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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

A MOTOR CYCLE? FINTS MOTORIST

FOR

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THEY guarantee their cyclos.

THEY give you three months free service.

THEY give the Purchaser the best deferred terms,

1/4 Down, balance to suit buyer.

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Sub, Dealers

KOWLOON MOTOR CAR & CYCLE EXCHANGE CO.

ALBERT L. CLOUGH

IS YOUR BATTERY GETTING ENOUGH CHARGING}

indicates that a battery le not kooping charged, during this period of long lighting hours and short drives, the obvious romody

IGNITION-COIL TROUBLE. Question:-I have had two ignition-coils burn out on my car within the last month-Te-there- anything wrong with the electrio- al system of the car, do you think, or is this simply a case of hard luck ? Both of the colls wore of the meko.

The Answer to the above ques- |tion is "No, "in the case of very many cars, especially those which are chiefly used for town driving and much of this in the evening The batteries of such cars give out more current for lighting and starting than is went into them by their generators and thus they gradually become more or loss Answer: First-rate coils like discharged. Difficult starting of these, very seldom give out un their engines and dim lights are less their insulation is subjected the results. If a hydromotor test to oxcessive strain or unlons or its failure to function properly dampness has penetrated the case and affected the windings. Are you sure that the resistance unit, in the primary circuit of the coil, has not become shortcircuit- is to soo that it recoivos moro od? Somotinos this happens and charging curront and at the same this throws an extra load on the time to economize on the use of coil. Leaving the ignition switch. lighting and starting curronon, with the engine not running, Generators are provided with may also damage a coil. Some- means for increasing and decreas-times the gonorator voltage runs ing the strength of charging cur abnormally high, due to high re- rent which they supply to their sistance of the battery circuit and batteries and it is common this may broak down coil insula- practice to adjust this charging tion. A coll which has no safety rate lower for summor and higher spark-gap, may be broken down, for winter driving. Changing the if any of the plug cables become position on the generator com-detached from their plugs. mutator of the third brush is the usual means for varying the charging rato, this brush (the one between the main brushes and

ENGINE NOISES AT ACCELERATION.

Question Please explain tho feeding the fold winding being causes of vacuum tank noises, moved slightly in the direction such as, pounds and knocks, of commutator rotation to in- which occur when one sters on crease and in the opposite diroc- the gas."

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tion to decrease the volume of Answer: Thore are no noises, charging current. This adjust-which originate in the vaccum- ment is made by loosening the tank, except a hardly perceptible screws which position the third occasional clicking, due to 'the brush holder, sliding the holdor in tripping of the tank mechanism. its slotted ring and relocking it. Knocks and pounds, in the on- Usually the commutator on-gino, which take place when the closing band must be removed, to throttle is suddenly opened, are get at those parts. Under no due to looseness of boarings and circumstances should charging pistons, to the presence of carbon curront fas indicated by the am- deposits in the cylinders or in motor with the engine spooded having the spark too much ad- up and all lights of) be increased vanced. Back-fires in the car- above the safe output of the buretor also

'popping " gonerator, as given on its name noises, when the accelerator is plate or by the instruction book suddenly operated, when the mir- Somo manufacturors advise that turo coming from the carburator charging rate adjustment be mado is too lean. by a service station rather than by the motorist himself, Before having the charging rate in-

Question --Would two "hot shot" battorios be of any advant- crossed, one should make sure nothing is wrong with the battery "Ke over one, in starting the Ford and that the generator

engine of my snowmobilo, in very mutator is clean, that the brushes cold weather? Would their use contact perfectly and that there be injurious to the coils? In using are no loose or dirty connexions two batteries, should they be con- anywhere in the charging circuit. nected positive to positive or Increasing the charging rate for positive to negative? winter usually implies decreasing it when suminor comes,

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Telephone Central 1246 ̧ or 1247.

33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD. HAPPY VALLEY,

The Mark of Quality

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TOO MUCH BATTERY.

Answer: Ono good, lively bat- tery is all that is required by your ignition system and we do not | believe that two, in sories, would givo any better results. There might also be danger' of breaking down the coil condensers of the coil insulation and of burning the vibrator points. However, if you decide to use two batteries, they should be connected positive to negativo, to give increased volt- age. If your ignition is all right, why don't you try heating the carburator or priming each cylin- der, before trying to start, with a mixture of gasoline and other, introduced through the spark. plug holes?

LAYING UP" PROCEDURE. Question:What ie necessary to do to a car before laying it up for the winter?

Answer: Jack all wheels clear of the floor Drain every bit of water out of the cooling system. Drain off the engine oil and put i in a fresh supply. Put a couple of ounces of fresh engine oil in each cylindar, through the spark-plug hole and distribute this over the cylinder walls by cranking the engine with the starter. Securo the clutch pedal in its disongaged position, with a

"prop

" made of a stick of wood. Remove the bat- tery where it will not freeze and can be kept charged and supplied with water. Coat all nickel parts with vasaline to prevent rusting. LARGE OR SMALL

CARS.

Big Car Vitality. There would appear to be, in some quarters, an impression tha the big ear is doomed, in that th small car is now so highly de veloped that fower and fower peo ple require anything olao. To a certain extent the Pross in gener- al rather fostors this view; indeed, efforts have not been lacking to hammer the point home in an emphatic manner. The Auto- oar" does not subscribe to this contention, for all the evidence | boforo us goos to show that, al- though the small and inexpansivo car continues to make unobacked headway--and very deservedly 80-thero is a constant and even inoronsing market for the big, powerful onr.

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