BROKEN PETROL PIPE

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 22, 26 January 1929, Page 24

BROKEN PETROL PIPE

A breakage of tlic petrol pipe is one of the worst of tho minor annoyances that may arise when on the road, and it is advisablp to bt! prepared for it .by'having a few inches of. tire immi> tubing always available that'can bu slipped over the broken ends of the pipe. This form of repair should last inilelinitely, but it may be desired to make a soldered repair as soon as practicable. There are various methods of doing this, but granted a certain degree of skill iv soldering, it can be done in this way:; Well clean the ends of the pipe with ; emery cloth, and take a length of copper wire of 16 or 18 guage. Secure one end temporarily to the pipe by giving it a twist with the pliers; then ibind it round closely so as to form a sleeve over the break, and extending an. v inch on .each side. Temporarily'secure, the free end of the wire to the pipe, and then thoroughly run in the sleeve with; solder, using an efficient flux. • . . Most nick,el ware on a ■ ear is ruined' as easily.' by over-polishing as. by not polishing enough. When you polish your nickel, do it-..lightly. lYi..theVsuinhier time dust plays such havoc with the upholstery of cars that it is a good plan to have a set "of loose covers made. There are many materials suitablo for this purpose, whose bright-, ness or harmonising colours will add much to the attractiveness of your car.. Disc wheels take their bearing not from the spigot,- but from the conical faces of the nuts which _ attach them. It is" necessary, therefore, to sec that such nuts are properly tightened. The correct plan is slightly to tighten all nuts, then to nip up those that are opposite each other. By this means the. .wheel will bo brought, to its proper, place and should run truly. Alany conscientious car owners make ,a' point of periodically removing each sparking plug, cleaning the.points with a wire brush, and setting the gaps correctly. So far as it goes this is an excellent .idea, but it is often overlooked, however, that the insulation of tho central electrode, which is normally out of sight in the body of the plug, is apt to get coated with a ihin layer of carbon which acts as a conductor and results in current leakage. It is more' important, therefore, to dismantle the plug-and attend to this part than it- is merely to clean the points, for, provided the latter are not actually coated with oil so that a spark cannot occur at.all, them is little object in cleaning them.