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SWONDER

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, · MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

INCE THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD"・・ WERE FIRST TALKED ABOUT, ANOTHER WONDER HAS BEEN DISCOVERED AND THAT

IS STILL A SEVEN

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THE FAMOUS LITTLE

AUSTIN "SEVEN"

The Champion

of Light Cars

The sturdy little car which reduces the cost of motoring to the barest minimum.

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

Prince's Building,

NEW

E42

2nd. floor,-Ice House St. Entrance. KOWLOON SHOWROOM,

STOCKS CARRIED.

MOTOR BOATING.

The Importance of the Propeller.

People who are interested in Thornycroft.motor vehicles are (not "always" aware that John L Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., are also builders of a wide range of marine engineering productions, ranging from ocean-going ships, and their machinery, boilers, türbines, ¦ &c. to propellers..

HINTS

FOR THE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10,

1928.

MOTORIST

ALBERT L. CLOUGH

THE RATTLY · MUFFLER,

These latter are. B highly Disagreeable noises sometimes

Slipping Clutch? specialised product and a most arise

mufer from the

and Interesting proof was recently its attachments and clude

Question--When I attempt to afforded of the efficiency of location for a long time, drive my Ford car up a steep hill, Thornycroft propellers. In the especially they

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develop it begins to chatter all over. What keenly contested motor boat races noticeably only while the car is run causes this? for the valuable trophy presented (ning and are not distinct when the Answer-Our first thought is by the Duchess of York, the first engine is idled. Mufflers are sub that the clutch slips, when heavy four boats had identical engines, Ject to terrific vibration and occa-pulling is attempted, and that this but the winner had taken the pre- sionally to severe bursting pressure

In case

caution of substituting a Thorny- and sometimes the riveting or weld-lipping is what causes the chat- tering. If this is the explanation croft propeller. The extra ing of their sheet-metal zives of your trouble, the clutch should efficiency of this gave him just that leaving one of their Internal balle be tightened, by adjusting in about extra speed necessary to win, and plates loose, with the result that one-half turn on the set-screw of the owner readily attributed his this rattles or buzzes continuously onch of the three, clutch fingers, success to the Thornycroft pro- when the engine runs at certain so as to give more pressure be

speeds. Such looseness can usually tween the clutch discs. peller."

be, inferred, if a similar nolao can following this procedure does not Every propeller they make is be heard when the muffler is hit

remove your difßculty, please write built to a design worked out to with a hammer. The remedy is a

us again. agree with the engine power and new muffler. As the muffler is con- hull of the bont, and from this tinually splashed with muddy wa- Stop-Light Stays Lighted. example one can understand the ter, its sheet fron shell in time rusta world-wide edteem for Thornycroft through and exhaust gases escape

Question. When I stop my new manufactures, for a firm who can directly through the hole, making car by means of the foot brake, attain such perfection in small a hollow, drum-like noise. Some the slop-light sometimes remains things can be confidently rolled times the brackets and clampa which lighted, after I have released the upon for efficiency in bigger pro- hold the muffler to the car frame brake gently. When I lot the brake ductions.

work loose and the whole exhaust pedal back with a snap, howover, pipe and muffler rattle. The tail the light generally goes out. What pipe, which carries the final ex-causes this trouble and how can It haust from the muffler to the open be overcomo?

'SHORT WEIGHT ANTISTS.

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jair, occasionally gets loose in the Answer-Probably some of the flanged end of the muffler or in its joints in the brake linkage aro etiff supports and rattles on rough go-and the brake release springs are According to B. A. Stovall, super ing. It is one of the last places not sufficiently strong to bring the visor of weights and measures in one thinks to look for a noise like brake mechanism fully back to the. Texas, the gasoline merchant is the this. When looking for possible released position. You better oil new short weight artist. His sur locations of irregular chassis notses every motion-point in the foot brake vey of 374 gasoline pumps in the it is well to "pound" the exhaust mechanism and see if release does state lead him to estimate that mo- system all over, from the engine to not become freer and more nearly torists had been "gypped" out of the end of the tall pipe and make complete. We presume that the Gwitch is operated 18,530,000 gallons of gasoline in light any part which seems capable stop-light

of being jarred into noisiness. through a wire cable connexion from the brake linkage and possibly this cable is some what tighter than It need bc. Perhaps you can loosen it slightly and insure the switch being thrown off fully, when brakes are released. It may be that the switch itself works a little too stiffly,

a year..

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PRESIDENT EIGHT

travels

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OUR Studebakers

...two President.

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THE GREAT INDEPENDENTS

VESTABLISHEDELN WAS 5. 2

Clutch Out of Line,

Question. The frame of my-- ear was so badly broken in a wreck that I had to have a new one and since that time three clutches have broken, although the service station people have checked up all the parts and can and nothing wrong. When I press the clutch pedal there is a chattering noise, but when the pedal is back this noise ceases. Can you tell me what is wrong?

Answer-It may be that the bell- housing which carries the clutch i was sprung out of true in the wreck and this has thrown the clutch out! of line with the crankshaft, so that stresses are developed in the parts Lhat cause them to fail. The noise you speak of is probably from Im- perfect action of the clutch release mechanism,, which may be out of ine, You may find that the only permanent remedy will to a new bell-housing, if the present one can- not be trued up so as to lot the clutch work without abnormal strains being thrown upon it.

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Incorporated in England (

(Under the auspices of the Automobile Association)

SPECIALISES IN MOTOR INSURANCE

LOCAL AGENTS.

THE UNION TRADING Co., Ltd.

York Building.

Phono 0.578,

There is nothing quite like the new Monet-Goyon anywhere In quality.

NEW PRICES: FOR CASH OR GRADUAL PAYMENT.

All machines are delivered with the verification of the Chief Engineer of the French Government.

The 1919 Latest Models Are Now on Display

in

The Macao Commercial Fair

⚫ and

THE FRENCH MOTOR CYCLE CO. 40, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

MADE IN ENGLAND

DUNLOP

PAVE, PARK WALKS.

Sidewalks are now being con-

leads the world in tyre

design

TRAINS ALWAYS WIN.

Collision with moving trains by structed in Yosemite Park. Six joy riding motorists at railroad miles of paved walks will shortly crossings caused the death of 238 be completed and visiting tourists persons last year, according to the can use the walks to tramp the Automobile Club of Southern Call- New Jersey, has increased Itspark in the winter time.

fornia. speed limit along country high- ways from 20 to 40 miles an hour. Speed Imitations are also placed jon drivers at school zones, curves,

STILL CREEP ALONG.

has increased the truck speed limit.. There's very little danger of be-The former furious pace of twelve grade crossings and in municipaling run down by a truck in Great miles an hour has been increased to

Lies.

Britain, even though the country 20.

A NEW TYPE of

GARDNER HEAVY-OIL ENGINE

Starts from cold without the use of starting lamps, electric or other

Ideal for the propulsion of all classes. of Commercial and Pleasure Craft.

SOLE AGENTS:-

pre-heating device.

Direct Reversing controlled by one hand wheel. Variable Speed Governor. -range from 3 to full speed. Fuel Consumption 4 lb. per B.H.P. hour.

Built in many sizes. 36 to 500 B.H.P.

NORRIS, HENTY & GARDNERS,

LIMITED. (Proprietores L Gardner & Sons, Ltdi).

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HONGKONG and SHANGHAI.