MOTOR REVIEW

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 6 October 1934, Page 7

MOTOR REVIEW

Notes by the Way

These new streamlined cars ffifike it difficult for a pedestrian to know whether he has been run over or backed into.

v ' Tar splashed up; on the lacquer finish of a car body often is difficult to re- - - move, and if left on very long; may cause permanent damage to the finish. A simple remedy, however, is to dab at the tar splashes with a piece of mutton cloth soaked in - eucalyptus. The eucalyptus will remove the tar instantg lv and an application of a good polishing Wax then will kill the eucalyptus and restore the finish.

.Counsel: Are you positive that the prisoner is the man who stole your car?;

■ Witness: I was until you cross-ex-amined me. Itow'l’m not sure whether I ever had a .car at all.

' A-'good radiator cap should not leak, even at boiling point. One explanation of leaky caps' lies in the overflow pipe being blocked. Pass a piece of strong wire through, and clear it out. .The other possibility is a faulty cap yvasher, vvhich, if worn, should be renewed.

. Second-hand car salesman (on trial ground): This car i 3 sound in every part.

Prospective buyer: So I hear.

“People to-dav,” complains a musician, “buy cars instead of pianos.” The reason probably is that you can’t go. for a drive in a piano.

Most motorists carry a selection of spare nuts and washers, but usually they leave them in the tool locker, where they are apt not only to rattle, but .also to get lost or damaged; An excellent way of carrying them is .to thread them on a long bolt, where they can be held tightly in position by the nut belonging to the bolt. The whole assembly may then be wrapped in a rag and stowed away in an odd corner of the tool box.

Trouble is often experienced on stud type wire wheels having the securing nuts inside the spokes-, owing to the wrench chipping the paint from the spokes. Measure the distance between the socket and the first bend of the wrench, and also the thickness of the wrench shaft. Secure a piece of rubber water hose of the correct inside diameter, cut it spirally, and put it around the wrench shaft where it would touch the paint. The, hose will stay in position without tape.

Beeswax is frequently used as a lubricant on the striker plates, bolts, and locks ,of motor-car doors, as it will not soil clothing which may come into contact with these parts. The ordinary way .’of applying the wax is to rub it on to the surface to be lubricated. A better method, however, is to dissolve enough wax in some benzol to make a thick liquid. This can be easily' smeared over the surface,-and when, the benzol has evaporated will leave a coating of wax which will cling better than the flakes left after rubbing on the pure wax.

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