USE A FILTER

NZ Truth, Issue 1197, 8 November 1928, Page 21

USE A FILTER

That Dust arid Grit

Just as all tins of /petrol are liable to introduce fine dust, rust, or paint /chippings into the fuel - tank, so also' does heavy rain or water from the hose, during, carwashing sometimes manage to find a way m. '•' - - • THE^result is often a temporary sjiop caused by a choked^ carburdttor jet.'. An efficient petrol-niter- is .a. very I useful device therefore, and if it combines filtration with ah ability to trap water out of the petrol it is. doubly, desirable. . : ' ' .-" Thisis achieved by a kind of superfilter produced m: England- called the Atmos. ■' ."' .'"•.• : -- ' ■:. •'.■"-■••,.; After entering the device the fuel is caused to flow over the top of a-mush-room shaped metal ball, and to descend m the form of a curtain; to the base of a glass container; where the heavier water then remains. i; : ': „-.'. ; The fuel rises to the top, passes .-upwards through a' detachable flat . 'gauze, and then out of the apparatus. ■■.. . . ; . • . i Foreign matter strikes .the i from the underside, and therefore 'drops away again without being able to rest and clog , the interstices, '• ': The glass body, .can be Removed and emptied m a few seconds. A teacup of water can be well shaken up m a' tumbler of petrol f and the emulsion poured through the filter, hut only pure petrol issues from the outlet, the water being trapped. ,

rjSE a special hard /grease for the v water pump oh your car.. Then it will not be necessary to tlgrhten the packing: nut so niuch. This reduces the ( strain on the pump shaft and driving chain or gear.. ,- ' • < OYDRAULiIC brakes are cbhtrblled by *^ pressure through a fluid, All^joints and pipes must be leak-proof. . If a slight leak is noticed it must be repaired immediately. It is. adyis«'ible to carry an extra supply of'tirjike fluid to be used m an emergency. . •. I ■: ■....• ;■.♦■"■■.. „■.•#'■■'••■,# ; A DiSTiNCJT film of oil on the radiator |** water is fairly cleaiv .evi^qnce' that the head gasket is broken. Replace it without delay, or there may be serious consequences. -■> - ■ -.•' ■ • " •■■■.■' ■ W7HEN installing a, new. accessory, w iattachlit so that it will not. work loose or rattle. If it- is electrical, fasten wires securely, insulating with tape at clips to preVent ch'aflng^ which 1 may cause a short circuit. ■'..-■■:"■*•. * •" .*'."■■■..• ••■ .' r\O not allow the tyre rack to be- *^ come loose or remain so. The jar of the rack' will damage the frame and if it falls it may damage the gasoline tank. ■■■ ' :; ■-■ ■■ . ; :-."-- : --.:».i- : '- ■•■•■'.■•• - •■- •