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PLEASURE CARS
HONG KONG DELIVERED PRICES.
STUDEBAKER SIX
R.A.C. Horse-Power Matialg 23.4.
Brake Horse-Power 70 al 5,200 Revolutĺpni,
Piston Displacement 206 Oubic Inches. Wheel Base 114 Inches,
Speed 00 M.P.H,
Modri
Roadster BbgularWood/W
Tourer Bogaar-Wood/Wheels
FQ, B. PACKING,, lìóng Kong Factory Kipptuk
Delivery
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Weight
Price
42,000 lb.
0$795 G$280
...5 2,786 15,
895
Coupe Regular W/W-L/U Sedan Regular-W/W-M/O Crape sport-Ww.MožáírỪ
...2 2,700 lbs.
845
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5,190 lb
...4 2,850 lbs. Wire Wheel-L/U... 2,945 lbs. Tourer Regal Fodat Regn- Wire Wheels-B/U, 3,085 lbs.
$1,055 260 1,155 310 1,155 896 310 1,203 845 310
1,205 900 260 1,855 995 810 1,305
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AT ADDITIONAL PRICE Beinfoterd Springs $6, Extra Tire and Tube $ 5, Bumpers $20, Leather Upholstory $20, Khaki Top 825, 5 Wire Wheels 345, Special Colbar 863, Tourist Trunk $50, Set cases for Trunk $20.
DICTATOR EIGHT
R.A.G. Horse-Power Rating 30.
Brake Horse-Power 81 at 3,200 Révolutions. Piston Displacement 221 Cubic Iuchéì, Wheel-Base 114 Incher. Speed 65 M.IH.
Coupe Hegular W/W Leather/U .. 2 2,485 lbs, G$1,095 08850 $1,440
1,150 350 Bedan Regular-W/W Mohair/U... 3,085 lbs.
1,500 ...4 3,005 138. 1,150 350 Coupe Sport-W/W Mohair/U
1,00 1,350 250 1,600 Sedan Regal-6 Wire/W Dedford/U... 3,220 lbs.
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AT ADDITIONAL PRICE Reinforced Springs 35, Extra Tiro and Tube $15, Bumpers 320, Leather Upholstery $26, 5 Wire Wheels $00, Special Colour 385, Tourists Trank $3, Set Cases $20.
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COMMANDER EIGHT
R.A.C. Horse-Power Rating 30.
Brako Horas Poloer 101 at 3,300 Revolutions.
Piston Displacement 250 Cubic Inches, Wheel-Base 224 Inchice,
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Speed 70 .P.H
Coupe SportW/W-Bedford/U ...4 8,890 11. 081,685 08385 0$1,970
1,886 280 Bedan Regular-W/W-B/Upholstery.6 3,510 lbs.
1,970 Sedan Regal-8 Wire Wheele-B/U... 3650 lbs. 1,785 385. 2,170
386 Brougham Regal - 6 W/W-B/U 1.5 $650 lbs. 1,783
2,170
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AT ADDITIONAL PRICE Reinforced Springe 85, Exim Tire and Tube $20, Bampers $25, Leather Upholstery $25, 5 Wire Wheels 300, Special Colour $45, Tourists Trunk $30, Bet Caves $29.
PRESIDENT EIGHT
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R.A,C. Horse Power Rating 39.2.
Brake Horse-Potser 122 at 8,800 Revolutions.
Prion Displacement 387 Culito Inches. Wheel-Brise 130 inches. . Speed 86 M.P.I.
·Coupe Reguler-Wood/W•L/U
23,985 lb. 081,860 05110 G$2,260 Etdin Rógular-W/W«B/0 .. & 4 220 lbs. 1,850 410 *2,960
350 Roadster Stato- Wire/W-L/U44,120 16. 1,950
2,300 4. 4,190 lbs. 2,000 410 2,400 Coupe State-0 Wire/W-B/U Sedan State- Wire/W-B/U
2,030 ... 4,375 lb.
410 2,460 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AT ADDITIONAL PRICE Reinforced Springs 85, Extra Tire and Tube 825, Rumpers $35, Leather Upholstery $30, 5 Wire Wheela $70, Special Colour $75, Tourista Trunk 830, Bet Cason $20.
PRÈSIDENT EIGHT
RAC. Hono-Power Zuliph 39.2.
Brake Horse,Powej 122 at 3,200 Telations.
Piston Displacement 957 Cuble Inches Wholl-Base 138 Inchas,
Speed 80 MPH.
Tourer Regular-W/W»L/U°
7 4116 lbz. 081,850 05380 $1,530 Sedan Regular W/W R/U ... 74,356 106. 12, 180 Tourer States Wire Whools-L/U74256 18. 180 Sedan State-6 Wire Wheels-B/074,610 lbs. 2,350 440 Bolghad slate - WBUNE A0 158. 2.860 Limousine State -6 W W-B/G.7 4,670 lbs. $2.000
9,000
2,530
500
H0
3,040
440
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AT ADDITIONAL PRICE Reinforced Springs 85, Extra Tire and Tobe $25, Bumpers 315, Leather Upholstery $30, & Wire Wlicela Sun, Spédial Colour 375, Tourists Trank $30, Set Carca $10,
Equipment and Price subject to change without notice.
THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE
Stubbs Road Garage
67-6-1091.
Tefepifone 27779.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1931.
MOTOR NOTES.
ÁDJUSTING THE CARBURETTOR.
SOME PRACTICAL HINTS.
[BY J. E. SEWELL.]
petrol, this adjustment may also plying a triflo more petrol or a trifle THE LIGHTER SIDE. ARE YOU GOING ON bo completely closed and then leasair or, in some cases, it may opened to a portion of its capacity, be necessary to correct both these This method will-usually přökide | adjuštinent slightly.
a rough sort of adjustment upon which the motor may be started and improvements noted as changes ako ihalib in the previous bettings.
Intofredt Mixture.
"Magna Charter, and that the j King was not to order this with- out the consent of Parliament,"
In general, it may be said that all corrections should be made, for As posible, with the air supply since a slight change of this ad-
The trouble nowaday" saya a justment inay often iron out all Sulay pots that the fand difficulties. Whenever it becomes #ith Bught to rock the crable necessary to move the petrol ad-wol't let go of the stäëlibg wh881."
haphazard methods are used, it hy be mis à question of lúck in striking the one brat setting out
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LEAVE?
CONCERNING MOTORWAYS.
If you are going on leave this year you will be interested 16. ruta sinating About an enterprise which hit vone much to make home | ftare fedily enjoyable.
There is little or no need for eloquence in telling the history of htable pulled up the driver of the Motorways. The story lit itself.. lorry. Where's your rear light testimony to the sutts which has The driver got down and went been achieved by imagination had round to the back of the vehicle
atvadinal purpose. During the hist six or seven years there has been and looked a bit puzzlód.
"It's no good making excuses built up from small beginnings an because, you haven't got even
organisation which how controls the
Cols rond travel service in Europe. That arganisation is Motorwayk (1030), 'Lad
The advent of summer brings to mind, especially in this time of
A motor while running with an high prices for petrol, the need to incorrect mixture will show various justment it should be done by re-hujusting the carburettor so nẻ
sight by which correttichs in beamall degrees and supplemented by to get maximum economy with
made. Black amoke from, the ex-trial adjustments of the air con- perfect performance. This problem haust (this should not be confused trol over quite a portion of its may well be considered from several with the white smoke which is range. If thijs bint t kept in points other than that of economy, caused by an over-supply of lubricat-mind a Ratisfactory operating con- the first and probably the most iming oil) indicates a mixture condition will be arrived at, whereas, portant being the effect of inpropertaining too much petrol or "rich." carburettor adjustment upon the re-This condition may be indicated pair budget.
also by a galloping action in the credit for knowing the internal workings of his carburetor would possibly be taking too much for
Often in making entitettor nd- granted so that it might be well to ments should be made with the justments wo find that the mixture point out, for the benefit of the un-ignition control retarded as this on which the motor performs best instructed, the purpose had con-
at high speed and with which the struction of the carburettor and its permits a smoother idling speed.
motor, shows the best degree, of l inysteries na far as proper function- ing are concerned.
acceleration is inadequate for its idling needs. Hero a third në- justment is usually found whereby the bolterfy vnivě situated in tho throat of the hifold, and operatexclaimed the professur.
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To give the average motorist idling motor and should be correct thousands of possible combiná-lamp bracket," snarled the man in fölt implete and the most inxulti-
ed by diminishing the petrol supply tions. slowly until a smooth idling con- dition is reached. All such adjust.
blue.
"I wasn't going to make any the driver, excuses" replied scratching his hend.
"Them what d'yer menn ??? "What's puzzlin' me," said the motor-man, "is where's the damned
trailer ??!
Hating established a rentondbly smooth idling condition, the air First and foremost, the carburettor supply may now be re-set for is a simple mechanism. This state fineness of adjustment and to com- ment may well be doubted by theplete the smoothing out of the motorist who has experienced the motor netion. Onos a shifúfactory | dificult of adjusting à carburettor idly fed is reached it is not it to prevent his closing to such instance, the careful motorist is
of which he had no intimate know-hvienblo to gain change the ledge and upon which there appear-herol adjustment as further ad ed any number of miscellaneous justments may usually be carried and other gadgets out through regulating the air Screws, nuts which completely concealed their supply alone. own utility. It might be more ac curate to say
say that the carburetor. in principle is simple. It's purpose is to furnish a steady supply of
Fiat Spot Usually, after completing the ad justments as detailed, it is found
spot" in its operation. By "fat
ed by the throttle control, may be "Yes," ieplied the wag; "for
You have often thought, let us say, of a holiday in France or Spain or Italy. A rea) Holiday,
enjoring every hour of every day seeing all that there is to be scem,
|an get withal ay effortless, rest
"Life is tuil of contradictible", holiday. And then, perhaps, have come thoughts of luggage and of crowds and Innguages, and ac- commodation; and the fuss and ex- haustion of travelling from place to place. Now it is so different. You can see this loveliness and travel the length and breadth of Europe With no more effort than is required to move from your armchair, on a in splendour of blight sunlight. summer's day, out into the morn Arends you feel the influence of Motorways-its forethought-and care and consideration
'à dégreb as to starve the engine of, always a wreckless fellow." fuel. This adjustment usually coh- sists of a small set-screw running through a threaded block and pro-adjustment to the small degree a very simple matter to corrcet the
vided with some means of locking
it in any given position. Where the hboub condition exists the amateur mechanic need have no fear of disturbing his carburettor setting
which may be necessary; usually by supplying the slightest portion
You are snuggling back into your more petrol to the adjustment. The
armchair in a Motorways Pullman need for this trife more petrol-the inost luxuriously appointed may readily be realised when con-autoon coach in the world-you
fuel of a proper mixture to the that the carburettor has a "fat through clanging this adjustment aideration is made for the fact, that i haven't a worry on earth. Motor- In actual engineering practice a spot" is meant n tendency either since it has no affect upon the pro a hot motor requires less petrol ways have arranged everything for
erlinders of the motor.
great deal of attention must be to hesitate in rolerating, or to choke completely when the throttle
given to the size, shitpe and con- formation of several parts of the carburettor but three points need not worry the layinha since they are previously determined and fixed, or seini-fixed, by the manufacturers: The first problem which is likely to present its self to lie motorist is a definite statement as to what con- stitutes a proper mixture.
The Proper Mixture. Experiment has proven that a proper mixture consists of one part petrol to 14.0 parts air by weight. Here again, it being impractical to weigh the volume of air pussing through the carburettor, filters and supply lines such a statement worse than ascless.
The problem then consists of determining a proper mixture by experiment and having a practical knowledge which will serve to determine when the results of sich experiment reach their most satis- factory point. Needless to state, carburettor, filters and supply lines must be free from dirt and other fareign matter to assure a steady Bupply of petrol to the mixing chamber.
Granting that the fuel system is clear and an adequate amount of petrol reaches the bowl of the car- burettor, wo may go about our no- justments with the assurance that they are not to be hindered by mechanicá), uncertainties.
The idling adjustment being of indisputable, importance, we may now begin-5-dating first, the scrow, or other exterior control by which the petrol flow is determined, Having located this screw, it may be screwed down to its tightest nd- justment; this supposes that the carburettor is so far out di nijusi, ment that it is supplying a non-" combustible or fichrly non-dombust- ible mixtare. Then it should be opened or unscrewed slightly to permit the passage of Akınall- amount of petrol to the mixing chamber where ́it “mikdi' with dir after passing through a jet which serves to vaporize it in passing.
On saine other portion of the "carburettor "there will to another projection for adjusting the air supply. Keeping in mind that the mixture must contain by volume, thousands of times more air than.
in suddenly opened. This condition
Hortidhs of the mixture...
under ordinary conditions than tho you with judgment, with imagina- If the rotor Ho
same motor would require at a tion, with genius. Henceforth your lower temperature.
nights and days will be a round After arriving a satisfactory. The procedure as outlined above of pleasure. Pleasure to suit the may now be taken into considera idling accelerating adjustment itay on tedious and troublesome cultured traveller; the pleasure of in its detail but in actual practice lovely scenery that glides by in tian and further fine adjustments may be found that the motor is hot all the steps set forth may be car- an ever-changing panores; the made to correct it while still re-towing to having been run with the ried out in a very short time. In glamour of strange lands and addition to being a convenience to places; the pleasure of good com- taining a smooth idling action.spark retarded.
Should this be the motorist, the knowledge of how pany and the material pleasure of Often this condition is so pronotited, it is a good plan to, teht to adjust the fuel supply to meet only the finest hotels in Europe.
You are one of a group, but you nounced that the machine may the 'w carburettor adjustment any conditions may prove of im.
mense vélo in decreasing the cost can be, if you wish, by yourself, back fire or fire through the car hain kier the motor has cooled by of running his machine, and may at days are set aside on the tour so burettor" which causes a sudden trying its power and pick-up in some time be indisponsible, should that you can go off by yourself. backward notion of air through the actual service. Should anything be it become necessary to dismantle, Here is the travel service that your clean and re-adjust the carburettor have been waiting for, a service carburettor and denotes a lean mix-found lacking in such a test it is while some distance from a garage which won't allow you a single. ture. This may be remedied by sup-f (Continued on next Column.) | bir any competent service,
worry about anything.
INDIA SUPER TIRES
THE RED RING IS YOUR
GUARANTEE.
W. R. EOXLEY & CO.,
AGENTS-HONG KONG. -
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