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Beware of Spark Timed Too Early

r\CCASIONAL,L.Y a car turns out to have its sparlc timing much too early-i with the ; result that it knocks during acceleration and m climbing hills. "When this is the case there is a tendency to mistake the knocking for the kind that is caused by an accumulation of carbon. Some engines are run on gas before being shipped and others are driven m over the road with oil m the gasoline, so even the owner of a new cai might assume that the unwelcome knocking is due to carbon. Rather than run the risk of damaging the engine it is best to go back to the service station and have the timing set right. And while doing so the spark should be retarded at the steering post enough td stop the knocking. An anti-knock gas should be used and the driver should coast as much as possible. An engine with spark too far advanced i£ injuring itself even if no sharp knocks are heard. MANY cars overheat when driven intc the mountains or hot valleys, especially when the car has been run a season or two. The sediment m the radiator retards the flow of water. Th€ radiator should be taken to a specialist for a cleaning. * * #. KEEP the brakes adjusted. There is no excuse for poor brakes as a cause of accidents. # * ' '■■•■ * . ; • ■ "THE latest theory about the Martiar 1 canals is that they are arteria: roads.

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 18

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Tapeke kupu
243

Beware of Spark Timed Too Early NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 18

Beware of Spark Timed Too Early NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 18

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