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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1024, 15 July 1930, Page 6

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The Care of the Car A DECARBONISING .TIP In order to keep carbon out of the water passages and so on when decarbonising, take an old gasket and glue brown paper over all the holes except the stud holes and cylinder orifices. When placed in position they can be held down by weights or strips of Insulation tape at the corners. As each piston is finished the cylinder can be kept clean by gumming a square of paper over the hole allowed in this temporary gasket. A BONNET CLIP STOP On many cars the bonnet clips are so fitted that when the clip is unfastened it falls on the front, mudguard, chipping the enamel. This can be prevented by making a little kneepiece of l-16in brass, drilling it to suit the front holding screw of the clip. Should the latter be inclined to rattle against the side of the bonnet, a 3-16 in clearance hole should be drilled In the latter in line with the clip, and a small rubber buffer with a 3-16 in snap-head screw, a nut and spring washer fitted. STOPPING WATER LEAK The Durant 4-40 and G-GO models have the water outlet pipe flanged at the end connecting to the cylinder head. At times the water will leak at this connection, as only a thin composition gasket is used. Tightening the bolts In most cases springs the flange between them. We solve this problem by using a gasket cut from sheet cork about ITGin thick, the same size as the regular gasket, apply gasket cement to both sides of cork gasket, and replace the outlet pipe. No amount of tightening on the bolts will cause this gasket to leak, and it makes a permanent job.— Garage owner. FLOORBOARD BUTTONS An improvement that has been found helpful is the installation of two flat spring buttons on the floorboards of a motor-car to hold them down and keep them from rattling. This device gives quick access to the battery and the points on the power transmission line that require lubrication. The old method is to fasten down the boards with screws, which makes their removal a lengthy operation. With this method the buttons are fastened to the body frame with common wood screws, and the ends of the buttons are bent up for a finger-hold. Only a quarter-turn of the buttons is needed to release the boards. No. 20 flat spring steel can be used for the purpose.