“SUN” SERVICE STATION

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 480, 9 October 1928, Page 6

“SUN” SERVICE STATION

mHJB "Motordom" section ot The Sun Includes In Its service to readers a Queries and Answers Department, the object of which is to "ivo information regarding mechanical and touring subjects. Whatorei.oV^iJ?ar«tlSUlar P. uzzle . may be in either diagnosing irritating troubles, SfffJ°Vvf lne inf v or f natlon of ny kind > “Headlight” will endeavour to help, or refer the point to men who are recognised automobile experts in their respective lines. c All communications must be accompanied by the inquirer's name and address (not for publication), and sent to THE SUN “Service Station Motordom,” THE SUN. Auckland. Answers will appear weekly in this'column

I have a 1925 model Chev. and am experiencing difficulty with the carburettor. When applying the brake, on a downward grade, with the car in neutral, the engine will stop, while otherwise it will idle quite well. * * * The trouble here is due to incorrect adjustment of the slow ruflning jet. J.G.—Being a regular subscriber to The Sun, I would like you to help me with a problem. I want to paint the khaki hood of my car black, but some people say it can’t be done without it going streaky. You may know of a preparation. There are preparations on the market to change the colour of the hood, but I have never heard of the hood “going streaky.” Quite a common complaint, however, is that the action of such a hood dressing is to perish the material. The best idea would be to replace the khaki hood with one of black material. The cost is not very great. D.H.—A small crack in the cylinder block of our Morris Cowley causes a slight leakage of water. The fissure is situated on the left of the carburettor, and, although our garage

man ssures us that it is nothing serious, I would be pleased if someone would suggest a remedy. I have already tried painting the part with a stove paint recommended as a heat resister by our repair man, but as soon as the engine heats, the paint melts. The paint was put on cold. It is not necessary to have the block removed and welded, it can he satisfactorily repaired by drilling two holes in the cylinder block, where the leak is occurring, and tapping them; a brass plate is then fitted with two countersunk brass screws. Before the plate is fitted, a liberal supply of red lead, mixed with gold size, is applied to the fracture. Hudson Motor Car Company produced 25,206 Hudson and Essex ears in one month recently. The 1928 delK-ery up to the end of July was 208,271 cars, the largest seven months the company has ever known. * * * There are now 2S district associations forming the New Zealand Motor Traders’ Association, an increase of six on last year.