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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 16, 1931
Page
4
Reading this old automotive piece, car owners are urged to boost fuel efficiency by tuning the carburetor and fixing faults. It covers brakes, lubrication, tires, valve timing, spark plugs, ignition, radiator temperature, and checking for leaks before adjusting the carburetor.
Instructional excerpt discusses achieving economical fuel mixtures through carburettor adjustments and emphasizes maintaining engine warmth and steady idle. It also covers cautious electrical system handling, advising cleaning a commutator with shaped wood and paper, while suggesting professional service for insulation and smoothing.
The American public now regards the motor coach as a permanent alternative to rail travel. New long distance buses feature 6 cylinder engines, weigh about 8 tons, stretch 35 feet, and seat 33 passengers. They travel about 57 mph on concrete and up to 70 mph on night runs, with fares around 0.2 or about 1 1/5 per mile.
Dirt track racing combines unconventional machines with a distinct rider type. The technique demands extreme throttle control, body lean, and precise handling as dust, heat, and rough terrain test both rider and machine on a 440 yard track.
A guidance note explains the proper method for starting on a hill with a car that has stopped. Keep the hand brake on, start the engine, engage first gear, rev steadily, then release the clutch as revs stay up, allowing the vehicle to move forward without rolling back.
H F Needham sets out in an eight cylinder Buick to win the Rutherford medal the first solo trans-Canadian motor tour. He surveys a route from Halifax to Hearst Nipigon Kenora and on to the Manitoba border with no outside help. The challenge includes crossing muskeg forests and rivers by ford or bridge only avoiding ferries and rafts. Needham expects the journey to take about ten weeks.
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