USEFUL ADVICE.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 289, 23 May 1929, Page 7

USEFUL ADVICE.

When putting away a part for future use, place a tag on it with description. ji Drive slowly through mud. OftenI times the impact of heavy splashing will mar the painted surface of the car. Leather can be used to make a temporary repair on a burned-out

bearing, where it is impossible to obtain a new one, or a garage is not equipped to make the repair. A loose and rattling windshield glass can be securely tightened by i filling the space in the frame with shellac. The solution should be applied slowly with a brush, so that it \ will pack tightly in the opening. Colour will identify the cause of the smoke coming from the exhaust of your car. A bluish or grey smoke is traceable to an excess of oil getting past the piston hings. Black

Smoke means that there is too muck petrol in the mixture.

I Test brakes carefully before it is J necessary to make an emergency stop after the car has been washed. Water, soap or distillate, which has been used to remove the grease, will frequently affect the brake lining, but after a few applications of the brakes it will be removed. Tugging at the wheel while the car is standing still not only strains the steering gear, but causes unnecessary wear on the tyres as well. A car should always be in motion when steered.

Those who have a battery box underneath the floorboards could save themselves a good deal of time and trouble by fitting a little trapdoor, preferably of the hinged variety, to give them convenient access to it. which few care to tackle, with the Taking up the floorboards is a job result that the battery is frequently neglected.

If the rear lamp is wired in series with that of the dashlamp immediate warning will be given to the driver

in the event of the rear lamp failure by the dashlamp going out. In carrying out this alteration it must be remembered that when the lamps are in series the voltage of the two together must equal the voltage of the battery, that is, if the batter is 12 volts, both lamps must have 6-volt bulbs.

Before replenishing the supply of grease in any cup about the car, see to it that the outside of the cup has been wiped absolutely clean. Otherwise some of the dirt is bound to get in with the lubricant. Once in the cup it will work down into the bearing, with the ever-present opportunity to work havoc with the part. The hub-caps of the front wheels are no exception to this rule of cleaning before adding grease.