsmoblle distributing olllre. "Dr. Har
rtss Is deserving of everyone's heartiest
thanks and warmest nupport In his ef
forts to relieve existing vehicular con
gestion and confusion. Hiu, the general
public tho biggest city In tho world
should hide Its head in shame at ac
cepting the gracious charity of a tn.rn
who sers only one thing the need for
Improvement, regardless of who is to
bear the cost.
"Kvery motorist and every pedestrian
Is thoroughly aware of the urgency for
some scheme or project that vflll rescue
our main streets and avenues from t
welter of trallic In whkh they now r--pose.
"Why, then, is there not an annual
appropriation to lie placed at the dls-ir.-al
cf an expftt like Ir. Harris"- to
use In the working out ot me tram
Ilro"am 11 " np""a "
,ca!-1' 10 very th nking citizen to realize
l"ai a private iniiniuuai is ji.iint, ,i
tire municipality
"A similar situation prevailed on Ith -erside
Drive and upper Ilroadway during
the recent storm, when the Fifth Ave
nue Coach Company cleared those ave-'
nues of snow. Snow removal is as
suredly within the province of the Street
Cleaning Department, and there slfould
have been no necessity for action on the
part ot a private corporation."
fleets
Stake Body
Inc.
UNUSUAL INCREASE
IN NEW YORK CARS
571,002 Were llegistorcd in
301!) 23 Per Cent. Jlore
Tlinn in 3 0 1 1t.
New York Htato has a total of 571.662
motor vehicles, or n car to every 10
perrons In tho Stato. Official legisla
tion figure?, announced for the first time
bj Secretary of State Francis M. Hugo,
reeal the remarkable growth In auto
mobiles during the pnt twelvo months.
The Increase for the year amounts to
107, SOI. or 23 per cent, over 1018.
"Tr.o year's registration reveals a total
of 44C.S93 passenger cars, nn Increase
if S0.719 for the twplvo months, while
In commercial earn there has been an
Increase of 22,037, bringing tho total
to 97,316. which means a 25 per cent,
iralii for tho year. Tlie nutomoblle
dealers In Jho State now number 2,681.
as compared to 2,252 n year ago,
Clisuffeurs have grown from MI.75G
to 181,032, or 23 per cent. There has
been a decrease of 36 In the number
of motorcycles registered, tho total for
the yfnr being 28,561.
Of the totitl registration ror last year
17S.4I1 ot the cars camo from Xcw
York city. Of these 126,750 were
ple.'surt', 9.1.16 were registered as omul
buseF, -11,057 as commercials, 673 ns
tnilcrs, while dealers In New York city
nuirbered 820. In the metropolis a total
of 107.S24 chnuffeurs wcro licensed, pay
ing to tho State in fees tho sum of
$28MS3.
Tne total amount paid ny .New loin
city motorists, cnauireurs and motor
cjclljts last year to Mr. Hugo's oltice
was ;,4S1.345.':s
Comparative figures show that In
i!S the total cars In New York city
were 13S.349, of which 59,020 were pas- 1
LAST LONGER
"ASK TJIK DTilVF.K'
' We Can Prove It to You
Call on Us Before You Invest
p,,!FES!pt service
SELDPiN TIU'CKS arc inspflr-t by us once each
month during Mcir entire life fre of cost to you.
MANHATTAN MOTORS CORPORATION
"ll'x ALL Service."
238-2S6 WEST 19TH STREET. NEW YORK
TELEPHONE CHELSEA 475.
Members: Metropolitan Dealers Motor Truck Ux hange
The
In building it, therefore,-we made
no compromises. Beauty, comfort
and mechanical excellence all had
to meet the high standard of per
fection' which we had established
as the ideal toward which we
n werestriszing. '
senger ami ai.tiisi were uumis..".
while tho chauffeurs numbered 84,973,
These figures show at a glanco tho re
markaoln Increaso tltnt has been made
dur'ng tho past twelve month In New
York city, but In which every section
of tho Slato played nn equally Im
portant part. In nomo of the coun
ties to-dy nutomoblleB arn so plentiful
that there la ono to every eight or nine
residents1. . ,
Last year a total of 4.150 foreign
cars were registered In Mr. lfugo s bu
rcau, 2.688 being pnssenger nnd 1..-6
commercials. Tho total number of enrj
exempt under tho Inw was 2.725, of
which 1,085 were In Now York city
alone
RADIATOR SHUTTER ON ESSEX.
ICerpn HiihiIiip nt Vnlfmm Tem-
prrnturr nt All Tlnw.
The radiator shutter heat control has
much to do with tho cfllclcncy of tho
F.ssex motor.
The advantage fire obvious, for with
tho motor meter and tho snutiers, which
control from the cinsh, tho driver Is able
to keep tho tomptrnturo of tho motor
uniform and nt maximum power produc
h.g temperature nt nil times winter or
summer. , .
This l.i one of tho illstlnctlvo features
of the Ussex and Is standnrd equipment.
ti. m.iifiinr i-iiveiinc Is unnecessary
and drivers say thnt the shutter nr-J
langement is a great cunvciueiivc, vi"--clnlly
In cold wealher.
PNEUMATICS IN FAVOR.
They l)n (irent Work for Iletriilt
Flrfinoil,
Tlie Fire Department of Detroit is ono
, . ,,,. nninlpliiMl Urn nchtlmr or-
.i III 15 ,11..,,,' ...M -
ganizatlons In the country which mo thor-
qugiiiy converieu i" um ihicuihuhu
t re us equipment for their apparatus. The.
apparatus on pneumatics nas uetu run
ning for n year and n half, and tho fire
authorities report that tho tires have
given complete satisfaction.
Several weeks ago tlie Detroit Flro De-
rucks
IN GKKVrEK
NKW YOKK.
Ideal Five
Those who know the lofty -pur'
pose wHch inspired thebuilding of
our new Paige Glenbrook do not
wonder that this Light Six model
so quickly gained the distinction of
being the4deal five-passenger car.
"Our on&great aim-was to make the
Glenbrook so obviously superior
to any other car of its class thatit
would , be recognised at once
as such. ,
PAIGEDETROIT MOTOR GAR
PAIGE-DETROIT CO.
- OFN.Y.,Inc.
1886 Broadway' Phone Columbus 6720
pnrtment made a comparative test of the
big pneumatics In competition with dif
ferent rnnkon of cushion wheels. Those
present were the commissioners, drivers
unil representatives of tho cushion wheel
companies. . .
At the conclusion of tho test the com
missioners awarded tho verdict to tha
Double Cable
Federal XVMti Ken
tkii"Rutli" Triad EitraPly
Fa&rit
Arrest Rim Thieves
LAWS punish pick-pockets, but the
J Federal Double-Cable-Base posi
tively arrests the hard wear which
steel rims usually give ordinary tires.
r Furthermore, this great improve
ment (four steel cables in the base
of each Federal tire) stops side-wall
breaks and blow outs just above the
rim, tube pinching, etc.
Thousands of motorists find them
profitable in mileage. Why not use
" them and see?
-The Federal Rubber Company
of Illinois
Factories, Cudahy, Wisconsin
. :
New York Warehouse
.38-40 W. 62nd St.
Telephone Columbus 4660
iff -
- Passenger
The best evidence of the success
of our efforts is the Glenbrook
itsel
Powered with' a six'cylinder motor
of original Paige design and
built in the Paige shops and
equally well equipped in body and
chassis, this latest member of the
Paige family has brought to
American motorists new stand
aids of dependability and econ
omyin five passenger motor cars.
See the Glenbrook-and ride iri
it You will then have first-hand'
knowledge of thequalittes which
have justly entitled this new Paige
model o be called "the ideal five
passenger motor car".
COMPANY, DETROIT,
pneumatics, their decision being; hatji
on their easier riding qualities ami tin
bettor non-skid iierfwmanceH of me hi
tlreH whllo tho trucks wero mundin,
sharp corners. As a const-quencf of ti
test a further big order for United Mm,,
nobby cords was placed by tho commi
sloncrn.
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