A BATCH OF HINTS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6851, 5 March 1929, Page 9

A BATCH OF HINTS

MOTORING TROUBLES. If your car jumps out of gear in climbing a hill, install a stronger latch spring. Sometimes end play in the main shaft of the transmission or wearing of the teeth of the gear will cause the machine to jump out. In such cases a new gear should bo installed. Sudden loss of power is often traced to a disconnected spark advance rod, or to the timing chain, which becomes loose and jumps the timing.

Most carbon deposits in an engine come from gasoline and dust and dirt sucked through tho carburettor and not from oil, as in the popular opinion. When a pronounced click is heard in a car when starting in low or reverse, it can sometimes bo eliminated by tightening the rear axle nuts and universal joint flanges.

A peculiar grating in the horn is generally caused by a broken diaphragm. A new diaphragm should be installed as they cannot be repaired.

In testing the spring of the spark plugs, do not pull the wire off the plug, as this puts a strain on the coil. Use a wooden handled screw-driver, placing it from the cylinder to the top of the spark plug.

To remove headlight rims when rusted or sticking, wrap friction tape around them. This provides a better gripping surface.

Fast driving with the sudden jamming on of the brakes not only wastes time, but is expensive. It wears they tyres out very much more quickly than does quiet and sensible driving; the brakes do not last as long, and quite a lot of undue stress is thrown on other mechanical parts of tho car. A steady average speed will get you there quicker than will fast driving, interspersed with fierce use of the brakes.

Although the idea of using a split nut to hold threaded objects, such as screws or bolts, in tho vice is not new, a novel adaptation consists in sawing the nut completely in half so as to serve as the jaws of a light pair ot ton<m. which enable the object to bo safely handled even after it has been heated. The halves of the nut should bo secured with screws to a U shaped piece of spring steel.