The Motor World

NZ Truth, Issue 580, 29 July 1916, Page 12

The Motor World

(By "Self-Starter.'^

Wheels should be tested for side play a few times 'during the year. Side play will not only cause excessive bearing wear, but tyre wear as,welL Jack up each, whee^'and .by grasping it firmly and pulling and pushing 1 one can usually feel any "side motion. In many cases the wheel bearings are adjustable. ...... #'..'■ W . . :• If you study the average buyer nowadays you'll hear him insist upon plenty 'of room m his touring car, because he knows from past experience that it takes the joy oat of life to tour m a car into which you have to be put with a shoehorn. .Nor does he want }\ilß baggage piled on top of his feet, for confined to a small space m the rear of the tonneau. • • • Mr. Robert F. Lee, who was New manager for Goodyear Tyres, recently left for Sydney. His untiring efforts to bring Goodyear's name prominently forward m this Dominion have shown wonderful results. His personality alone was always a pleasing one, and his absence amongst those most intimate with Win-will be greatly felt. ....■-.•. • •: • Messrs. Magnus, Sanderson and Co., Ltd, who are the wholesale distributors of "Nobby Tread Tires," call special attention to their advertisement m this issue. "Nobby Tread Tires," termed "The Aristocrats of the Road,' are wonderful m construction, and huge stocks are now coming forward, so that motorists can. always rely on being fully catered for. "Nobby Tread Tires" are now sold under the United States Tire Company's regular warrantyperfect workmanship and material. But any adjustment is on a basis of 5000 miles. "Nobby Tread" are stocked by all motor houses. ■' ■• • ' • • A novel internal combustion engine has just been designed to use any fuel oil available. /It combines some of the features of both gas and steam engine. It^ls adapted to marine, automobile, and stationary uses. In operation, air is compressed m a separate chamber, and is passed on- to a second where It mixes with flnely-atomised oil. When this mixture is Ignited m the ordinary way, the resultant hot flame is utilised for forming a measured quantity of water into steam. This greatly reduces the temperature of the gases formed by the explosion. The steam and these gases then enter a cy Under much like that of a steam engine, where their expanse furnishes the power for driving the piston. With this arrangement the speed of engine is easily controlled by a throttle, m exactly the same manner as an ordinary steam engine. Reversing is done with a reversing link. The engine can be started directly on oil without previous heating. The gases for the .entire engine are formed m one chamber, so that only one spark plug is required for any number of cylinders.

It is eald that Sir Joseph Ward has gone into the motor exchange business. Lately he disposed of his two old cars, and has since purchased something fresh. Nothing like appearance these days. Yet some people are still talking ECONOMY. ,

It is surprising the number of cars we come across which have a petrol leak m different parts of the system. These remarks do not refer to any particular make, but to every ma]#e of car m the world; and the leaks are caused through no fault of the car whatever, but by sheer, neglect on the part of the owner. Examine all unions and taps leading between the tank and the carburetter, m fact put your finger on the middle part of the tap and the union knuckle. If It becomes wet with benzine there Is a leakage, and a serious one at that. A leakage at the rate of a gallon a day is not fast enough to drop Into the under-tray. yot this lost Is serious. Another good way to test leakages is to drain all petrol out of the tank, and when emptied. , turn off the tap underneath the tank leading to tho carburetter. Next day have a look at tho joints near the carburetter, and also the tray immediately underneath the carburetter, and if there is any sign of dryness about these joints it is a sure sign that there has been a very slow leakuge, and from the absence of petrol it shows it has dried up. Another good way is to sprinkle flour on all joints, merely

dusted all over with flour. Turn off the tap at tank and see if the flour dries or becomes caked on the joints where it was dusted on. This will indicate a leak if it is so. These leaks should be properly attended to and .fixed up* — "Australian Buick Bulletin." •• • v J. E. Fitzgerald has just landed big shipments of tyres, motor accessories, and everything that you can possibly need for the safety, and comfort of your car. Remember Beldam Bulldog Tyres are British tyres and are sold by J. E. Fitzgerald m all stock sizes.

evidence abounds that the motor, car trade is rapidly approaching an all the-year-round state and m. appreciation of this fact there should be a unity of effort by manufacturers, accessory and car dealers to do all m their power to help the movement along. Again and again it has been proved that a motor car can be used m wet and cold weathers with far greater economy, success and comfort than a horse-drawn vehicle. What If people do not use their horses much? Whenever and wherever there is .economy m using motors over horses for business or trucking m summer, there is the same economy m their use m winter. No longer can dealers and agents afford t to make the mistake of practising standing idle m the winter, and making little effort to get business.

The motor trade of Australia is breathlessly awaiting the return of Mr. W. M. Hughes m order to know if there is any real foundation for the rumour that increased duty will be levied against imported cars. From good sources it is rumoured that dealers will have to raise their prices shortly.

The mo-car of Grocer John Hall, of Chrtstchurch, got stuck m the North Beach quicksands the other day. How did it get out? Quite a simple process^ — It was "hauled" out, by horses.

A discovery that m all probability will have an important influence upon the crude rubber industry m the Far East has been made m Ceylon and is Included m the report of American Consul Walter A. Leonard, of Colombo, to the State Department. ' Millions of gallons of coconut water, which now runs to waste on the estates m copra drying and desiccation mills, can be utilised as a profitable by-product, besides producing a superior coagulant m making rubber. "The possibilities of this new process for Coylon," writes the consul, ''can be realised when it is stated that m 1913 rubber to the value of about 22,000,000 dollars was exported from Ceylon. Of this amount 5,089,167 dollars went to the United States. Rubber ranks a close second to tea as an export article from Ceylon, and takes first place among the shipments froni the island to the United States. Details of the process are not now available, but It Is understood that the coconut water is; allowed to ferment for four or five days, after which it can be used immediately for coagulating latex. One or two ounces of the fermented liquid will coagulate one pint of pure latex. It is said to produce a better rubber than that procured from the crud^acctlc acid, especially so far as color goes, and clearer than that obtained from the cocoafermentation acid treatment. Experiments are being carried on to deter-* mine how long the liquid will keep, and now practicable it will be to transport, it from the coconut plantation to the rubber estates."