GENERAL NOTES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 676, 31 October 1933, Page 2

GENERAL NOTES

It seems (says .the Wellington Evening Post) that to the pure vandal, who hacks down a pretty thing to let it die, no appeal is possible; and. as the clematis-cutter and the ko-whai-hacker are in evidence agjain this spring, the sooner the law is enforced against them the better. fWdth pure white iblossoms trailing hehind motor cars in the dust, they flaunt their offences openly enough, and sufficiently advertise their own characters. Do not run down. a hill with the car in gear and the ignition switehed off. This waste oil from the cylinder walls, for unburnt petrol vapour is passed through' the engine. The correct procedure is to coast in neutral with the engine idling, as is the effect wtih a freewheel car. After runing a few th#usand miles the springing of a car seems to lose its suppleness, resulting in irritating jolts over an uneven surface. Take the car to a service depot where a higfh-pressure greasing system has been installed, have it thoroughly greased and the springs sprayed with penetrating oil — .and note the difference. A cooling fan is not always easy to see when it is running — hence, when carrying out adjustments near it, there is the risk of badly bruised knuckles. ' The risk can be reduced very considerably by covering the blades with a coat of aluminium paint, thus making them much more conspicuous and therefore less likely* to he overlooked.