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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MOTOR LECTURE:

MR. C. D. LAMBERT ON CAR TROUBLES.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

26, 1927.

speeds. Thus we have a condition that can be compared to that obtaining when a driver "erashes" his gears, whon changing gear.

Started Switches.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE FLOWER SHOW,

Telegraph.]

A "starter switch should never A very interesting lecture was be operated unless the flywheel is To the Editor of the Hongkong given at the Engineers' Institute stationary. Engagement of the list evening by Mr. C. D. Lambert teeth is then made without harm, ou "Automobile troubles and how for at the moment when they como to avoid them." Mr. L. J. Black-into contact the motor pinion is burn (Vice-President) presided only just moving and has very over a good attendance and at the little power passing through it. close of the paper a number of My questions asked and answered.

Mr. Lambert began his address by recounting some of his own and other drivers' experiences with car faults, and proceeded to give valuable advice on the care of batteries, and a car's electrical equipment. He continued:

not a reputation

Sir, On the eve of the closing of the entries may I, through the pourtony of your columns, appeal to all residents who have gardons to previous reference to give every assistance possible in stripped gears calls to mind making the corning Flower Show to

Cons? several occasions upon which Ibo hold on the 10th March, a enc The recent rain and fog, has have had to fit new bovel pinlong or crown wheels to various makes blasted the hopos of many, parti of vehicles that have certainly cularly residents on the Peak, in for suffering eluding myself, but I am atill from deficiencies in bevel gear sufficiently optimistio to hope that sizes and dimensions

the Clerk of the Weather will yet These expenses have been acbo merciful and give us at least one counted for either by clutch force-week of decent weather in which to what at the moment. ness or by misuse of the clutch. retrieve It is by no means an infrequent Even when the smoothest of apponra to bo a hopeless task.

A point to be borne in mind i occurrence for a driver to be held clutches is engaged as carefully up on the road by sudden failure as possible, heavy stresses are im- that there is no obligation, monetary of the electric lighting system, poaed upon gear teeth in moving or otherwise, attaching to intonding thanks to a "blown" fust. Assuma beavy vehicle and its load; but exhibitors and although it means or is more work for myself, it is far intending exhibitors better that ing that the spare fuse wire is when a clutch is fierce

should enter overything that has carried, it is a simple matter to violently engaged, such stresses

the alightest chance of being up to fit a new fuse; but it must be borne may be increased, tenfold.

atandard on the day of the Flower in mind that a fuse does not blow without good reason; it is not

Show than not to enter at all, as it Sheer perversity which underlies

was amply demonstrated last year that a few days of really good such a happening.

weathor can work wonders in a garden.

The Dynamo Fuse.

Lots of drivers of Fords and one tonners are positively brutal in their use of the clutch when changing from low to high gear.

Engaging the Clutch,

Nevertheless, some drivers seem to imagine that there is no account

Entries close nt 1 p.m. on Monday, ing for blown fuses; they go on Quite possibly the fact that time after time replacing the desthere is a big step up" in the and I trust that all those who cann troyed lengths of wire, hoping for gear ratio may encourage them to spare the time will devote this. shrolling up their, the best, Ir point of fact, how-engage the clutch suddenly after week end to ever, there is as a rule one very the engine has been accelerated gardons and making out their entries simple cause for such occurrences, considerably on the low gear; but on the lines I have indicated above. and one which is very easily re-whatever the excuse, the viclentours, etc.,

moved.

It is nearly always due to a faulty connexion in the circuit, and more often than not that the point is one or other of the battery terminals to which the main cables are secured.

Tightness of Terminals.

A corroded or loose terminal gives rise to a high resistance in the dynamo circuit and when this resistance rises above a certain maximum, determined by the

forward jerk thus given to the whole vehicle is just as bad for the transmition gears in this type of vehicle as for other trans- when the clutch port units

suddenly und "catches bold" violently.

In brief, it is simply asking for trouble to neglect a fierce clutch or to engage any type of clutch with a bang. I have had to renew gear box pinions stripped for dif- ferent reasons. In several cases the underlying cause lay in failure the to give proper attention to

E.B.C. HORNELL.

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capacity of the, fuse wire, the lat lubrication of the clutch spigot would at least ensure a certain

ter will "blow." It may not give

unleas on some occasion the

bearing

And

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I sincerely trust that Govern ment will see their way to adopt

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WAK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

endorse Sir, abould like to Square Deal'a" remarks anent the proposed War Memorial Hospital.

There is undoubtedly legitimate reason why this scheme should not be made a local com- petition, instead of being given to in particular, Hongkong' any one architect or firm of archi- teets architects, I am sure, would be only too,willing to compela; it. amount of work in their offices, out for several months, Stiff working at this point which for a considerable time past sence; and would prove beneficial engine is r'in at a high speed prevented the rapid variatione has been conspicuous by its ab- in speed between flywheel

to the profession generally.. entailing a heavler current than'

are clutch ahaft, which

All designs can be forwarded to usual passing through to the

hanging gear Government and sent to the batteries. But even a momentary necessary

and without damage. R. I. B. A., London, for assessment, acceleration of the engine above quietly

cases can recall, the This, eliminates the possibility of normal may have that effect, while, In two if the resistance of the terminal second-speed gears were stripped prejudicc or partiality, if an be extremely high, as in the case of owing to the innumerable crash sensor were appointed locally. a completely detached sable, the changes" from first to second, but fuse will "blow almost immediate-these need not have occurred if

the clutch bearing had ly the dynamo begins to change.

By all this it will be realised that properly lubricated and working when the weekly inspection of the freely. acid level of the batteries.fs made, Admittedly the change from first the condition and tightness of the to second speed, or vice versa, is terminals should be noted, also, generally the one which gives buretter jets were cleaned out, and To prevent the corrosion which is drivers the most trouble and causes yet the engine would not pull, one cavao of high resistance and more, noise than any other; but, Something seemed to hold it back. blown fuses, the terminals should although things in this directionAs a last resort the exhaust pipe be kept completely coated with may be normally bad, there is no joint was broken, the engine vaseline, which protects them from reason why "they should be worse started up and she went away with the fumes continuously arising than necessary, and most assured-a roar. through the vent holes of the cella:ly that state is encouraged when The exhaust pipe with the allen-. the presence of such fumes in the lubrication of the clutch spigot cer was stripped down and it was. battery box and the tendency of is neglected or inefficient.

found that the exhaust pipe, which the acid to "creep" are the causes Another cause of atripped gears protruded into the exhaust box of corroded terminals.

in change-speed boxes la an for about nine inches and had Not long ago-a vehicle fitted with improperly adjusted clutch stop numerous holes drilled in it, an electric engine starter had three or clutch brake. When changing was absolutely blocked up. One teeth stripped from the starter from low speed to a high one the could not get a pin through some. gear on the flywheel rim, and most P.P.M. of the clutch shaft of the holes, all being blocked of the others were more than half must be reduced, and, if the clutch with very hard carbon. worn away. There was nothing to is a heavy one, a stop or brake were rimed out with a file tongue be done except to fit a new gear should be fitted and ao adjusted to their proper size and the pipe ring, but the cost could have been that it tends to press upon and and exhaust box refitted, and the! easily avoided.

slow down the clutch and its engine pulled perfectly. There was nothing wrong with shaft when the clutch pedal is the starter gear or the action of depressed. Moreover, it should the pinion on the motor shaft.have that effect before the pedal The rapid wear of the teeth and is completely depressed, so that the breakages were entirely due to there may be a margin for wear, the fact that the driver had on and render very frequent adjust many occasions made use of the mente unnecessary. starting awitch too soon after he had noticed that the engine show. ed signs of atopping, usually when it had been running a few seconds

Loss of Power in the Engine.

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been spent on this ear, whorens. No end of time and money had.

silencer would have saved all this. a periodical inspection of the

Another very great fault, more especially with the native driver, which causes the owner à lot of needless expense in bills for petrol, is running with too rich a mixture. The native driver just loves to A few days ago a car was open out the jets with a needle cr brought to me, the complaint being other instrument, and he invari after being started from cold.

When the starter switch is used that the engine had lost its power, ably docs this when he has had a This car had been overhauled stoppage due to a choked jet. He whilst the flywheel is still on the move, the teeth of the pinion at- and yet the engine would not pull. takes the jets out and pokes about The valve setting and ignition with wire and needles and conse- tempt to engage with those on timing were the flywheel rim whilst the two found absolutely correct.

checked over and quently the jets are enlarged and

Cartoo rich a mixture is caused. sets are moving at vastly different

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