VOKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1926...
19 SINGER 26
Specially Geared for Hongkong
The 1926 Singer represents the
highest standard of British Motor Cur
Engineering a standard which
guarantees that every purchaser o acquires a car made to last.
FOUR SEATER, "DE LUXE" $2,200
British Throughout
TWO SEATER "DE LUXE
$2,200
Equipped with overhead valves, four wheel brakes, automatic windscreen wiper, pneumatic upholstery, Dunlop reinforced balloon tyres, complete all-weather equipment, large radiator, etc.
For Full Specifications and Particulars apply to
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
HONGKONG BANK BUILDING.
SOCONY
MOTOR OILS
AND
GASOLINE
SHELL
HINTS
FOR MOTORIST
THE
ALBERT L. CLOUGH
LIGHTS OF UNEQUAL BRILLIANCY..
Bulbs which are of inferior when replaced; will limit the end quality or of defective manufac-play to the correct amount and shaft ture, those which have Been prevent the sliding gear very long service, have blacken- from "shucking" back and forth ed prematurally r which have and jarring the direct drive, accidentally been overburned, are clutch and second, speed gears less brilliant than now, clean, out of their locked positions perfect ones and their use ac- End play should not be adjusted counts in considerable measure to less than 0.005 inch. for the marked variation so often observed between the brilliancy of the two headlamps of the same
tar.
Testing A Generator. Question: What is the best way in which to test a generator,
Circuit Resistance Causes
to find out if it is working right? Voltage Drop.
Recently I have had electrical But it is not only bulb
diftrouble, which I lay to the genera-.
tor itself. ference which causes a car to have one
bright and one dim Answer: Unless you have the "eye. Not infrequently this re-required instruments and a con. sults from one headlight bulb re- venient means "for driving it, you ceiving a higher voltage than the better take you generator to n other, because of the loss of vol-electrical service station and have tage from abnormal resistance in them try it out on their test stand. the. circuit of one or the other The test stand provides conveni
for holding any of them, and no changing of bulbsjent means will eliminate this defect.
¡generator, driving it at any de Defective Lamp. Grounding. sired speed, loading it to any de- "Each lamp circuit includes the sired degree and measuring its
and ampereage. lamp base, its support and the car voltage frame and unless the lamp itself "growler"
A
Test. will indicate
is tightly clamped. and the sur-whether there is armature trou- faces of the parts are clean and ble and sparking and overheat- bright, there may be resistance ing can be conveniently observed. enough there to eause
quite a The charge for such a test should voltage drop and result in a dim be very moderate and it will take light. In cases of a chronically but a few minutes. dim lamp, detach, brighten the Engine Noisy At Certain Speeds. surfaces that clamp together with
Question: When running at emory cloth, replace it and tighten spends from 24 to 27 m. p. h. the the clamping device very securely engine of my car makes a and a brighter light may result. noticeable noise, although at all All wire connections in the cir other speeds it gives out only a cuit should, of course, be check
steady purr, The noise I refer
ed up as to cleanness and tight-to becomes less when the en-
rie68.
L
gine has warmed up. The valves Gears Disengage.
may need grinding, can this be (Mr. Clough gives some of the the cause? What explanations questions he receives from time of it can you suggest?
ence.)
to time, together .with the Answer: It locks as if this en- answers. These appear weekly gine has a vibration period, lying| and provide an instructive refer-within the above mentioned speed
Hnits and that the noise is the; Question: The gears of my-result of this vibration. Unequal car have been slipping out of action among the cylinders, i high and second speed, of late, caused by compression and igni- especially when sudden acceleration inequalities and mixture irre- tion is attempted. Replacing gularities often produce or ac- springs in the locking plungers centuate vibration and it there- does no good. What can you fore is possible that leaky valves suggest?
are concerned in this difficulty. Answer: Probably there is ex-Are you sure that the noise comes cessive end play in the sliding from the engine proper? Fre year shaft and when this isquently, engine vibration at some eliminated, you will have no fur-definite rate, which would not be ther trouble The roller bearings noticeable in itself, sets some of this transmission are not of other car parts into sympathetic the tapered type and therefore vibration with the production of do not resist end thrust, this considerable noise, that may be being resisted by shims placed erroneously attributed to the en- under the cap which retains the gine itself. The fan or any of bearing in the front wall of the the control rods or indeed housing. By removing this cap weakly supported parts may start and taking out the necessary shaking and simulate engine thickness of shimming, the cap, noise.
NEW MODELS
DODGE & GRAHAM BROS:
The following cable has just been received by The Dragon Motor Car Company, Ltd., local agents for Dodge Brothers, Inc and for Grahem Brothers, Detroit:
any
tan top, natural wood or disc wheels; also, a De Luxe Sedan, with Gray Leather, and gray mohair upholstery, and a Special Sedan. ready April 1st, in leather or Blue Velour upholstery. The new Model Graham one ton truck will be ready on April 18, the list price boing G1885.00 f.o.b.| Detroit. This model is practically "New Type. Sports Roadster the same as present one-ton ex- is now available. A new Sports cept for a four inch shorter Touring model will be ready bywheel base, thirty by five April 1st, finished green lacquer Tyres all round, sume dimensions. with Gray Leather upholstery, bodies but not interchangeable."
TRIUMPH
World Leadership
Justifies
Still Lower Prices
On January 7th, Graham Brothers announced
a substantial reduction in the prices of their complete line of trucks and buses.
This was their third reduction in eight months. It reflected again Graham Brothers pledge and determination to pass on to the buyer the full economies of rapidly increasing production. The year 1925 was the greatest in Graham: Brothers history..
It saw them advance to World Leadership in the 11⁄2 ton truck field, and brought them the added distinction of being the largest exclusive truck manufacturers in the world.
Such positions are achieved only by enormous demand for a worthy product.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.
33 Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley
HONGKONG
New prices now avail- able from any Dodge: Brothers Dealer
GRAHAM BROTHERS
TRUCKS
SOLD BY DODGE BROTHERS DEALERS EVERYWHERE
AUBURN
THE 8-88 ROADSTER
The "pleasure car of the Auburn line. A run to the Club-Shopping tour or pleasure trip. Large comfortable seat, in rear deck, entered through door, eliminat- ing necessity of performing acrobatic stunts to get into and out of this seat. This door gives convenient access to rear compartment for golf clubs, packages or luggage. when seat in not in use.
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The 1920 is the Most Improved of Cycles.
New and more rigid frame.
New Clutch with double adjustments-and- any other improvements worthy of note.
The new 1026 Medel P is superior to last year's cycle in detail and performance.
Stocks carried.
Call in and arrange terms..
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ALEX. ROSS & CO., (CHINA) LTD.
Bank of China Buliding Hongkong.
Same body design as the model 8-88 Roadster with sanie conveniences. Upholstory of brown Spanish leather. Snap and pep to satisfy the most exacting demands on a real "pleasure" car. Looks that make it the contre of many eyos, wherever it is parked. Not a pocket edition but a real car the same as the "other 6-Sixty-Six models, 120" wheelbase.
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