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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1929.
DUNLOP
as British arthe Flag
7. GLEEBAL
FIT
DUNLOP.
The Tyre
that Carries
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WITH THE BUTTRESSED TREAD.
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Pedder Building.
Tel. C. 4554.
HINTS
FOR THE
MOTORIST
ALBERT L. CLOUGH
DANGER DEFEATED.
Chromium Fumes Trapped.
NO LONGER DEADLY,
Before chromium could become widely used for plating car parts, the deadly fumes which rose from the liquid metal had to be con- querod. These fumes were the biggest obstacle in the way of the: hard metal's general uso, until a way was found to make the film- ing or spraying process safe and Tool-proof.
ILL ADVISED CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT.
Contrary to the gendral belief, larity and normal intensity to all carburetors hardly ever require cylinders, in their correct firing readjustment, when once correct order. That the carburetor float The huge tanks in motor plants ly and securely set. So seldom chamber is receiving, at all times, which contain chromium are veu- is it necessary that, in correcting sufficient, supply of fuel of the tliated by large exhaust fans con- oparative shortcomings of an on-usual quality and free from water nected to umbrella-like hoods over gine, It need hardly be consider or dirt. That no air-lenks the tanks. The fumes are drawn ed except as a last resort. Much have developed anywhere in the back into a special chamber, where annoyance and loss of time is at-Intake system, into the engine it the vapour is condensed and run tributable to attempts to improve self, Into the carburetor or its back into the tanks. Control,of the settings of carburetors, which mountings or Into the manifold. the fumes by auction not only pro-i are already most advantageously That the compression in all cylin- tacts the health of the workmen, adjusted, in the ill-founded hope ders has suffered no. marked but recovers a waste which would that engine troubles will thereby change, due to badly. eented or prova costly to the manufacturer. be overcome.
sticking valves, scored bores.or Bumpers and most hardwaro ill fitting piston-rings. That the use in cars are dipped in the mixture is receiving the normal tanks, but radiators are sprayed amount of heat, as it passes to with chromium under the ventila- the engine and while in its cylin- tion hooda. dors preparatory to being fired. That the timing of the sparks or the valve action have not changed, due to the slipping of the ignition eam or timing-chain adjustments and finally, that no dirt la ob- structing the fuel passages within the carburetor itself to deter- mine which it may be necessary to disassemble the carburetor and perhaps disarrange its adjust ments-but not until the settings have been marked so that they can be exactly reproduced. Gears Disengage of Themselves.
Real Reasons for Readjustment.
Generally speaking the only rea- sons for readjusting a carburetor, which has previously been giving satisfactory service is because a radical change has been made in the fuel supplied it or because it is being used at a much higher or lower altitude. The above applies almost litorally to carburetors without moving parts, save the throttle, but not quite ao fully to those embodying springs, auto- matic air valves and other me
chanism,
Seasonal Re-Setting Obsolescent. Formerly a richer adjustment was considered desirable in cold weather from that found best for summer use but through the intro- duction of manifold heating do vices and thermostats and shut tern to control the circulating water temperature, the necessity for this has mostly vanished--the choke being relied upon to secure mixture-quality regulation until normal running-conditions are at tained,
Proving That Trouble is Not Elsewhere..
Un-
Question: I have been having trouble with the second-gear of my car slipping out of meal. What can I do to stop it?
Answer: Remove the transmis- slon cover and test the main shaft and 'countershaft for end play If this is in excess of about 0.006 in it should be reduced to this mount by removing shims from under the front boaring caps of these shafts. Also assure your When one engine runs
soif that the springs, which hold anilsfactorily,
ia almost the gear-locking plungers in their pne plways tempted to readjust ita car-slots, are properly strong and that buretor, but it is advisable to re- the plungers enter their slats ex sist this impulse until it has been actly with the gears in their demonstrated that the following various mosh positions. Some conditions are fully complied times the bending of a shifting with: That the ignition system fork disarranges matters so that is in perfect condition, and de locking does not. actually accur, vering sparks of unfalling regu. permitting the gears to fly out of
Metal parts to be treated are given the same pro- paration as for nickel plating. First smoothed on emery wheela, and thoroughly cleaned, the part is copper-plated, buffed, cleaned, nickel-plated, buffed and eloaned
thon again, and It gets its chromium bath.
meal when heavy work is put up on them. If the faces of the two second-speed gears are badly bat-] tered this may be a contributing domesh- 'cause of unintentional ing,
CHRYSLER
-above
all others.
Clutch Lubrication query. Question: Can the all-metal disc clutch of the six car, SOLE AGENTS which is supposed to run in oil be safely run dry? I have been told that this is the case, but have not tried it. Tho rennons I ask; is that my clutch elips sometimes an high and second gears.
Answer: This clutch would bo time if run dry. ruined after n The lubricant used with it is a half and half mixture of engine oil and kerosene to the amount of pint. This amount one-half should be supplied at the end of each 1,500 miles after flushing the chich case out with kerosene, If too much oil in proportion to kerosene is used, slipping is likely to occur.
The Republic Motor Co. of China.
(Successors A. LUNG &%. Auto Dept,
30, S2, Dos. Vocuz Road,
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