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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 90, 10 January 1919, Page 9

.-What.Engineers. ; haye-to-say about, .j the ; :eARBU.REnER".. , \ \ > ■ '..."■■ ■.'■■-■ i 5 '~"'- ■ • October 11, 1918. " j jj . ThoJlannging Direotorl Ihe Tourist. Motor Co., ltd. . ■ - ■■■'':{ 5 ' HASTINGS. ! | Dear/Sir, ' •'".-, ' •'„ '~ . : ,A, . 1 ' The writer, has to thank you for yours, of the .lst. inst. and the j | ..prompt manner in w-hich this. Ciyrbjiretter. w'as supplied..' "'} \ • As.a preliminary report, wo.tell.you that the.. .Carburetter was '-• \ placed'on'the J.B.C. Car, a run of'7o miles .being, made, including , \ four stiff' hills; ; and -tho r.mount of petrol consumed was 2 gallons /. ' ! 9 7 pints. The extra' sneed. noted was really surprising, and the powi? . \ ' on.tho hills was a'idecided improvement. ,Tho previous running of •/ ' \ . cnr Witlj' ; —-- Carburetter was 17: miles to the (ration;' the jet was ■ \ I then'.'made smaller, with tho. lesult of 191 miles to tho gallon." This ;.',..' j s . was the best that the writer, could. obtain., "On' tho "Master" 'it ■■; : . 'jj | worksjout at'.practicnlly.2sV miles to the.gallon,- increase of. 6 miles 9. per gallon. During, the run wo found that on-half acceleration .tho . ''j I lever control was. put down to the leanest mixture, possible, and it j 5 is quite probahlo I hat we could do with. a., smaller distributor, and ~' j . | would got more economical running still. The one at presout in the " j l carburetter is marked "S.". We would be pleased if you Would for-'. j jj ward another—we. do not know which way tho sizes run, whether it j ? would-be an "W or. a. "T," as-there is.tip note made of this in tho . ; 'i instructions. , . ■ •-.■ :: ... . \ ' We would also like to f&y that .the "Master Carburetter" you sent- ' j S us for the Sunbeam tar showed an increase; of 11 miles per gallon,' •'. s S with considerably moro lower on the hills'' t'ha'i the previous . car- '.. \ % ; buretter fitted to this ear'.' This is'an astounding result. ... -J \ .Tours faithfully,'' •-..- j | . •"-.'■'. (Sighed)". H. GAEBUTT, ." - - ■ -'j \ Manager, Booth, Ma'c'donald and Co.;■ ltd.,' DUNBDIN: \ I ■■:■ '. _ ' _ '. ' '■ ! "■ ■■ . ,r— —~ ■-■■.".. •/:■ . , .'■'•• j AGENTS- A. WHITAKER, Palmerston North. '. . i \ G.- STACEY AND CO., Feildlng.. '■■■..i | MADERN AND JENKINS, Masterton. \ I THE. TARANAKI .MOTORS LTD., New Plymouth. ••:-■! j ~ ALL OTHER TOWNS ANY GARAGE. .'.. . ... | I DisMßraSors. ■ ;.■' | © ■■']■ ''V: ■'■'■■ ::::? ':- : i : - .".:."•' .. T 1 From 'First: '■■ toto&i 1 1. it pays to choose, ah Albion. Albions ■ give ; ."ft '® . . better., service, are more reliable, cost', less •"'U M -' ' 'in upkeejp,' and .last.longer. This fact is <|j' ©'.'-'-.'•.- 'widely recognised by' Governments, Con- . M || tractors, and Business Jrtouses throughout the II 1 world, who, after experimenting years ago . f|j I '.:■ with other machines, NOW ORDER •■"« i "WHOLE FLEETS' QF ALBIONS, .■ |J | ' COMMERCIAL MCJTOES : ' ' § H ALBION MOTOR CAR CO,, LTD., Scotstqun, GLASGOW. ..' | SS .. London Depot: ai-j2, Upper Rathbohe Plage, Oxford Stxkt.W.i. . |3 N Sole Concessionaires for New Zealand: ;£? | . ARTHUR D.RILEY 4: CO., LTD., i6o, LamotonQuay, Wellington. §&} | ' Branches: Dunedin—P.O. Box 511. Auckland—P.O. Box 218. B9 . '■■■:-.'■■■■■■' ■ , ' j

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