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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
BY THE WAY
Many motorists are troubled Some observers of the industry with the splitting of the side wails fool that 1928 will see a number of their balloon tyres. Let it be of others take place,
aid at the outset that, provided: Hydraulic Brake Fluids:
-After, conalderable research oil tyros are kept at their proper pres sure, as recommended by the engineers have admitted that there makers, It is only at. vary widely is no mineral oil which is develop-i soparated Intervals that trouble ad,, that will satisfy the, require- will be 'encountered. Also it isments of hydraulic automobile These hydraulic brake easily comprehended that a tyre brakes.
certain runuing at too low a pressure is mechanisms include.
packing glande and much more. likely to be: punctured rubber than one which is fully inflated, ordinary mineral oils have a bad If rubber for the simple reason that there effect on the rubber.
This
la actually a bigger surface on the wore made to resint the action of road, and therefore, the possibility, the mineral oils, the rubber itself of running over a nail, or other was affected so that it did not sharp instrument is correspond-function, also if mineral oils were Iso refined that their action on ingly increased.
other In Three Feet of Water. rubber was negligible. A very notablo run was recently characteristics were lost which accomplished from Cape Town to made, the olf less desirable as hydraulic fluid. The present Cairo, by Gerry Bonwer in a
This trip, accepted practice is to use a mix- Chrysler 72" Sedun. which covered considerable ture of denatured alcohol and mileage, was made under rather castor oil in equal proportions.
A Novel Oll Passage. extreme road difcuities because
In some modern engines, parti- rands in Central Africa are not yet developed to the high degree of cularly thosd built for heavy duty European roads, but the Chrysler service, the full face feed system ploughed along sometimes axle of lubrication is used. deep in sand and sometimes cover-means that the connecting rods ed with water. At one point, have either of tubes attached to creasing the Limpopo River, the them, or built in passages for The opera- pontoon which was to carry the carrying oil to the piston pins and ear across could not reach the piston pin bearings. bank and it was necessary to drive tion of making this oil passaga in the ear through three feet of water the connecting rod has been This was done rather a dimcult one-in some to the pontoon. with the aid of rubber pipes cases a copper oll tube has been attached to the exhaust and motor clipped to the side of the rod, caps over the spark plugs no that while in others a hole has been the car ran under its own power drilled through the web of the rod an operation called gun-drilling. in the water.
Obviously, gun-drilling is a rather difficult production process, as it In the years of 1927 and 1928 up involves special drills and careful to date, there have been a con handling to keep the drilling cen- siderable number of mergers lo the automotive industry many of tral in the connecting rods. them between party manufac-new process has now been worked
out which makes the passa turers and a few between major the connecting rod much more automotive manufacturers. In
easy to make which consists of 1927 there were 21 mergers, we forging an enlarged section in the of which included manufacturers of complete automotive equipment, middle of the connecting rod weh, One of these was the Auburn who and then, instead of drilling this
in one side of the rod. hought out the Lyenning Manu-enlarged section, a slot is drilled facturing Co., and the Limousine this, the rod is put in a power
America Body Co., of America.
press which folds over the edges La France Five Engine Co. also of the slot closing in the passago bought out the Foamite Chids in the rod. To make the soum oil Corporation.
In 1928 there have been 11ight. It is wehled. The connect- ing rod and piston pin bearings, The latest
are then connected to this passage) mergera, up to date,' one, in which Chrysler bought con-y short drillings at their end- tro. of Dodge Bros., is by far the this involves no particular dif- largest, Marvel Carburettor Co., Realty because of the shortness of also bought the Wheeler Stebler the drill.
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VEHICLES.
British Servicing Abroad.
Of late years definito indien- itions have been forthcoming of the increasing sales of British com- inercial motor vehicles in пverseas markets. This factor is, perhaps, due to a variety of causes, one be ing the large growth in the employ ment of rond motors for all classes of transport, and another the pre- ference of many purchasers for the British product, but it is un- doubtedly also largely attributable to tlic improved servicing facilities which the most prominent British manufacturers have organised in' countries abroad, some of them often thousands of miles from the works of the maker.
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It would be dificult to conceive a better example of the thorough- ness of a British service organian- tlon for motor-vehicle users over- sene than that provided by a task which was recently undertaken by Ltd Thornycroft '(Australla) Amongst a number of vehicles which this branch organisation of John I. Thornycroft & Co., Ltd., supplied to the Main Roads Board of New South Wales, Thornycraft type Q, three-way ipping wagon. This miching be came involved in a serious colli- The automobile and good roade sion with a railway train, at a have caused a general decline in level-crossing with dire, results, sales for village and small town After the accident the parts of the stores, reports the Bureau of Bust-lorry were gathered up and return- mess Research of the University of ed to the Thornycroft, service de- Illinois. This is based on a sur: pot in Sydney New South Wales, vey of business in small towns of some of them being badly mis- Illinois.
TOWN STORES LOSE.
CARS TAKEN IN EARLY.
Of cars that are repossessed he cause of non-payment of notes due, it is reported more than a third are taken back before any deferred payment is made and more than three-fourths when not more than three payments are made....
shapen and others damaged to such a serious extent as to be. almost beyond recognition.
de-
Although the vehicle was very badly shattered, the owners cided that it would be worth their while to have it reconstructed at a cost of, approximately, £000. Each and every part was subject- cd to careful examination bofore being redinombled in the chassis, and badly fractured parts were re- placed. After this work had been carried out, the vehiclo, was TO- delivered to its users, having every. appearance of being brand now.
An interesting item in con- nexion with this extraordinary At 20 miles an hour, only 8 per repair task was that the original cent. of the chemical energy of the estimate for carrying out the work mopor fuel is utilized in driving was within £10 of the ultimate the vehicle, says T. A. Boyd, of cost, thus giving a good indication the General Motors Research of the eficient costing system Laboratory. Most of the rest is adopted by Thornycroft (Austra- lost in heat dissipated through lia), Ltd. Messrs Thonycroft.are, of course, directly represented in -cooling water or the exhaust,
Hongkong.
BIG ENERGY LOSSES.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1928.
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Why Changed Motoring Conditions Demand The Use of Quality Oil. No. 2
When small wheels spin
faster... How about oil?
Here is another chango you notice In today's cars: smaller wheels. Many cars now have 30 inch wheels, where a few years ago they had 35-inch wheels.
"Good!" you say. "The car is that 'much closer to the ground. I get an
easier ride."
means
more new
But just a moment, please. That G inch difference in wheels than you realize. It calls for a margin of safety in your lubricating oil.
Why?
Because smaller wheels cover leas ground per revolution. That is obvious.
So your 30-inch wheols must revolve faster at 35 miles an hour than did the 36-inch ones.
What makes the wheels. revolve faster?
How? The engine.
By pro- viding more power impulses-more re- volutions of the crankshaft-more piston strokes.
With this increased work your oil must travel fastor-that's sure. It must resist more friction-that's certain. It must stand up under more heat-that's - inevitable.
Does it? Does your lubrication rise to this new need. Are you guessing-or are you sure?
Yes; if you use Gargoyle Mobilefl, Yes; if you follow the Mobilofl 'Chart.
The Mobiloil policy has always been to provide the richest all that would circulate freely, to every moving surface. As change has followed change in automobile design, improvement followed improvement in Mobilofl.
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When you use Mobiloil, your choice Is approved by the 182, automobile manufacturers who approve the Mobilcil Chart. And by tho' 3 out of 4 motorists who use Mobiloil regularly.
Put Mobiloil to work for you-to-day. The Mobiloll Chart at your dealer's will tell you exactly which off to use in your enginor...
MAKE THE CHART YOUR GUIDE.
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