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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 3rd SEPTEMBER, 1927.

Being The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

CLEAN ENGINES.

CURRENT

COMMENT

across the path crossing to- wards the recent boundary of the building. It is to be hoped that after the debris has been removed, the path will be allowed

Some Useful Hints.

(By Israel Klein)

The little matter of cleanliness has a great deal to do with the proper running of the automobile.

doesn't.

M. K. A. A. Handbook.

The revised edition of the hand- book issued by the Hongkong

There's the matter of a clean Automobile Association has made its appearance, and has already to follow the original intention engine. To the lay driver, a mat- been distributed to members. when the trees were planted, aster of oil covering the engine This new edition proves a most this will cut away the present doesn't seem to retard its activity useful reference to matters per-bottle-neck which naturally hin- in any way. For that matter, it taining to local motoring, and also ders traffic. contains much valuable informa tion to those who may contemplate The Autocar. taking a car abroad. Traffic re- gulations are given, and various interesting articles go to make the book useful to members, a revised H. K. A, A. and future deliveries list of whom is published in a separate form. The whole pro- duction, reflects great credit on the Honorary Secretary who is to be congratulated for having compiled such an attractive reference work. If there are any members who have not yet received a copy, they are asked to communicate with the Rev. G. S. Upsdell, c/o The Hong kong Telegraph.

Local Conditions,

The Autocar is now being sent by bulk direct to the office of the

But oll under the hood, except where it is supposed to be, means a dangerous dust gatherer to the auto mechanic-dangerous in that it might find its way through the slits and other openings to the in-

will be by the office messenger. This will explain a slight delay in the receipt of the latest number, which has just come to hand. side of the engine. Deliveries will be made to members within a day or two. "Cutting In."

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And there the trouble begins.

Furthermore, oil is harmful to such parts as the hose connexions in the cooling systems. It rots the hose and produces a leak in the cooling apparatus.

In hot weather, we can't afford that.

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NEW SHALLOW-DRAFT VESSEL FOR YANGTSZE.

Constructed and Engined on Semi-Diesel Principle.

SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE ON

TRIAL TRIP.6

We reproduce above a photograph makers have had in building an

The auxiliary machinery consists of a Gardner 6 H.P, single cylinder engine direct coupled to a 3.5 H.W. Lancashire dynamo. The dynamo shaft is extended to drive through Ltd., to the order 02 the clutch a small auxillary air com- Nisshin Kisen Kaisha for low pressor for pumping up the air water service between Ichang bottles should the air at any time carelessness, etc. be lost due to the and Chunghing and ther reaches of the Yangtaze the normal requirements of the This lighting set, over and above up to Sulfu. She is 136 ft. long overall, 24 ft. in breadth and 6ft hip's lighting, has a suficient re 6 in. moulded depth, carries 140 serve power to supply the search- light which is installed for use in the Gorges.

fur-

Several complaints have recently received concerning ปอ been dangerous practice of "cutting in,' and in 20me enses, deliberately swerving to the right of the rond when a following vehicle has signified Motorists who who have had its desire to pass... During the week, the opportunity of motoring in

11 слев Was mentione at the other parts of the Far East, Magistracy of:n car overtaking an

of the new twin screw semi-Diesel enormous variety of types and sizes especially the

northern ports, other vehicle proceeding in the same

To prevent this, of course, keep shallow draft motor vessel Chialing of ail engines, generally speak of the contrast in direction, and whon about to actually the entire engine clean. But rot-Maru taken on her official trials conditions when compared with pass, the front vehicle swerved to ting of the hose with oil can fur-which were held recently. Hongkong. We sometimes grum the centre of the road this obstruct-ther be prevented by applying a The Chialing Maru has been big concerning roads, tracing the following ear. The pas coat of shellac and then a layer of specially designed and built by the control, etc., but from all accounts, sengers in the offending vehicle ap- Hongkong is years ahead of such parently treated the matter as a tape and shellac on the hose con-Shanghai Dock & Engineering Co., cities as Shanghai, Tsingtao, Tiengrent joke, but the Magistrate nexions. tain, Dairen, and many others. rightly pointed out that such foolish- Only this week, we had oness might easily cause a serious ac- opportunity of discussing local cident. It is not every case which Gasoline, applied with a brush conditions with A prominent reaches the Court, ne the majority of or cloth, will clean accumulations resident who has recently returned people are reluctant to prosecute of oil from the engine: Kero- from a northern trip, during which It is only fair to stato that a certain sene, also, may be used. he undertook motor tours in and type of professional driver appears around all of the cities mentioned to be mainly guilty of this offence, An air and gasoline spray can tons deadweight on about 4 ft. 9 in. above. Shanghai, we are assured, although there may be a few excep- be obtained to force the accumu- draft and has been constructed un- has nothing to boast about intions. No driver has the right to cb.lated oil and dust from the in-der the survey of the Japanese Gov- regard to its traffic control, Į ject to other cars passing him, unless; accessible places. standard of driving, or roads, it happens to be a controlled přen, Especially on the outskirts are the for a danger is caused by such pass- "thoroughfares mast unsuited to ing. There are a few people who mobor traffic on account of badly ear to be under the mistaken in conditioned surface, ruls, pat-pression that they are "preventing holes etc. At Tsingtao the "right- speeding by obstructing cars which hand rule" is followed, which, wish to pass ahead of them, but to although quite alright when such, we would mention that it generally adopted, is liable to is sunctimes of vital importance thut cause confusion when motorists other car speeds up. A doctor arrive from other districts. may be proceeding to an urgent caso, Dairen, however, is calculated to or a police car may be rushing to the turn the hair of a Hongkong scene of a crime. Whenever a car motorist grey! The left-hand rule desires to pass another, the leading obtains in the city itself, but car should immediately give way, immediately a vehicle leaves the und should the overtaking by the city for suburbia, the right-hand other vehicle be considered in any rule' comes into force. The way dangerous, the number should majority of drivers seem to vie one be taken and a report duly made to with the other in dare-devil driv-the Traffic Department.

ing, much to the consternation of The Beacon. the motorist, such as our in- formant, who thanks to adequate

to be most satisfactory.

Kowloon Side.

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At the same time, various joints about the car may be cleaned with gasoline, but care here must be taken not to remove the grease from the effective parts.

For instance, the hood hinges get filled with the oil sprayed from the engine, and that seeps out to the top of the hood. Here the oil may be cleaned from the top, but left within the hinges to prevent squeaking of this part whenever the hood is lifted.

The same is true of the door

Gasoline must be used. But

The Official Trials,

ernment Surveyors and British Corporation for the Survey & During the official trials, which Registry of Shipping, and will be were held last Thursday, on the classed in this society for their seven mile reach in the presence of special river class.

Captain Takeshita, Marine Super- commodation is provided for the Shimomura and Captain Waku- On the upper deck forward ac- intendont to the owners, Captain captain, chief engineer, with four shima, Japanese Government Sur- two berth cabins for first-class pas-veyors, and Captain Laloe, repre-. sengers, and cabins for chief consenting Messrs. Eisler, Reeves & pradore, steward, two pilots and 24 Murphy, Surveyors to the British Chinese first-class aft, while spaci- Corporation for the Survey & Res- ous accommodation is placed on the xistry of Shipping, the vessel at- main deck for 48 Chinese third-tained a speed of 12% knots, and class passengers and for the native throughout the whole trials the engineers and crew.

engines ran remarkably free from vibration and noise, and the silen- cers, made from Gardner's latest improved design, acted in a very] The machinery in this vessel con-efficient manner.

The Machinery.

hinges. After a long drive, a layer sists of two Gardner two cycle The bunker capacity of 14 tons of dusty oil may be noted cover-semi-Diesel vertical engines, each is sufficient to do the round trip ing the hinges that jut out from developing 300 B.H.P. at 290 revo- from Ichang to Chungking and re the body. This can't just be wiped tions, which were installed under turn to Ichong, thus avoiding the this must be done with care, eo the supervision of Mr. F. E. Mar- necessity of rebunkering at inter- that the hinges may remain greas. tin, a Gardner expert attached to mediate parts. In comparison with the staff of the local Agents, steam driven vessels of similar size Mesars. Dodwell & Co., Ltd. the bunker space required is very The present Gardner heavy oil small; thus giving considerably Engine is the result of many years more space for cargo, which should original research, supplemented by prove very beneficial to the owners. the 30 years' experience which theEx.

ed.

After a long run, especially over dusty roads, the engine and other parts of the car may be coated with oil-soaked dust. This can't be washed off with water. Gazoline is the washing fluid to use.

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New Proving Ground.

off. Sufficient time has passed since and efficient traffic regulations, has the erection of the traffic beacon been brought up in the way heat the crossing of Pedder Street should go. Such a tour is of value and Des Voeux Road, to endeavour in comparing not only the roads, but the standard of driving of all to form an opinion as to its use- licenced drivers. In Hongkongfulness. We think that those peo- the degree of the latter appears ple who asserted that the system was both unnecessary and foolish, will be willing to compromise somewhat and agree that it has We trust that the P. W. D. will worked equally as well, if not bet

PACKARD TESTING. field maintained by Packard for years and only abandoned with the be remined of that consoling old ter, than the previous method of

acquisition of the new property. adage-"It's an ill wind that control exercised by traffic con-

At the track, which represente blows nobody any. good." stables. Drivers have now be By keeping the engine, hinges

the very latest thing in reinforced when considering the altera come accustomed to keeping to the and other parts of the car clean,

road construction, a combination tion to Kowloon's landscape right of the beacon, and the prac- the motorist not only has a present The Packard Motor Car Company gate lodge, garage and testing 38 result of the typhoon tice of cutting across the road bas able automobile but is preventing has just completed a new proving Laboratory is nearing completion. demolishing the Taxi Company's been stopped.

deterioration, especially in the mov- ground with a two and a half mile it will provide, with the outdoor Concerning the garage. When proceeding towards

concrete track which le said to be equipment, every known facility for the ferry at the point where the white lines, it is distinctly notice-ing engine parts.

The fine dust accumulated from one of the fastest motor speedways the testing of automobiles. garage stood, the road badly needs able that the majority of pedes-

The gate lodge part of the build- widening, and that this has been trians do carry out the intention the road somehow finds its way in the world. The course is the

same length as the famous Indiana-ing has living quarters for those previously agreed upon is indicated of the scheme, and at busy houra, into the crankcase, and up into the polis speedway but is oval in shape, in charge of the grounds and fully pr the fact that trees planted along the more orderly flow of traffic cylinders, scoring the walls, causing instead of rectangular with corners equipped quarters for engineers and

oil to get past the pistons more rounded. The easier turns are teaters. the footpath, take an oblique line certainly justifies the change.

easily and hastening the death of banked at such a steep angle as to Because of the high speed pos the car.

permit of far greater speed than is sible on the track, cars under test possible on the Hoosier course.

cover as many miles in ten days as The new testing plant embraces they would in a whole year in the 400 acres of ground which will, it hands of the average. automobile is believed, leave ample room for owner. The stamina of the cars is development beyond the present tested in this kind of driving as it comprehensive plane, if further is not possible to do even on the American quantity, production means or methods of testing are Indianapolis track.

The entire proving grounds" methods are being used in the discovered later. manufacture of a new German Provision has been made for a equipment, including the track is automobile, called the Brennabor. large airplane landing field inside another step taken by Packard to It is a six-cylinder product, priced the speedway oval Plans runways fnsure the best possible perform- far lower than any similar car in in this field will be of considerably ance, safety, satisfaction and long Europe.

greater length than at the landing Ufo in its cars,

WHITE TOPS COOLEST.

RIGHT OF WAY,

Of the 53 cases of accidents Research in the Bureau of Mines at Pittsburg reveals that white lated by the Automobile Club of automobila tops are much cooler Southern California, breaking the than those of other colours. Also, right of way rule got the greatest it was found that occasional percentage. Figures show that 20 sprinkling reduced the tempera per cent. resulted from violation ture by 8 to 12 degrees.

of this rule.

'ADOPT U.S. METHODS.

GOOD NEWS

WE HAVE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNC

ING THAT THE 1928 HARLEY-

DAVIDSON MOTOR CYCLES ARE

DUE HERE ON SEPTEMBER 20th.,

SO WHY GET A 1927 MODEL

WHEN YOU CAN SECURE A 1928

MACHINE?

Many Improvements.

For further details telephone K. 1242.

THE GASCON MOTOR CO.,

2, Kwong Wah Road (Opposite The Steam Laundry)

Telephone K.1242.

REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN ON ALL MAKES OF MACHINES

Mobiloil

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Lubricating Guesses Steal Engine Power.

Haye you ever said, "Motors are so perfect nowadays that it doesn't matter much what oil I use!".

Or, 'T'drain off the old oil every thousand miles so I'm protected even if I don't use Mobiloll."

These are lubricating guesses, And they are wrong.

It is true that motorcar engines are better in design construction and materials than they were five years ago.

But-high speeds are more com mon. In some cars the pistons travel up and down twice as fast as they did in the 1922 models,

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That means twice as many chance for dangerous friction twice as much possible wear to prevent twice as much need for correct lubrication."

You cannot afford to guess when it comes to lubrication.

Your oil must be correct in body to fit the needs of your engine The quality cannot be too high. And frequent draining must be a part of the programme in scientific, and economical Jubrication

Mobiloll users have had toos much experience with, Mobiloil tag risk guess work lubrication with ordinary oils.

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