1927-09-14 — Page 9

A LETTER FROM HOME

about

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en

10,000 Miles in 7 months;

Average 47 miles per gallon; 13,000 miles to a setof tyres.

Why Ride in Richshaws when you can keep an Austin “7" ?

Please call in to-day and get full particulars of this wonderful little car and its bigger brothers.

ALEX. ROSS & CO. (CHINA), LTD.

Prince's Building and fa, Chater Road. Telephones: C. 27 and C. 2487.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 1927.

MOTORING NOTES

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The first method, therefore, is correct and a good driver should always leave his clutch in when (CONTD.).slowing up his car by means of the

brakes, after having first decelerat ed.

'PULLING UP."

WHICH IS THE BEST METHOD?

"THE STRAIN ON THE ENGINE,

Our correspondent't friend's ideal docs certainly not describe the 1 best method. There is no harmful undue strain thrown on the engine, when it remains in gear while the

way'

on the car diminishes in cong the cutting down of! the "

and the grial appli cation of the brakes. On the other hand when roads are greasy ori frosty if one declutches before I

A difference of opinion is re-applying the brakes, the conditions

vealed by a letter which reached says the few days ago, Austin Advocate." The writer asks which is the correct and best method (relating to the strain apon the engine) of pulling a car up."

"

are just right for a nasty skid, be: enuse cars kid more readily when the engine is disconnected from the road wheels.

A skid may occur from several causes," but usually, it commences ather of the back when one wheels does not revolve at the same speed as its fellow, and this un- equal rolling of the wheels induces sideways movement which "swiftly develops into a skid.

He continues:-"My idea is this; that if you are doing say 5 .p.k.

Unequal brake adjustment, where C1 a level piece of road and you the shoes of one drum come in wish, to pull up, the best and most contact before the "other, cause correct method is, take your foot sufficient drag to set up such a movement as is described above. off the necelerator (which will slow When on icy road or very slippery the engine's speed and pulling mud. the tyre of one wheel fails power down) and apply the braket, grip, the effect is to start this gently, with the clutch still ia, and sideways slide and a skid is com nos until the moment when the menced.. engine begins to drive the car (with its own power) should the clutch be put out."

His friend says the foregoing method is wrung, and that this he idea: One should always declutch before applying the brakes. land that the net of letting the ear slow up on the engine throws a great strain on the engine, which in his iden (the atrain) should be wholly taken by declutching, and the strain, if any, put on the brakes. Which is correct? We are both convinced that our own opinion is right."

means "When

Now it is clear that with the engine connected, the wheels are forced to revolve, and this is the only way in which grip of the road can be recovered. The cure for a kid is to get for the wheels, rolling and this is not, possible if the engine is disconnected.

As an adjunct to the brakes the engine is used in other ways.

The engine may be used as a brake by closing the throttle, in which condition the engine will have to be driven by the car. The resistance of the pistons and other parts of the engine exerts gradual, but helpful, retarding effect and makes easier the work of the mechanical brakes.

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This operation, however, has the objection that when the throttle is closed the engine in running, sucks an excessive amount of oil past the

The description of the first methed reads quite cicarly until we come to the phrase "until the mo- ment when the engine begins to drive the car (with its own power)." We are not quite sure what our

pistons. correspondent here, but guess he means the engine again begins to drive the has decelerated and been braking gently for an appre ciable period, and has by now slow- ed down his car to a very low speed, and the engine is little more than ticking over." This is the moment to declatch

He

On desernding a very steep hill. the best plan is to engage one of the low gears, and to allow the car to drive the engine through the gears. Thus the engine power is used as a steady brake, and the hand or pedal operated brakes can be applied as required to check any unwanted increase of speed.

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