WHILE ENGINE IDLES

NZ Truth, Issue 1198, 15 November 1928, Page 20

WHILE ENGINE IDLES

UYDROMETER' or gravity test of ** battery will not . give the exact -voltage if the test is made at the time water has been added. In hot climates a voltmeter should be used as the*temperature raises the hydrb meter reading one point for every three degrees. ■.-■•*. . # ..'■*.... •; W7ATCH the pressure of your tyres. '."'■ It is safer to have a few pounds more pressure thsfn; to drive with the. recommended pressure, " which is the minimum. \ A few passengers or some extra baggage may cause tyres to sag or bulge . and break down the side walls. , . ''...-.''" ■''. / ;■•# ..- •• , ■.'« . ■ .'..*-, -.- ■ ■■;■ »roUR-WHEEL mechanical brakes .: sboiild be I acl justed with 60 per. cent, of the braking power on the rear wheels, adjusting the .-, front wheels ■carefully. .- -to- equaiize. ' If the car swerves to the right or left when applying brakes, release the Adjusting nut on the side to which it swings; one notcli at a time, until no sidesway is. felt. •■'•'. ■-■'■•. '■<.'■■ > . .■-■'■•■" ■' •■ • .•■■ .'■' .'.*■-' ■■■■:■- .■*■.■■; ,-.'.---.: ■* .-.- ■■' ; . ■ ■ THE oil m the sump does riot remain ••*■ at maximum usefulness indefir nitely, even with; the additions made normally from -time to time. At intervals recommended by the --maker's the whole^' of . the lubricant should , be drained off and completely replaced. '. ' ; ; # v . ' ; -. : '' ; '*-.' : ■• .'., •' * ''■ ' " '."'.. : TF the engine ." develpps: "a, spark knock or "ping" when' pulling "on a steep grade, retard the spark until the knock disappears. . '•■• ■•■ * -■'. - ; - > -■'■•.. ■■"* ... . ■•■ ' W/HEN- testing -' : or filling a storage.' batte:y, keep: 'away- from an open flame, as the escaping gases from the battery are iriflammable. v '■ ' ■ ■ : # '"-:"■; '-'* .'■ '■''■ *' '.' '■ :.• V ■ DUNNING a car. with a small amount of srasbline m the tank is bad practice. The fuel line will frequently f pick u-p sediment or water from the bottom of the tank and cause • carburettor trouble. ••,.'' •. . . y • >'■'■• ■ : '..--■:•* ■'■'.:■•■. ■-■■>•.- : -V r -*:--.'- ' : . DEFORE inserting a . new tube m a D casing take a small wrench- arid make sure that, the 'valve-nut is tight. This may eliminate a slow . leak when pressure is' applied. . • >" # ..■•#.-._■ ... ;. -,#■■.; ■■;;...;■-;; : . C -F. EDGE, the former well-known '*?•■'■ Eriglish racirig driver,' arid now director qf /the A.C. Car Company,; has announced ; that \a.:'s; hVp. ,car will be ready for sale early next year. A BATTERY that will not hold a indicates that there is a short ,m the ignition circuit, or'; that the separators between ' the ". • plates are cracked. The latter condition requires that the battery be overhauled. . , '•' "-' i' ; - .' ''■-■ '■ : -'' : ' : '■':'■■ : ::; >■:■'■': .'■■"■■.■'-. :

TO remove a. rusty screw from metal parts; put a little -light oil on the screw, and apply a hot soldering iron to the scre\vhead; allow it to cooland apply more oil if that application has evaporated. If it still refuses to loosen, heat, again, and apply more oil. •'• ',"■■■■'* .'■ : "# ■'-■'* gEFORE adjusting the carburettor, • allow, the engine to run until it is warm. When the engine is cold the carburettor cannot be properly adjusted.; '■ '. • -■. :.• •;, -.:.- .-.:- .., " ■ ■■'.' ' •'■■* '. ' '#< \'. .-•:•'#' ■ . t |^EEP all loose articles off the floor of the driver's compartment. They may, get:, under' the clutch or brake pedal, and cause an; accident. ' i I^EARN- from your, -dealer or service man tile location of the fuse box and how to trace a burned-out fuse; and replace it. You should also be familiar with the. circuit breaker and any ( special switch m light or ignition cir- ' Quits. -.' „ : . ; ,-.' ■■ ' • ■ ■"•..>..-■ '■■ ' jyjUFPLERS become clogged with soot and carbon, causing a back pressure which brings loss of power ■ and causes overheating. Remove the muffler every season to clean out the accumulated deposits.■!,;%£ it is the welded type it is cheaper to ihstal a new one ]ty[ANY brakes have been unnecessarily relined to eliminate a squeak that needed adjustment only. The band must be free or clear of the drum when not m use, and when applied it must bear at all points equally. :