General Notes

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7296, 5 August 1930, Page 4

General Notes

The following remedy will be found very effectual in curing a bad leak in a radiator. W r hisk the white of an egg and then pour it into the radiator so that it will circulate with the water. A.s soon as this reaches tho leak it will harden on coming into contact with tho air and will prevent further loss or water for a long time.

The following dressing will be found useful for curing a slipping belt drive: Heat together two parts of resin to one part of castor oil. The resin rapidly melts, and tho solution should he applied to the belt when hot, as it cools to a. thick, treacle-like consistency ana is then more difficult to apply. An engine, to operate efficiently, must have an occasional change of oil. If its lubricating value is diminished there is undue wear of all engine parts, which may lead to serious damage. Oil becomes practically worthless of an excessive amount of petrol has become mixed with the lubricant, so as to nlhkc it very thtin, or if water has got into it and caused it to emulsify or to.contain free acid. Also, if dust, metal particles. pieces of carbon or other hard and abrasive material have polluted the oil in considerable quantities, its further use will cause very rapid wear of engine parts. On some cf tho ulder model A Fords a disagreeable draught comes in at the front and bottom of the doors. This can bo quickly and easily remedied by installing weather stripping, one inch wide. Fasten it to the car by drilling eight jin. holes in the front pose and five or six on the bottom sill and using the nails and fasteners used on the model T upholstery. This makes a quick, neat job, ahd the stripping can be removed in a few seconds. Their very quietness of operation makes the later cars easier to maintain. So free arc they from general noises that when an unusual sound docs develop m any part of the chassis or body it is more emphasised. The owner should act upon this advantage. When a noise makes its presence felt the motorist should find its cause and have its remedy effected. Do not discard, your next worn-out tyre, but employ it as a cover for the spare. If a short length (about Gin. or loss) be cat out of the tyre, it. can be slipped over the new spare, and there afford adequate protection front tho weather. A little difficulty may be found in filing or cutting through the wire beading, but there would be no groat difficulty otherwise. This protector can be given one or two coats of paint and afterwards enamelled a glossy black, for example, or any other colour to harmonise with the coachwork finish.