How To Drive A Motorcar
A Key To The Subtleties Of Motoring

MINOR HINTS If landed with a punctured tyre and no means for repairing it, and there is a garago, say, some few miles along the road, the car can be driven very gently and as slow as it can run on the top gear (not exceeding five miles an hour), and it is possible to get to such garage without seriously damaging either the tube or the cover: the writer has done it many a time and oft. If it is the nearside front tyre which is causing such trouble, get the front passenger into the back on the right- hand side of the car. If a rear tyre and there are pas- sengers in the back, get them so far as possible to sit on the opposite side of the car. If an unaccustomed noise develops, it should be in- vestigated at once. A squeak which cannot.be easily traced is often due to one of the universal joints. Do not forget that front wheels occasionally require some lubricant, and if ever a car appears to run stiffly, ar-1 examination should at once be undertaken to find, first of all, whether there is anything wrong with the engine and if that is all right then examine the bearings of the wheels, etc. Occasionally have a look in the radiator, and re- plenish it ; do not fill it to the top, but only to within about an inch of the overflow pipe. It must be remem- bered that the water has to expand, and if by any chance the overflow pipe should have become partially blocked with dirt or through other means, and the heat- ing of the water in the radiator is accomplished at a great speed, sufficient pressure may be generated by its expansion to cause a leak in the radiator. Spare petrol and lubricating oil should always be carried, and with regard to the question of lubrication always remember that a little oil supplied frequently is very much better than waiting until a portion of the machinery makes it manifest that it wants some more lubrication, and then giving it a good dose. All Stauffer boxes and similar grease pots should be screwed down about every 200 miles. So far as the engine is concerned, always keep an eye on it from the lubrication point of view, acting according to the instructions of the makers. A good 137