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NEW I

EW low prices make the. Columbia Stor- age Battery the greatestvaluefor your money that can be obtained.

Powerful, long lasting, economi-

cal, it is the ideal battery for your

car.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Columbia Storage Battery

THE

MOTOR

933

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

CYCLE

HOUSE

HINTS

FOR THE

OTORIST

ALBERT É.CLOUGH

"FRESH OIL" LUBRICATION.

Wear of engine parts is belag lubrication under cold starting con-

more and more largely attributed ditions.

to the cutting effect of abrasive Worn Out Transmission Bearing. particles present as foreign matter

Question:-Second speed is very in the lubricating oil: hence the noisy on my 1920-car and some- air-cleaner and the oil filter. Fuel times slips out of engagement, thinned oil is now regarded as de- grease leaks from the rear end of trimental primarily because it does the transmission and there is a not effectively hold the abrasive loud noise when I engage the emer- particles away from the metal surgency brake, which acts on a drum

fuces.

Circulating Lubrication. After engine oll has been used for a time it becomes polluted with abrasive particles and as all engines gre now lubricated by the circulat- ing system, these destructive parti- ples are carried again and again! to all bearing surfaces, where they cause excessive wearing away of metal. Bearings when worn can be taken up, but cylinder bores and piston-rings cannot be readjusted to perfect fit when Icoseness has deve- loped.

The Clean Oll Idea,

These ane the considera- Lions which have caused much recent interest in lubrica- tion of cylinders and other! engine parts by means of con- tinuously replenished small supplies of fresh unused oil and the preven tion of used and polluted oil from reaching important, rubbing sur- faces.

Its Practical Application.

to the rear of the transmission. Can the rear main transmission bearing be in trouble and produce these effects? Can new transmis- aion gears and bearings be put in without disconnecting the transmis- sion from the clutch

Answer: Probably this bearing is worn out or broken as this would account for all the difficulties which you mention. If you drop the driveshaft, after disassembling its two fabric universal-joints, you remove the ought to be able to

unit,. which transmission-brake should give access to the rear-main transmission bearing and permit its adjustment or replacement. However, if any of the front bearings are fa trouble, you will probably have to dismount the transmission, but we doubt if rear bearing this is the case, as trouble would account for all the difficulties which you are experienc ing.

Bad Case of Smoking." Question:-The engine of my 1919-car smokes something awful and uses too much oil. I have in- This system of lubrication is patalled new step-cut rings, with plied to cylinders by the provision of an oll-pipe extending through the inner-rings back of them and am wall of each at the most advantage-sing an oil-controlling ring in the ous point, though which a drop of bottom groove of each piston, but fresh oil is forced at suitable re- without improvement. What more gular intervals from a tank of fresh can I do? oil by means of a force-feed lubri- cator, consisting of a series of small

Answer: If this car lag been used freely all these seven years, it is quite possible that the cylinder

Every discriminating motor cyclist engine-driven pumps, one supply bores are so much worn that piston

knows that the name

ALEX. ROSS & CO., Ltd.

stands for all that is best in motor cycling!

WHY?

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ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ARE

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ing each cylinder. To prevent dirty crankcase oil being thrown on cy- linder walls, oil baffle plates are tted at the lower end of each cylin- der.. Main and other bearings can, of course, also share in the fresh off method if additional pumps and leads are provided.

rings cannot make the pistung oil tight. Unless compression is well retained in each cylinder, either this in the case or the rings were not fitted as well as they should have been. If you find any of the com- pressions decidedly weak, it prob ably means that you will have to In have the aores reconditioned. Alleged Points of Superiority.

connexion with your oil-control Among the advantages claimed ringa, did you have oil return holes for this method are: Reduced wear drilled in the bottoms of their of cylinders and piston rings.grooves, so that excess oil could run Avoidance of excess oil on cylinder back into the crankcase? walls, lo be pumped into the clear- doing this may help a little, but if ance spaces, there to form carbon this car has run forty or fifty tou- deposits, foul plugs and interfere sand miles, as very likely it has, it with the fuel mixture. Better seal-would not be strange if your only ing of pistons, less blow-by of gases remedy for your present trouble and run-down of heavy fuel ends would be to rebore and refit the and prompter establishment of cylinders.

If not,

WOMEN DRIVERS. WALKING DANGEROUS:

Low Accident Record.

The accident record of 25 women taxi drivers employed by cab company in Philadelphia is much lower than that of the men drivers of the organization. ».

The women claim to enjoy their jobs and have shown themselves to be very careful drivers..

It was about six months ago that the company began the experiment of employing women chauffeurs.

Chicago, March 31.-Pedes- trians made up 78 per cent. of the persons killed during January in automobile accidents throughout | the country, reports the National Safety Council,

Twenty-three per cent. of these were under 15 years old; 34 per cent. were 55 and over, and 43 per cent, were between these ages.

Only 12 per cent. of the 1,430 motor vehicle fatalities during Jan- uary were due to collisions,

SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1927,

Safety!

No skidding, no sliding, no slipping when the motor is carried on Firestone Full-Size, Gum-Dipped Balloons.

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On wet, slippery streets or dangerous turns the positive traction of the brand trend enables the driver to come to a quick, safe stop. Security and peace of mind follow the prompt response of the Tyres to- wheel and brake.

The Firestone process of Gum-Dipping makes the tyre strong and flexible enough to render thousands of extra miles of service with protection to the motor.

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33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.

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HELL offers you motor lubricating oil scientifically blended to do properly the

three things which oil ought to do.

1.

At cold air temperatures it is free Blowing to give quick starting.

2.

At crankcase temperature, rela tively thick to ensure economical consumption.

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3. At cylinder temperature it has good fluidity to reduce friction but retain sufficient body to ensure. efficient lubrication.

Shell Oils as sold to the public are exactly the same as were used to set up the world's speed records of. 1926 for both cars and motor cycles.

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CITROEN IS EX- PANDING.

"

Andre Citroen, the famous nearly ten million dollars for good French motor manufacturer, has roads this year. The state high-gona into the American market to way commission has provided for buy several million dollar's worth an expenditure of 88,000,000 to im- of automotive machinery. He ex- prove the main highways, and poets to expand his output from $1,250,000 to improve feeder roads. 400 to more than 1,000 cars daily.

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