1931-10-15 — Page 2

THE CHINA

MAIL.

THURSDAY,

OCTOBER 15, 1931.

20MOTORISTS THIS IS YOUR PAGE

MAKING MOTORS

MIND

THE MOST SERVICE AND ENJOYMENT.

for

[By H. A. Alfoth, Service Manager of General Motors Export Co. Distilled water should be added charge and, the battery should be

to a battery station to the battery at such intervals as taken will ensure the tops of the plates charge. being covered at all times. Usual- ly the water should be added once a week in tropical regions and twice monthly in temperate.

It is not necessary to add acid to the battery. Except in cases of broken jar or deterioration of the sealing compound, loss of acid does It is inadvisable for To prevent corrosion of battery not occur. terminals and connections apply a car owners to experiment with so- eating of petroleum jelly over the called quick electrolytes for the battery posts and terminals, mak-purpose of keoping the battery ing sure that connections are pro-, fully charged. perly tightened. If corrosion. is present, clean posts and terminals Periodical lubrication of the with a strong soda solution before steering gear and its connections Applying petroleum jelly.

with the proper lubricant is essen- tial for in addition to minimizing wear, such attention will make for easy steering.

See that the filler plugs are tight and the top of the battery is kept dry. AR ocensional inspection

should be made of the ground con- nection between the battery and the frame or transmission as loose- in this connection frequent cause of electrical trouble.

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The car should be cleaned at intervals and while reasonable

to clean possible in some cases with a dry cloth, it is usually best to wash the finish if the car is very A battery in good condition dirty, particularly if grit or small should rögister a hydrometer read-sand particles may be present in ing of not less than 1.250 climates the dirt. Applying wax in liquid where freezing of water occurs, or or paste form will help to protect 1.180 in climates where this does the finish from the elements. not neeur. If the reading falls be-

low

High

clean and free from dirt or foreign, sult. It is advisable to inspect the, matter and for cleaning the body bolts once a month, at leant? chromium plated parts at least, for the first few thousand miles of nothing but soap and clear water driving and tighten them when

necessary.

and a clean rag should be used.

修

TUNING FOR SPEED

It would be quite impossible in When fitting the rings a gap of an inch the space at my disposal to deal in from 8 to 10/1,000ths of great detail with the assembly and should be left between the ends of Door hinges should be examined tuning of a motor cycle for high- the rings and a clearance of from The upholstery material in closed.

acrews apced work, therefore I shall deal 4 to 5/1,000ths of an inch in the cars is exposed to dirt and weather occasionally and hinge conditions which will cause wear tightened if necessary. A small, with the subject on lines which will ring grooves. The rings should be further experl-well lapped In with metal polish, and deterioration unless the proper quantity of light oil applied once provide scope for

both on their diameters and sides. are is given the upholstery. It laa month to door locks, striker ment.

I would give four main points as

(Continued on Page 3.); desirable at least once a month or plates, hinges, door check pins and! more frequently if necessary, to dove tail bumpers will be found being those to which strict attention clean the upholstery with a vacuum helpful in preventing squeake and must be paid for a motor cycle is to give a performance above the aver

MOTORISED BIG GAME HUNT. cleaner and a whisk broom.

If the material becomes spotted,

nge. These are-

rattles.

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Dust or dirt on the outside of a non-inflammable cleaning fluid should be used for removing the the top should be removed with a spots and when this has thorough, sponge and soap suds, rinsing with ly evaporated, apply a hot flat iron clear water and then drying with wrapped in a wet cloth. Steaming chamots. Do not use gasoline or the fabric and rubbing lightly oil of any kind as these will injure Exposure to all kinds of weather, against the nap will raise the nap the fabric and dull its lustre. to its normal position.

Floor carpets may be cleaned by may in time dull the lustre of the rubbing with a aponge soaked in top material used on closed cars

and small cracks may even cleaning fluid,

velop.

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The budy of a car is attached to the chassis by hold-down or "body" bolts and between the body sill and chassis frame is placed "anti-squeak" material. As the car is driven and the body weight com- presses, the anti-squeak and the body bolts seat themselves in the wood sills, these bolts may become loose, When this condition exists,

BARS SMOKING IN AUTOS.

de

1. Light reciprocating parts con- sistent with adequate strength and rigidity. The elimination of metallle

2.

The reduction of pumping ac

friction.

3.

tion in the crank-case.

4.

High volumetric efficiency.

The Engine.

FIRESTONE VOICE.”

Returns to Air with Noted Radio Artistes.

New York, Sept. 5. Featured by a company of artists distinguished in the musleal world, the "Voice of Firestone" returns to the air at 8.30 on Monday night, (September 7), over a nationwide N.B.C. network which reaches an estimated audience of forty mil- lion.

FRANCE HOLDS FIFTY RECORDS.

James Melton is the tenor soloist and Gladys Rice the soprano artist, Two friends, W. A. Chryst and both already favourably known to C. M. Kelso, of Dayton, Ohio, who radio listeners from coast to coast. say they have both waited forty William Morrigan Daly directs the years to realize their ambition to 30-piece Firestone Orchestra. The

Africa, sailed from New York on the musical, ensemble. go big game hunting in the heart of Firestone Male Quarette completes June 12 for Mombasa, where they This year's Firestone programme will meet their native guides and has an interesting feature apart servants and travel to Nairobi. At from the musical side of the enter As a considerable amount of my Nairobi, three Chevrolet "one and Lainment. In the opening broad- racing experience has been on over-one-half ton trucks are being east to-night Harvey S. Firestone, head camshaft engines certain re-pezially equipped for the expedition Jr., will inaugurate a sories of marks which follow apply only to The party will spend approximately brief word pictures on, the romance this particular type of engine.* two months stalking the Jungle The greatest possible care is savages and Mr. Chryst and Mr. The Czecho Slovakian capital, al necessary in erecting the flywheels, Kelso hope to return with many fine

the "anti-us, unless these run absolutely dead rophies. ready celebrated as smokers' paradise," by its unique true with the mainshafts and crank- ON any pin unnecessary friction must be set prohibition of smoking tramcar, has made, another drastic up. I always erect my flywheels move against tobacco users, This with the mainshafts resting on ball: time it affecia motorists. No races in V-blocks on a surface plate until they may and I am not satisfied

revolve true to a half-thousandth part of an inch.

Great care must be exercised in fitting the mainshaft bearings in the crank-case so that the race, whilst being held securely when the crank-case warms up must not be fitted so tightly us to cause dis- tortion. I adopt the practice of heating up the crankcase in boiling water, the race being a nice push At under this condition.

1150 and 1.080 ia such All chromium and nickel plated the body will move on the chassis, driver of any motor vehicle

re-! smoke. climates, it indicates complete dis- parts of the car should be kepti and squeaks and rattles will

SMOOTHNESS OF AN EIGHT

ECONOMY OF A FOUR

CPLYMO

FLOATING POWER and FREE WHEELING

The d-door Sechan (3+window)

The Compe

The Sport Phaeton

The 2-door Sedan

The Coupe (with dickey west)

The Sport Roadster

Floating Power-vibrationless, smooth performance-Free Wheeling smooth, easy driving with econ- omy in gas, oil and engine wear-Easy-Shift Transmission-quick, quiet gear-shifting between second and high and back again at speeds of 35 to 45 miles an hour-56 Horsepower-65 or more miles per hour and ample power for heavy going-Hydraulic Brakes-simplest and unexcelled for safety-Steel Bodies~~ virtually one piece for safety and freedom-from-rattles and squeaks-Double-drop Frame-for greater safety and better lines the only car in the low-price field with such revolutionary engineering developments.

FOR FULLER PARTICULARS APPLY:

THE NATIONAL MOTOR CAR CO.

(SOUTH CHINA MOTOR CAR CO. Proprietora). 33, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

Tel. 25644

Tel. 25644

If the races have to fit in stuel. liners a Bunsen burner should be used as a slightly higher tempera- ture than that imparted by boiling water is necessary. With the bear- ings fitted the two halves of the crank-case may be erected tempor- urlly, in order to beat bearing align- Iment. To do this. introduce iparallel tesipiece through the crank- case, the test-piece being of such extent of about 2in.

1 The cylinder bolting down surface of the crank-case rests on a surface plate and in the absence of special instruments a scribing block can be used, the

scriber being, tried on the upper surface of the teat-piece. During this operation the test-piece should be revolved in order to get a fair reading. Should there be any inuecuracy it can be rectified by handscraping the top of the crank- case where found necessary.

Regarding side-play of fly-wheels, do not allow more than 11⁄2 1,000ths of an inch in over-head cam-shaft engines. In the average engine ap to 10/1,000ths of an inch can be allowed.

Regarding the joint between the cylinder head and the cylinder bar- rel every care must be taken to obtained a perfect metal to metal seal and this is done by hand- grinding using grinding compound, The modus operandi" is to apply grinding paste to the surfaces and backward and forward, motion simi- lar to that adopted when grinding In valves should be followed. The cylinder head joint should be given attention in this direction every

time the engine is taken down. When bolting down the cylinder hend two nuts diametrically opposed one to the other should be fully tightened up first. If this pro- cedura is not followed there is the possibility of distorting the cylin ster head..

With reference to the use of grinding compound, particular care should always be taken to wash all parts so treated in benzole to re- move all traces of abrasive materiel. This applies especially to bolt-holes. When fitting the gudgeon pin in the piston the latter should be heated in boiling water, the gudgeon pin-hole being carefully reamored with an expanding reamér to a push At for the pin. The pin should be a perfect working fit in the connect- ing rod, which means that the maximium ossible bearing surface la obtained. The great thing to guard against is a bell-ended bush.

CARS REPLACE ELEPHANTS.

Elephant power has been so large. supplanted by motor vehicles in India that the Government recently had to auction seventeen clephants before buyers were found and then

were only

there

bidders.

half

dozen

The 1931 automobile racing aca- son opened with the French holding 50 of the 62 official world's recorde, the British 9. Americans 2 and Italians 1. These are records ap- proved by the International Sport- ing Commission, a subsidiary of the Association of Recognised Automobile Clube of the World, or- ganised to control international automobile racing.

BUYERS GUIDE

MOTOR CARS.

ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY.-Hongkong. Hotel Garage, Queen's

Road. Tel, 24759. BUICK The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33, Wong Nel Chung

Road, Happy Valley. Tel. 30228.

CADILLAC.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tal. 24759. CHEVROLET.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel.

21759.

FIAT MOTOR CAR.-A Goeke & Co., China, Bldg., 7th floor.

Tel. 22221.

MARQUETTE-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 93, Wong Nel

Chung Road, Happy Valley, Tel. 30228. MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Rond. Tel. 24759, OLDSMOBILE The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33, Wong Nel

Chung Road, Happy Valley. Tel. 80228.

Tel ROLLS-ROYCE.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.

24759.

STUDEBAKER.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.

Tel.

24759.

WILLYS-KNIGHT & WHIPPET MOTOR CARS.-Gilman & Co.,

Ltd, 48, Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel. 28011.

OUTBOARD MOTORS.--Rudolf Wolf & Kow, 64 Queen's Kasd

C. Tel. 22178.

MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS. CHEVROLET.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.

24759.

Tel.

G.M.C.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33, Wong Nei Chung

Chung Road, Happy Valley. Tel. 30228. DODGE.-South China Motor Car Co., 33, Des Voeux Road. C.

Tel. 25644.

MORRIS.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel. 24759, STUDEBAKER-Hongkong Hotel Garage. Queen's Road.

Tel.

24759.

WILLYS-KNIGHT & WHIPPET TRUCKS.--Gilman & Co., Ltd.

4a, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. 28011.

MOTOR CYCLES.

B.S.A.-The Sincere Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road. Tel. 27767. NORTON.-The Sincore Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road C.. Tel

27767.

MOTOR OILS.

GARGOYLE MOBILOIL-Vacuum Oil Company, King's Bldg. SHELL-Asiatic Petroleum Co., (8.C.). Ltd., Asiatic Bldg.

TYRES AND ACCESSORIES. ACCESSOR'ES,--Hongkong Hotel, Garage, Bueen's Road.

24769. ACCESSORIE-The Duro Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Tel. 68223.

Tel.

FISK TYRES-Gilman: & Co., Ltd., 4a. Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel"

28011.

INDIA TYRES.-W. R. Loxley. Co., York Bldgs. Tel. 22285. MICHELIN TYRES.--A. Gooke & Co., China Bldg., 7th. Дoor.

Tel: 22221.

PRESTOLITE BATTERIES.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's

Road. Tel. 24759.

WILLARD BATTERIES-Gilman & Co., Ltd., 4s, Des Voeux Rd.

C. Tel. 28011.