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ALBERT L, CLOUGH
AIR LEAKS.
The failure of an engine to idle mixture becomes so rich in gas-
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without missing' when slowed)" sacriferd. down and also the tendency to
stall without apparent enuses are more likely than not to be due to
stray
Did the Timing 'Slip? Question:Becantee
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U.S.A.'S CUSTOMERS.
Australia Third Best.
RECORD MOTOR
EXPORTS.
In
keeping with the production: records that have been continuously established during this year, auto- mative exports from the U.S.A., in February totalled fi value of £12,306,949, exceeding by*'£2,168,-- 637 the previous monthly export record, established in October, 1928.
During February, 53,059 motor) vehicles were exported from the U.S.A. Of this total, 33,254 were cars and 13,805 were trucks,
of my air entering its intake having disconnected the throttle- In both kinds of vehicles, Aus- system. Such air, unintentionally spring and my failure to recon-tralia was listed as third best cus admitted, may make the mixture eet it. when i started the engine tomer. The Argentine took 3,907
wenk that it will not fro every of my car, and pushed down! time or may fail to ignite, nt all,
cars, Canada 3,903; Australia with the throttle nearly closed, al-rated for a few seconds.
on the accelerator, the engine 2,765 and Great Britain 1,096 though its volume is usually so small that it has little effect of attaching the spring, and starting (hinth place); .
The Argentine was the best engine operation at open throttle, the engine again. It would turn when the amount of mixture re-ver, but showed no pep and would truck buyer, too, taking 3,483 quired by the anging is large, die very soon, no matter how vehicles, while Brazil's share, was The following are some of the much gas was Ted. What do you 2,238. Australia's 2,114 places where hir leaks may occur think happened? Is it likely that United Kingdom's 1,822.
At the connexions between the the timing-chain slipped? The branches of the Intake manifold chain has been very slack.
the
and the
RECORD TARGO.
Terrible Mountain Course.
in
He enygred the 335% twisting miles in 7hr, 15min, 11sre, an average speed of 16,20 m.p.k., nud
record for the course.
and the inlet ports in the block. Answer:-Slipping of the tinting A gasket is generally used at ench is as likely a cause as any we enn of these joints and if it is defective: think of for this happening. If ar not tightly held, stray air will you furh over the engine until the ise surked in inst it. At the lange piston of The cylinder which int between the carburetor and should be in firing position la the manifold of intake port of thej exactly at its top position, the top blk, where a gasket is also used, lead-centre mark an the fywheel Corlets for these joints can hel should register with, the lower
This year's Targo Fløvler, over obtained, ready made. from servicef edge of the inspection hole. If the notorious muntain course
tations and whenever there is any does not, the chain' has jumped. | Sielly, was won by Divs, drivinje a suspicion that one is imperfeet a With the piston 'in the above] Buvätti. new one should be substituted for specified position, the breaker if. Another very common place), points should just be about to open far air-leakage to occur is around and if they are not, ignition is inlet valve stems, which have worn out of time. After racing as yini, lause in their guides," "Enough air describe, presumably' with
mug be aucked in through the clike closed, the cylinders" would A new trick, or "ruckit," has learance spare thus created to naturally be Honded with gasoline become prevalent, the reads of dilge the small charge passing the and normal running would hardly the U.S.A.It is played by the valve below the ignitable point, ocene until they were cleared of owners of ancient cars upon any· Fitzing new guiles or providing! ogres fuel, rose who lonks afluent,
oversize valve-stems is the remedy, Connecting Rod Noise,, The method is to drive the old The shaft which carries the. Answer:-1 ally of the connect. car along the traffic until an ex- throttle-valve sometimes wearing rod bearings are loose on their -pénaixo looking car begins to pass, louse in its bearing in the par- crank pins, they would most likely from behind. Then the driver of buretoy budy, so that stray air is cause a tapping noise, while the the old car pulls out into the road, sucked in along it, weakening the car was coasting downhill, with and caused the larger ear, to mixture undufy at low speeds, the throttle closed. You might, crash into him.
Suction connexions tapped into the however, get a slight knock from After that it's a matter of talk- intake manifold. to operate the end play at the big-end, from a rod ing hard and furiously to persunde vacuum tank, windshield cleaner, which was bent out of correct the big car owner to pay inseash auxiliary cylinder Jubricator or frument. for alleged damage, And it humidifving device, tend to diaturh stterreds very often...
arburation at small throttle open. ings, by creating air leakage undi if any of these tithes leak, the
ROBOT GAS VENDER.
ELIMINATING CAUSES.
effect bieomes serious. One bad; A mechanical gus, pump,, of the The U. S. Jurens of Public Roads consequence of air leaks is that, in nickel-in-the-lot variety, is short- reports that 390 raileand grade order to enrrect their ill effects, ly to be placed on the market, by erassings were eliminated from the the carretor is likely to be given one of the leading oil companies. Federal Aid Highway System in a richer adjustment, with the The sump works like any other 1928.
i result, that at on thirqith, the roin-yenting machine.
Pinced competitors were: Minoia (Bugatti), 2; Perri (Alfa-Romen), 3'; Campurri (Alfa-Romen), 4; Rittain (Buratti), 5; and Foresti (Bugatti), 6,
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