ROUTE BANDS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20091, 21 November 1930, Page 4

ROUTE BANDS.

SOUTH ISLAND COLOUR SCHEME. REVISED LIST. The motoring touring season will bo in full swing at an early date and numerous people will tno doubt bo traversing certain routes i'or the first time. They will find that the colour band rout-o scheme adopted by the South Island Motor Union for use throughout the South Island a great convenience to them, and if they look for these signs 011 telephone and other posts at corners and intersections they will he guided to where they wish to £O. Even in Christchurch itself the hands are installed on telephone and sometimes tramway poles, ao that motorists may know at a glance that they are on tho right route. The latest list of colour bands is as follows, tho bands being horizontal unless otherwise indicated:—

Blenheim and ltangitata Bridge, via Hinds —Cream, black, cream. llarigitata Bridge and lnvercargill, vi;<. Timai-u, Oaniaru, and l>itnedin— Yellow, black, yellow, Christchurch and Uangitata Bridge, via Darfield, Homebush, Glentunnel, and Ilakaia (Jorge, from Upper Kicon rton Church—Yellow, brown. Darfiold and Kumara (West Coast), via Springfield and Otira—Black, silver, black. Springfield and Rangitata Bridge, via Gleatunnel, Homebush, and Rakaia Gorge, from Homebush—Yellow, brown.

Geraldine and Pembroke, via F'airlie, Pukaki, Oniaramn, and Ta rras—Si Ivor, blue, silver. Waipara Bridge and Hanruer Springs, ria \Yeka Pasi and Waikari Junction—Silver, khaki, silver (vertical).

Sock burn (Main South road) and Rakniu Huts, via iSpringston, Ellpsniere JJridge, L/eoston, and Southbriilne —Green, silver, green (vortical). fiakaia Bridge ami Methven, via Mitcham and Lauriston—Gold, silver, gold, silver (sloping). I'almerston (south and Quecnstown, vi:t Weddcrburu, Cromwell, Lowburn, I.uilgate, Pembroke, and Crown Range —Orange, blue. Milton and Quoenstown. via Rae's Junction, Clyde, Cromwell, and Ka-v-'arau Gorge, from Clarksville— White,

Dunodin and llanfinly, via .M:dd)emarrli. from Junction—Groen, blue.

Gore rind r,utiisdeu. >-: ; i Itivt-r.-jdule and Ba'iour—iirov.'n, whito. Goro alld Ilae';; Junction. vio Trtpanui, from McNahs—Rod, blue.

and Kingston, vie U'intoii and Lunw!«n—Gr»«n. In n:id Munoivai. c.'a Ota'ltftn—YMllow.

Tnveri'argih nn<! Cliide:?, vin Itiverton, Orojjuki. Rrd Ttiatnpero---lslue. Invereurgill and Wniknwa. rii Kennington, Seaward LXjwhs, nnM fcVrtroso, from Konningto:i—Rod. _ Invt?rearg!l! and_ Dmisdalo. via He<lnehope, from Kenning', ton—Green, white.

Invercargill n;id Lakes Te An;;;! and Manapouri. via Vinton nnd Mossburn —Green to Cattle Rock : beyond Castle R:'ck. no marking Invercargi!! and"'Otr.piri Gori/«, ria Hrowns—From M.ikareva Vula?;®, Orange, brown. ' , InrercarKi.'l and Jlnldath.-i rid Gorge road. Portroso, Chasl.mds, CaU lins, and Oivnka—From Riles road. Green. orange. Win toil and Mntnuv • via t»s-otvj-.m find iiedgehope—Cream. W niton and Or:iwi:i, vi.i v>s und Oliai—Rlaek, rod. Nelson and Collingwood - lYo'n Richmond. red, rreani.

SNATCHING AT SLOW SPEEDS

If ail engine exhibits a tendency to run very erratically at low speeds oti top gear—say, between 1(J to lo miles per hour—the most usual cause ia a defect in the apparatus. "Snatching," as it is called, arises from one or more of the sparking plugs having too wide or too narrow a gap. Too wide a gap offers a high resistance to the passage of the spark and misfiring at lou- speeds: one that is to > narrow gives rise to a spark that may fail to ignite the mixture. The gaps should be reset in accordance with the makers' gauge. A or til-adjusted contact breaker will n!so cause snatching; so will "tracking" on a wipe distributor (i.e.. carbon on the insulation between the metal segments). Another cause is retarding the ignition too far, whilo if the snatching occurs only in accelerating the car it is probable that the accelerator is being depressed too fur —it ought to be depressed gradually with the increaso of speed.