Auto Gossip

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30822, 6 August 1965, Page 9

Auto Gossip

by

A.J.P.

is fitted one window should be kept slightly open to permit a good flow of air, otherwise air pressure inside the car builds up, and the efficiency of the heater decreases. With a window slightly open, the ram effect of air entering the heater pressurises the car’s interior sufficiently to stop draughts. Back Window : A back window is the best one to open, as this will encourage the air to flow through the interior and keep the windows free of misting. My car has rear quarterlights, and I usually keep at least one of them open to encourage this flow of air. At speed, the flow of air through the car is so efficient that a light raincoat left on the rear parcel shelf is half sucked out the quarter-light. The increase in the heater’s efficiency when a window is opened is very noticeable. In some cars, the increase in pressure with all windows shut can be enough to make passengers’ ears pop, and some say it can encourage the onset of car sickness. Sickness Car sickness may make a

journey a misery, and many persons are prone to it. Excessively soft suspensions can encourage car sickness, and reading a map or book while the car is moving can also cause sickness, as many rally navigators can testify. Keeping a passenger's mind busy (getting a child to count the brown cows it sees, for instance) is often a guard against sickness, and so is a flow of fresh air from an open window. Drivers rarely become car sick while driving because they are too busy, and because they have the steering wheel to provide some support. This is where seat belts can help. Antisickness pills should be taken with caution, as some can affect a person’s driving. An exhaust leak is another thing that often promotes car sickness. Quote of the Week “Most manually controlled clutches have a carbon pad in the clutch release bearing and, because of the drag of of a bearing of this type exceeds that of the oil in the gearbox when it is cold, depressing the clutch pedal actually increases the load on the starter. The exceptions are those clutches actuated through a ba Ur ace-type release bearing.”—From an article on use of the clutch, by “Ignition” in the “New Zealand Motor World.”