1923-12-29 — Page 7

MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. Saturday, the 29th. December, 1923.

(Being the Official Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Assocvation),

LOCAL MOTOR

MOTOR CYCLE HINTS.

NOTES & NEWS WHEN THE ENGINE STOPS.

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[BY "NORTONIA"}, "

A regular contributor to this down. No fuss, chatter

To some cyclists, the idea of Supplement recently had the trouble--just a sense of effortless their engine stopping for some un opportunity of trying out the motion.

latest, model L b.p. "Standard"

light car, which is manufactured,i

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known reason sends cold shivers down their back: to others the

To further test the car's hill-experience is a welcome relief to

MA is generally known. in climbing abilities. I stopped just the almost monotonous reliability! Coventry. This model, which has above Bowen Road, restarted and juf modern machines. It is for arrived

Hongkong.

got into top in about from fifteen the Srst class that these notes upholds the high reputation to twenty yards. Very few cars ofțin particular are ponted. which the makers have establish-leven double the horse-power will After a little practice, one is ed for themselves. The engine is take Stubbs Road, including the soon able to tell exactly why an overhead valve four-cylinder.ihairpin bend, in top, let alone one's ensine has stopped.

For:

of only 1307 c.c. -just larger than stop, restart and get into top instance, a failure of the petro! the American big twin motor whilst on the hill. On coming supply is almost always heralded: ycles which one encounters in down. I tried the "little car for by some spluttering and blow Hongkong, and the way it does its mobility in traffic, and it exceeded backs in the carburetter: a mag-, work is. says our contributor, my most sanzuine expectations-neto failure usually cause s nothing short of amazing The With a traffic officers signal sudden stop; while a plug failure whole unit is very accessible, such against me, I had to stow to will usually cause misfiring. A items as carburettor, magneto, walking pare. hat with very valve spring will probably cause

generator and valve tappets has slight clutch slipping the engine intermittent or continual mistir- ing nothing in the way to hinder picked up on top quite easily. ine

adjustment. The back axle The clutch is excellent starting However, We

easy

to get at by removing a from rest on the level is quite. as.

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will say the! plate under the dickey seat. The easy in second as it is in low. engine has stopped and we have body on this particular ear is a There is plenty of leg room for diagnose the fault. First, care- rontay two-seater with double the tallest driver, and one

fully took over the engine and " dickey, being admirably finished always drive on the accelerator also see that there is petrol in the in fawn with black wings and instead of hand throttle because tank and the tap is turned on., chassis, the body lines being mustione's legs are cramped. pleasing to the ese.

MAGNIFICENT BRITISH CAR FOR MANILA.

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This 40450 hp. 7-pas-enger Rolls-Royce car (Barker-built body) was supplied to Lient. Osborne E Wood, son of the-overnor General of the Philippines, by the Hongkong Hotel Garage. It is photographed outside the Manila Hotel,

FUEL AND OIL.

Market?

Next see that the high tension leads are firmly attached both to magneto and plug, ard, if not other defects are obvious, put: The only criticism against the your finger on the plug terraina!! Coming to the actual test, our car is that the springing.. with two and gently depress the kick-start. contributor writes: On pressing occupants on board, is rather on Ifia shock is felt, probably the the starter button. only in-the stiff side, but no doub; with:

magneto and plug are all rights stinct told me that the engine the dickey seat occupied, this:

so glance at the valves to see! had started there Was not would be quite all right. The that they are opening and closing; the

either equipment slightest "sound.

incindes separate from the engine or exhaust, and magneto. Lucas generator, Self Properly and the tappets are pro- no vibration. In fact, except for starter, five lamps, electric horn, the tickler of the carburetter and perly adjusted. Then depress

CAUSES OF KNOCK. one slight period at twenty miles spring gaiters, five steel artillery see if it floods. If it is all right an hour. the engine runs like a wheels shod with 710x90 up to this, take out the plug and

Some Interesting Hints. Ralis high compliment, but Dunlop cords. It was with a feel- lay the body on the cylinder. Will Henry Ford Enter one that is quite justified. Afterling of regret that I handed back being careful that the terminal is

There are many things that a short run on the level to let the this fine little British car to not touching any of the iron

cause an engine to knock and engine find herself." I tried the agents, Messrs. Alex Ross parts of the machine. Revolve the

One of the unconfirmed rum-accustomed to the peculiar noises jeven after a mechanic becomes Stubbs Road to the Peak, and, to and Co. I wanted to keep it as a engine by means of the kick-start jours heard in the US. is that of one certain engine, it often is my surpise, with two occupants, Christmas cumshaw, but some and notice whether a spark passes group of independent oil men has hard to decide the exact location she took it on top with the how they didn't quite see the across the points. If not, renew laid a proposition before Henry of a knock in an engine of some acceleration about three-quarters situation in that light!

the plug and try again. If still no Ford for the marketing of kaso other make. Knocks vary in spark, detach the H. T. lead and line and lubricating oil through sound, due to difference in con- hold the end about sth. in. from the many Ford service stations struction. A piston of a large In this extraordinary phase the cylinder and see if a spark throughout the country.

bore will make a heavier slap hich is so palpably evident at jump this gap when the kick-start The plan involves the purchase than a piston of a small bore: a the Motor Show to any observer is depressed. Iso, obviously the by Ford of the output of several wristpin rap will vary according with a knowledge of his subject. plug is no good, but if no independent refineries on long to its size: the tap of a loose con- the British motor trade is differ-ispark passes, proceed to exa-term contracts, with a sliding necting rod depends upon the Many Cars "Too Cheap." eat from any other staple indus mine the magneto. Note that scale arrangement which would thickness of the metal in the

try of the country.

the points really make and provide a spread between crude bearing: the extent of the tharap When I tell you that a large

So far as you are concerned as break contact and that they and refined products suficient to in a main bearing is governed by -percentage of the cars staged ati

Olympia are "ton cheap" (says a potential buyer, you have to separate to the correct gap as give the refiners an adequate its length, as well as its support

on the margin of profit.

in the crank-case, and the rattie Capt. E. de Normanville in the consider two things. In the first found by the gauge Daily Chronicle) you may

be place, you can get a remarkable magneto spanner. Note that the

In return Ford would be ex. of a camshaft bearing is governed moves freely on its pected to content himself with a by the construction, metal in the tempted to think the show period bargain a car of quality sold at rocker urm is having an ill effect on me. And less than its cost. Secondly, will push and that its spring is not margin of one ceat a gallon bearing, whether the bearing is

detached. anyhow, you will think, what has that be a bargain a year hence if broken or

If there figuring that this additional ser- loose in the crankcase or on the And the price got to do with me or you the sale of that particular cars pitting, burcing ofvice will strengthen the bond becamshaft, and the general con- the platinum points. the so long as it's not on the ex has been discontinued, and you

tweep the company and itsdition of the assembly. condenser is either functioning customers and that the local Ford pensive side.

fad that you bought a

Although this condition exists, liquidate assets"

functioning car, the sale improperly or

jagencies will absorb part of the there is a general resemblance Well, it really has a good deal value of which has by then de-at all, and in this case the nag cost of distribution.

Ibetween distinct knocks of Ineto must be sent to a service

engines and if the following points station. If the contact breaker

are borne in mind. they will be found very helpful in locating and eliminating the causes →→→→

The carbon knock, most no-

PHILANTHROPY AT OLYMPIA?

to do with us both, though we preciated 40 or 50 per cent.? may not recognise it at first

must

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glance. When I go round the So you see, you as a buyer seems all right, detach it by un

enthusiasm turns to consterna-

IT'S UP TO YOU!

centre nut and

have got an interest in this ques-screwing the Show and see cars priced at a re- markably attractive figure, my tion, and it becomes my duty-gently prising it off with a screw pression stroke, ie, the stroke frst thought By Jove, that's pleasant though it be [driver. Note that the carbon when both valves are closed and ticeable when the engine is hot, a bargain!"

point it out to you. There are brush fixed in the back of the with the ignition lever two-thirds and particularly when under load, On keener examination my first very many cars at the Show contact breaker is intact and retarded, setting the points so such as pulling stiff grades, is a

priced below their cost, and if making good contact with the that the fibre block on the heel of clear, hollow sound. tion. The thought runs. "Why, future possibilities.

purchased you have to face face of the plate on which it rubs, the rocker arm is just coming on To a certain extent the spark with their output of just over

Then examine the carbon brush the cam, thus causing the points knock is similar, perhaps a trifle 1,000 cars a year, they can't pro-

jat the magneto end of the H. Tito .commence to среп. If duller. Also, with this trouble duce that ear within £80 of what

lead. See that it is unbroken and a twin cylinder. get the rear the engine runs very unevenly at they're selling it at."

I do not say that you should making good contact with the cylinder on T. D. C. of compress- low speed. And baving got so far-believe not take advantage of the "gifta slip ring, and clean the Flipfion stroke and the points separat- The piston slap. very much like me, it's fact I'm telling you- the gods send." I do say that moistened rag inserted through tightening up the nut on the end denly opening the throttle.

ring by means ek va petrolling by cam marked 1. When a rattle, is heard only when sud- fall to wondering "Why? Why is you should appreciate the facts such a phenomenal policy adopt-end make a purchase with your the brush holder hole end of the armature shaft, be careful The tap of a loose connecting

rub allowed to

the ring the sprocket does not slip. When rod, which sounds like the tap- while the engine is revolved. If the magneto is chain-driven doping of steel with a hammer, is On the bad side there is the still no spark, you may give the not detach the chain from either most noticeable when suddenly danger that such a manufacturer job up as hopeless it probably sprocket-just take the sprocket opening the throttle, when coast may have to go out of business-indicates some of the windings of the armature shaft. If and the value of your car drops burnt

we ing except in extreme "get a spark and the angine still where the bearing is completely. I have not yet met a philau-enormously as a result.

The only other fault in the won't start, detach the carburet burned out: thropist whose fancy ran to offer- On the good side such bargains ignition system provided one gets ter, thoroughly clean it, includ- A loose main bearing makes a ing the public motor-care below may be temporary in character, a spark is that the magneto ing special attention to the jet dull thump, and is distinguished cost price, but there may be one. and the manufacturer will raise sprocket has slipped around on and the passage from float easily when the engine is put As such a thing is, very unlikely, the price later on to an economi- the end of the armature shaft. so chamber to jet and see that the under load however, it becomes a duty to cally sound figure. If you upsetting the timing. The timing petrol pipe is quite clear. On The camshaft knock is always the public to face the alter-bought low" you would then can be easily checked by getting reassembling, the engine should a metallic rap, occurring at cam- natives.

have got a bargain.

the piston at the top of the com-start.

Ishaft speed.

ed? Is there a philanthropist be eyes open to them. hind the concern, or-is. it clearance sale idea?"

POSSIBLE CONTINGENCIES."

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USEFUL TIPS.

A monkey wrench should never be drawn backward from the jaws, as this movement is likely to bend the bar. Don't pull-push.

IN THE GARAGE.

The Necessity for Care.

A few simple precautions ob- served around garages, both pub- lic and private, will prevent many serious accidents. Two special hazards are to be guarded | against- asphyxiation and fire,

Carbon monoxide, one of the gases given off from the exhaust pipe of an automobile, is a deadly poison. Some people have been worried over the carbon monoxide generated by automobiles in streets, although danger out of doors is negligible. There is, however, a real danger when the engine is running in a closed garage. When it is necessary to run the engine inside for even a few minutes, open all the doors And windows and be sure that there is enough draft to carry off any fumes.

Wherever gasoline and oils are stored there is always a serious 6re hazard. Keep the floor of the garage free from oils and greases. and place all oily rags and waste in a metal container. Always keep an approved fire extinguish¬" er on hand and never attempt to put out sa oil or gasoline fire with water. ·

Use only a pocket flashlight or

a portable electric light around oil and gasoline. The latter, if used. should be equipped with an armored cable,

vapour proof fittings, keyless socket and should have a stout cage around the lamp Sparks from the breaking of an electric lamp have caused serious garage fires.

When jacking up a car always make sure that the other wheels are securely blocked so that the car cannot move. It is a dan- Straining gasoline through a gerous practice to run the engine will keep out most of the water jacked. flour sack sosked in cylinder oil when one or more wheels are that may be found in the gasoline. jacked up car. if you can't use a Don't work under a

pit, place the car on horses or Operators who habitually rest some ofter substantial sup- feet on the brake and clutch ports. pedals will wear out the clutch

Drive in or out of a garage collar, making it noisy.

slowly, preferably in the low or reverse gear. Don't drive too Afrequent cause of overheating close to a gasoline pump, and is the fan belt slipping or thebut of your engine before spark control not working.

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How the road map looks to the man on tour in a 1909 model