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200 MILE RACE.

To-day at Brooklands.

The preliminary list of entries for the 200 miles races, to be held [BY "NORTONIA."]

at Brooklands by the Junior Car Before attempting to take Club to-day (October 18th), dis- anything to pieces, thoroughly closes some interesting now- clean the outside of the engine comers among both cars and atc. A piece of grit may find its drivers, and several notable ab way into the crankcase if this

santees. There are 18 entries in precaution is not taken and play the 1,100 cc. race and 29 in the havoc with plain bearings.

1,500 cc. event, the 33 makes When removing cylinders,

represented being: A.B.C., A.C. (which may be done on the Alvis, Aston-Martin, Austin, "Henderson" by loosening the Bertelli, Bugatti Crouch, Derby, engine to frame holding bolts, Eric Campbell, Eric Longden. knocking out the distance pieces Frazer Nash, Hillman, Horstman, and then tilting the engine side

Imperia, Marlborough-Thomas, ways, and on the "Ace" by to Marseal, Morgan, Newton, Salm- moving the tank) it is a good

son, Warwick, Windsor, and plan to mark each cylinder by Wolseley. The famous Talbot- filing 1, 2, 3. ar notches Darracq team is apparently not

competing.

base. on the good plan cylinder's valves, rages, springs ete, either by a diamond punch for by a file, but handle the punch gently. Incidentally this should be the only time when a punch fis required on a machine. Lots of people use a punch to loosen, a stubborn nut-don't do it.) The writer belleves in the caustic i soda method of decarbonising a large number of cylinders; especially small air-cooled ones where it is impossible to insert the hand.

It is also a

inart to

each

Caustic soda of course, must be handled extremely carefully and must not be allowed to touch the hands or clothes or any alumi- nium. It dissolves aluminium and burns hands and clothes.

THE "TRUSTY TRIUMPH.”

Make enough solution of caustic soda (about 1 of solution per gallon of water) to cover the heads and valve ports of the jcylinders to be treated. Place) the cylinders in the solution heads down, and gently beat the solution until it simmers. Keep the hill on his Triumph. it simmering as long as pos.

give then

the and sible eyelinders a good scrub with All the a wire saucepan brush.. carbon should now be removed.

As

done as this is soon thoroughly wash, the cylinders under a running water tap. This operation must be done thorough 15: ctherwise the cylinder will The well oil.

Mr. H. W. Chaney negotiating

has filled the hollows and left the high spots bright. Care- fully scrape the high spots until the blue leaves an even lager all around the bearing. Do this with all the bearings and remember when assembling that all cotter pins must be replaced: otherwise a nut may come loose and wreck the engine.

nat

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St. Then

When reassembled each con- pistons may be treated in the same way provided of course they necting rod should be absolutely

cast iron ori vertical

the crankshaft are made of Steel Grind the valves and re- and each crankshaft bearing be place each valve with its own lined up truly. If the gear box hums, screw up the bearing spring in the correct cylinder. If

bebind the chain the valves, springs and guides are

loosening the badly worn it is as well to rear sprocket, after

the corresponding them; otherwise, great difficulty will be found in getting the engine other side of the gear box. all adjustment ΟΠ the to fire on four. Bearings should be if taken up by an experienced fitter

nut has been taken up, it will be one can be hired from a local necessary to insert some shims garage just for the day. Should.behind the small bevel gear. Do however, the owner wish to take not adjust the bevel gear too up his bearings, he should pro- tightly. ceed as follows:--

Carefully clean the crankshaft and big end bearings, and then thoroughly dry. Test the crank- shaft bearing for perfect truth by means of a micrometer or callipers. 15 there are any high spot's rub them down with very fine emery cloth. Now reassemble!

note and

if the bearings there is very much play at, che big end bearing. If so, reduce the 'distanee piece between the twoj halves of the bearing until the bearing just binds on the crank- shaft. Then apply a very thin coat of Prussian Blue to the crankshaft, reassemble the bear- it will ing and turn, hen

found that' the blue be

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"Next week; “Oorchauling ir Flat Twin Harley "1.

COMBINATION WINNER.

Mr. F. C. Weller on his winning Henderson combination

SAVE DOLLARS INSTEAD OF CENTS. AT most, your lubricating oil costs you but a faw cents per day-only a small fraction of the cost of your insurance, your petrol, or your tyres. And that tissue-thin film of lubricating oil is all that protects you against destructive friction. It alone postpones noise, wear, trouble, repair and excessive carbon formation.

The cheapest oil made costs you but a few cents" less per gallon than Gargoyle Mobiloil, but by the month offyear it rarely fails to cost many dollars more.

USE ONLY

GARGOYLE

Mobiloil

Make the chart your guide

THE MICHELIN MICHELIN

"CABLE" CONSTRUCTIONTM

Increases the mileage of

the tyre and improves the

running of the Car.

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LEPACK & CO., LTD.

50 52 Queen's Rd. Central

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'Whether it's your car, Mr. Smith's or Mr. Brown's, it gets the same good care and expert attention at our new concrete Main Garage and Service Station (Wong Nei Chung Road-Upper end of Race Course) that every car should have.

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