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STUDEBAKER COMMERCIAL CARS
HONG KONG DELIVERED PRICES
ERSKINE SIX TRUCK.
B.A. Horse-Power Rating 38.16. Brake Horne-Power 45 at 3,000 Revolutiona.
Platon Displacement 260.37 Oubic Inch. Wheel·lipse 107 inches.
Speed 48 M.P.I.....
X-TON.
Kett Weight
170.1.2
Psic
ficking
Delivery Chassis
1,640 lbs.
Extron
G$ 150, G# 90
Delivery
G$ 140·
Screen Dallvory Truck...... 2,437 lbs.. Patel Dalivary Trunk 1,500 lbs.
795 820
90
285
G$ B80 1,170
10
290
1,200
Frico Includes: Bulk Horn, Bumpora, Snubbers, Spare Rim-Tire and
Tube 30× 5, Cowl and Instrument Panel.
DIRECTOR SIX TRUCK.
B.A.C. Horse-Power Rating 27.34.
Brake Horse-Power 70 at 2,800 Revolutiona.
Piston Meplacement £41.0 Oubie. Inch. Wheel-Bass 119 Inches.. Spred 50M...
X-TON.
Delivery Chamja..................................... 2,375 lbs. Screen Dollvary Truck....... 3,330 lbs.
G925
GS D3
@#,180 -0$1,200
1,195
95
Panel Delivery Truck.
3,300 lbs.
1,195
85
Estate Car and Bus
2,400 10#.
1,495
.95
465 1,755
470 1,700
2,060 470
Prico Includes: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Snubbers, Five Diso Wheels, Spare
Tire and Tubo 32 × 6, Cowl and Instrument Pauol.
ARLINGTON SIX TRUCK
R.A.0. Hornn-Power Rating 87.34. Brakt florne Power 70 at 2,800 Revolution.
Pleton Displacement 241.0 Cuble Inch, Wheel-Base 146 Inches. Speed 46 M.P.H.
I-TON.
Express Chassis
2,5521b. Arlington Funeral Car .............. 3,903 ib. Bellevue Ambulanco......... 4,040 lbs.
G81,205 C$100 GS 185
#385 100 2,500. 100
1.
G$1,580 515 3,000 520 3,180
Price Includes: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Snubbers, Five Disc Whosis,
Apare Tire and Tube 37 x 8, Cowi and Instrument Panel.
BIG SIX SPEED TRUCK.
H. G. Horse-Power Bating 38.01. Brake Harde. Power 85 at 2,800 Revolutions.
Piston Displacement $55.8 Cubic inch.
Speed CO M...
IX-TONS.
Express Chassis w
་་
Wheel-Baie-th8 Inches,
3,115 lbs. GEL,795
$115
G$ 240
2,085
115
115
De Luxe Funeral Car....................... 4,606 lb.
De Luxe Ambulance 4,606 lbs. 3,185
760
$2,140 3,860 760 4,059 Price Includes: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Hydraulic Absorbers, Vive Diso
Wheels, Extra Tiro nad Tube 34 × 7,30, Cow! and Instrument Panel.
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BIG SIX MODEL "75" JUNIOR TRUCK.
‚HAC. Horse-Power Rating 38.04. Brake Horse-Power 85 at E;800 Revolutions. Piston Displacement 353.8 Cubic Inch. Wheel-Boat 158 Inches
Spied 55 M.P.II
2-TONS.
Choanis
Police Patrol
4,400 lbs. 4,708 115.
$2,410 03120
4,430. 120. 4,520 120.
G$ 210 QB4,770
760
5,200 870 5,310
Badan Dun (15-pas)............................ 7,130 lbs.
Price Includes: Bulb Horn, Hydraulle Absorbers, Bumpers, Five Diac
Wheale, Extra Tira and Tubo 34 × 7, Cowi and Instrument Panel,'
BIG SIX MODEL "76" SPECIAL TRUCK.
R.A.C. Home-Power Rating 46.04."
Beake Hares-Power 8 at 2,800, Kevolutions
· Piston Displacement 959.8 Cubic Inch. -Wheel-Nase 154 Inches.
Speed 60 M.P.I.“
2%-TONS.
Chazals
4,600 lbs.
Sedan Bus (19-pas).
7,420 lbs. 7,350 lbs.
G$2,775 G$120 GS 255 0$3,150
5,235 120
865 6,240 6,305 120 1,025 7,540 6,395
120 1,025 7,540
Parlor Car (20-pas) Observation Car (22-pas),..... 7,350 lbs.
Prico Includes: Bulb Hora, Bumpers, Hydraullo Absorbers, Baron Dizo
Wheels, Extra Tire and Tube 32 X 6,73, Cowl and Instrument Panel.
BIG SIX MODEL "75" HEAVY DUTY TRUCK,
R.A.C. Horse-Power Rating 36.04.
Broke Horse-Power 86 at 8,800 Hevolutions. Platon Displacement 355:8 Cubic Inch Wheel-Dose 184 Inches. Speed 40 M.P.H.
3-TONS.
Chassis
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5,200 lbs. $3,275 G$120 C$ 255 $3,600 Streat Car (2-pas)... .... 8,550 lbs. 5,805 120 1,025 7,040 Price Includes: Bulb Horn, Bumpers, Hydraulic Absorbers, Boven Diso Whools, Extra Tire and Tube 34 X 7.50, Cowl and Instrument Panel,
THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE
Tel. Central 4759.
25.Queen's Road Central ⚫
THE
MOTOR UNION
INSURANCE Co 17o
Incorporated in England-
(Under the auspices of the Automobile Association)
SPECIALISES IN MOTOR INSURANCE
LOCAL AGENTS
THE UNION TRADING Co., Ltd.
York Building.
Phone C 187.
HINTS, CA
FOR THE
MOTORIST
ALBERT. L. CLOUGH
THE SQUEALING-BRAKE NUISANCE.-
The Infinite thought and labour can sometimes be stopped by creat that auto designers have expended ing similar points diametrically op- to make the power plants of cars posite them. This is done by, in- run almost noiselessly, seems to gorting thin metal shims between have been largely thrown away if the lining and the band. If ser there is to bo a chorus of fiendish vice, breaks squeak on rear wheel shrieks from the brakes, every time drums, the noise can usually be a traffic light "goes red," Demo- prevented by simultaneously apply- niacal brake noise has become the|ing the hand brakes, if they net on chief auditory annoyance of city the same drums. streets and must be overcome, if
QuestionWhen I first start my our nerves are to be saved. Brakecar, the oll-gage shows no pres- squeak is caused by a particle of sure and sometimes I drive for fully some hard substance, attached to a mile before, any in indicated and the lining (a piece of the brass then rarely over five pounds, but wire or of gravel or a rivet there are times, at speeds of 30-35 head), scratching on the drum m.ph. when a pressure of 80 pounds surface, when the drum 16 is shown and then it will drop to free to vibrate sonorously, four or five and stay there. They because, it is not "damped" by an cannot seem to help me at the ser- oven contact of the brake fabric all vice station.. Can you suggest any- around it. The remedies are: thing7.
First, To eliminato hard materials Answer,We assume that you of all kinds from the working sur-
caso.
face of the lining or between the have fully investigated the possibi- lining and the drum and second, Tolities of a clogged "etrainer and keep the drum from being able to sludge or water in the oll. Air- produce sound, by assuring that the leakage into the auction aide of the fabric is evenly pressed upon its purps is one common cause of ir- surface throughout its working regular action, but we do not be length, thus muffling or muting ft.ieve this is likely in your Embedded particles in fabric can The first thing we should do is to sometimes be washed out by flush replace the oil-gage with a new ono, ing with a stream of water or by reto eliminate the possibility that it moving the band and going over may be defective and may be fadi- the fabric with a wire brush. If cating pressure deficiences which fabric is worn so deeply as to ex do not exist. If the new gage pose ita brass wire backing, it is shows the same shortcomings in time to repince it. Rivet heads that pressure, wo should turn attention to the pressure relief valve, as it are found flush with the fabric sur-may be faulty action of it, that la face should be countersunk. Rub causing the trouble. Inconsistency bing the fabric surface sparingly in the action of the by-pass valve with dry powdered graphite, tends sometimes disturbs oil pressure con- to distburage the adhesion of hard ditions very seriously and irregu- foreign particles. The drums of larly. If none of these suggestions late care are being made of harder help you, please write us again. steel, from which particles are less likely to be torn off and forced into Question--When I shift my Ford the Bning, when the drums become into high-gear, there is a very an- very hot and abrasive particles are noying chattering until a speed of present. Smoothing the drum sur about 8 m.p.h. is reached, when face reduces the noiso caused by operation becomes quict, but when hard particles in the lining. To slow down to 8 m.ph. the chate prevent the drum from giving out tering begins again. The pedal sound vibrations, it should run true, vibrates, when. this noise occurs. the band should be a perfect circle, The whole transmission has been and its adjustment should be such taken out and Inspected, but that it contracts upon the nothing wrong found. What do drum with equal pressure through. you think causes this trouble? out Its length. To accom- Answer. Probably there is lost plish this, not only the end motion somewhere in the transmis adjustments must be such as tosion line, which shows up when the give uniform clearance, on release, angine is running, perhaps a little: but the back anchor support must jerkily at low speed, but is not ap be properly set and perfectly free, parent when the engine is running so as to permit the band to conform|fast and steadily. We do not know da it should. If upon testing lining where you will find this backlash, clearance, by means of a metal Did you examine carefully to see if "fecler," points are still found the clutch drum is keyed perfectly where it is less than at others, the tight on the transmission shaft? aquealing produced at these pointa You may find the trouble there.
ABOUT SPARK
PLUGS.
Dangers of "Recondi- tioning."
#
jopen the spark gap so wide that no japark could be obtained and mis- aring would result. Ordinarily the spark gap should be equal to the thickness of a thin dine or a
eating card.
With the introduction of higher compression engines, the spark
A recent decision of the US, gap has to be even narrower to overcome the highly compressed.
district court of New York order- Ing some 50,000 reconditioned and 849. cleaned spark plugs dumped into the Atlantic ocean, brings out the Importance of having only good plugs in the motor.
owners.
It was further disclosed that the "reconditioned" spark plugs were even of less use than when they were discarded by their original This judgment stopped a large business in the sale, of old spark cleaning and rebuilding process, After going through the plugs as new. Motorists would in which new but unsuitable gas- stop at garages and have their kets were used, the plugs would be plugs changed. The discarded subject to more gas and electrical plugs would be bought up at a few leakage than when they were first conts each by the persons now taken out of the engine. stopped from this illicit trade, would then be cleaned and put would be installed. But it would Sometimes a new electrode
not be of the proper type for per The garage man buying these at rect operation. The electrodes low cost would then sell them to have to be of the proper mangan- innocent motorists at about the ese-nickel alloy to avoid expansion aame price good ones would bring. under terrific heat. It the elec- And the motorist would discover trode expands, It will break the hig mistake after driving a few porcelain around it and cause gas miles.
and electrical legkago, t
back into cartona.
.
The sult that stopped this busi- It is essential, therofore, that ness brought out the way the de-only brand new spark plugs, of fendants "roconditioned" the old acknowledge. superiority in manu spark plugs. They would direct a facture, be used. A poor grade. sand-blast into the ends of the plug will cause poor throttling," plugs in order to clean out the car-poor pick-up, missing on hard pulls bon and make the plugs appear as and high speed, and loss of power.
through gas leakage. A
new,
At the same time, however, this But even the best plugs deterio- treatment would destroy, the glazerate through use and gradually on the porcelain and would wear lose their efficiency. The glaze and reduce the size of the elec-wears off. The points wear down. trodes.
The parts loosen up. And oll and gas leak through,
The unglazed porcelain would If your car has been driven over therefore be porous enough to per 10,000 miles and is not working mit off and gasolene to seep properly, check on your spark through and cause leakage of the plugs. olectricity that otherwise should be be, concentrated at the points: Weak explosions would result. In
many cases the spark plugs would.
Pedestrian Hard Hit.
Automobile accidents in Califor-
be entirely short circusted nia last year involved more than By wearing away the electrodes, 5000 pedestrians. Of these, more the sand blasting method would than 2000 were children under 14
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