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AUBURN
Durability To the careful, the lactus of durability in a car is of vast
importance. Demand the car that will withstand day by day the hardest usage" and keep sweet maning. Thingngre done and care ia talen at Aufrurn factorier to losure better performance and longer life than any other manufacturer does It is its unusual starting that transforms the purchase of an Auburn lotos long paying Investment Drive It-comparo It-If the Aubura does not sell itsell you will not be asked to buy,,'
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BREAKDOWNS AND THEIR CAUSES:
INTERESTING DATA FROM
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THE DOMINANT CAUSE,
"In the majority of cases Booting up le due to running on too rich a mixture (states a writer in the Field. When starting up on
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SOOTED PLUG TROUBLES. owing to there being too much petrol for the amount ofair, the patrol that is not burnt is deposit- ed in the form of soot all over the combustion chambor, including the sparking plug. In a short time misfiring will occur, when The Royal Automobile Club by
the sparking plug will have to be Imeans of a record of causos of engine it is necessary to have a cleaned; the combustion chamber. breakdowns in connexion with its rich mixture, but as soon as the slac ought to be cleaned out if Get you home service in able engine has started its strength the engine is still to give lbs full to fasuo each year a detailed an should be gradually, weakened to power. It is important, therefore alysis of roadside troubles which
a correct setting. Most cars are that drivers should give careful. acour to modern motor vehicles provided with a mixture control attention to the matter of a The figures are of particular in-lover, and its bost setting is at correct mixture. If by mistake.. terest because they should act as the weakest position with which the engine has been run for a an incentive to the careful car the engine will give full power, considerable time on too rich a owner to guard against the pos- This is easily tested by running mixture, but before actual misfir sibility of breakdown by paying the car on a level stretch of road, ing has occurred, much of the special attention to the parts or preferably slightly uphill, soot can be burnt away by runt which are indicated as being most opening, the hand throttle toning the engine under load on likoly, without such attention, to suitable fixed position, and then what is normally
werk & give trouble. **-
gradually weakening the mixture mixture.
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It is an interesting point that until a point is found where the This will have the effect of che variation in the porcentages power definitely begins to fall off. heating up the engine, and so it from your to year is practically Just before this paint is reached should not be carried too far,, but nogligible. Ignition troubles still is the correct running position.
it will clear all the soot off the head the list with a total of 22.7
Carburetters are arranged parking plug insulation, and to per cent. in 1925, compared with automatically to adjust them an extent the combustion chamber 20.7 per cent. in 1924. It would selves to the various engine also. By understanding this effect be an extremely interesting thing speeds, but actually when runn- of changes in the mixture control if the R.A.C. could still furthering for any length of time at low most of the misfiring and plug enlighten the motoring public by needs, say below 15 miles an Nowadays a plug should require cleaning should be avoided. classifying the predominating hour, it is usually better to troubles under this head, because, increase the strength of the no attention beyond an occasional considering the reliability of the mixture slightly. If the engine readjustment of the spark gap.. modern magnoto, this figure apis fun on too weak a mixture the pears to be rather remarkable. affect is to beat up the engine Engine troubles are classified rapidly, owing to the fact that and in the aggregate amount to the gas mixture is so diluted that 21.4 per cent, while back axies it burne slowly in the combustion are third with 14.9 per cent. On chamber, and if the mixture is the low side is carburation with weak enough it may still bo burp- cent. in 1924, and brake trouble and so cause backfiring in the is represented by the low figure carburetter. There are, therefore, of 4 per cent.
Accidents figure at 13.2 permixture is too weak, namely, fairly evident signs of when the cent.. really a remarkably low considerable loss of power, over- percentage, only 1 per cent. more heating of engine, and finally At the Centocell aerodrome in A number of women dele
than 1924.
"popping" in the carburetter, the presence of Signor Mussolini, gates at the LLP. Summer School
Unfortunately, there are the Minister of Aviation, the at Enston Lodge complained that Duke of Apulia, grandson of the co-operatively produced clothing
the mixture is too rich; the such clear indications of when Duke of Aosta, passed the regu-did not keep pace with modern granting of the Charter of Incor engine pulls well, does not over- lar tests and obtained his military fashions in design, colour and apporation to the town will be com-beat, and everything appears to pilot's certificate.
he all in order; but actually,
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