MOTORING NOTES

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 740, 19 April 1933, Page 4

MOTORING NOTES

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Stopping- on tjKe Roadside. ° n , man y previous occasions it has been brought to the notice of motorists i hat stopping a car on permanentlysealed highways can be a source of danger unless it is done correctly. During the holiday period many drivers experienced trouble with their cars, and instead of- pulling over well off the highthey stopped with the greater part . tne car on the road, obstructing passing vehicles. Motorists should exercise more consideration. « ts Car Sold for Is llfd. break-up dealer in Johannesburg bought a car recently for £4, and finding it in good condition decided to offer it as a Publicity stunt for Is 11 *d. An advertisement brought a queue one morning at 5 a.m. which by P’ id -J Jay * entirely blocked the neighbouring streets. At 1.28 p.m. the dealer, Mike Appel, climbed on to the car and at once there was a wild surge towards him everyone trying to make him ac.ffjt thetr Is Iljd. Eager hands pulled him off bodily and he found himself bruised and battered under the car Recovenng he climbed back. A woman l aken l . u 2 a Position In the driving seat, pushed her monfey into his count revealed a penny short. I*, * ' W, a<J vertised time of the sa, f* M J Collenberg, who had been one ? m *,, q „ u a eue ' succeeded in thrust- \ 8 5 on to the dealer, and cai^honie^ 1 " P Urc b aser » drove the t’t ti Z'Z Carbon Xonoxide. , l”. CO I d eat her manw people make a habit of shutting the windows of their closed cars on almost every possible occasion, and it may well be that a car will be driven for miles with the interior improperly ventilated. These people v ould be wise to run over the exhaust systems of their cars to make certain that no leak allows any carbon monoxide to enter the body. It must be emphasised that this gas is colourless and completelv odourless: even a verv small defect in the exhaust system might allow sufficient to enter to cause si’eepiness to the driver. Those who are troubled with headaches after a run should satisfy themselves that carbon monoxide is not the cause.

Starting After Overhaul. It sometimes happens that the hardest part of decarbonising lies in getting the engine to start again. In most such cases the trouble is due to an accumulation of minor faults that can be avoided quit© easily. Dry valve stems and piston rings make starting difficult. In the one cas e because air drawn along the valve gindes weakens the starting mixture and in the other because much of the mixture is lost past the rings during the compression stroke. The remedy is a liberal application of oil on each valve stem and about a teaspoonful of on on each piston top. Any negl'ect to remove all loose carbon from the inlet passages is also JiKeiy to cause trouble since small pieces carbon are liable to be drawn up HT lder _ the valves, and, by preventing them from seating properly, completelv destroy all compression. If the inlet passage runs through the cylinder block necessary, eithter to stuff the paswith ra ? before scraping off the to rem °ve the carburettor to oulhly G passag:e to be cleared thorshould be correctly adjusted before attempting to start up. Carburettor cleaning should be part of es P ec,ally it has been ref.°.r in that case dirt or water, which otherwise would remain harm- - tbe bottom of the float chamthe’ jets'*" haVG entered one or °tber of CENTRAL PARKING STATION To cater for the urgent need of a central parking area, easily accessible, Mr J. Swindley has taken over tjie Central Garage at 107, Worcester Street (opp. Govt. Bldgs.). This is the new home of Exide Battery Service, now known as Exide Battery Service and Parking Garage. Park here at a reasonable fee. Ask us about the concessions for permanent garaging. Battery and electrical work carried out by experts. X