THE OVERHAUL

Shannon News, 6 January 1928, Page 4

THE OVERHAUL

It has been proved over and over' again, and repeatedly drilled into drivers, Unit it is the height, of opti•.•ilsni ti. s<t out or. a holiday tour Without at b.ast some measure of preparation; it is not wise to overdo thus preparation, of course, but neither is it to be foregone it an enjoyable tour is to bo made even more so. It may be the case of anything between two and four thousand miles touring during that period, sometimes confined to a month. Surely the tyres should

roe ive some consideration. As has been advocated a monthly overhaul of tyres, filling up cuts with stopping, and testing regularly is the recipe for longer tyre. life, but nothing should be risked on a long tour,: for evident reasons. Do not put a decrepit old cover and a patchwork tube on th'o i-pare ,wh el: this wheel may be called upon io perform the stiffest part ot the journey. Spare bulbs should not h e omitted, or put into the car in such a lilac,' which renders thorn liable to being crushed op sat upon. Even though some bulbs are represented as carrying an elephant, don’t, go and test this by sitting on them. The brakes certainly should be looked to, and if they show signs of wear of the linings, reline. them.

" The radiator rubber tubing joint is not often investigated, but ought to be befoi'e setting out. It is annoying to experience leakage on the road;, the water generally runs down the pipe on the underside, leading the driver to look for the fault where there is no leakage, and this may cause too much waste of time for

' convenience. Among many un-tliought-of spares which may be needed is a length of rubber tubing which may come in useful for putching-up a break in the petrol pipe. Electrical spares should not be left behind: a piece of fuse wire, pliers, a plug or two, some insulation tape and some twine, and any odd tool which has been found to be useful should figure in the kit. A piece of mirror with which to examine an inaccessible part of the engine is often worth its weight in gold.