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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

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111-inch Wheelbase—19.84 H.P. (R.A.C. Rating) 185 cubic inches platon displacement-1928 models.

Dickey-sent Roadster

4-seater

Touring Car

...6-seater

Sedan (2-door)

.6-sealer

Sedan (4-door)

.G-senter

G.$1,175 1,176 1,260 1,350

All prices subject to change without notice.

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CONTINUED "MISSING" IS HARMFUL

Engine Starts. Iteluctantly.

There are some Motorists, so long persisted in. If ignition cat- insensitive to “ragged" operation not be restored by roadside of their engines, that when a cy-menuures, it is good judgment to linder begins to miss occasionally stop at the first repair shop and for oven "quits" entirely they do not have the trouble corrected.

at once correct the trouble, but keep on driving for long distances, with the engine running "lamely," Question. In order to start the with all its attendant noise and engine of my car, I have to jerkiness, until finally they "get poar hot water on the intake and around" to have the balky cylinder use the choke excessively. Even aet firing again. Such operators when it begins to turn over, I ought to realize that beside the have, to keep it choked for ae: resulting discomfort and waste of long that the oil dilutes badly. gasoline, an engine is likely to The spark plug gap is 0.020 inch. auffer damage from such inconsi-Ts this too short? My battery is derate treatment. Especially in fully charged and I use high-grade the case of a "four," the failure gas and coldproof oil. Why all of a cylinder to fire, particularly this starting trouble on cold morn- | when the throttle is well open, inga?

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Turbulence.

Question. What is meant by the

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T-20-1-Ton-H.P. 23.44 R.A.C.

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G.$1,345

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160-inch wheelbase

2,295

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2,310

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T-50-2-Ton-H.P: 29.40 RA.C.

136-inch wheelbase,

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2,405

162-inch wheelbase

2,420

From G$245.00 up.

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subjects the whole engine and Answer: Your plug-gap is that even the entire dar mechanism to recommended by the manufac shocks and vibration, which tend turer. We suspect that there is INDIAN MOTORCYCLES to wear and weaken, all the parts air-leakage into the manifold, These effects are con-which prevents you obtaining an concerned. siderably less pronounced but still ignitable mixture readily. Make present, with a six, but with an sure that the flange connexion at eight, the missing of one cylinder the carburetor and the two flange may not be sensed by an unskilled connexions at the manifold bran operator, although he will notice ches are perfectly tight. If there the loss of power. Engine bear-is much loosenness of inlet valve ings are always badly abused by atoms in their guides, air-leakage the failure of cylinders to fire re-will occur at these points and the gularly. However, the worst restarting mixture will be weakened. sult of long continued misfiring ofIn case valves and piston-rings are a cylinder is the lubrication dis-leaky, stray air will make start- turbance which it causes. Each

ing hard. Perhaps the installa- cylinder is filled with gasoline tion of a manifold primer would vapour and air on each stroke and Meilitate starting and reduce the if ignition occurs it is all consum amount of choking required. ed, but if ignition has ceased to take place, the entire cylinder wall is exposed to gasoline vapour, ns the piston moves up and down, until firing is resumed. Part of term "turbulent cylinder head," which I have seen in advertise- the gasoline is pushed out (LS vapour, during exhaust strokes, ments of recent engines? but as the piston und cylinder run Answer. It has been found that cool, most of it condenses on cylin- if the charge in an engine cylinder der walls, runs down them dis- is in a state of rapid circulating: solving the oil flm in its path and movement, through the compres Anally finds its way into the sion space, at the instant of its crankcase. Unless the splash of Ignition, its combustion will take fresh oil, reaching, the cylinder place with less detonation bore, is so ample as to effectually "pinging" than if it is in a com- replace that washed down, lubri-paratively stagnant, motionless cation will fail and the piston-condition and it is found possible, rings will wear abnormally upon by suitably shaping the cylinder! the cylinder bore, perhaps scratch-head surface, the piston head and ing them badly and possibly cut-the valve chambers and ports, to ting them so that serious scoring set up the desired-violent circulat- results. The large amount of ing movement of the charge dur- fuel, escaping into the crankcase, ing its entrance to the cylinder and may dilute the oil supply there during the period of its comprés- sufciently to endanger the lubri- sion into the clearance space. A cation of engine bearings and of cylinder head so shaped as to ac- the, other cylinders, if operation complish this result, is spoke of with a missing cylinder is too fas a "high turbulence head."

MOTOR DEALERS ON| BLACK LIST.

Trade Association's 'Powers.

|

or

"This was no more than a black- mailing threat," contended Sir Henry, who submitted

that

rough Neal, as spy, an attempt had been made to entrap the plain- tiffs into a breach of the Associa- Lion's agreement with the Associa tion's rules. Messrs. Hardle and Lane signed an agreement with The powers of the Motor Trade the Association, repurchased the Association to blacklist dealers car for £232, and paid £100 to the were the subject of a case in the indemnity fund as a first instal- King's Bench Division recently ment of the £200, but they later before Mr. Justice Avory and a refused to pay the second £100. Special jury.

Evidonce was given by Captain Damages for alleged misrepre- Hardie. sentation and conspiracy were

Sir Partrick Hastings submitted claimed by Mossra. Hardie and that there was no evidence of con- Lane, Ltd, motor-car dealers and spiracy and no evidence of any net ngenta, of Woodstock-street, Bond- which was actionable. street, W., against Mr. John Chil- ton, Mr. Harry Arnold Bennett, and Mr. Percy Ingram Denyer. The defendants denied the allega- tions.

Alleged "Spy."

The hearing was a fourned.

The Clalm Allowed.

The case in which two motor- Mr..Chilton and Mr. Bennett, it car agents, Messrs. Hardie and Lane. Ltd., of Woodstock-street, was stated by Sir Henry Slesser,, K.C., who appeared for the plain-W, sued members of the Stop Com tifs, were members of a body in mittee of the Motor Trade Associa the Motor Trade Association call-tion, for damages for alleged mis-

representation

and conspiracy, ed the Stop List Committee.

"The Motor Trade Association was later left to the jury by Mr. is very powerful indeed." said Sir Justice Avery, in the King's Bench Henry. "It exists for the purpose Division. The fury found in fa- of keeping up the prices of motor-vour of Messrs. Hardie and Lane, and awarded £132 damages, tho cars."

full amount of the claim.

Mezara. Hardie and Lane com- If anybody. sold a metor-car plained that the members of the below a certain rate the Associa-Stop Commerce had sent a spy to tion had power to place the offend their shop in the guise of a pur- Ing person upon the Stop List. chaser, and had subsequently by "To be put on the black-list of the misrepresentation imposed upon Association is a sentence of indus-thum a fine of £200.

Mr. Justice Avory directed the trial death to anyone selling or dealing in motor-eurs." A per-Jury that if the defendants or any son going on this Stop List could two of them conspired together to not get materials and would not obtain money from the plaintiffs to which they had no legal claim, or be supplied.

Sir Henry said that Captain to enute money to be paid to an Hardie and Captain Lane were other person who had no legal members of the Association and claim to it, and the plaintiffs ha were: Bellora of motor-cars. In suffered damage in eonsequéner, January, 1926, a man named Neal then they were entitled to recover. Apart from conspiracy,. If the called at their shop and tried to tempt them to sell a Rover Car defendants, or any of them, had la below the fixed price. Messrs. fact obtained money from the Hardie and Lane did not reduce plaintiffs to which they had n the price but agreed to waive the legal claim, or had caused money charges for delivery, unexpired to be paid to another person who had no legal claim to it; by threats tax, and number plates..

The Stop List Committee com- which would deprive a man of his plained of this and ordered Messrs. voluntarer of action, then Hardle and Lane to pay £200 to the plaintiffs were also entitled b

damayes, the indemnity fund of the Associa-

"A stay of execution was granted. tion.

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