THINGS WORTH KNOWING

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12283, 31 October 1925, Page 18

THINGS WORTH KNOWING

CAUSES OF TROUBLE. Removing the rims from barrel headlights is a puzzlo to many owners who are accustomed to the old-fashioned rim that you took.in your,hands and turned, if you could. In the barrel type you will find a screw "ofi--the under side of the lamn rim, remove this and the rim llhat holds the lensp'Tp place will come loose at the bottom. Then press the lense in at ihe # sides near the top The inside lamp is slotted at these points to catch the two flanges in the rim. • * • •

Much trouble shooting about a car Is guessing. The amateur often, has to experiment quite a bit before «tumb!ing over the .right answer, but you can save one guess if the dimmers or headlights of both damns go dead at the, same time. Don't bother to remove the lense to see whether the lights are burned out. The trouble 'js due to a short somewhere along the line, to poor switch contact, blown fuses or to interruption of the current by reason of the circuit breaker. Overheating'the bqttery is one.of the most harmful conditions" that should oo guarded against in summer driving. This conditmn is frequently due to failure to beep the battery filled with pure distilled water. When the water level drops below the top of the nlates, a larger volume current is gent through the covered portion of the plates nt a normal charging rate, causing mpid overheating and deterioration. * * * * When the oil circulating, system is clogged by an obstruction somewhere alon" the. line, the oil pressure indicator on the instrument beard will not drop to zero, as I*oll might guess on first thought The pressure reaches maximum and the guage will register accordingly. The gas vapour in an automobile engine burns furiously, but does not ' explode in the wav dynamite does. It burns so slowly, that for normal running the vapor is ignited before the pistons have reached the top of the strobe. 1 f a rear wheel is loose on ite axle it will be indicated frequently by a decided click when starting the car. The wheel will slit> sKghtlv due to the play in the key and make this eliarmteristic noise. + ■* * * A peculiar grating noise from a horn is an indication of a broken diaphragm.