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HILLMAN MINX

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUL

10, 1947.

JULY 18

MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS

New Traffic Indicator Lights:

Experiment In City

I understand from reliable sources that ́ driving schools operating in Hong Kong are charging as much as $800 for a course of instruction. Driving instruction should be on an hourly basis, as it is in England, or on the basis of a set of courses at so much each rather than the overall rate which is worked here at the moment.

It would be a good thing if, working hours in a day and private car driving leanpns were deaths caused by traffic acci- strictly controlled with only dents are just as regrettable as specialised vehicles being per- those caused by more violent mitted for use and fitted with or spectacular form of crime. dunl controls to clutch and brake. This would

We are all waiting Impatien greatly minimise the danger of accidents ly to see the results of the new as so many modern cars today traffic system that has been put Are fitted with a handbrake up to Government to relieve the under the dashboard on the side congestion of parking and away from the instructor where traffic flow in the centre of the It is impossible for him to town. This matter must be operate it in the event of an treated with the urgency if de

be left as u emergency. I am glad to geo mands and not In Itong Kong that certain arena secondary consideration, are set aside for learner drivers

in their first period, but it would be better to go one step for thor and tie up this promiscuous driving instruction under pollee

control schools,

The frat new set of traffle indication lights have now been fitted on to the tramway pedes trian lalands outside the Glou

By Our Motoring Correspondent

cester Hotel and the G.P.O. Building. i have examined these lights and they appear to ho quite. Indestructable. and certainty do not present any obstruction to the free passage of pedestrians.

If the authorities decide they

that we are undergoing at the In this humid and damp period) moment, I am surprised that more effort has not been made by motor car manufacturers to fix as a modification small cell- ng fans and air conditioners in their vehicles. I have notleed this being done in several other steamy and hot countries and I | should' imagine that these could be produced and fitted locally. Perhaps some enterprising local firm will import or devise these things here in Hong Kong áhu sell them as an accessory' to their motor, vehicles?

History

Of Rocket

Propulsion

This in's dual-controlled i sep, the first of its kind in the 'Colony, and owned by Mfr. Ip Cho of 00, Lockhart Rood who intends to run a private driving business enlled the Tai Tung Driving School,

Picture by Francia Wu)

How To Get The

Best Out Of Your Car

Top up cach cell with distilled? (4) Do not run the battery water once a month. Electrolyte down by keeping the starter on should be level 'with tops of; when the engine will not start. plates. Take care not to over-} fill as acid may then splash over causing corrosion where, it falls.

Tap water should not be used as me and other minerals it) contains are detrimental to thei battery.

ате succes I feel that they In the past, scanty accounts when examining condition of 'should be the standard light and pictures of rocket-propelled cells.

adopted for all this

weather, (5) In very cold depress the clutch pedal when atarting, to relieve the starter motor of the considerable drag in the gearbox.

About overy 10,000 miles or once a year, remove the starter cover band in order to examine the brushes and commutator.

The commutator is also clean- AAMO anded and inspected in the

matiner as the dynamo com- mutator.

Do not use a naked light

The routine Hydrogen is given off

for examining, or type of cars conveyed an impression of when charging and may explore cleaning replacing the obstruction in the Colony in doubtful starts, violent accelera with great violence if brought brushes is similar to that laid stead of the huge mushroom tian, hazardous travel, clouds of in contact with a flame:

duwn for the dynamo brushes. type of light employed in Kow- smoke and, too frequently, an loon. As far as those are can- ignominious

Kcep terminals, clean, when or tragib ending. cerned. I shudder to think what Actually these exploits were corroded scrape clean would happen if one was struck rather crude and fool-hardy at- amcar with vaseline.. and toppled over on some temply to employ powder pedestrian who had taken re-rockets, which are, virtually un- fuge on the island. Those controllable once combustion has things must weigh at least a been Initiated. quarter of a ton and further- Many such attempts on cars, more, as they are so large and motor cycles, rail carts, boats, ungainly they lend themselves ice sledges and alcraft were to destruction,

carried out by a German named Max Valler, backed by Fritz von The icence index number of Opel, the car manufacturer. occasionally by taking specific cars is at going up in Hong However, in June 1928, a speed gravity readings of each cell, Kong. I noticed yesterday' a of 180 m.p.h. was reached on with Hydromeler. car with the number 7212. It an unmanned_rall_car and in.

Remove all dirt and moisture from top of battery, as this can cause the ballery to discharge slowly.

Check fixing bolts for clean. liness and security,

Observe battery condition

ping up.

The Dynamo

The starter motor has an ex- tended ahaft having a square end, this can be rotated by means of a spanner. Access to the squared end is obtained by removing the metal cap which is secured by two screws.

Should the starter pinion be come jammed in mesh with the flywheel, to release it turn the .crankshaft by using the_start- ing handle, give it a sharp pull-

rock it backwards and forwards until the pinion releases itself, Possible Troubles

Is my belief that our traffic September 1930 a successful Do not take specific gravity problem in the Colony has short flight was made in an air- readings Immediately after top-up, or put car in top gear and certainly got to receive first craft. class support und recognition By this time Valler, in view from Governntent and not be of the long-known inefficlogy). expected to look after itself of powder rockets and the pro- with a minimum of personnel, mising development of liquid- because no matter how enthusl fuel rocket motors, joined Dr 60 F., S.G. readings and their slowly.

At a solution temperature of

Starter motor turna engine astle people may be they cannot Heyland in the production of a

The battery may be do their job without adequate car driven by a liquid oxygen indications are as follows: run down staff. There are only so many gasoline power unit

1.280 to 1.800-Battery fully ignition switch

due to leaving the on, or leaving charged.

car standing with 'the "hend About 1-210-Battery about lamps on. The grade of oil in

half discharged. Below 1.150--Battery fully heavy.

the engine sump may be too Starter motor brushes worn or dirty.

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particulars regarding

For

Starter motor will not move temperature corrections Lucas "First charge instruc- broken connection between the seo Engine. This may be due to a tank" a copy of which can be starter and the battery or a bad obtained upon application. contact. If the red warning:

Do the job right...get a

DODGE

In Britain recently an exhibi-) tion was given of a film dealing with the history of rocket de- velopment. In this were briof records of the early attempts re- ferred to, and the difference in performance the powder tünd liquid fuel examples. Tho Alm did not recount the tragedy of this car, however. In preparation for a public demonstration of All cells should read approx light goes out when the starter the car, Max Valler worked late mately the same if a very control is and alone in the factory, mak different reading is obtained battery is in a run down con

pulled, then the ing static tests of the rocket for one cell it may be that acid dition, and the engine should be has spilled, or leaked from that started by hand. If the motor: Apparently the motor explod particular cell, or there may be hums but does not engage with ed during one of these runs and a short circuit between the the flywheel, when the starter a large splinter of steel severed plates. In the latter caso the controlla-pulled, give the con. an artery. He bled to death be battery should be examined by trol a sharp pull;. should this fore and could reach him. a Lucas Service Agent or prove unsuccessful then-

Outlining the evolution of Depot, rocket propulsion from the car- Never leave the battery in Heat efforts to modern controlled discharged condition for any a rundown missiles and aircraft, the Alm length of time. Have it fully has been prepared mainly from charged, and every fortnight captured Gorman records.

give it short

.。.

refreshing charge.

motor.

The New Vauxhall The Starter Motor

4

The new Vauxhall "12" de

(a) The battery may be in

condition.

(b) The

. starter

screwed sleeve requires cleaning. To do this, remove tho startor, wash the screwed sleave. in parafin and afterwards give it a more trace, of machine oll

requires (c) The brushes are allciting

(d) The battery terminala are either not clean or, BOGU

luxe saloon is based on the de-To obtain the longest life from sign of the roomy 1940 model the starter and battery the or the commutator and will seat four adults and following points should bol cleaning. two children comfortably, observed when starting

Equipment includes, sliding (1) See that the controls are ECONOMICAL REPAIRS

by roof, rear seat foot rests, 3n properly set qualified automobile engineers, terior lighting and an electrle (2) Operate the starter con- DRIVING SCHOOL: Driving clock which in run off the bat trol firmly and, of course, re Lessons

given by experienced tory Features of construct lease it as soon as the engine Instructors at moderate foes, tion include O.L.V. engine di fires, i

sign with alx phase carbura (8) Nover operate the star- tion, double automatic Inition ter while the engine is running.

MAINLAND control and double thermostat If the engine will not fire at

MOTORS

THE USED CAR PEQFLE

„Tak: Shin' Bir. Kózlom.

control of cooling. Makne opice, allow it to come, to rest claim that the new Vauxhall before operating, the starter

12 has a maximum speed of control again."

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