SPARKS.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 311, 24 October 1929, Page 7

SPARKS.

The policeman entered the restaurant and with great dignity anpouncpd to the man at the table next I to ours : “ Your car awaits without.” “Without what?” retorted the rather-loud-mouthed gentlemarl. “ Without lights,” said the policeman. “ What’s your name ? ” * * * * Flickering movements of the ammeter needle, except when the engine is running very slowly or unevenly, indicate either a loose terminal, faulty dynamo brushes or cutout. * * * * “What kind.of a car have you?” “ I’ve got a Wreck.”

“A Wreck?” “ Yes. Every time I leave it anywhere a dozen people come up and ask me if I have reported the accident yet.” * * * * Apparent failure of the oil pump sometimes is due to blockage of the pipe leading to the pressure gauge on the dash, or to failure of the gauge itself, and both should be tested. * * * * Traffic Officer : You were travelling sixty down that hill. Fair Occupant of Roadster: Are you sure it was this car, or the one I passed?

’ "I do not see why having your car overhauled should be such a depressing experience.” “You don’t, eh? Well, it was overhauled by a motor cycle cop.” * * * *

When enclosed brakes squeak there is excellent reason to suspect one of the shoes being loose. The lack of rigidity means that unequal pressure is being applied to the drum. Pending repair of the part the remedy is to apply the brakes with greater pressure, which eliminates the tendency of the unit to vibrate. The impulse is to release the brakes and start over again. This is wrong.

“ Does your fiancee know much, about automobiles?” “Heavens, no! She asked me if I cooled my car bystripping the gears.”

A London oil man suggests that a universal . name should be provided, for petrol. In England and Australia it is called petrol or motor spirit; in France it is essence, petrol being used to designate kerosene ; in Italy benzine ; and in the United States gasolin. He thinks that since U.S.Ahandles and uses more than 70 per cent, of the world’s gasoline that name should be universally used.