THAT NEW CAR.
ITS EARLY LIFE. When a new car has been purchased most sensible motorists consider that it is advisable to drive slowly for the first 500 miles or so, but it should he remembered that it is not only the engine that has to be run in, but all other parts of the transmission as well. In a recent case where a new car was taken over it was put at a stiff climb during the first hundred miles or so of its life. By engaging the first gear the engine revolutions were able to be kept within reasonable limits and it was not necessary for the throttle to be fully opened. After progressing thus for about a quarter of a mile the car suddenly slowed up, eventually coming to a standstill, the cause being traced quickly to the gearbox. It was soon learned by a casual inspection that one of the hushes ®f the lay shaft had seized, due to it being a very good lit when it was assembled in the first place. There is no doubt that there was no fault attached on the manufacturing side, as better service from a car is obtained if all the units are built slightly on the tight side, leaving the running-in process to give th:it hard, glossy finish which cannot be obtained on friction surfaces by any other convenient method.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 202, 15 November 1927, Page 7
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232THAT NEW CAR. Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 202, 15 November 1927, Page 7
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