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USED CAR HINTS. Not Plug's Fault.

plug trouble.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

brush contacts in the distributor EASIER DRIVING. It is often a symptom that the head should be cleaned thoroughly. cylinder is worn out of round to the Ignition wiring is subject to do-

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1930.

FREE-WHEELING.

extent of allowing excess oil to get terioration through heat and water The Ironies of Progress. Great Interest in the

to the combustion chamber, An- other cause, and one which is not so serious, is aluggish and improper- by seating valves.

and oil saturation, which in time render the insulation, useless, aud allow current to escape.

SPARK'S ENEMIES. When the plug in one particular cylinder of a motor becomes foul persistently it is not always the Burned or corroded distributor fault of the plug, the real reason points often impair the flow of cur may be more serious than apark' rent to one particular plug. The combusion..

Occasional inspection and re- placement when necessary will ea- sure a good, hot spark, and complete

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[By Israel Klein.]

Latest Studebakers. CROWDS VISIT

ROOM.

Those who have driven the new AGAINST HORSES. free, wheeling cars are loud in their praise of the new innovation,

Lt. Col. Charles Kingsford-Smith,

who recently flew across the Atlantic, is a typical example. At

London Complaint.

the conclusion of his flight in San been made concerning the conges

Following complaints which have SHOW-Francisco, he purchased new tion of traffic due to horse-drawn

free wheeling President Eight.

"Like most flyers, I take a keen vehicles. It is understood that the interest in motor. cars," says Col. Minister of Transport will again An interest in automobiles not Kingsford-Smith. "I have owned consider the question of the pre- It is one of the fronies of pro-equalled since Henry Ford intro-a number of good cars of various hibition or restriction of the hours gress that those devices which duced his Model A. or since the makes and have driven practical- of such trafie in central London. would have helped us considerably self starter made its first appearly all makes. Upon my arrival | Mr. Morrison, however, is unlikely in learning to drive our automo-ance, manifested itself through-in San Francisco, Mr. Chester N to move in the matter until the biles have not been introduced out the United States with Stude- Weaver, (Studebaker distributor) werking of the automatic traffic until now, when so many of us are baker's introduction of free insisted that I take time for a signals to be installed in Oxford supposedly expert motorists. wheeling, a-new principle in auto- drive. I did, and must acknow Street, Londen, has been tested.

There's fred-wheeling, for motive engineering embodied in ledge the fact that car surprised example, which has been intro- the new series President and Com-me. Driving it was a genuine duced recently by one of the mander Eights. popular manufacturers America, and which had been on the market for some time in Europe: What a help it would have been to us while we wero learning to drive our first cara!

in

CAUSE NOISE.

thrill. It does more than one can As soon as announcements of reasonably expect from a motor. free wheeling began to appear in The new free wheeling principle the press, the public immediately impressed me as a sound piece of evinced its interest. In New York engineering and adds greatly to Slack Diff. Bearings. City, over 700 telephone calls were the pleasure and safety of motor- received by newspapers request-Ing.

"free wheeling."

When a "hum" or "growl" comen The free-wheeling principle, asing an explanation of the term "Perhaps the best proof of my from the transmission or differen enthusiasm for your new product tial examine the bearings for ex When the announcement of the is the order placed with Mr. cessive wear.

wheeling appeared. Weaver for a President Eight | Slackness in bearings permits new free Studebaker' showrooms were Brougham, to be shipped to Aus-the gears to become a little too far. thronged by crowds eager to view tralia and to be waiting there for spart and allows side play in the and drive the new cars. More me upon my return to Sydney.". shaft. than 1,000,000 motorists viewed the new series Studebakers in one week.

introduced in this country, enables a driver to shift from second to high or back without touching the clutch pedal, and at any speed. Up hill or down, the car will go into its proper speed at the proper time, and without the slightest sound of clashing gears.

Into reverse, into first, and even. from first to second, there is

Free wheeling is an entirely no need of the free-wheeling new and pleasant motoring sensa- principle, for there is very little tion. It has the smoothness and clashing of gears at these speed thrill of flying. As soon as the changes. It was only when a foot is lifted off the throttle, the novice had to shift from second to engine immediately drops to idling high, and more particularly from speed, while the car continues to high, to second, that the terrible glide forward, in gear and fully of noise and costly consequencos controlled, yel smoothly and

resulled.

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Further to make driving casior for us, and just as belated-from the expert's viewpoint as the free-wheeling device, is that silent

gear

arrangement

known 28

"syncro-mesh." That, too, would

have been quite welcome when we were learning to drive. For by its aid we can shift from one gear

to high, without clashing gears.

silently as if there were no gears.

POTTED WISDOM.

Adding up the things I've learnt

In the years I've owned, a car

earnt-

the knowledge-bought and This one fact sticks like a scar, Heard, and then dismissed pell-mell

When I'd only just begun "If a motor's running well

Let her run."-

Free wheeling permits the changing of gears between second and top at any speed without touching the clutch. The clutch is employed only to start and back "P. It eliminates the piling up' sensation experienced in the

With the net result-a leak ordinary car when the foot is snd Working havoc in my stride, denly lifted off the accelerator.] it banishes all reversional strains or a shattered batt'ry cell.

Bursting with new owner's pride, I have sought perfection's peak,

to another. especially from seconaon engine and gearbox. It effoetal As the evidence of fun." a saving of 12 per cent. in petrol If a motor's running well and 20 per cent. in oil.

There are other innovations that, in the same manner, seem to have come too late for us.

But they'll be mighty handy conveni- ences when we make use of them nevertheless,

In the meantime, speaking to those who still use the conve tional type of transmission, the best advice is to pay close atten- tion to the gears when changing. Even the best of us will clash gears at times, but this is done only when we seem to be in too much of a hurry to get away, or when we are distracted by some- thing else.

Many a driver seems to have forgotten that there is a neutral position in between one gear and another, and that shifting through this neutral in the proper manner is an important consideration for silent and easy driving. A sud- den jump from second to high will be found not only exeruciatingly naiay but tough on the works in the transmission case. Careful shifting from second to neutral and then to high, just at the pro- per time when the gears are felt to lock properly, is the way to. drive even in these days of finer improvements.

The operation takes slightly longer, but it's so much easier on the car, and on the nerves of the passengers.

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Another operation many of us have almost taken for granted, and so neglected somewhat, is that of shifting the clutch properly. That is why free-wheeling comes in handy, not only for the poor: drivers but even for those who consider themselves expert. There's no need of bothering about the clutch between second and third gear.

On learning to drive we were told to let in the clutch slowly until it caught. But this opera- tion soon became a habit, we took it for granted and many of us now move our left foot as unconscious- ly as when walking. But in doing so, if we're in the least nervous, or impetuous, or in a hurry, that clutch has to bear the brunt of our temperament. The result is poor driving until we get into High, and impairment of an impor-į tant part of the machine.

We ought to be more considerate of the clutch and transmission, when driving.

SMALL CAR DOES WELL.

Fine Showing by

M.G. Midget.

An M. G: Midget (Morris Minor) the only British car in the Bcl- gian Grand Prix obtained fifth position in the 1,100 c.c. class.

There were 12 starting in this class, all of larger engine size than the M. G. Midget (Morris Minor). The "Motor" sava of this achievement "The performance of this splendid little car and its drivers, who arrived at Spa alone without any big staff, received a wonderful ovation from the Bel- gians, who were enormously im- pressed."

Actually Captain Samuelson and Kindell had no pit help whatever in the race. .

Let her run. "

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THE NEW

I have tinkered, fore and With imaginary ill.

eft

Washing (questionable) craft.

And (imaginary) skill, Setting traps in which I fell,

Breeding bills I'd rather shun. If a motor's running well.

Let her run. ·.

of the troubles with your bus

Half are those you go to meet. wait their coming, save the fuse

And the long repair bill's sheet; Hear this truth on which I dwell

It's of use to everyone "If a motor's running well

Let her run.”

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