LOOKING AFTER YOUR CAR AND MOTOR

NZ Truth, Issue 1262, 6 February 1930, Page 18

LOOKING AFTER YOUR CAR AND MOTOR

Vacuum Fuel 1 v ' V• ; ; THE ..vacuum type" idf fuel system •*• will qccasionaijy refuse to work. Among other difficulties two often encountered are a. leak m the Windshield wiper tube and dirt m the line. There ,is a vent ..in' the vacuum tank around the filler cap that must be kept open. ,, A piece of wire should be run through' this vent occasionally- to make sure' that it is not obstructed. ;•• # : . "'.*.■.■;' ■•■ ; '.* ■■■ '•■ ' • PHECK your tyres occasionally for uneven/ wear. If the tread is cutting or chopping- off. m spots the wheels may be: but of: line or the tyre may be ; under -inflated. A bent axle, bent steering knuckle, broken spring, bent spindle, dragging brake,' or loose wheel may be > causing the damage. The best adjutlon is to have' the car carefully checked by a competent, repair niari. ; :'> . ■•■■■■ ■ ■'■ :•# ;• ■■■ # ; : ' • . ■■ k A' TOTAL. 9f ,103,636 motor-cars entered Switzerland as 'itoiirists" last year compared . -y^lth' 78,693/ m % 1927; ■Estimating "an average of four persons per car, more than"; 400;000 to.urists visiting Switzerland; m 1928 provided their- own "trarisportittioh./ Swiss gross receipts from motor tourists m 1928 estimated £1,000,000, or approximately £2/10'A; per person..' . ■ * ■ ■"/■■ .v ! * ■•■■■• -■; 'fvi •■.. •■••.'■• • ■■■■ ■ Uneven Tyre Wear TF you , find ; N a • tyre, wearing ; faster t than:the one on; the opposite wheel, check the brakes; 'possibly! the brake on that side is grabbing and causing the tyre to skid. This condition causes rapid wear. ' : '• ••■■ ■ .-'■.. '-,;-'#■•/ ••;. . \*y-' :■••■■■ .#■: '" ,- - ' TRAFFIC police m . Paris act as -, judges as well as directors, of traffic with the right to impose fines on careless motorists. The scale oft .fines is. flexible, so that, the police must use their judgment. In case a motorist acgties arid arouse^, the ire 4 bf the officer, he ;is alfriost: certain to see the maximum 'fine 'imposed; ' ■.'" : ■-"•• - : ' : 't ,y :: ":~ : :Q+; ■■■ ;■'' ■'. ■■""*■■''■ ' - ■'■ ■MOTSTTJRE 'or grease on the l . of the;';. distributor housing is one icaiise of ' "rriissingi", ; :'///'. './'' ;; The ; high fteiisiOn ■.currgrit skips across the. surface of thig- coating- instead of going through -its regular ■channels.'/- ■.,' '...•-.'■' : .•-■'■ \-; .'■■'-'■'./'. .--.-\ '.-y. ■ v;To ■ remedy; this 'V: ■condition, omerely clean . thb 'surfac(B thproughiy with r a clean,, diy clotty ' ' . ■ . t .'" -.-.'• v ,'■--' '.' »^ i ■ '■'■ ..' .i; : „' , .. • : .'...■"

Gauge. lnaccurate ; i ; : -:-^<'yi THE petrol gauge on the dash' canbe made to register .inaccurateiy ; by a slight speck of dirt m the hole of the filler cap. ' • .: " ■'..*.' .-.•■■ '::'• * ' * ;.; MOTORIST: "I ought to get a new -wing out of you!". . ■' Enraged Motor Cyclist: "Yes!. And if I had my way you'd get a harp as well.". : . ; ' |T is important to apply an early treatment to '.scratches to .preserve the body of a car; , , , .;. v ' Scratches and cuts m the .body finV ish, if let alone, >'mlght causeY^spreV spots m the' body metal, and if neglected, rust will gather m the flriislr'abbut the spot, and eventually, it drops off. gradually, to enlarge the affected spot? ■•■ '■■,■ • , • N '';. •- - '■-■■■ Baulky Engine . - A BAULKY engine is often due to ** corrosion on the terminals of the starting cable and loose, dirty ; terminals. ,These s connections should be kept clean at all times. - QCCASIQNALLY a nut will drop into w the fly-wheel housing- when bands are being replaced m the Model T Ford. ' : ; ; ' It is a simple matter to recover, however, by fastening a rag to the .fly-wheel and turning- it over slowly. The rag will usually bring. the nut up where it can be.reached. • ■ • * : ' . - QLD and stale grease should be rew moved from . the wheel bearings, the . bearings cleaned -m gasoline; checked for wear, and repacked with fresh lubricant. ■ ■• ■• >•■ \ * ■ • Roughen Brake Linings THE best way to roughen brake lin- - ings that have become glazed is iWith a wire brush or l'asp. '/l FINE, of 150; marks or two week's' ■ j imprisonment' is imposed on mo-, torists,' m Berlin, Germany, for in'^ fringements of' the. traffic code. This 'code; defines what- a road is, what length, 1 breadth and weight of vehicles are ■permitted, •: arid a motorist- lias t'b' learn the meanirig of 36 symbols which : indicate one-way streets, \ two-way str.eets, those barred to certain sorts of traffic, and thoso closed to aU- traffic and where parking is alloy/ed or pedes-trians-may cross! .'■-.: '.' .