u*<f RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
“Why don’t you give your wife an al¬ 
lowance?” “I did once, and she speuf it 
before I could borrow it back.”—Boston 
Transcript. 
Change of Motor Oil Necessary for Cold 
Weather Use 
The lubricating system calls for a gen¬ 
eral overhauling with the advent of cold 
weather. Conditions at this time of the 
year vary widely from those of midsum¬ 
mer, making preferable the use of a light¬ 
er grade of lubricant. Cleaning the crank 
case is a dirty job and more often is 
passed lip to the garage man, yet there is 
no reason why it cannot be done at home 
with the resultant saving of the fee. 
In changing the oil of the crank case, 
care should bo taken to do a good clean¬ 
ing job and thus prevent the dirt and grit 
from remaining to contaminate the new 
oil. To avoid this, empty the old oil and 
fill to the proper level with kerosene. 
Ivtin Hie engine under its own power a 
half minute or so t.i wash down all the 
old oil and the impurities with it. Then 
drain thoroughly and fill with fresh lubri¬ 
cant. It is a rule with many to change 
the oil in the crank case every 1,500 to 
2.000 miles. This is a good practice, and 
should be carried out in cold weather as 
well as in Summer. 
To do a good cleaning job the kerosene 
method is fairly efficient. If one wishes 
a most thorough job. the oil base should 
be removed and the strainer, pump and 
pipes cleaned. A new gasket should then 
he fitted. This is more of a job than the 
average person wishes to undertake, so 
the kerosene method may be called fairly 
satisfactory. 
Before purchasing the new oil consider 
whether it is adapted to the cold season. 
The working temperature may be the 
same, but the oil pump is exposed to every 
blast of cold air and the oil may he chilled 
to a point where it caunot flow. As soon 
as freezing weather arrives make a cold 
test of the lubricant as follows: 
Place half a tumbler of the oil where 
it may be exposed to the elements. Watch 
it from day to day. If it thickens and re¬ 
fuses to flow at any time it is hardly suit¬ 
ed to your engine. Use a slightly thinner 
oil. or one not too sluggish at low tem¬ 
perature If you still have the Summer 
grade of oil in the crank case and cannot 
conveniently change the oil immediately, 
do not take the car out until the engine 
has run severnl minutes, insuring a good 
oil circulation. 
The warm oil flowing back into the 
pump soon brings it to a temperature 
where the cold will have no bad effect on 
it. If obliged to let the car stand any 
length of time with engine not running, 
you will, of course, blanket the radiator, 
which not only protects the cooling sys¬ 
tem, but the oil as well. 
There is one danger which is frequently 
overlooked, and that is an accumulation 
of water at the bottom of the pump. 
This results from the products of com¬ 
bustion leaking past the piston, and also 
from occasional leakage of the cooling 
system. If the pump is exposed to freez¬ 
ing temperature this water will freeze. If 
there is much water, some may freeze in 
the oil pump and wreck it. An occasional 
inspection is advisable. 
Another change should be that ot the ‘ 
gnase in the gear case and differential to 
a heavy oil. A semi-fluid grease or gear 
compound will thicken in Winter and will ' 
not penetrate where it should. Both ‘ 
places should he flushed with kerosene 
and the dirt and grit washed down with a 
long-handled brush. A heavy oil will 
thicken slightly, but it will soften quickly 
in use. and will then flow to the places , 
where it is needed, whereas a grease will j 
he pushed aside and stay there, being use¬ 
less as a lubricant. farmer. 
Agricultural Reconstruction Work 
1 have heard several times of late that 
men arc wanted with agricultural and 
horticultural experience, for reconstruc¬ 
tion along these lines in France, h. g. 
I-ong Island. 
That report was circulated before the 
armistice was signed. At that time the 
war was expected to last at least a year 
longer, and plans were being made foi 
great gardens and farms back of the bat¬ 
tle lines. Peace will change such plans, 
and it is doubtful if such Lei]) is now 
needed. 
Why There Is a Scarcity 
of Hudson Super-Sixes 
No Open Cars to Be Built for Months—Hudson Closed Car 
Demand Exceeds Production 
No automobiles were to have been built after 
January 1st. 
Then, all of a sudden, the ban was lifted. 
It produced a confusion the trade had never 
experienced. For.months all makers had been 
turning out all the cars they could, regardless of 
the immediate market for them. By spring it was 
believed automobiles would be so scarce that 
buyers would accept less wanted makes if they 
could not get the car of their choice. 
Then cars that had not sold freely during the 
summer and fall would have a ready market when 
the more desirable makes were out of the wav , 
For one thing—- 
There Would Be No Hudsons Then 
That was one of the expected conditions. 
Super-Six sales all season, just as they have for 
three years, absorbed the factory output. Hud¬ 
son dealers were not able to get cars for future 
needs. It looked as though they either would 
have to close up shop or take on one of the less 
wanted lines. 
But withdrawal of manufacturing restrictions 
assured a limited quantity of Hudsons. Less 
wanted cars after all, would have to meet Super 
Six competition. 
Hudson production is now concentrated on 
closed models, for which there is an excess 
demand. Some dealers have a limited number of 
open models—though not enough to meet early 
spring requirements. 
You either must take one of the open cars they 
now have or wait until late spring if you get s 
Super-Six Phaeton. 
Note Why Hudson Is so Popular 
For three years the Super-Six has held undi> 
puted leadership among fine cars. 
Remember how it first established itself on the 
speedway and in countless endurance tests. 
Rivals refused to admit Hudson had developed a 
new type motor with greater power and endur¬ 
ance. 
Yet those amazing records were made com¬ 
monplace by later Super-Sixes. Thousands of 
owners made just as wonderful demonstrations 
with their own cars, when you consider the con¬ 
ditions, as were those under official test. Every 
™ ade . con verts to the Super-Six. Today 
60,000 are in service. 
It Created Styles that 
Others Followed 
Hudson created the Sedan and the Touring 
Limousine. Now more expensive cars have fol¬ 
lowed and cheaper cars, too, are effecting models 
of Hudson type. 
The seven- and the four-passenger Phaetons 
are pattern cars for so many other makes, that 
if it were not that the Super-Six is always a year 
or more in advance of others, one might be con¬ 
fused in recognizing the true arbiter. Two new 
types are now ready—the Coupe—a four- 
passenger—and the Cabriolet for three. 
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Why Delivery Is Possible Just No 
The Super-Sixes now available in open car 
fypes are all that can be had for several months. 
It will be June before full factory production can 
be resumed. 
With the first promise of spring open cars 
become the favorite type. If you delay, and an 
open Super-Six is your choice, you will probably 
find all have been sold. Then you may have to 
wait until late spring. 
demand for all closed model Super-Sixes 
is so great that you must speak promptly tc 
assure delivery. With some models this mav 
mean quite a while. 
Hudson Motor Car Company 
Detroit, Michigan 
Its White Triangle and Price are Two of Motor dam's Most Distinctioe Marks ot 
Value. The Seven-Passenger Phaeton sells at $2200 
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