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THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1931.

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AIR-FLIGHT

PRINCIPLE TYRES MEANS MORE

mileage

GUARANTEE TO OUTWEAR

ANY TYRE OF EQUAL PRICE WHEN RUN UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS.

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Telephone 28011.

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ARRIVING

Time Totīve GET A FISKI

CARS' SEASONAL OVERHAUL

Cooling Systems, Transmission and Carburettor Require Attention,

and nearly all brakes are enclosed, have better protected linings. This means that they last longer. Many need new brakes which do not Hnings, however, are doing far less ellicient work than they are cap! alle af simply through incorrect!

Cleaning the mechanical brake.

a thorough ciling of all moving that this bearts, is also advisable.

So long *L* different seasons especially the strainer at the baseljustment. bring changes in temperature, of the oil pump. While the crank- motor cars must be adjusted to case is "down," crankshaft bear linkage of rust, and dirt, followed

The ings profitably can be tightened. meet shifting conditions. coming of Spring in 1931 finds that Car makers advise as true as it was in 1900, with, of Course, many detailed variations, writes William Ulman.

NEW MODEL.

Willys Six De Luxe

Roadster.

mirrors

inner band; rear view mounted on each spare wheel; head, lamps, the bar and fender lamps of chrome plate, while the tall light is lacquered in green to match body

colour.

Two horns, mounted in front, also Adhering to its policy of thrift are included in the standard equip- and quality for the car buyer, the ment. The trunk rock is lacquered Willys-Overland Company an- in the body colour with walnut if more fluid, or a lighter grade,

nounces a new Willys Six De Luxe finish strips. Gear shift ball and WEA put in a hydraulic brake

on the instrument system for Winter

to sell in the low control knobs it should be Sport Roadster changed now. The same applies to 'priced sixeylinder field. This new panel will be of imitation Catalin.-

A cigar lighter is furnished assem- car is de luxe in every sense of the en-hydraulic shock absorbers, some of

word. which are adjustable for different operating conditions.

done every 15,000 ar 20,000 miles in modern high-speed engines.

High Speed Engine Oil Consumption.

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in appearance, quality and led to the instrument board and all performance.

Its engine la identical with that has proved highly successful during

worn

the

The variations come from the

If driven at high speeds, the fact that cars are now more nearly all-weather vehicles. Yet, the very gine of recent years consumes con- refinement which makes cars more siderable oil, even under ideal con-

A Few Good Hints, suited to meet variations in tem- ditions of maintenance. That fact

It may be a good itlen to change perature sometimes dictates a form puts a premium upon correct condi-į

more tioning of the cooling system as tyres now. Winter, with its cold of Spring preparation even

weather, is kind Narrow. 'impartant than the adjustments re- well as the oil system.

quired a few years ago.

deep radiators are the style in cars tyres, but Spring, with rising tem so

They are hand-perature and higher road speeds, is the Springtime attention formerly of rest years.

less so. The fact that blowouts is one that the ear owner

point of safety.

warmer

one

past fifteen months in

began at the top of the engine some all right, but engines need weather increases the danger of the Willys Six line and which gained!

control levers in the driver's com partment are chrome plated. Foot -pedals are equipped with rubber pads in gregn.

Windshield and wings of safety

glags are standard equipment.

Roominess in both front and rear compartments is a feature of the

with carbon removal, but it starts great deal of cooling now and un- at the bottom to-day. That is be less the small total area of the cause the current high-speed, high-radiator perfarms its job well, the should consider from the stand- ning first and second places in the De Luxe roadster. The top, which

compression engines need more motor's heat is not carried away careful lubrication than their pre- rapidly enough. decessors.

Simply to change from a light oil to a heavier one, or even to add a fresh supply of the same grade, is not enough to-day. The condi- tion of the system that distributes

the oil to vital parts is quite as important as the condition of the

In these days of sturdy lacquer finishes the change of senson makes little difference, except that

So, when the anti-freeze solution is drained off, the cooling system should be flushed out and also Spring is the usual period for thoroughly cleaned of rust and cleaning and painting. This makes it a logical time for the car owner scale. A solution of sal-soda, or

to have his automobile refinished, one

After

international prominence in win-

annual Pikes Peak race when pitted against the largest field that ever competed in this world famous hill climbing classic.

is the collapsible, type, is of a heavy double texture and rubber interlined with a cloth that harmonises with

the paint colour. A top cover is in- cluded in the standard equipment, with bows lacquered and all metal parts chrome plated.

The chassis has a wheelbase of seat for two, de-

110 inches, the frame being the

Every detail of the car from its trim and smartly designed radiator of the several patented cleaners, should be put into the renovated, or merely washed and to the rear quarter, which includes a system and then the engine should polished. In the latter case, to top spacious rumble

the polish off with a coat of wax, nil itself.

be run until the temperature a- What breaks down an oil is natures thorough circulation. merely wear, nor even dilution, but the system has been drained, the heat and the dirt, dust, carbon and whole process may be profitably abrasives that become mixed with repeated. i. leat thing any oil, but vis- cosity changes are less serious if the oil is clean.

of which there are many varieties, notes quality while the graceful double drop type which insures a

ance

That is why it will pay to make the first step of Spring mainten

a matter of dropping the crankcase thoroughly cleaning the sludge from the bottom of it and top, at the washing the screen

SHORTLY

SEE THIS CAR BEFORE YOU BUY

AN ENTIRELY

NEW CHRYSLER SIX

Styled like the smart

Chrysler Eights-a Big Car-with Big Power

Cheppler has news for you.

Ably new Chrysler Six expressly designed i stand forth as the smartest six-cylinder car over available at such a low price,

With its zx6-inch wheelbase it is an es tremely graceful car in sire, length, pro- »portioios and in all its fine characteristics of design. Like its magnificent companion

can, the Chrysler Straight Eights, the new Chrysler Siz has a double-drop frame permitting a very low center of gravity......

which is an essential source of more attrão-

tive

appearance, better balance, finer riding qualities and greater safety,

Chrysler has made this new Sixas outstand ing in performance as it is in appearances Your first ride will quickly confirm this,

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is to assure the car's good appear-stream-lining ance for a much longer period.

reflects

its inbuilt

low centre of gravity. The engine developa 65 horsepower, has a top speed and power.

The exterior colour combination is speed of more than 70 miles an hour and 15 miles an hour in second. in three shades of light green, the Double acting hydraulic shock ab

colour being extended to the feand-sorbers add to the smooth riding ers, splashers, gas tank, etc. These qualities. exterior colours, harmonise with the smart upholstery of special green

The advisability of applying a wax finish has been questioned, but Hose connections between en-

authoritative opinion counsels it gine and radiator should be placed, for, if they are soft and unless the car la due to be refinish ed. In that case the difficulty of disintegrating on the inside, par getting down to the meal is in- ticles of rubber will get into the creased by the presence of a wax radiator and clog its effective coal-ever the lacquered surface. ing area.

If the carburettor mixture was advisable at the season, and re-

A cost of top dressing is always | lather. enriched, when the wenther became painting the wheels will also en- colder last Fall, it should be leanance a car's appearance. ed now that is, of course, unless thermore, paint-chipped wire or one happens to own one of the fewdiek wheels are more subject to makes of cars on which this comrast and even wooden wheels need pensation is automatically made the protection of paint.

Too rich a mixture caUDES over- heating, which may not show up in the form of a boiling engine, and everheating damages a motor seriously.

Correct carburettor mixture is impartant in engines of recent design as a preventive against carbon formation. It la even more important in fuel economy.

A proper carburettor adjustment, together with the use of the right fuel and the proper lubrication, will do much to clean a carbon- fouled combustion chamber and keep it clean.

After the foregoing details are attended to, valve adjustment, re- setting of the generator charging rate if it was advanced in the Fall, carbon clean if the engine is especially dirty, replacement of the oil filter cartridge and cleaning and adjustment of the electrical system from distributor to spark plugs will put the engine in tip-top shape.

Of the chassis parts, only two| need specific attention in the aver- age car of recent years.

These are the transmission and differen- tial. In the former many changes have been wrought of late. They have not, however, vitally changed" the form of seasonal maintenance, except perhaps to make it more vital.

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Care of Transmission and Differential.

To insure safety at all speeds, four-wheel Bendix Duo Servo brakes, internal expanding, two-shne type, with cable hook-up are employ- cd, with the hand brake located at the extreme left, operating on all

Special standard equipment and accessories 'enhance the appearance four wheels. Fur-

This equipment includes two spare wire wheels mounted in forward fender wells and equipped with metal tyre covers, chrome plated on the outer band and lacquered on the

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Willys-Overland sales executives view this new model as a progren- sive step in the roadster field since it brings outstanding quality and performance of the high priced car to the low priced class.

New Willys Six De Luxe Roadster

The Willys-Overlaid Company announces, an addition to its line of low priced sixen. The new model, a DeLuxe roadster, is shown above. In every detail it denotes style and quality while the stream- lined body reflects ita inbuilt speed and power. It is

WILLYS CHARACTERISED.

While it is generally accepted

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powered by the same engine that won the famous Pikes Peak ruce. This new roadster carries four pas sengers, two in front and two in the rumble seat in the rear. Two spare wheels with chrome plated metal tire cover are carried in the front fender walls.

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SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE.

An account of the average world; that the modern motor car is en- tour by car or motor cycle makes gineered to give the owner satis- somewhat dull reading by reason of All that needs to be done is to factory performance, the matter of the very monotony of the enterprise i drain and flush both transmission

and the comparative lack of adven- and differential. The transmission appearance, is another important ture day by day: From time to has more delicate parts than form-factor that comes under the eye of į time, however, enthusiasts start off erly.

the discriminating buyer. This on a venture which is entirely out This makes more important I

well worth following: Quite "re- lubricant of precisely the right means that in the development of of the ordinary and their doings are grade. That which was right modern motor cars, the manufac-cently, for instance, two young Lan. to go "round for cold weather seldan will prove turer must give careful attention cashire men decided so when the thermometer rises. to vehicles that will have dis- the world" and, money being scarce, B beauty selected a motor cycle and sidecar Apart from the engine and drive tinctive appeal from mechanism, the remainder of the angle and be in keeping with these being the most economical and car is so slightly affected by current demand for cars that are suitable way of travelling. Funds were pooled and an Ariel side-valve weather changes as to call for outstanding in body design, ex- little attention.

However, there terior colour combinations and in- machine with an extra large van- shaped sidecar was purchased. are a number of things that may be terior quality and luxury.

aim to work done at this time.

That Willys-Overland body de- These adventurers Wheel alignment should bemand is apparent in the company's their passages on the boats on which checked as a means of correcting 1930 Willy line which comprised they have to travel and are taking not only excessive tyre wear but of a Willys Six, Willys Eight and a full camping kit with them so that rectifying difficult steering. Wheel Willys-Knight, with eleven types in they may be independent of hotel bearing adjustments should. bo all. No detail has been overlooked accommodation. Apart from the made to reduce bearing wear-into make these models the most at route, their plane are delightfully cidentally forestall a costly re-tractive in the history of the nebulous. They are taking a cargo boat to France and from there they placement-and also to prevent Toledo manufacturer. tyre damage. Loase bearings pet- Lines of beauty feature the 1981 will make for Constantinople, Alex- mit wheela to wabble, In the back Willys Six, both on the 110inch andria, Cafro, across the desert to. wheels this means tyre wear; in and 113-inch wheelbase. The de- Laka Victoria and then on to Cape

Another cargo boat the front it means tyre plus harder,velpment of these cars show a Town. and possibly dangerass, steering.careful attention to detail from the Colombo and then through India and Owners' of cars that were new trim, narrow radiators to the Malaya to Australia, where for the last Spring, or of those which have smartly tailored rear quarters. time being the definite route ceases. not had brake adjustments for a The design is harmoniously set off The duration of the trip depends on year, will be surprised at the dif by the colour schemes which are the traveller's inclinations or, as ference it will make to have the available in either light shades or they express it upon "how long the job done now. Enclosed brakes, more formal darker colours.'

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