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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT:

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1928.

MOTORIST

ALBERT L. CLOUGH

DEFINITENESS IN ARM SIGNALS.

cautionary

New York, Sept. 24th.-The next step in the economy of motoring will be adoption of the supercher- ger, predicts Louis Bchwitzer, auto- motive engineer. And with this in- novation will come the two-cycle' ongine, replacing the present four-

While most drivers have become serves to Inform the following zycie motor and further reducing che cost of motoring,

pretty well habituated to using the driver that he can safely pass con- "The supercharged engine will arm for signalling following alsts of extending the arm and Increase the economy in road milos trafie, only a moderato proportion making a rotary motion with the per gallon of fuel," says Schwitzer. of them make well differentiated hand, at the wrist. It is of the "It will lead to a successful, flexible signals. The majority of utmost importance that every and economical two-cycle engine, operators still confine themselves motorist should make his arm which, in my opinion is the ultimate to one simple sign-that made by signal indleato unquestionably engine for automotive work." merely extending the left arm-whether he intends merely to slow A supercharger is an apparatus which is used to indicate intended down or whether he proposes to applied to a motor that forces the low-downs or stops and both left turn left. Many accidents have fuel mixture into the engine when and right-hand turns. This da happened through failure to do. it is going so fast that it could not nothing more definite than this, but many future ́ones can be of its own accord draw in suffelent [a

genoral

sign, forestalled, if a definite loft point- of the mixture to keep it running algnifying a proposed change from ing gesture is always used, well properly.

regular forward movement, but before a turn to the left is made, "Probably 80 per cent. of all pas-fevery driver can assist in render while the motionless extended arm senger automobiles are driven 90ing motoring safer by making this is reserved. for warnings of slow- per cent. of the time at less than left arm signal mean something downs. 35 miles an hour," says Schwitzer more explicit and definite. So Inoperative Clutch 'Spring. "The average car, travelling 30 far as the following operator is miles an hour, requires from 12 to concerned, the left turn signal of 15 horsepower. Most of the en-the preceding operator is of most kines used in these cars will de importance, his slowing or stop- velop from 55 to 55 horsepower.

"Why are

such large engines ping signal is nearly as important, used? Because excess power is but his right turn sign of much necessary for acceleration and bless aignificance. Some diversity. climbing.

of practice exists in different sec- "Much smaller engines can be lons, but it appears that drivers used if they are equipped within large cities are more and more superchargers, The advantages lending to adopt and use uniform are manifold. For the same car signals and that these will, in ear, after being pushed speed and engine speed the in-time, become generally used. Of forward, falls to return and the ertia forces and bearing loads will these, the slow or stop sign, is a clutch does not engage until I pull he smaller, the engine. life longer simple horizontal extension of the the pedal back and hold it there, and the maintenance coat loss, arm, which is held rigid as long which makes driving very incon "The fuel economy will be better as necessary and the left turn sign venient. What Is the cause of on account of longer periods of is matie by extending the arm and this? Loperation with

Answer: The spring which is, nourly full-open making a definite left pointing throttle when running without a motion with the index finger provided to engage the clutch supercharger. Better acceleration The moment in itself calls atten-evidently falls to act. This may will be obtained and top speeds will tion to this important signal. The be because it has lost ita elasticity, be reached more quickly."

right turn signal, which also or has broken or because the pin, which holds the spring in compres slon, has broken or dropped out of Iplace. You will probably have to [remove the transmission and tako off the clutch operating mechanism before you can find out what the trouble is,

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Quality of Gasoline, Question: Is it better for gasoline engine to run it on high- test gas than to run it on ordinary kna?

Answer:-It makes no differ ence as to the welfare of the jengine, which fuel is used, so long as the quality of the lubricating oil is always kept right.

Loose Wrist-pins,

THERG 15 A LIGHT NOISE!

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Question:-There was a knock in the engine of my car and I had the bearings tightened, but the garage man told me that now wrist-pins also were needed. Now I get a light chattering knock around 35 to 40 m.p.h. which nearly disappears at higher speeds and the engine runs as quietly as could be expected. Is this knock from the loose wrist-pins?

Answer:-Very likely. Loose! pins often make a noticeable noise at speeds around 80 m.p.h. and quiet down at higher speeds. If you can hear a noise attributable to the pins, when the engine la idling, it is highly probable that the chattering knock at 35 m.p.h.! in due to them.. The noise from loose pins in annoying, but it in- dicates no condition dangerous to the engine, so that you can tako your time in having new pins put

in.

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