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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY.

FIAT

The Car of International Reputation..

The Sensation of the Motoring World

7 h.p. Torpedo

will carry four persons anywhere The 7 h.p. model worthily upholds Fiat reputation for design, materials, and

has been aptly termed A BIG CAR IN MINIATURE.

FIAT 509

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Agents for HONGKONG & CAN'ON

SOCIÉTA ITALIANA IMP. ESO. ESTREMO ORIENTE; LTĎ..

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BUICK OIL

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BUICK GAS FILTER

HINTS

FOR MOTORIST

THE

AT ALBERT L CLOUGH „DEALING WITH THE HOT ENGINE.

The highly overheated engine Answer: It may be suspected with its pistons greatly expanded that the new platon-rings do not

and the oil about them eq” thin that ita lubricating value fa al- most hil, is in danger of becoming stuck or "soizod, "if indeed this has not already happened.

AN EMERGENCY OIL SUPPLY.

{All "spark-plugs should im mediately be removed and oil squirted or poured into each cylinder, through its plug holo, in liberal amounts, the fret dose being followed by an- other, as the oil runs down past the pistons, The cooling effect produced as well as the tendency to restore the lubricating film, is of value. When the engine hand-.. cranks freely, the danger of its sticking is past.

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WITH WATER..

REFILLING W

There is little danger of Causing damage by pouring cold water into a "boiling radiator, if the engine itself is full of water and not overheated, but there is serious danger of cracking the head and even the block casting of an overheated engine if water. is supplied before the engine has cooled to a safe temperatura."

Unless it is certain that the jackets of an engine are already completely filled, do not supply water to the radiator until the engine has cooled so that the hand can comfortably be held on its cylinder-head. Cocling of an overhot engine can be hastened by removing the hood entirely.

VALVE GRINDING QUERY, Question:-In grinding the valves of my engine, I find that some of them 'take on a narrow polished line around the face while others show a uniformly grey appearance over the whole valve face. Which condition in- dicates the best seating?

Answer: The former is gen- erally taken to be a more posi- tive indication that there is a de- finite line of actual contact be twoon the valve face and seat, The polished lineahould be absolutely continuous and rather loss than one-eighth inch wide. The narrow line of contact is given the preference partly ba cause with it there is leas ikoli- hood of solid particles becoming caught and holding the valve open.

COMPRESSION IS LACKING. Question: When I shift my 1922 car into second goar, on a hill, especially if the back seat is filled the ongine will not pick up, but dies right down, making it necesary to engage low gear.

On levél going .it seems to have plenty of pep. Eighteen, months ago I had new piston-ringe put in and soon after this was done, I noticed this. troubia. Valves have been ground and carbon cleaned, but the trouble still continues. What is the cause of it?

BER 30, 1926.

fit so well so the old onos did, from a low spoed, under a heavy which is a not infrequent result load as whon hill olimbing, but when the job is not done right. its effect is much less noticeable You will very likely and that on level going with the ongine when you handcrank the engine, load rather light. If your car has some of the cylindere offer very run as much as forty or fifty little sustained resistance to thousand miles it may be that oranking on their compression the cylinders will have to be re- strakes, which indicates a serious conditioned and now pistons and escape of gas past the ringe. This rings fitted boford "you will get from picking up satisfactorily pay to try another set of rings, condition prevents the angine full power, but possibly it might

If you cannot obtain satis factory result from other tyres which are made with ORDINARY cord, please try MICHELIN, which are built with reinforced "CABLE cord, and far more superior than any other tyres in quality.

Obtainable at all Garages,

Sole Agents for Hongkong ad South China:

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W. Spoodboy in command of the 10,000 h.p. Madhino on which be covered 200 miles in 1 minute, 30.3/5 ecconds

on the Sahara Dosort Automobile Track. The machine was lubricated with Gargoyle Mobiloll