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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MOTORING ABROAD AT HOME

Where Franklin Made History ONE OF A SERIES OF TRAVEL TALKS

Photo Country Chruster Manwell Mgler Corporations

Famous, house on border beturen New Hampshire and Maine, there Benjamin Franklin put up his first lightning rod

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ENJAMIN Frankdin as a sci- entist and as an inventar las been decried by experts as an amateur and a dabbler. For ex- ample, he took up the study of elec tricity in 1746 which he first saw Leyden jar, in the manipulation of which he became expert and which he intproved by the use of granulated rad in the place of water for the interior armatures.

A pote in his diary dated Novem- ber 7, 1749, shows that he had then conjectured that thunder and light- ning were electrical manifestations and in the same year be planned the

lightning-ro → long known "Franklin co!"—which he described and recommended to the public in 1753.

was on this house pictured above that Franklin first put up a lightning rod. For years the busi-

ess, of manufacturing lightning rods and installing them was domi nated by swindlers and the reputa tion of the lightning rod man be- came famous.

But Franklin gave

to posterity something worth while in lightning rods, and today they are comson in those sections of the country here lightning storms are frequent.

"MOTORING” SUPPLEMENT.

HINTS MOTORIST

FOR THE

ALBERT L. CLOUGH

LOCATING FUEL FEED TROUBLES.

SATURDAY. - JANUARY 30, 1926.

SPEED ADVOCATED.

LATEST U.S. TRAFFIC LAW,

Speed! Fast moving vehicles are the latest ideal of traffic re- gulators. Florida lends the way

by increasing the speed limit on the state highways" to 46 miles an hour. Other states have joined the movement.

When it is suspected that the trouble is that the strainer in the

"The country had botter pat feed of gasoline is inadequate or bottom of the carburetor float has ceased ontirely, as may be the chamber where the gasoline pipofiself to the task 02 seeing to it case when an engine fires back attaches to it, is stopped up with that motorists drive, fast where says Mr. into the carburetor, misses dirt or that the gasoline pipe last driving is safe,"

If gasoline Richard Haldeman, chairman of explosions, operates weakly, slows itself is plugged. down and finally stops, it becomes does not escape from the vacuum the American Automobile Asso- necessary to locate the difficulty. tank, run, a wire up through the clation

draw off opening, to clear it, "There is no use trying to derty Testing the Fael Bowl for

before assuming that the tank is the fact that millions of cars fre- Fullness.

empty, but if the tank is actually quently travel at speeds of 40 After ascertaining that there is found to have gone dry, either its miles an hour or over," he com plenty of gasoline in the main mechanism has failed, some of its tinues.

tank, the curburetor. float-piping is in trouble or the main "Motorists must be allowed to chamber should be examined to tank is "air bound.”

drive faster over the highways,

Bee whether it is full, as it should! (Mr. Clough gives some of the and the motor vehicle officials and always be. Most carburetor float questions he receives from time public authorities must designate chambers have a cap in the centre to time, together with the the higher speed zones. of the cover, which encloses the

These appear" weekly needle valve stem. This cap can and provide an instructive refer- be removed, thus exposing the tip ence).

of the valve stem. If the chamber

is full, this will be down on its

acat and cannot be depressed

answers.

Chattering Brake.

Laws Obscolete.

!

"The present laws with respect to speed of motor vehicles are as crank. out of date as the hand- Question:-The foot-brake on They are directly responsible for further, but if the chamber lacks my Ford can works fairly well, many of the highway accidents gasoline, pressure on the valve although it does not take hold and much of the highway confa- atem will depress it slightly until the pedal. almost strikes the sion. further and indicate that fuel foot-board and when it is applied. "The motor traveller in strange feed is inadequate. This test to hard, grabs, jerks and chatters. territory has to rely upon be conclusive should be made In this latter trouble due to the judgment regarding a safe rate of

having become speed whereas it would be lining instantly upon the stopping of the band

I suppose that the band simple matter for the state to, de whore engine, or stil! better while it is glazed? still running, with "evidences of could be adjusted, but would you signate points or zones

higher speeds are permitted. recommend relining? lack of fuel.

feed.

Is The Vacuum Tank Functioning?

There are some

anap

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Here the traveller could make time, thus removing the tempta- tion to step on the gas, when he is hold back by traffe.

Less Troublesome.

Answer: Presumably the chat Carburetor May Need Cleaning. tering is caused by glazing over

If the fuel-bowl is found to be of the lining.. full, partial clogging of passages lining materials better adapted

I do not see where anything is within the carburetor, very likely than others. to resist glazing and of the spraying-jet itself is the it may be worth your while, if trouble, but if it is not found full, you reline, to investigate some of to be gained by continuing to One official something is wrong with the fuel these. If the band is not too play the ostrich in matters of

speed and safety. badly worn, it may pay to remove it and have the surface of the recently remarked that if each fabric, restored to normal condi- state provided a 10-mile straight tion, by means of a wire scratch-concrete stretüh. with the invita- as they please, it probably would will restore the pedal position, so if gasoline runs out freely, the that full brake application will

the state. take place before the pedal is too "Faster traffic can be accom- near the floor board. If the lining material has become rather plished with greater safety if the motoring public is properly guid- thin, especially so that the rivets ca in its effort to handle the have begun to interfere, you speed ability of the modern क better reline with the best recom- tomobile." mended fabric that you cun obtain.

Open the draw-off cock in the brush and gasoline. Adjustment tion to motorists to go just as fast

bottom of the vacuum tank and

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Generator Sparks at Brushes. Question:-The generator on my car has been charging rather unsteadily and upon taking off the cover around the brushes, I find that there is heavy sparking while the ongine is running. What cauzes this and how can it be stopped?

Answer-It may be only be cause the commulator and brush. ends are oily and dirty. Try cleaning the commutator by hold- ing a pad of cloth, slightly moistened with kerosene, against it with the generator running. Be sure that. the brushes are not worn way down and that their holders give spring pressure enough. Possibly the commu- tator surface is rough and needs sand-papering or that some of the mica bar insulation is high and causes the brushes to chatter, in which case have the commutator Lurned down and the mieus under- cut. If the commutator has a. burned spot between two bars, an armature lead has probably core unsoldered, A loose connection anywhere in the charging circuit may cause the voltage to rise enough to result in severo sparking.

FORD OUTPUT.

EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS.

Exceeding all expectations for dally output, Ford production went to a new record of 9,017 cars and trucks on Friday, Oct. 30, it was announced at the general ofeers of the Ford Motor Com-

This remark- pany recently. able industrial achievement be- comes more important when it sixty days recalled that ago assembly of cars had halted while materials for the improved types were being shipped to bran ches. Since that time produc- tion has steadily risen from prací tieally nothing to record breaking heights.

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Every week for the last three weeks, as the company's thirty-two domestic assembly plants swung into production, new daily recortis have been created. October will down as a record breaking month, for with Saturday's as- sembly, production for the month will run in excces 200,000 cars and trucks, exceeding any similar period in the history of the com- pany

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There is a type of Goodyear Transmission Belting for each of the three general groups of belt drives for large, small and average size pulleys.

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