MORE HINTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 752, 27 August 1929, Page 6

MORE HINTS

The Care of the Car Repairing Slit Inner Tube When AOur inner tube bursts suddenly and you inspect it. you usually find a slit an inch or two long. It' this is repaired in ordinary manner, with a patch on the outside, after a short time the split lengthens and you are in trouble again. The following method has proved much more permanent:—At either end of the slit cut a small round hole and turn the inside edges of the slit out so they can be cleaned. Then insert and cement a patch to the inside of the tube, and when dry cement the usual patch on the outside. A small piece of tissue paper inserted will prevent the chance of the patch sticking to the other side of the tube when pressed down. Draining the Radiator A point that is often overlooked is that the radiator requires to be drained at frequent intervals. To drain, open the plug at the bottom and flush out the radiator by inserting the garden hose in the filler hole. After flushing for a few minutes refill the radiator with clean water. Fixing Wind-Screen Rattles When a glass; wind-screen rattles in its frame, make a pulp of brown paper mashed into a pasty mess with hot water. Press this well into the hollow between the frame and the glass with a blunt instrument or piece of wood, .jamming it home thoroughly. When this is thoroughly dry a coat of varnish will hold it still tighter and prevent moisture from harming it. Unsuitable Plugs The use of unsuitable sparking plugs may cause what is known as “tiring" an engine. A long, fast run may result in the electrodes becoming incandescent, so that pre-ignition occurs. This may not be noticeable at high speeds, in so far as there will be no irregular running or knocking, but the engine will not “feel” right and will not develop its full power. The remedy is to fit a sparking plug recommended by the makers for a particular engine.