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THE MATCHLESS MOTOR CYCLE REPRESENTE
THE LATESI AND BEST IN BRITISH MOTOR ENGINEERING,
3 b. p. high efficiency valve engine.
side!
5b.p. Low Compression o.h.v. single cyclinder engine.
V
8 h.p. J. A. P. latest type touring side valve 50° twin touring engine.
All the above electrically equipped and complete with full kit of tools. Speedometer and Horn.
1925 MODELS NOW. IN STOCK
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"You've Put That Engine In Fine Condition Thanks!"
WE'RE proud to give efficient service to the
car owner because of his cordial apprecia-
tion of good work expeditiously done.
The modern machinery and equipment we have at our new concrete Main Garage and Service Station (Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley) enables us to take care of a car whether it needs complete overhauling, or rebuilding, or merely some slight adjustment to brakes or carburetor.
Our me hods of doing business and the very reasonable chargo we make for high class work has won us high reputation among n.o.orists.
The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.
Expert and Constant European Supervision. Telephone C. 1246 or 1247. A. J. Allison, Service Manager.
MOTORING SUPPLEMENTS
UNIFORM SIGNAL (CODE.
́CARE REDUCES RUNNING COSTS.
ECONOMICAL USE OF
GASOLINE.
In making up the family budect the automobile expense Is in [creasingly being recorded under the column marked necessitios." The major expense in oporating a modern automobilo which s given proper caro by its owner is found in the bill for gasoline.
It can make a lot of difference in the bousehold budget in the Gouren of a year whether or not the motorist has care about his gas bills. To got the most out of a gallon of gas should be his concern as much as it is wife's problem to get the greatest possible value out of the grocer's
billa.
A number of things entor into- the economical uso of gasoline. In the first place, 10 got as many miles as possiblo out of each gallon of gah that goes into the tank all moving parts must work properly.
A second considoration is found and in tho proper inflation adjustment of tyron. Care in theso respects tonds to roduro the number of visits to the garage for gas. Proper lubrication has a similar effect. So does the current firing of each cylinder of] the ongino and the proper adjust-
ment of the carburettor. Exácosive
carbon in the cylinder cansen a decided loss of power, due to hack
ADJU TING OF SPARK PLUG.
HT TURN
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
SHELL for reliability and reserve. "power"
EVEN with a faultless -ignition, the modern high-compression engine pinks-on acceleration when driven by an inferioa spirit.
Shell Motor Spirit owing to its high percentago of aromatic hydrocarbons eliminates that slight knock- ing sound terated "pinking"
STOP
National adoption of the thrao-arm signal ayatom for motor- fata may be adopted through efforts of tho Hoover commission for the standardisation of traffic regulations. The system. shown by the woman motorist. above, for stopping and loft and right turns, has boon chosen by authorities to be most offctivo.
tho several cylindora. A look at A proper adjustmont of tho Tr Feuro on the piso, and the the carburo for side would present carburettor will be no little help partial clogging of the muller in- directly consun es extra gasoline.rawing into the manifold a suf- in kooping the gas bill within the The adjust- iont supply of the mix'uso. bounds of reason. To insure eich cylinder ge ting Sonsequently the cylinders would mont should be such as to mako its proper power without waste cantily supplied-poriapone the mixture as loan as possible the engine should be driven with more would not be supplied at and have it fire readily. 010 the spark lover advanced as far as all. Likewis, sir would be drawn sure indication that the mixture possible without causing lackinto the mafald through the is too rich is the presenos of black The anark pluz gapsak and this would thin the smoke. One should avoid black hould be prep rly adjusted to mix uro coming from the car smoke as he would a plague.
As the mixtaro in the To stop the engine when tho insure a thorough lenition of the buretor. charge. Tho spark plugs should cylinders would be thin, it would oar is loft standing provanta wasto ave the engine to fire badly of gasoline. Many dollara' worth bo kept clean to prevent the les
ir not at all and the power of fuel is burned up unnecessarily of a charge of gas through non-
when an auto is not in motion. ignition. The interruptor points would to lossenet. and the distributor should also
prossure.
ba kopt clean and properly adjust
ed.
00
caps.
The natural thing to do when To equip the radiator with a the mis-firing is noticed is to opan shutter controlled by a therm the spray nozzle, thus admitting ostat is especially valuable in cold the mixing weather. An enging that is de- Dragging brak and slipping more Kasoline to clutches boost the gas bills. So chamber and making a highor signed to run cool enough in hot does a loss of compression through consumpti in with no gain in weather will naturally be cooled lenky valves, weak valve springs, power. The proper thing to do, too much in very cold weather. spark however, is to look for a leak in An ongino that is run too cool gaskets poor
uso moro gasolino than a warm Valvo plugs or
In the manifold,
LEAK IN SUPPLY PIPES. ono ta dovolop the same amount similar fashion gasoline wasted
An ocasional cause of gas loss of power. through Jonvo pot cocks, cylinder!
pipos. The motorist should ti zure the heads and piston rings increas from leaky supply operating costs. The driver who Where there is a solid pipe from number of miles he can be ren- guts the most out of a gallon of the tank to the carburetor the souably sure of getting por gallon Then he should estimate gasoline is the one who keeps only lonk. barring a break or of gas. every part of his car properly perforation of the pipa, would be liberally the number of milas ho adjusted. And this is only what the connection with the tank or expects to go during the year. On overy car owner ought to do any carburettor. Such a lonk is not this basis the cart of gas will only extravagant, from the stand-usually bo less than his budgol The intake manifold has to do point of gas consumpin, but is estimato-perhaps enough losa to with the distribution of the gas also dangerous, for a stray flame take care of tyre and some other
пособнагу upkoep охраво. mixture from the carburettor toor spark may ignito the gas.
Way.
There are no
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We have just received
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MOTOR CYCLES
2-4 h.p. O.H.V. Sports Model 351, complete with Sturmey-Archer 3-speed-gear, Lucas
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Ready for the Road... ...
>., ...$600
8 hp. De Luxe Model 190, Side Car Com- bination complete with Sturmey-Archer 3-speed-gear and latest Model Watford Speedometer.
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P
$1,000
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Telephone Central 1146 or 1247.
33,. Wong Nel Chung Road ..
...(Happy Valley).
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