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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20464, 2 April 1938, Page 28 (Supplement)

e | ' SPARKS ii ! g : The Los Angeles Times says that j j the elimination of the gear-shift lever j ! will be a great convenience to the j proud new car -owner as soon a# he i ! stops reaching for it. The chairman of the Amersham \ (England Bench, fining a motorist | 15s for failing to stop at a “Halt, : major road ahead” sign, said that the driver of a car must stop before enter- j ing a main road, even if he had re- ! celved a signal from a police officer to proceed. - . g • An American paper remarks that ! 0 each year brings larger motor hoods j e and lower-slung seats for auto- j s mobiles. •• i —— ! * j Reams of light of different colours j r . flashed from a miniature array of spotlights are the latest means for , e I giving warning signals in silent zones j where quiet driving is insisted upon * ; because of the proximity of hospitals, r 1 etc. Experiments are being conduoterl f lit is claimed to he particularly suc--1 ' cessful in attracting the attention of e i pedestrians. It is also very effective .in foggy weather. The rate at which ” j the lights can be flashed may be varied. r I | “You can’t pass this way. sir,” said 5 i the country policeman. “I’ve orders *! to turn back all motors that come ’* j along this road.” ’• j “But I’m the chief constable,” de- | dared the motorist. * i “Sorry, sir; I didn’t know*. I got " orders to let no traffic through be- * j cause of the rotten bridge, but seeing j it’s you. sir, it’s a pleasure. Go right ! ahead, sir.” I The average motorist gives little ' thought to the amount of capital in- ! vested, so that he may obtain supplies j of petrol, oil, tyres, or spare parts. I The investments involved are huge, yet ! essential to automotive transportation, p j for obviously a car or motor truck is v j only of use when it is moving. In the >1 United States, according to the Petro--0 ; leum Industries Committee, the capital ,1 • invested in that, country in the petrop ! leum industry alone exceeds £2,755,j 000,000, a sum equivalent to approxiH niately £IOO for every motor vehicle ■_ operating on America’s roads. h ! Clean lubrication resulting from the a j oil fliter makes possible much longer e use of the oil without changing. After n ; 10.000 miles of driving the filtering it 1 element nf the oil filter becomes filled o I with dirt, sludge, and other foreign i- matter, and should he serviced in order to function at its highest _ efficiency. If the radiator is being repaired, and if the repairer has not already done so, it Is a good plan to turn it upside down and run water through it by attaching a hose to the lower outlet. This washes its inside in the reverse direction, thus chipping off more of the scale and resulting in a better cleaning job. Many road stops are due to foreign n matter In petrol. To ensure freedom from trouble petrol should he strained through gauze or chamois leather. A n motorist who fitted a visible strainer found in four days that the howl of the apparatus was full of rust, waler and other debris. Filters should be ” ; cleaned out once a week. 0 | '■ [ When pulling nn a long grade the j wise motorist will shift to second gear a I occasionally, even though the car does I not appear to labour. Shifting allows )r : the partially starved vacuum system to replenish its supply of fuel. If Ihe | l ~ i system should go dry. a small amount j ." ! of poind poured into Ihe vacuum tank j j is usually sufficient to overcome that !l ' I difficulty.