Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1918 — EIGHT SIMPLE RULES FOR SAVING GASOLINE [ARTICLE]

EIGHT SIMPLE RULES FOR SAVING GASOLINE

Suggestions Made Are Principally on Handling Car. Carburetor Adjustment of Great Importance and Should Not Be Attempted by Inexperienced Owner—Oil Is Essential. No matter what the car, or what its size, the driver can save gasoline- if he will follow the simple suggestions made by an engineer of a big automobile concern. Most of them are a matter of handling the car. Here they are—eight of them: Carburetor adjustment is of prime importance. A mixture that is too rich or too lean will cause more gasoline to be used in performing a given amount of labor than a correct mixture. But don’t attempt to adjust your carburetor unless you know how. Economical Speed. Most cars have what may be termed an economical speed. It ranges from 12 to 20 miles per hour. When you get above that speed the amount of gas used per mile Increases. Anticipate slowing up and stops. Close the throttle and disengage the clutch far enough ahead of the place you want to stop so that very little use of the brake will be necessary. Whenever you use the brakes you destroy momentum that has required gasoline to create. Accelerate gradually. It takes less gas to do that than to reach a fast gait quickly. Gas Makes No Showing. Whenever you allow the engine to run with the car standing you are using up gas that doesn’t make any showing on your odometer. See that the brakes are properly adjusted. Tight brakes cause friction and frlctlon takes power, and hence gasoline, to overcome. Good lubricating oil is also essential to gasoline economy. Finally, tires should be properly inflated. Soft tires drag and require more ■ power to propel the car than tires containing correct air pressure.