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PLEXE AL

THE IDEAL GASKET MATERIAL FOR ALL PURPOSES.

CAN BE USED WHERE NORMAL GASKET MATERIALS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL TYPES I.C. ENGINES, STEAM- ENGINES, COMPRESSORS, ETC.

IT SOLVES THE PROBLEM OF STOCKING DIFFERENT SIZE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS FOR GARAGES. TWO OR THREE SHEETS WILL-MEET ALL NORMAL' REQUIREMENTS.

48"

STOCKED IN THE FOLLOWING SIZES:

x 18" x 1/32′′

40" x 10" x 1/32"

35" x

9" x 1/32"

28" x 9" x 1/32" 20" x 10" x 1/32"

18" x 7" x 1/32"

$45.00

*22.50

16.00

13.50

12.50

7.00

WE CUT ANY TYPE GASKET TO ANY SIZE AND PATTERN. ASK FOR QUOTATION,

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SOLE AGENTS:

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Stock Exchange Bldg.

STANDARD.

VANGUARD

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MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS

Clean lines and a amooth and powerful engine charnotorias the new Pontiac, shown above. The car features Hydra-Matló drive, which makes driving a pleasure-"China Mall"' photo.

More power in

new

Pontiac;

pleasing exterior lines

BY OUR MOTORING 'EDITOR

A car that has tremendous appeal in the United States, and is, dollar for dollar, an excellent buy, is the Pontiac 1950, made by General Motors, which was road-tasted by the “China Mail” recently.

The new Pontiac, for which Triangle Motors are the focal agents, combines excellent per- formance with a pleasing, interior and typically American exterior, yet retaining certain features which have become characteristics of the Red Indian "Chieftain" mark.

Electrical car toy

A novel

gasket material

More than a year ago it was announced, from France, that a novel and interesting gasket material had been developed, based on an aluminum-foll farin- ate bonded with a special synthe- tic resin.

Rights for the manufacture of this fall-mass, and of gaskets mado from it in Great Britain, are now vested In Plexcal, Lid., of Haddenham, Bucks.

According to the purpose for which the gasket is to be used, the thickness of the individual falls employed will vary from 0.1 of a millimetre down to half of one- thousandth of an inch.

The total thickness of the laminated masa may be varied at will, but, for the majority of pur- poses, 1/32 in, appears to be most effective; unless a different thick- nens is specified, all gaskets aro cut from this " gauge."

The properties of the foll lamin- ate are such that not only may it readily be cut to shape with a pair of domestic scissors, but, even in the mass production of parti cular gasketa, it requires only the simplest and cheapest of tools.

In use, its capacity for plastic deformation is such that it will [readily take up all surface forms against which I is bolted, not even excluding machining marke; a gas-light seal le thus ossured:

In this regard the plastic ad- besive also plays a part, for, un- der pressure, same slight exuda- tion occurs at the cut edges and here, under the influence of heat, hardoning of the resin, occurs, thus bonding the edges together and furthermore sealing the laminate against penetration by gas under pressure.

A further valuable service per-.

bond occurs in those situations

One of the outstanding at- tractions

at the Olympia formed by the synthetic-resin sections of the BIF was an where chemical attack of the Powered by a six-cylinder models are roomy and comfort- electrically driven model of engine developing more power able. There are wide and com- the Morris "Minor" car pro-occur, as, for example, in marino ouler surface of the foll, may than its predecessors, the Fantiae fortable seats, restfully contour

A trial run over the Colony's steeper hills showed the car to ba ideally suited to negotiate wind- ing roads, while the pick-up of the vehicló lett nothing to be desired,

spare.

Wide wind shield

The windshield is wide, and optically curved for better vision. The wide doors-swing open easily and offer ample room to enter or leave the car (without going into a ""pretzel-act.”

outer

on

gives its owner superb performed, with plenty of leg-room induced by Victory Industries engines.

Hore, even though the ance, rugged dependability and front or rear and head-room to (Surrey) Limited, of Guild-layer of fail be entirely removed, long-range econoiny.

ford, in collaboration with say, by the action of an aggressiva the Nuffield Organisation, water, progress of attack tends which is capable of running largely to be inhibited by the some two miles on one set of following sheet.

varnish-like film, adhering to the batteries.

Plexeal aluminium-foll-lamin- This diminutive car is only 8% ate"gaskets may be used for all Inches long and derives its power purposes where normal gasket The Hydra-Matic drive, provi-

from three standard single cell materials are required, ously a feature of Oldsmobile but

torch batteries which clip into the marine engines, watercooled en- now also installed in the new

engines, com- chassis and are easily renewable. gines, air-cooled Pontiacs, makes driving ridicul-

A special mention should bo The driving force is supplied by pressors, steam installations, and ously simple, and nothing more made of the instrument panel an ingenious miniature motor of the like. is needed but a brake pedal and which is beautifully

In the case of smaller internal- and prac- extremely nest design and un- accelerator: gear-shifting

and tically arranged for the driver's usual power, driving the rear axle combustion engines, experience clutching are now things of the convenience. Grouped for easy motor is sumciently powerful, to use of aluminum-foll packs for the through reduction gearing. The appears to have shown that the past.

reading in front of the steering drive the model on a carpeted cylinderhead gasket actually pro- The Pontiac's lines are pleasing, necessary, while controls includ-for

motes more efficient running, in and the interior of the new Ing the push-button starter and close adherence to the appearance facilitated by the presence of the Apart from its realism and its na much as heat dissipation is Cinergency brake, heating and and detail of the prototype this mass of high conductivity metal. ventilating controls are easy to model posscases such refinements Plexeal gaskets may be pur- sec and reach.

as true Ackerman sicering linkage, chased in standard forms, or the There is plenty of luggageable wheels which are, of course, in the form of sheets, measuring removable hub discs,.and.detach uncut material fiself is obtainable space in the rear of the car.

rubber-tred.

18 ins. by 7. Ins., 28 ins, by 9 ins, Altogether this is one of the or 35 ins, by 9 Ins. In this form A special model, the Pontiac

most advanced and attractive is very useful for export pur- Cataline, which gives the appear-mechanical toys so far produced poses to remote areas where ex- ance of a convertible, yet pos- by the British Toy Industry and it perience has shown that a wide sesses a fixed roof, is expected to will undoubtedly have a wide variety of replorament forms may arrive here shortly,

appeal to children of all nations. be required at short notice and in

amall numbers.

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Cold and hot spark plugs for cycles

Cold or hot plugs should be|regopping, it is cautioned that carefully chosen for the type of only the base electrode be.ad- motorcycle service in mind, ac- Justed,” as bending the center cording to Joseph Ryan, Service electrode will break the porcelain Department Manager of the Har-core. For high speed service ley-Davidson Motor Co., Mil- it is well to adjust the gap to the: waukee Wisconsin, U.S.A.

low limit of .025".

"Now engines that have gone In general, the colder the plug| through a running-in period may that can be used without running need spark plugs cooler than lato fouling difficulties, missing, thibae provided as original equip= |and· hard starting, the longer the ment." he says "Especially is this plug life and the less possibility true for high compression, hard- of engine fallure, and · damage driven engines."

from pro-Ignition and overheat- Ing.....

Plug cores, blistered, crucked, or partially burned away. In an enging in otherwise average good condition may indicate the need of either a 'richer high speed car- burettor adjustmerit, or colder pluga:: But if plugs are found with an accumulation of olly Boot or carbon' and possible fouling occurs, these symptoms indicate |

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'the need, of, either reduced oil (QP 13: Aren't modern engines supply or hotter plugs, V able to cope satisfactorily with the contaminante "in crankcase

An accumulation of road dust off.

on the outer plug insulation gran

net as a conductor upon absorb-*A. No. The finely-finished sur ing moisture. This causes sols faces and close operating cloor- dring by flash-over of spark Beances of modern engines mako fore starting motor remove this them extra sensitive to abrasives dirt, flim with a dry, rag, v

arid tiny grit particles. A The core tip of a 'plug will in Deposita on pistons, rings, Val- |ves, and other parts ↑ may.... méan timé acquire : brownish, glasKy coating: This oxide coating betalic operation, loss of power, comes a conductor when boy and and Increased, fuel and oil con- Causes missing at high speed or mition to lubrication, oil must.

sumption. Remember that, in ad- under heavy engine load. Plugs bool, it must seal the spaces be

-bas ahould be cleared. dieally to tween the pistons, piston slogs remove, this coat!

and cylinder walls; and, of blast cleaner

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This is the most popular model of a most pop

las cat-the wonderful now 1950 Pontiac. It's certainly easy to see why-it's a big, beautiful, Impressive automobile,

Thé basic virtues of this sing car are yours in soy Pontiac you chooses Straight Right or a Six, a Chieftain or'a Streamliner, a Sedna or a Coupe. Every Pontiac is a therangóły good car, a wonderful performès built to deliver years of- economical service. ****

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