THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
STUDEBAKER COMMERCIAL CARS
HONG KONG DELIVERED PRICES.
·ERSKINE SIX TRUCK.
R.A.C. Here, Power Rating 18.15.
Brake Hour Power 38 at 4,000 Revolutions.
Platon Displacement 160.37, Cubic Inch. Wheel-Band 107 sriches.
Speed 45 M.P.H.
K-TON.
Nell
1.0. D.
Packing
Factory
Extras
BALPUR
Weight
Price
Bellvery
Delivery Chansia............. 1,640 iba.
0$ 050
as 00
G# 140
Seroon Delivery Truck
2,437 16.
Panel Dolivery Truck
2,500 lbs.
.195 820
90
285
90.
200
Price
G$ 880
1,170
1,200.
Prion Includes: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Snubbers, Sparo Rim--Tire and
Tube 30 X 5, Cowl and Instrument Panel.
DIRECTOR SIX TRUCK.
R.A.C. Horas-Power Hoting 27.54. Brake Borer-Power 19 at 2,800 Revolutione.
Piston Displacement 241.6 Cubic Inch. Wheel-Bare 113 Inches, Speed 60 MPH. X-TON.
Delivery Chassis'
Sereon Delivery Truck
2,375 1ha. 3,340 The.
06 0250 35
1,195
93
G# 180 G$1,200
463
1.755
Panel Delivery Track
3,398 1.
1,195
95
470
1,760
Estate Car atul Rus
2,400 lbs.
1,495
05
470'
2,660
Price Includes: Bulb Here, Bumpers, Snubbers, Five Diso Wheels, Spare
Tirs and Tube 32 × 6, Cowl and Instrumant Fanel.
ARLINGTON SIX TRUCK.
R.A. Horse-Power Rating 21.54.
Brake Boric Pavers 70 ist 2,8uh Revolutiona,
Piaton Displuerment 241,6 Cubic Inch. Wheel Daar 146 Inches. Spred 45 M.P.3.
I-TON.
Express Chassis .......... Arlington Funeral Cur Bellovue Ambulanco '....................... 4,040 lbs.
2,500 lbs. ..3,903
($1,295 C$100 2,383 100 2,560 100
GS 185 G$1,580 .515 3,000 520 3,180
Prico Includes: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Snubbard, Five Dise Wheata;
Spare Tire and Tube 32 x 6, Cowl and Instrument Panel.
BIG SIX SPEED TRUCK.
R. A Corac-Power Rating $6.04.
Brake Horat.Power 85 at 2,819 Revolutions. Piston Displacement 355.8 Gubic inch.
Wheel-las its Inches.
Spuril du M.P.IT.
IX-TONS.
I
Express Chassis
3,115 11.
'De Luxe Funeral Cur......... 4,606 lb.
Do Luxe Ambalance 4,606 lbs.
760 4,0GO Prico Includes: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Hydraulic Absorbers, Five Disc
Whosis, Extra Tire and Tubo 34 X 7.30, Cowl and Instrument Panel.
G$1,785 2,0H5 3,185
$115
115
115
0$ 240. G$2,140
760 *3,860
BIG SIX MODEL "75" JUNIOR TRUCK.
RA.C, Horse Powis Ruting that,
Brake Hote-Power 86 at 2,800 Révolutions.
Piston Displacement $64,8 Cubic Inch. Wheal-Barr 358 Inches. Speed #6 M.P.B.
2-TONS.
Charls
Police Patrol
4,400 H. 4,706 เม.
G$2,410
G 120 635 240
0$2,770
Badan Bus (15-3), 7,130.
4,410 4,520
130
120
700 870
4,290
5,510
Pries Includes: Bulb Horn. Hydraulic Absorbers, Bumpers, Fivo Disa "Wheels, Extra Tiro and Tube 34 × 7, Cow! and Instrument l'anel.
BIG SIX MODEL “76" SPECIAL TRUCK.
R.X.C. Hora-Power Buting 86.04. Brake Horre-Pauri = 85 at 2,500 Revolutiona
Platon Displacement 365,8 Cubic Inch. Wheel-Base 184 Inchrs.
23-TONS.
Speed 50 M.1, 11.
Bodan Bun (19-pas) 7,420 lbs.
4,000 lbs.
Parlor Car (20-pas)........ 7,350 bv. Observation Car (22-pas) ... 7,350 lbs.
G$2,775 G$120
5,295
120
6,395 120 6,305
120
G$ 235 0#3,150 665 6,240 1,025 7,540 1,035
7,540
נ
Price includes: Dulb Horn, Bumpers, Hydraulic Absorbers, Seven Disc
Wheels, Extra Tire and Tubo 32 × 6.75, Cowl and Instrument Panel.
BIG SIX MODEL "75" HEAVY DUTY TRUCK.
‚¿R.A.C. Horse-Power Huling 364.
Brake Boren-Power 80 at 2,500 We volations.
Piston Displacement 361.8 Cubic Inch, Wheel Bust 184 Tạcher. Speed 46 M.PH.
3-TONS.
5,290 Ls. 13,275 $120 0$ 255
Street Car (22-pus)................................. 8,550 Iba, 5,895 120 1,025 7,040 Prico Includes: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Hydraulic Absorbers, Boven Disc Whools, Extra Tiro und Tubo 34 × 7.50, Cowland Instraniout Panel.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
25, Queen's Road, Contral.
Chnacis
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Tui, Central, 4759,
Q$3,000
BRITISH CAR'S 350,000 MILES.
LACKING ONLY WINGS.
After covering 360,000 miles on An Englishman is reported to a Sunbeam Car, a South African have invented a motor vehicle that owner has recently sold it. The is a combined road swooper, water- car had been used under very ing and washing machine, street strenuous conditiona, for several flusher, fire engine, ambulance, duat years having been used for heavy cart and traveling soup kitchen,
towing in" work, but always gave'
consistently good service: Indeed, bringing it up to date with modern It is still in such good condt equipment, etc., and evidently looks tlon that the new owner, is spend- forward to many more years of ser Ing a considerable sum of money in vice with this rellable old Sunbeam.
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HINTS
FOR THE
MOTORIST
ALBERT É. CLOUGH
HYDRAULIC BRAKE LININGS NEED CLOSE WATCHING.
Replacement of Pistons. Question:-Two of the skeleton
So long as the wheel cylinders refuses to fir, for a time, at least, and connecting tubes of a hydrau- there is probably no spark at the lle brake system are free from air, plugs, when In the cylinders, al- uniform liquid pressure is though they spark in the open air. applied to the pistons of all wheel Set the plug points as close cylinders and the shoe linings are together as they should be, if they applied to the brake drums of all are now set too far apart. Try four wheels, with
exactly priming the cylinders with gaso- equalized' pressure, This would line again and then handcrank the result in exactly the prodster-engine, instead of using the mined braking effect being starter. If it, then begins to fire, realized, at each wheel, if the fric- your trouble is almost certainly tional effect of the linings upon lack of spark, when the starter the drums were uniform, but this is drawing very heavily on Is not always the case. The the battery, Your dimenity may presence of water, oil or grease, be that you are not getting a rich high spots in the fabric, differ-enough mixture to start on. Look ences in the quality of fabric used at the choke valve in the carbure- and faulty adjustment, or formator air-intake and make sure that tion of the bands or shoes, will the choke control closes it tightly, result in inequalities between the when pulled fully out. Perhaps action of the brakes. Exactly the you could obtain better starting same lining fabric should be used results by using high-test g080- on all four brakes, adjustment line than the regular grade of fuel. should be the same at all and all Have you tried placing cloths, grease leaks at the axle-ends wrung out in very hot water,
carefuly should be
avoided. around the carburetor? Brake band anchors should he kept olled so as to give the bands per- fect freedom to confirm to their drums. A tendency for the frontype piatons furnished in the en end of a car to turn to one side, gine of my car have broken when the brakes are applied in-and I hesitate to replace them with dicates that one front brake lining similar ones, especially as I under- takes hold more powerfully than atand that skeleton pistons wear The best practice in erlinders into ugg shape. Would the other.
you advise me to replace them. dealing with bands that need re-with solid cast Iran pistons or Balng is to exchange them for
bands.those of the so called high-spemi new, factory re-lined Occasionally, in very hot weather, type? Regardless of what kind I hydraulic brakes may be found to install, must they be of the same drag. This is usually due to the weight as those which they re- expansion of the liquid by heat place? What effect will a chango and tlie production of a pressure in weight have on speed, accelera- in the system, even with the pedal tion and fuel economy?
Answer:--You would be hastv fully released. The remedy is to unlock the pump plunger and let in condemning the skeleton piston, the pressure relieve itself by in general, on account of your in- forcing a little liquid back into the dividual trouble. Ia principle is sound. All pistons necessarily tank, then relocking the plunger tend to ovalize cylinder bores, but Starter Won't Make Engine Fire. we do not believe that skeleton Question--The engine of my pistons are worse than other car will, not start, tynes. You need not replace the although the starler turns it over. present pistons with, others of The battery is a new one and re-equal weight, but if you use cently charged and there is a heavier ones, maximum speed and apark at the plugs. The ammeter smoothness may be somewhat does not registor, when I step on sacrificed. The manufacturer of the starter. What can I do to your engine is, still using cast- make this engine start?
ron pistons and there is every Answer: Try injecting about a reason to believe that he could teaspoonful of gasoline into each now furnish you pistons for your cylinder through their plug holes engine that would be free from the and then replacing and reconnect-defects you. found in the original ing the plugs. If the engine then ones.
1923
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NUTS AND BOLTS. subject. These should be tighten- ed up, especially after a winter during which little or no
SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1928
ALWAYS INVESTIGATE WHAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEFORE YOU BUY
GENERAL MOTORS
TRUCKS
With
BUICK
Six Cylinder Engine 11⁄2 Ton Complete as shown:
$1435
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Great Series
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Six Cylinder Engine
1000h, clusal With Screen Hanty, With Panel Body
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$750 $770 6745
Six Cylinder Engine
Chassis Pricen Das Tan - $1095 Dacand na-halfton 31181
Two Tun... $1950
(pneumale tire
level gear drive) Two Ton --- $2050 (solki fires worth grze drive)
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33, Wong Nei Chung Road, 33, Des Voeux Road Central:"
A TRUCK FOR EVERY PURSE AND PURPOSE
Tightening the body bolts, how- ever, isn't the only nece vity these days. There are some engine bolts, crews and clampa that should be tightened up in order to avoid wants of power and efficiency.
The cylinder head bolts, most likely, have loosened up during the con-winter. If they remain loose there is the liability of water seepage Must be Kept Tight.sideration is given to the car.
from the cooling system and re- The squeaks and rattles are duced cooling efficiency. An addi- One item, much overlooked, in the matter of keeping the automobile worse than irritating to our nerves. tional turn of each nut will avoid running as efficiently as possible is They are signs of undue wear at this.
The engine should be balted down joints which should be kept tight. that of the nuts and bolts that hold Doors loosen away from their tightly to the chassis, in order to the car and its parts together, hinges and don't close tight. Win-avoid undue vibration. The clampa" Despite the old wheeze about adows are hard to close and some over the hose connexions should be popular low-priced car, there are times get so much strain from a tightened, and the water pump nut nuts and bolts galore even on the squeaking body that they are liable should get an extra tarn. best of the motor cars. These to break. Inosen up with use and must be kept tight If long life and efficiency arei to be had from it.
In addition, loose bolts are more liable to rust than those that are light. The looseness allows room First thought, of course, goca to for water to seep in where it the body bolts, in discussing this shouldn't be going.
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Underneath the chassis, the transmission case, the differential, the brake rod supports and other parts need checking up to see that they are secure. At the same time these parts may be cleaned of all accumulated mud of winter.
Cleaning and tightening pre- pares the car for another year of good usage.
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The spark plugs need changing about once a year, if the car is used to any considerable extent. But at least, they should be taken out, cleaned thoroughly and returned fresh for another summer of motor- ing.
The parts underneath the hood, like the vacuum tank, generator, carburetor, ignition unit, fuel and air cleaners and horn, should be fastened more securely to their foundations in order to avoid rat- tling.
The fan belt should be tested so that it is light and is giving the best service.
Then there are the connexions in the ignition system-at the ballery, at the switch on the dash, at the apark plugs and the distributor, at the lamps and the horn. A loose connexion might, at some inop- portune time, break away altogether and cause considerable trouble.
Sometimes it is good advice to tighten the wheels on their bear- ings, und to take a turn or ao on the lugs. This will avoid wheel wabble and uneven wear on the tyres.
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