1927-10-29 — Page 10

Easily the best-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Small Car in the World!

AUSTIN FAMOUS “SEVEN"

Thousands of owners have travelled thousands of miles in their sturdy little Austins ----- and at a cost of a penny per mile!

CHIL

In Hongkong, an Austin "SeceT.“ be operated for less than $1200 per month!

We shall be pleased to show you how easy it is for you to become another Austin enthusiast, on terms which can be arranged for your con-

venienec.

ALEX. ROSS & Co., (China) Ltd.

Prince's Building.

2 floor,Ice House St. Entrance.

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

HINTS FOR OWNERS. spark, to make for perfect power.

How to Detect Faults.

VALVE ACTION.

(By Israel Klein.)

After a new car has been run' in, it should be at the height of its power. Nevertheless, it does- n't take much to reduce its power, There may be a leak somewhere in the engine to cause it to lose compression. The value action may become faulty, the ignition may not be timed properly, or the carburetor may not be adjusted to suit.

Yet here is perhaps the most tick- lish adjustment in the entire engine mechanism.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER

THE NEW BUICK

It is not so much the inlet, as it Six-Fold Improvement.

is the exhaust valve, that must be timed and adjusted properly. A valve that is held open due to lack of clearance between the stem and the push rod that rides the cam causes the compressed gas to es- cape through its opening before it has been ignited by the spark. This loss in compression results in less power.

"As dealers in Bulek motor cars, familiar with Buick's SU- premacy in sales volume to all ther medium priced motor cars, we wondered how it would be possible for Buick for 1928 to be a great improvement over the standard of previous Buick cars, already close to perfection," saya Mr. C. Lauritsen of The Dragon Motor Car Company Limited.

We

"Bhick does nothing by halves, but how surprised we were to find that Buick for 1928 has been im- proved mean that the trend of improve-

six-fold. By that ment is not merely minor refine-" ments, as is often the case in new models of the present day. There are six major avenues provement pursued in the designing of the Buick for 1928. Speclically, the qualities induced by these improvements

of

im-

re

An exhaust valve that opens too late is unable to permit all of the burned gases to escape. The re- sult is that the hot remaining gas tends to preheat the incoming mix- ture, to overheat the engine, to cause an ignition knock and in all to effect a great loss of power.

If the inletvalye opens late, and closes early, the chamber will get The highest efficiency of the en- insufficient mixture for the power gine is obtained when the spark required. Compression would be ignites the mixture in the cylinder low because of the small charge at just the peak of its compressed drawn into the cylinder. state, and while both inlet and ex- haust values are tightly shut. It is the exhaust valve's opera-markable new smartness of line;

That's quite an order for the tion, however, that is most im- new and charming colour modern engine. The best hasn't portant for full power.

CUM beeh able to cover it altogether, derangement of its timing, lack of pointments; "now and dashing A slight binations; exquisite luxury of ap- But the approach to this is almost sufficient clearance, or too much eagerness in getting away at perfection.

and clearance, breaks down the engine's pick-up: increased speed capa- efficiency.

bilities; and more power.

*

氤

In the case of faulty compress The proper senting and adjust- ion, the driver may feel a sluggish ment of the valves is a job for a engine especially when starting or good mechanic. It should not be when going up. hill..

attempted by an amateur.

The pistons may not fit perfect- ly to the cylinder walls. The plston rings may not seat proper- carburettor difficulties, in rela- The matter of spark plug and ly. The oil in the crankcase may tion to loss of power, will be taken not effect a good seal between up next week. piston rings and cylinders. especially, the valves may not seat properly.

And,

Other leaks in compression occur at loose cylinder head gaskets or loose spark plug joints. A hissing sound at cach compression stroke) of the piston will reveal this. And the cure is to tighten the cylinder Heid or replace the spark plugs.

* * *

Valve action has to be timed accurately with the strokes of "the pistons and the ignition by the

The

1,800,000 ALREADY.

Passenger car production in the U.S.A. from January to June of this year totalled 1,800,000.

This was about 10 per cent, less than the same period last year, and, the same percentage ahead of the average for the five years 1922-1926 inclusive.

1928 MORRIS PROGRAMME

Universal success of "World" chassis.

Now a 19 model programme.

Still better bodies even greater value

11.9 h.p. MORRIS-COWLBY

4 Seater Tourer.

11.9 h.p. MORRIS-COWLEY

2 Seater Tourer.

11.9 h.p. MORRIS-OXFORD

Four-Five Seater.

Special 56" track models

So extraordinary has been the success of the

new Morris "World" models introduced just a year ago, that, manufacturing econ- omies effected "during the year, coupled with the development of plant, enable Morris to offer a bigger range of cars, greatly improved in many respects, at prices substantially reduced,

A new type has been introduced for 1928, the 11.9 h.p. Morris-Oxford which gives the roominess of the accepted Morris - Oxford standard, and yet offers the low running and upkeep costs of the 11.9 h.p. Morris-Cowley.

The Cowley as well as the Oxford Models are now available with 56" track. Numerous detail but important improvements have been made throughout the whole range.

When these improvements are considered in conjunction with the reduced prices, it will be realised that the 1928 Morris cars offer far greater value than has ever before been considered possible. Nor has this value been obtained at the cost of quality. Continuing the rigid Morris policy, nothing but the finest "material that the world produces is used in the

production of Morris cars.

For full details of these and other models consult

14.28 h.p. MORRIS-OXFORD

Four-Five Seater.

119 h.p. MORRIS-COWLEY

Four-Door SALOON.

15,9 h.p. MORRIS- OXFORD

Four-Five Seater.

MORRIS

The Wheel of the World

SOLE AGENTS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. 25, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

arc TC-

"These six outstanding factors of improvement of the new Buick are the result of months of con- stant endeavour by the Buick Motor Company; the General Mo- General Motors Proving Ground tor Research Laboratories and the to make the Buick the most mo- dern and desirable product among medium priced care, and com- parable in performance and dis- tinction to motor cars of much higher cost.

"The improvement over preced ing standards of motor car ap" honrance and performance is al- most unbelievable. There is not only a wealth of new smartness, colour, luxury and beauty, but the performance of the car, while retaining in every respect, the stamina and power of Buick, is new and thrilling. The redesign- ed cylinder head and valve action- gives to Buick's famous six cylin der valve-in-head engine 2 new cagerness. There is a quick re- sponse that sends the new Buick smoothly through and around traffic. Fuel economy, too, has been achieved in the new design. Always economical, the Buick for 1028 has made further strides in this direction.

"The new models are now on display in our show rooms, which have been visited by large num bers of persons interested in, Buick, and in the new trend in motor car fashion. They have ad- mired especially the new low, racy lines of the new Buick. the same time it has been served that by lowering the frame while using the usual Buick. wheel size, the new, low-hung Buick models preserve the stand- ard Buick road clearance.""

At ob-

1

"Some visitors recall the days of long ago, when Buick exhibit- ed but one or two models.. Now, although we cannot have them all on exhibition at one time, there are eighteen body types, open and closed, to choose from.. Each type is designed for special purpose and meets it well. The new types are in various dimensions, built in roadsters! touring cars, coupes, country club) (four passenger) roadsters, five, and seven passenger sedans, broughams, coaches, landaus and Mmousines.

"All have the same distinguish- ing new traits of beauty, smart ness, colour, luxury, power and speed of the new Buick. Buick veterans recall that in the early. days of body designs, craftsmen in coachwork spent many hours.in art galleries in the study of com- position. If the present trend in artistry of design in automotive bodies continues, as exemplified in the new Buick, we will see artists: entering the motor body plants to complete their study."

NEW DOUGLAS.

"Dual Purpose Mount."

of

Douglas Motors Limited, Kingswood, Bristol, England, have placed a new model on the market, the E. W. 600. The size of the engine is 698 c.c. Ample power is available for side-ear work, and as a solo machine the reserve of power and effortless running pro vide new joys to motor cycling. The silent operation and reliability of the Douglas twin opposed engine, fitted with alde by side valves, has proved itself over all the world, and the new machine leaves nothing. to be desired, from the point of view of comfort, speed, reliablity, and accessibility.

As a solo mount, the machine ta capable of running on top gear from 5/70 m.p.h. When fitted with a sidecar, a standard machine in capable of tackling all main road Philla with case, including Porlock, Lynton, &e. The standard outfit can attain a maximum speed of nearly 60 m.p.h., and the sporta madel nearly 70 m.p.h.

A large number of the parts for this model re in common with those of the E: W. 850 cc. and O.C., models, thus enabling an im- proved spares service.

291" 1927.

Give your

high gear

some exercise on the hills by using

the gasoline that brings the mountains down to

the motorist

HKO, US VAT CY

SOCONY MOTOR GASOLINE STANDARD OILED ON NEW T

SOCONY

·REG. U.S. PAY. CEF.

Gasoline Oil

STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK, 26 Broadway

Leb's

AUTO AGENCY

10, Queen's Road Contral (Next to Lazarus) Telephone Centrál 4925

USED CARS

WE HAVE THEM IN GOOD CON- DITION AND OF ALL MAKES AND SIZES AT REAL BARGAIN PRICES

When you decide to SELL YOU CAR is to your advantage TO SEE US

BIRST

Page 10Page 11