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MOTORING SECTION

MOVING CYLINDERS. NEW CAR ON TRIAL. THE BOXSPANNER

TWIN OPPOSED ENGINE.

14-H.P. TALBOT A BRITISH PRODUCT.

NUTS IN AWKWARD PLACES.

THECER-

It will be found in most cases

A now car, which firat made its Very often a lack of space around Considerable interest has of late

appearance a year ago at the Motor the engine will prevent the use of bean centred round the development Show, and is now in the hands of a box spanner when the tommy-bar of the two-stroke engine, both in the public in considerable numbers, is pushed through it at right America and on the Continent, the 14/45 h.p. six-cylinder Tal-

bot, which may be regarded as one angles, and only makeshift job with the result that many new de- of the latest attámpts on the part can be made of tightening an 1 signs are being tried out by various of the British Industry to combat awkwardly placed nut by knocking. Inventors, and the types as a whole the American invasion, as it is still it with a hammer and punch. On culled in some quarters. The most engines of recent design are rapidly approaching a state of American industry prides itself on there are, as a rule, very few places perfection. Two of the most pro- giving us roomy touring cars, that cannot be got at with a bọx minent of the latter types' are re-elther closed or open, with six-spanner, yet it sometimes happene presented in the Duesenburg cylinder engines of such power as that the most important nuts are in

to provide good performance at the the most awkward places, straight eight, and the two-cylin- cost of very little effort, to sell at der horizontally opposed engine in £500 or £800. There are numbers sitating some efficient means of which the pistons worked in cylin- of these on the market which have tightening them. der barrels, which themselves were

given satisfaction to their owners reciprocated by a special cam gear. Since then a new type has been developed which, although possess- The Talbot solls at £395 for the ing the same basic principles as open touring car and £485 for the the latter motor, is perhaps a little coach-bulit saloon, and, considering

ita performance, is certainly more simple and efficient. This an- notable retort to its trans-Atlantic gine is of the horizontally opposed competitors. A good deal is given two-cylinder type, and the pistons to the purchaser for his £395, are coupled to connecting rods rather more, I fancy, than in some of the American examples. In the which work aide by side upon the first place, there is a four-speed crank-pin of a three-throw crank-gear-box, controlled from the right shaft. Surrounding each piston is hand side. Further, the engine is a cylinder barrel with a closed unusually small, and the annual tax is only £14, as compared with the head, and each barrel is connected | £20 or so of the average six-cylin- As a matter of by short rods to the outer throws der American car. of the crankshaft, these throws be- fact, the cubic content of the Tal- bot is only a little over a litre and ing set at 180 degrees to the cen

a half, not much more than that of tral throw. As a result of this the

the average four-cylinder 12 h.p. cylinder barrels reciprocate in a light car. direction always opposite to that in

them.

for some years, and until recently that if a suitable box spanner be few European factories made any slipped over the nut, a smaller span- serious attempt to compete with her can be fitted into the end, thus raising the height of the hole in which the tommy-bar is placed. This extension can be carried out through two r three stages, if there are sufficient spanners avail- able, and quite a firm pressure can be exerted on the nut.

Engine And Ignition.

If the faces of the spanner are not perfectly square, however, the extension of the apanners should not be attempted, as the edges will bo spolled when the pressure is applied.

GENERAL HINTS,

TO PROTECT THE MUFFLER

One of the most neglected and, the perhaps, the most awkward part to of The engine, which is which the two pistons are moving.usual monobloc type, is remarkably replace on the car is the muffler. By this arrangement,

power is neat in its general turn-out. The Generally, it gets no attention at transmitted to the crankshaft not overhead valves are operated by all until it has rusted through and. only by the pistons and their con- push-rods and rockers enclosed in demands replacement. A simpla necting rods, but also through the the usual cover. While at work way of preventing rust formation cylinder barrels, explosions taking they are lubricated by an oil vapour on this part is to paint it over place between each piston and the drawn up from the sump, the occasionally with old engine oil. barrel hend. To keep the foree rocker-gear being also lubricated transmitted through the barrels, under pressure from the main oll The heat developed when the car is from having a distorting effect on

causes a protestive system. The bore and stroke are running soon

and tho them, a connecting rod is provided 61 x 96, the R.A.C. rating being coat of carbon to form on each side of the barrel, which 13.8 h.p. The carburettor occupies muffler cover under these conditions produces a balancing effect. Fur

an unusual position, at the forward will last the Hfe of the car. ther balancing of the reciprocating end of the cylinder block, the inlet Drilling Large Holes. parts has been provided by adjust manifold running under the length The average motorist does not ing the length of the stroke of the of the exhaust. I could find no often have to drill holes larger than various parts, and the barrels, trace of any unevenness of running about half an inch in diameter, and which necessarily weigh more than due to this rather rare design. the pistons, have a stroke only a Everything about the engine is quired at any time the requisite consequently if a larger hole is re-

third that of the pistons.

neatly arranged.

Ignition is by coil and battery, drill is not, as a rule, available, Je with the junction-box containing this is the

case, a circle of the

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1928.

* DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an export- but our readers are quarned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

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approval

11-A watercraft 13-Concealed 14-A musty, rank ame 15-Popular breakfast

dish 17-Science of corrept

thinking 18-Profix.

From - 19-To cry as a goat.

2-Pronoun 24-Tierce (abbr.).

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sym.) 29-Preposition 31-Ona of the graing 33-Spanish for rivar 35-Associate of Arts

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woman

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Balance

36-East Indies (abbr.) 89-To swab

4t-French for "yes"

42-Each (abbr.), 43-Musical note 44-Farther or more

distant 40-Preposition

THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE,

· HORIZONTAL (Cont.) : VERTICAL (Cont.) 43-Country of Europa. }17-An army officer

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49-A young hop 51-Army corps (abbr) 83-Tallar'a #moothing.

Iron.

55-The spirit of mle eule (Gr. Myth.) 188-River of Tuscany,

Italy 169-Venomous snake (01-Order of mammals

embracing the whalse E2-Conducted 03-A Banting joint 04-Condensed moisture

VERTICAL

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2-To charge with ammunition

3-A small face

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(abbr.) 20–Latitude (abbr.) 21-Combining form

meaning alr 23-Restaurante 25-Punctuation mark 27-Page of a book 120-leland of the Azores

group

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(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in Monday's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

TWO HEROES.

"Bench-

all the wiring connections very desired diameter of the hole should accessibly placed. Magneto dual be marked out with a compass and

The hero of a rocent motor ignition with a coil and changeover a number of small holes drilled in- switch can be obtained for an extra side it, and as close to the edge as cycling race was a man who rode charge of fifteen guineas. In both possible without actually touching the whole 200 miles with a wrap cases the advance and retard are it. This will allow a piece of metal inside his collar, atinging him with

(says automatic. A point that appealed to be removed from the centre, out intermission of

to me particularly was handled plug, by which the samp leaving a rough hole that can be could be emptied without the neccs easily trued up with a small half- sity for crawling under the car and round file. undoing the usual type of screw plug. The radiator is mounted on an extension of the engine, and not on the frame.

A long-

Second Pumping Space. Each cylinder barrel works in an puter cylinder, and there is a space between the two cylinder heads; also at the inner end A further pumping space is provided between the outwardly flanged end of the barrel and an extension the cylinder itself. The latter pump- ing space is utilised to precompress air, which, at the end of the ex- haust stroke, enters the combustion chamber through ports, and pro- duces a scavenging action that cools the cylinder and piston and re- movos practically all the exhaust gasus. The second pumping space

Low Gear Ratios. available beyond the head of the The power is taken from the cylinder barrel is used to suck mix-gear-box to the back axle by an ture from the carburettor and de-enclosed propeller shaft. The lay liver it to the combustion space out of the frame is very robust under pressure at an appropriate there being formidable cross gir point of the cycle.

Cleaning Headlamp Reflectors. Very often when the reflectors of the headlamps gat dull, due to the action of the weather, the tendency of the motor' owner is to clean them with brasso or some other similar compound. This should never be done, as it quickly takes the plating metal away, thus. ruining the re-

This is undoubtedly-a-record, and comber," of the "Daily Express"). proves not only the endurance of the man, but also that of the wasp. It must have been close thing which of the two would get sick of it first, and after the first han- dred miles neither of them have had much fun out of his par-: ticular job.

WATER SUPPLY.

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Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on January 1. 1928:- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL.

Pókfulum

"YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.

MAGNATE DEPARTİSİ A ROSE SEVERE C SHASH DEFERENCE TINE NIGER ATOP END WAMBA U SOT RUES POD TAM LE STUNS RECEOBD A

'EROJIC RCELED AJORCERY SOPOR ED PIE ART NAME SCT A TITAN GAP CART ROSIN ATIR: INORGANIC SEINE N_LEAVEN_SEEN_S

DELETED CHARGES

tent Supply was given from 4th to 31st December, 1928.

Full supply in all Hider Main Dis tricts during December, 1927, with the exception of the districts West of Eastern Street where an Intermittent Supply was wives from 1st to Sist December, 1827.

!

KOWLOON WATER WORKS

LEVEL

volt

1927 1928

7′ 0′′B 7′ 4′′B

1926 1927 Tytam

13' 8'B 12' 8"B Tytam Byewash... 25' B

26 "B Level Tytam Intermediate Level Wong Net Chung... Tytam Tuk ..... 12'11" 22 B

15 2B 158 Kowloon Reservoir. 1711" 19′ PR Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow" Shek Lai Pui Reser, A denotes "Above Overflow."]

Reception Reservoir.. 8' 4"B 2' "B Storage in milliona and Jelmale

Storage in millions and decimals - of gallons.

of gallona. 1927

1027 1928 278.72

Kowloon Roservoir.... 283.50 280.42 59

106,90 Shek Lal Ful Reser-

98.40 96.87

1028

285.76 83

ders in the centre. A peculiar fea-flector. The correct way is to get ture of the chassis design is that little lamp black or jewellers' Various-ports are cut in cylinder the side members narrow in at the rouge. These, applied with a little and in the barrel (which acts as radiator well inside the front water, will bring the surfaces back aaleeve valva), these being used for the admission of scavenging air, springs, and then spread out again to their normal brightness without the exhaust of burnt gases, the to form the dumb irons at a notice damaging the plating in any way. transfer of mixture from the pre- semi-elliptics on the front axle, and able angle. The suspension is by compressing cylinder and the in- by semi-cantilever type springs. on duction of mixture into the space the rear.

Hartford shock absor- second speed to get the saloon car outside the barrel head. All this

up in proper fashion, but the speed is done by means of the ports in bers are fitted to both axles.

The gear ratios are unusually did not drop below fifteen miles an the walls, so that there are no pop- low, top speed being 5.9 to 1. third hour, and there was plenty of power pet valves, springs, or cams. The 9.6 to 1, second 18.5 to 1, and first in hand. Gear changing I found engine works on the two stroke 23 to 1. In spite of this, however, easy to manage noiselessly, except principle, and through the compres the speed of the car on top gear between third and fourth and vice This was not actually á sion spaces at each end of the bar approximates to a mile a minute. versa. rel is practically a supercharged and even when the engine is work difficult change, but it was not easy Tytam job. The oiling system is rather ing under full load there is no un- to accomplish it at speed without Tytam Byewash ingenious, the whole engine being pleasant sensation of overdriving a slight acrape. Third and second Tytam Intermediate

Tytan Tuk oiled by means of an ofl mist in-Naturally, with the low-geared In- gears struck me as rather nolay troduced by the scavenging air.

termediate speeds the acceleration under load, the latter in particular Pokfulum Altogether the engine seems to and pick-up are of a lively order, having a rather high-pitched ring- be of a successful design; it is easy but with the smooth running of the ing note. starting, and is capable of very engine the behaviour of the car is

It is a pleasant car to handle, Consumption of water in the City In millions and decimals of gallons dur- high speeds, which of course are anvthing but disagreeable. It does the steering being particular and Hill District in millions and doing the month of December.

1926 1927 conducive to economy, and to high its work very readily, and there is comfortable. The four-wheel branecimals of gallons during the month of

Consumption ***

74.80

88.68 set could be improved in respect December. power in proportion to the cylinder very little engine vibration.

Estimated population 188,140 188,180 Comfortable Steering. space and engine weight.

of its power, but the set operated

15.8 por day

17.6 Yet another feature of this en There are several hills on which by the hand lever was excellent. Consumption ........

Full Supply in all districts during gine is that, by means of a simple I make a point of testing the climb- The car is well sprung and holds Estimated population 407,820 417,040 December, 1026, and 1927.

por day attachment, it is possible to obtaining powers of the cars sent to me the road well on bad surface and Consumption per head compressed air for the operation of for trial, and for the Talbot I chose round benda. The body is a smart a pressure fuel feed system, pnea- Pebblecambe, near Boxhill, which piece of work, and the car, generally matic horn, and also for the infla- has a final gradient of 1 in 6. It speaking, is excellently turned out. tion of the tyres.

was necessary to change down tol-John Prioleau in the "Observer."

WELL?

BRINGING UP FATHER.

MR-JICKS - WHEN I TOLD YOU THE OTHER DAY E

HAD A SICK CAT-YOU SAID YOU HAD ONE AN', GAVE HIM A SPOONS

FUL OF TURPENTINË-

WELL- I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH WHAT ABOUT.

Wong Nel Chung ..

105.00 1,141.75

928.99

18.50

Total

voir

13.46 Reception Reservoir... 28.36

25.82 ...... 1,088.91 1,443.25

1926 244.29

1927 271.68

20.9

19.3 Fall Supply in all Rider Main Dia tricts: during December, 1928 with the exception of the districts West of Eastern Street where an Interalit

I GAVE MY CAT 'SOME TURPEN -

TINE AN' HE

DIED.-

•

24.55 27.24

Total

400.45 404.03 Consumption of water in Kowloon

The Government Analyst's reporte show that the quality of the water satisfactory,

Total rainfall to December 81, 1926, 100.78; December 31, 1927, 107.87.

SO DID

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FOR SALE.

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