TRUCK TEST.
New Morris in Sydney. TENACIOUS ON HILLS. Some of the worst hills in Sydney's billiest suburbs werd chosen to demonstrate to the press the performing, qualities of the new Morris 16/40 hp super ton truck.
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Staged by Mosare. Morris (N.S.W.) Ltd., the display was con vincing, for the truck revealed a disposition composed of tenacity, speed, flexibility and braking, ability.
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hour In 96 seconds. Intermediate times were: 9 to 35 m.p.h. in 50 seconds and 6 to 20. m.p.h. in 25. seconds.
Improvements in chasis, spring-| ipg, steering, and a lowering of the loading Hue enabled the truck to handle a 26 cwt. load with ease; Power has boon stopped up to Carrying 27owt, the truck RA.C. rating of 16.9, and the climbed the 1-in-6 grade of motor develops 40 h,p. at ita poak | Clarence-street,. Coogee, in -50.
Well-Balanced Motor. seconds, an average spoed of seven Tested first for flexibility them.p.h. This hill has two stiff, truck was throttled down to about Pinches, with a tiny plateau half- three miles an hour and idled along way. On this plateau the truck comfortably at that spood, carry gatharad suficient spoed to top the driver, in addition to its load. Stiff, Tricky Grade. ing three passengers and the crest at 10 mp.h. in bottom gear. Engine balance is obviously ex- cellent, for the motor ticked over avenly, and uncomplainingly the norrls attained 89% mites an Accelerating from this crawl,
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Coogee, which has a rough surface, A worne hill Is Albert-street,
a 1-in-4 grade, and a narrow right.
which chagot bo rushed. -With
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WHEN CARBURETOR RE-ADJUSTMENT IS JUSTIFIED.
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angle approach, with a corner It should always be remembered, supplied with gasoline, its re- nearly 22cwt on it, the Morris that all the carburetor has to do adjustment is warranted, in order clawed its way up this grade three is to proportion the rasoline to to produce a leaner or richer mix- times without hesitation; then, to the air and to mingle them and
enging's prove its brakes, was held on the after that, whatever happens to ture--whichever the worst of the hill by foot and hand the resulting mixture after it shortcoming may seem to call for. brakes separately. The brakes are passes the throttle, is not the car-
Too Rich or too on the rear wheels only, but they buretor's fault. have unusually largo drums.
The whole demonstration was Impressive, particularly as the motor was not run in. The truck previously bad only run 210 miles.
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Question:-After about 3,000 | nifles service, the number two con- necting-rod of my enging burned out its bearing and this occurred again after approximate- ly another 3,000 miles, although on both occasions there was plenty of oil on hand. Furthermore, during this period, pistons have twice stuck in their cylinders." The engine manufacturer advises drbp- ping the crankshaft and checking up the oil passages to this con- necting rod, but this would be quite a job. What do you sug- gest? Also this engine has a peculiar vibratlon at high speeds. What causes it?
Answer:We can only reiterate the advice of the manufacturer, it being evident that the ofl feed to this rod la obstructed and the sooner the trouble is removed the sooner you will obtain permanent satisfaction. When you have the engine "down" not only see that Jall of passages are clear through- out their length but check up the eloarances at all connecting-rod bearings with the recommended amount. You will probably find. that No. 2 piston was the one which acized, on account of no oil eplash from its rod-bearing and perhaps ita cylinder is acored a little. If so, it may be weaker than the others and be concerned in the vibration which' you com- plain of.
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Answer:Assuming that No. 1 plston and rings actually fit well enough, so that this is not an Jordinary case of oll-pumping, it [may possibly be that the clearance at the connecting-rod bearing of this cylinder is greater than re- commended, thus permitting an excess of oll to be discharged on the walls of this cylinder. You better have this clearance checked up and adjusted, if it is found too great. You are not using an all pressure greater than recommend- ed are you? Possibly temporary rellef might be obtained by filting an oil controlling ring, in the lower groove of No. 1 piston, if such is not already provided. We assume that the fouling is due to oil and not to an overrich mixture in this cylinder, but unless you are using full Intake hent, and [reasonably légn mixture, you may be getting trouble from the latter CAUNC.
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Night haulage of heavy and wholesale goods.
Elimination of all horse-drawn' trade from main arteries and tentral city streets.
Tearing up and alteration of streets to be either accomplished within 24 hours or done only night
Sightseeing vehicles to be park- ed off streets.
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