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SACHS OUTBOARD MOTOR
For Speedboats Or Dinghies
The Sachs Outboard Motor for Fishing Cruisers, Speedboats. Boats, all kinds of rowboats, dinghies etc. is an engine com- bining within the smallest prac- ticable dimensions a very com- plete equipment: unusual power output and speed-at a maximum of economy; easy starting. better silencing. absolute dependability of fool-proof simplicity -at a
and jxn- handling: long life mediate readiness for service on all kinds of craft-at the lowest weight; time-tested possible highest quality-at a low cost!
The Engine is a single-cylinder two-stroke of the three-port type developing 21 HP at a cylinder. C.C. The low of 120 capacity compression ratio.of abt. 5.5 to 1 balance of the and a perfect
an extremely crankshaft ensure smooth power flow without any vibrations.
The horizontal cylinder is # casting of special closegrain iron surrounded by a rust-proof cool- ing jacket. The piston material and heat-resisting is
a. hard alloy at aluminium. The small- end bearing In the connecting rod is a bronze bush, while the massive roller big-end runs on bearings. The crankshaft forged from highgrade steel is mounted in self-aligning ball bearings..
and
Above the crankcase, the fly- wheel magneto and the starting device are totally enclosed as a protection against water damage... The magneto is amply dimensioned sq, as to give an easy stars and long-lived ignition It also delivers a current of 8. to 8 volts. 5 watts, from a special lighting coil for, boat lamps.- hitherto a "de luxe" motor feature
of higher-powered • engines only. The ignition timing is set at the most favour- 'able angle of advance-so that "it need not be varied. either for start or for running.
The 'carburettor is of specia! construition with a clever Jet system designed to give the finest possible atomisation and the maximum economy of fuel: only ubt. I quart per hour at full load being required. An automatic device Controls the air supply in correct proportions
to ensure smooth operation all loads: the unpleasant hiss of the air-intake is eliminated by a silencer.
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Cooling Without Pump ・・・ The chromium plated petrol tank is shaped with a semicircu- lar recess surrounding the fly- wheel. The tank capacity is sumclent for more than 3 hours' running.
Below the crankcase, the ex- hai pipe is attached which at the same time forms a tube for enclosing the vertical propeller drive shaft down to the under- water unit, and also encloses the duct for the cooling water.
Cooling is effected without any bump thus dispensing with extra. moving. wearing parts which may give trouble. The cooling water is forced by the propeller slip-steam up into the cylinder: cooling Jarket, and after flowing through this it passes the ex- haust chamber. Here it mixes with the hot exhaust gases, cools and contracts them, and then leads them without harmful back-pressure noiselessly away in the wake of the boat. This re-
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sulta in the greatest silencing effect and maximum output of engine
power.
The Under-water Body is of sea-water "resisting aluminium alloy and is streamline shaped.. It contains the drive shaft..re- duction gear, propeller shaft and propeller, as well as inlet and outlet ports for the cooling water and for the exhaust gases. The drive shaft is carried at three, . the propeller shaft at two paints, both shafts running in ball and plain, bearings.
Shock Absorber
A shock absorbing device on the drive shaft prevents. from excessive torsional strain. The perfectly silent reduction gear reduces the normal engine speed of 3,200 RPM to abt. 1.200 rev.s- of the propeller thus effecting a very high
propeller degree of efficiency, as well as a big rangé of speed.
The shape and position of the three-bladed propeller are the result of sareful calculations and experiments in Hydrodynamics so that the same propeller is extremely sufficient even on dicerent hol! boats of widely form. It is to a great extent on account of this excellent propeller design that the Sachs outboard motor
а gives such wonderful
тегу performance.
of other little inferior to that engines of almost double the power. The propeller is of the weedless design and full tilting thus permitting navigation in shallow water or beaching the boat. A skeg below the under- water "unlt and a shear pin of soit metal protect the propeller from any damage by striking un- "seen obstructions.
"Convenience "of attendance in- sures carefree hours in the boat. The attachment to the hull of any boat is simply done by means of two winged-clamping bolts which screw through two brackets. Positive magneto igní- tion does away, with any delays In starting. The starting cord immediately re-winds itself auto- matically. (DRP-The motor. is controlled entirely by the throttle lever on the tiller; an ignition switch allows immediate stopping when required Pivot -steering
complete.. manoeuverability, the motor unit itself being swung" either by means of the hinged tiller or else indirectly by means of wheel steering.
ensures
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"AN ELEGANT CARRIAGE A recent issue ΟΙ "Modern Travel," the Sunbeam and Talbot magazine, upon the success of the of the Talbot in two consecutive Monte Carlo Rallies and refers to the delight this would have af- forded the late Earl of Shrews- bury and Talbot, the founder of the firm.
It was one of the ambitions of his life to have his name Unked with an "elegant carriage." As a arst effort he introduced to the streets of London a delightful hansom cab. with rubber tyres and Jingling bells, which duly became known as the "Shrews- biry." Later, in association with M. Clement, he founded the Cle- ment Talbot works in. N. Ken- sington.
SACHS
Outboard
Motor.
The small engine
of highest Power
Speed
Simplicity
Reliability
Economy
For free demonstration apply to
F. FELD & Co., Ltd.,
Pedder Building,
HONG KONG.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1934.
MOTORING HINT
Upkeep Of The 1934
Innovations
Automatic control of the igni- tion. timing--sometimes styled automatic control of the spark- is a new feature on a great many cars of all sizes for. 1934; it has appeared previously on some ear- lier models, admittedly, though usually these have been larger Bad more expensive types. It new, therefore, to a considerable proportion of buyers of 1934 mo- deis, and to these the following hints are profered.
On the majority of British cars the automatic distributor of the centrifugal type is a Lucas seces- sory, and has a small oll cup or
facilitate greaser to
lubrica- tion of the distributor spindle: alter each 1000 miles a few drops of oil should be put into the cup (on the greaser given a turn) and the contact breaker cam smeared lightly with vaselinë,
Less frequently-say after each 2000-3000 miles-thought of no less importance, the mouîded rot- aling arm inside the distributor cusing should be withdrawn and a few drops of of applied into 1ts recess. But the screw thus ex- posed to view should not be dis- turbed; the oil should be dropped. "on top of the screw, for there is a clearance to enable it to run down to the automatic control.
timing
It is important,, however, that thin machine oil, such as" that supplied for sewing machines and typewriters, should be used for this part. not ordinerý erigine of, which is generally too thick, and 'may prevent the centrifugal de- vice from being so responsive to.. speed variations as is desirable.
These automatic timing controls: rarely fall to function, and even if they should operate sluggishly, or not at all, the deficiency will not prevent the car "trom being driven.
Two signs of firesponsiveness that should be corrected at a ser-
vice station as soon as possible are as follows:—
If there is reduction of maxim- u engine speed under both fay- vurable and unfavourable, con- citions, without actual misfiring and without evident loss of po- wer at low speeds, there is cause for suspecting that the centrifugal device is keeping the ignition nore or less retarded when full advance should be given,
If, on the other hand, there is uking or other sign of too much advance" at low and moderate speeds, but not at high speed. there is a possibility that the de- vice in question is holding the tim- ing advanced when it should be retarded.
By-pass O Cleaners. Another accessory of many 1934 models, that will be new to buyers of the latter is a by-pass oil clea ner. It consists of a steet-metal castig that contains a closely packed and folded cloth bag, with pipe leading to and from the main oil efrcult. Pressure of all in the latter arising from the pump cau- ses from 10 to 20 per cent, of the uil in circulation at any moment to pass through the cloth bag, the fabric holding back particles, of foreign matter too minute, to be" dealt with by the wire gauze of the oil filter in the main circult..
In due course all the oil passes through the cleaner bag, but at no time is there sufficient going through to fulfil the lubrication requirements of the engine. For that reason alone there must be no neglect in cleaning the main alter periodically, as advised · in the instruction manual of the in- dividual cst. If the alter gauze should become choked there wil be risk of harm to the cylinders and bearing— no less than where "a'by-pass cleaner is "not provided
even though there is plenty of ol in the sump and the gauge on the instrument board indicates normal of pressure.
If there be neglect at all, it
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MOTOR JOTTINGS
AN
OBSTACLE "RACE"
ON A HILL ONA
Swerving Round The Boxes And Posts
Special Air Mail Service
London, March 27.
Speaking as a competitor in
the R.A.G. Rally, I congratulate GREAT STAMINA
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the officials, not only on the de- vilish ingenuity of the final tests, but also on having succeeded in thing keeping them secret, which many people declared could never be done, writes a correspon- dent.
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I was unfortunate that a high wind and 'hgh tide conspired to- gether to upset the organisation or the to-day by flooding one pieces of road intended for the tests. There were two of these rests, both perfectly fair, and in competition conditons ever much more difficult than they sound.
In the first test competitors had. to accelerate the left-hand side of the Undercliff-road for 150 yards to a barrier, from which.. they reversed through an artificial gateway on to the right-hand side of the road, and then accelerated away again for another 100 yards.
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With an "S" Bend
"It sounds simple, but in prac- tice anybody who managed it in under 30 seconds did extraordin- arlly well. The whole of thé cen- tre part, where the reversing took place, was heavily marked out out with little barriers that" must not be touched on penalty of los- ing large numbers of marks.
The second test consisted of a
very brief hit climb of 100 yards up a gradient, no worse, I should' estimate, than 1 in 8. Two-thirds of the way from the top artificial barriers made a nasty little "S" bend. and here again the path was marked out with boxes and posts, which must not be touched.
The first test, took longest, and so the R.A.C, decided to lay out two Identical courses, so that two ears could go through the test at the same time:
When I drove down his morning the first course was under six in- ches of sea water, and waves were
breaking over our bonnets as we
drove on.
For more than two hours this" piece of road was more or less Awash and could not be used.
Little Cars Score
A good many people took some little time sorting out their gears in the middle of things in the first test, but hardly anybody lost marks for hitting a barrier.
On the hill things were very dif- ferent unit the small cars began to come up. These had an over- whelming advantage over the big cers, and could, and often did... drive almost straight through the bends without slackening speed, "whereas a really big car could not get through at more than about five miles an hour,
Of the big car class it is said that about one out of six managed to get through without touching one of the barriers. I should im- agine that most of them must 'have tried to take the bend too fast. I took it very slowly in the big Lagonda, and contrived, so they tell me, not to hit anything.
Carpenters Busy
Often it wasn't a question of merely touching a barrier but of crashing into it and splintering four or five of the boxes. Within a few minutes of the start a staff of carpenters were working over- time trying to repair the boxes- as competitors broke them up.
Three hours later it was the ex-
had far better apply to the cleaception to see anybody fail to get
be
ner, for the engine will be no worse of than that of a car With- out a cleaner, assuming a clean main filter in both cases. ...
The cleaner bag cannot cleaned effectually; a new one will be required, costing a few pence, ́aftr each 10,000 miles or so. But the filter gauze should be cleanced four or five times during that thlieage; unless it is cleaned thus. frequently more "work" will be thrown upon the clegaer, Impiy- *ing need for a new bag long be-' fore 10,000 miles have been cover-, ed...
FOR THE ROYAL GARDENS The maroon colouring, with gold Lettering, which is standardised for the Royal Vehicles always at
· tracts attention wherever it is to be seen. Thus, at Olympla Ist autumn, many visitors took the opportunity of examining the new Dennis box van that represents' a' repeat order for service at the Royal Gardens, Windsor.
Its principal duty will be the homely occupation of transporting fruit and flowers from Windsor to Buckingham Palace, the body being fitted with a shelf that ex- tends the greater part if its length and thus provides a superficial. carrying capacity that is more broportional to the weight-carry- ing capacity. It will also be av
up the hill with a clean sheet,' for by this time the smallest cars 'were at it.
"By far the fatest I saw was the amall Singer which started frat from London. Driven by F. R. G. Spikins, it was over the top of the hlil almost before one realised it had started, and never alackened. speed through the bend at all.
F. S. Barnes, in another Singer, was almost as fast.
Women Disappoint
I was disappointing to see how many of the women entrants declined to drive their own cars, but let men take the wheel, for this final test 1 am sorry to say. that, on the whole, the women did not show up well,
Many of them crashed into the barriers, and other falled to res- lise that it was an advantage to get a move on if possible. Even the most experienced competition drivers were caught out by the narrowness of the road up the hill, and the Hon Brain Lewis sent the boxes flying in- splinters, so wide a course did he take.
Another competitor was even- wilder, and managed to crash into the wall, a yard outside the line of barriers.
ailable for the conveyance of the royal luggage and servants when required.
OF NEW FORD
Engine Performance Improvements
HE'S
greater
The new Ford power, more speed. quicker. ac celeration, smoother performance, more miles per gallon, especially at higher speeds, and quicker starting in cold weather, plus. refined body lines and a built-in system of clear-vision body ventilation, Henry Ford said in announcing the car.
new
The improvements in engine the result of performance are the use of a new dual down-draft carburetor and duel Intake manifold, which increase the engine's power approximately 12 per cent. and provide an im- provement in pickup."
Basically, it is the same car as of the hundreds of thousands other Ford V-8s now on the road. It simply incorporates numerous
engine improvements in
and chassis design, the new body ventilation system and refine- ments in body styling and ap- pointments which have been brought to a proper stage of past development during the year in our engineering research. The new Ford ventilation sys- tem, which is built into the body, permits clear vision, preventa drafts, and provides the desired amount of fresh air in any weather. Individual control is provided for both front and rear side windows.
When ventilation is desired the window glass is raised to the top. Then the handle is given an additional" half turn. slides the glass back horizontally.
This
MORE BRITISH CARS ABROAD
Growing Export Business Service Facilities Improved
It is, of course, no secret that during the past year the British automobile industry has increased its export business very greatly. There are certain economic fac- tors which have helped to make that possible, but there is no doubt that the main reason 17- derlying this desirable expansion
of overscas business is the ster ling quality of British cars, writes a London Editor.
to form a narrow slot between the glass and the frame. Through this slot air is drawn out by the forward motion of the car.
This simple ventilation system maintains a draft-free- circula- tion of air, and prevents fogging windshield and windows in cold ór stormy weather. Both wind- shield and cowl ventilator can be opened
At one time It was said that our cars were not suitable for overseas use, but conditions are changing the world over, and not only are existing roads being`im- proved and new roads built where once there were only rough, im- made tracks, but there is a de- mand for comparatively smĞLİ and economical cars from count- riès in which formerly the large car held pride of place. A year A ago we were able to record how British cars were beginning to meet that demand to a comsider-. able degres, and now, a year later, we are pleased to give facts,and, figures which show that this de- mand is being still further satis- ,fied, not only within the British Empire overseas but in many foreign countries and colonlës.
Moreover, these cars of various makes which are. Anding their
· Way to supply additional gir for warm weather driving.
Fenders on de luxe cars now are in colour to harmonize with the body colours. Wheel colours
A are optional.
new enamel This finish is used on all bodies has greater wearing qualities, a more enduring lustre, and quires only washing to restore „its brilliance. Bodies are of steel, electrically welded one contruction,
re-
piece
abroad in ever-increasing numbers are now backed up by comprehensive service schemes, so that no longer must the owner of a British car who needs a apare part wait weeks, or 'even months, « for that spare to arrive from Eng- land, for it can be obtained as is rapidly as could a spare for ear of any other nationality, from the appropriate distributor for the particular area in which the car is used,
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