SPARKS!

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXII, Issue 2516, 20 December 1927, Page 2

SPARKS!

Loose gravel or wet clay will cause a car to skid at times at the least touch of the brakes.

When lights fail to burn with the engine running, the trouble is sometimes due to a loose connection that is affected by vibration.

Railroad crossing signs these days are like the X in the newspaper photographs. They mark the spot where the body was found.

Motor lubrication is about 2 per cent, of your car’s upklep. Do not fail to drain the crankcase at regular intervals and fill with clean, fresh oil, and save unnecessary expense.

A peculiar grating of the horn is generally caused, by a broken diaphragm. A new diaphragm should be installed.

Wise motorists always keep the best tyres on the front wheels. Littfe difficulty will be experienced in holding the car on the road until it can be stopped if a rear tyre blows out.

Making good time is a matter of driving consistently at a reasonable speed. This rate should neither be so fast as to be dangerous nor so slow as to kill the pleasure of motoring.

A magistrate recently said that a man who invented' a really effective silencer for motor-cycles deserved to have a public monument. We disagree; we feel that he should be rewarded in some way.

A squeak in any part of your car is an indication or warning that something is loose or dry. Locate it to prevent loss, and cut down your operating expenses.

A woman’s hac was blown off in a London street and run ever by a bus. On recovering it, we understand, she wore it home, and was the envy of every woman she met, as they all thought she had the very latest vagabond style.

Germany is fast becoming a sports nation, and motor-cycte competition is taking a strong hold. Not only in the attitude of the spectators, but in the ranks of the competitors there is a keen interest. A recent meet drew a gate of 50,000 people.

Genoa, Italy, is adopting the rotary system of traffic, because of the increased number of motor vehicles. The statue of Garibaldi has been moved from the side of one its public squares to the centre, as a middle point around which traffic revolves.