BEHIND AND IN FRONT OF THE WHEEL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 16, 11 September 1931, Page 6

BEHIND AND IN FRONT OF THE WHEEL

"SPARK PLUG"

®- MOTOR NOTES BY

Jinks: Have you got your automobile paid for? Binks: Practically. Three more payments and it will belong to the fellow that bought it from the chap I sold it to! * * * In setting spark plugs always bend the outer point. Bending the centre point may eraclc the porcelain, there•by causing the plug to short eireuit. * * * | i Night drivmg is much more enjoyable when the glare of the incoming car is eliminated. It is a matter of road courtesy 'to dim the lights, whenever possjble, in passing another vehicle. ' I X : J: ❖ . . I Bunnning for a short distance m ' second gear with the spark partially retarded is an old but still effeetive way to speed up the engine warming process on a eold day. Even after allowance has been made for warm- , ing the engine before starting this practice is a good one. * * * Lack of water, water circulation retared, defective water pump, loose ; fan belt, incorrect mixture in carburettor, little of cheap quality of oil, dragging brakes, excessive carbon deposits and retarded spark will increase the operating temperature of an engine. * * * It is just as important to have the car inspected after the engine has been overhauled as when brealcing in a new car. Adjustments are necessary to bearings and valves. >;: * * When the 'differential gears begin to growl the story of their maladjustment or lack of lubricant, the car owner shonld not be indilferent. 1 Wear means that there gears do not mesh properly, and in such a case breakage is likely. * * * "When your car is parked between two olhers, the easiest way to get out I is to move first in the direction of the ! greater space — forward, if there. is more room between you and the ear ahead; backward if the opposite is the case.