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WHAT'S NEW IN MOTOR WORLD.

USEFUL HINTS AND TRADE JOTTINGS.

An engine which runs on water has been patentei in Germany, and a number of dupicates have been ordered for use in Britain. Call- ed the Erren, the engine operates on oxygen and hydrogen, which are elcotrolytically produced from the water and fed to the engine at a pressure of 3000ib, square inch.

The engine, running on this gas, hins a thermal eficiency of 50 per cent, as compared with 25 per cont. for a petrol engine and 34 pur cont. for a Diesel engine.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1932.

SPARKS

FROM THE PLUGS

Decarbonisation of the cylinders Saven Rileys, and an Alta will usually is neorganry every. 8000-8000; contest the 1100 c.c. class, and two miles according to the make of on-Rileys, thren Crossley Tene, two gine. The majority of car ownom Frazer Nash, an Alvis, a Lea bave this operation carried out at Francis and an Aston Martin will a service garage, but a good num- į contest the 1500 e. class. ber undertake the work themecives. The big car class will be a co- It pays to grind in the valves test between three Alfa Romeor and lightly whenever the cylinders are four Talbota. decarbonised.

SLIDE ROLE FOR TRUCK/ OPERATORS.

NOVEL PRODUCT ISSUED

BY REO

"DRIVING "BLIND" AT 100 M.P.H.

THRILLS IN ULSTER T.T. RACE TRIALS.

TRIAL OF NEW RAIL-CAR IN IRELAND,

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OIL-DRIVEN ENGINE,

y, but later, warming up to their work, they did some exciting corn- ers at the Quarzy. Particularly thrilling was the akil displayed by Freddie Dixon, the old motor-cycle T. T. rider, whose frat race this The oil-engined rail-car is making will be,..

headway, in one form and another, The driver of a small racing ear passed without mishap, although oil orgine power unit to travel in The first day's practice, period and the first rail-conob with an Illustrating the Core with which modern commercial vehicle design and his mechanic lost their way there wore several narrow escapes. Ireland made a trial run fast | Contracts for 22,000 cars valued ors are watching the interents of during practice for the Royal A-The car driven by Mr. J. L. Fords month, on the Great Northern The dip stick indicates the lorelat million pounds have been re- their truck users, an extremely in-tomobile Club's international tou-struck a bank, while W. Esplen, in Company's metals, between Dublin

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of oil in the sump. This level coived this year by the British genious slide rule truck gauge ' should be maintained at the mark | Standard Car Co., whose factories hne just been issued by the Reo unless the engine shows no loss of now are being operated for 94 Motor Company. speed when filled to the "full" hours daily.

mark.

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clean sweep of the Annual

Invicta,

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into service

between Belfast,

rist trophy race on the famous his Talbot, was able to recover con- Ards circuit. The car was an M.trol at the crucial memont, just as, and Howth, at an average speed G. Midget driven by Mr. Cyril the bank at Quarry Corner, Major

his car looked like crashing into of 40 m.p.h. Paul, with Mr. R. Jeffress as his A. T. G. Gardner had the narrow-

Constructed with the object of It enables truck driver to de-

temporary mechanic. When they est escape of the day. He was on augmenting existing train services: termine the capacity of his truck came to Newtownards, with its his third lap in his M.G. car, and on sections of the line, between Under observation of the French European Alpine Trial, hald re-advisos as to the correct rear axlo that the car was travelling too fast course between Dundenald and the trains, the rail-coach is being put to pull loads of varying grades, and dangerous right-angled corner by while travelling at over 100 m.p.h. Dublin and Belfast where the traffic the Town Hall, Mr. Paul decided along the fastest stretch of the does not warrant additional steam Automobile Cleb, & ear entered bycently, was made by British cara ratio and tyre eixò required for to take the corner, the alternative pits the radiator cap of his car the American Studebaker Co. has against the best cars of all other varying loads and road gradients being to so rtraight on down an blew off. A stream of boiling water, Armagh, Portadown, Newry, and taken up the challenge issued by nations. The winning cars includ-

"escape Toad." It was an exakot into the air, missing the dri- | Explaining the uses of the device, traordinary position," Mr. Jefver by a few inches. Major dord Dundalk. Experiments were car the French Citroen Co., and beed Riley, Morris, Singer, Frazor- For internal brakes the lining fora October 31 will attempt to win Nash, Wolseley, Talbot,

a service manager states that the fress told a reporter. "We thought (nor's vision was temporarily blot riel, out by the railway company's should be cut about 1-16in. a foot £10,000 by covering more than 8- and Armstrong Siddeley cars.

difliculty confronting most haulage that by taking the escape road weted out by the stream of water, bat engineers at the works at Dundalk shorter than the longth of the brake000 miles non-stop in to days and

contracions when tendering for a could circle round to the right and he managed to keep his wheel before the design of the first car Only seven of the 62 starters in

rejoin the course further on, but straight and carry on.

was decided upon. It is 40ft. long. band. Both ends of the lining by breaking the 90 endurance re- this

job is of finding out just what loads when we sased up and targed wo

9ft. wide (the standard width of severe six-day trial finished

When the timekeepers had pre- the G.N.R. carriages), and seats 50 should then be riveted to the band cards now held by the Citroen Six.

their trucks can houl

over the ran through a rope stretched across pared and chocked their figures it passengers, Power is derived from with the centre of the lining lying;

without loss of points. The coured grades near where the job is the road. For some time we were | was revealed that Sir Henry Bir- one of the latest type A.E.O. high to one side of the band. The loose

Both Sir Henry Birkin and kin on his seventh lap had travel-speed oil engines, and a fluid fly- sires to haul a load of four tons ice. With Sir Henry was Major see, giving an loop should then be forced over the ¦

led round the course faster than wheel and epicyclic guar-box. Bre For instance, a contractor

Earl Howe, in Alfa Romeo care, any man had done before. dc.

wers out during yesterday's prac-time for the 124 miles was 11min. The maximum speed obtainable is His incorporated in the transmission. over a grade of one in five 10 times Humphrey Butler, Equerry tom.p.h. This will rank as an un- official trials 68 m.ph. has been average of $1.00 said to be 60 m.p.h., and on un- four- Prince George, who was acting as official record only, since it was es- casily obtained. The complete car cylinder truck and the job is likely mechanic Major Butler, wearing tablished during practice. daily. He has a 30 cwt

a white crash helmet and overalls, present lap record, set up in 1031 vacuum brakes, can be worked if to last for three months.

weighs 18 tons, and, fitted with crouched low over the instrumenthy Signor Bozacchini, was three required as an ordinary coach. It dials on the dash-board of the car, seconds slower. The other record can, for instance, be attached to and his ayenever left them as Sir was set up by Freddie Dixon, who the rear of a fast steam train and Henry at the wheel crammed miles raised the 1,100 c.c. speed from then released at a given station to into minutes.

The Italian Alfa Romeos will be

72.3 m.p.h. to "4.17 m.ph.

continue its journey as a stopping" Talbots, led by the Hon. Brisa facing formidable opposition in the

train. It is also capable of draw ing a small carriage when extra traffic warrants the use of two units.

of 1614 milce included long stret- A 2000-gallon oil tank wagon.ches at high altitudes, and a climb bard and the balance of the rivets operated by the Commonwealth Oil to the top of the fearsome Stelvio put in place,

Reineries, and believed to be the Pass (0042 feat). inrgest vehicle of the kind in Aus-

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Ford of Canada and the Ford Co. of England, Canadian-made, Ford will be distributed Va vehicles through the European and Asiatic territories of the British company, and in return the Canadian Com-

situated.

Under ap agreement betweentralin, has just been equipped with

outsize tyres retreated by the Ad-monts of an engine, prevent the

Where the lubricating arrange vanx Company, who claim this ia valve stems from receiving an ade the largest retreating job ever un dertaken.

quate supply of oil mist, it is a good plan to surround the stems inside the valve springs with cotton wool soaked in oil. The springs will keep the wool in place and occasional attention with an oil can will ensure that an adequate sup- 13.045lb. gross.

The annual .A.C. Belfast (Ire land) Tourist Trophy race will be Tun on August 20, and of the 35 entries only seven will be above

city).

A glance at the "truck gauge," however, tells him that in first gear, with 5.1 axle ratio and 6.00 by 90 inch tyres, his truck will haul The truck, unload

lost."

pany will distribute the British built 8 h.p."baby" Ford in Aus- tralia, ladia, and other Empire

The English Ford Co. has order light car size (1500 c.c. engine capa-ply of lubricant is always on theod, weighs 4034 D., so the contractor Lewis;

trritories.

ed 1800 V8's for immediate deli- very, and up to 20,000 V8 engines for delivery during the next 12 months, while 2000 Baby Fords are to be built in England for the Canadian company.

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In the 750 class thore will be

nine supercharged M.G.'s and one unsupercharged M. G., the non-en- try of Austin Sevens being an un- usual feature.

stems.

When fitting an extra wiper for use on the passenger's screen side it is difficult sometimes to find anything really suitable from (Continued on next Column.)

MORRIS MAJOR SIX

THE MOST COMFORTABLE-

& ECONOMICAL

SIX

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MORRIS MAJOR SIX

New chromium radiator with automatle shutters.. Air cleaning and pre-hea'ing units on the sir cylinder engine developing 82 B.H.P. Triplex safety glass windscreen. Light but accurate steering.

Instant approval is given to the extra refine- ments in this popular model. The new "Twin Top" alleut dear box gives speed and accelera» tion on steep hills with half the strain on engine and transmission Wider track and the new chassis frame make for more room and better road-holding qualities.

Coupe and Saloon models have Pytchley sliding heads and Triplex Safety glass all round, including window louvres.

A.P.B.7%

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED

KONG MATH CANTON

knows he has a comfortable margin and cau tender for the job. ratio and tyre size is included in Every combination of roar axle

the figures computed by the scale, so that the loads possible for other trucks can be estimated as quickly. A very simple method of nacer- taining the grade of any hill is to select a part of the road which offers a good surface and an avex- age rise, and to take the grade at intervals of a hundred fest. All the tools required are two yard sticks, a spirit level, and pencil and paper.

Place one of the yard-aticks hori- zontally on the road, bold the spirit level on it, and raise the lower end until the bubble in the level is in contre. Then ensure frein the raised and of the stick to the road with a vertical yard-stick. If the and is three inches off the road, the grade is 3 inches in 36, or one in

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To find the por cont of any grado is just as simple, and in the caso quoted is to divide 2 by 38 and multiply by 100, the result be- ing 5.3 per cent..

which to maka the "connecting rod." Small diameter brass tubing in sometimes used or thin strip metal, but it is suggested that comething much neater can be mado from the rib of an umbrella frame. This, being of channel section, is light but very stiff; it can, ba coupled to the wiper arms by Bal- dering the shauks of brass eyelets into the channel at each end.

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In an attemp to beat the mail liner Manora from London to Cal- cutta, Capt. T. Yater-Benyon now is driving a Hillman Minx single- handed from England to India. He has traversed Franco, Belgium, Bavaria, Austria, Hungary, Bul- garia and Turkey, and now in heading Boroas Mesopotamia for Persia and the Indina frontier. Across Persiarad through Balu chistan an armed aeroplane will fly above the car as an escort against briganda

Only four cars previously have made the land trip from Baghdad to Judia-an Armstrong Siddeley, a Bean, a Chrysler," and a Riləy driven by two. Singapore Hindus.

The south to north, crossing of Afrien from Capetown' and Johan- nesburg to Jubs, on the Nile, hus. been made by a Morris Minor in record time. At times the car had to plough through grass 12ft. high, and for 78 miles had to travel in Arst gear through black wil boga, Fuel consumption averaged 40 m.p.h. for the 8000 mile drive.

The recent French Grand Prix: was won by T. Nuvolaxi." (ATL Homeo), who averaged 92.28, m.p.h for the 401-mile food reco: Altz Romicos also ran second, third, seventh and eighth, Bugattis being placed fourth fifth, sixth 'and' Dinth

The

the Rileys, with George blue. A light shade of blue has Eyston at their head, and the M. been chosen for the interior, which G. Midgets, who have Norman in general design follows omnibua

while yesterday the Riley drivers type, and are comfortably uphols- Black, last year's winner of the more than rail practice. The sents race, to set the pace for them. For are all of the reversible transverse were content to take matters quiet- 'tored.

The exterior appearance of the

the lower panels finished in dark rail-car is smart, the top panels being painted at cream colour and

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