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engine flywheel and closes the starter switch to provide an
electrical circuit between the battery and starting motor, there-
by cranking the engine. The starting motor draws considerable
current from the battery; there fore, it sho uld not be operated
for more than 15 seconds at a time. If the engine does not star t,
locate the
cause and correc t it before the battery is run down.
CAUTION: The s tarter pedal must be relellSed til! soon as the
eneine starts and should never be depressed when the engine is
running or ser io us damage ma,. result.
Accelerator Pedal. The accel erator pedal, located to the left
of
the start er peda l (fig. 9), is used to open and close the
Fill. IO-C/",'(h and Itab 'adols
carburetor throttle valve.
The driver res ts his right foot
on
this pedal and by varying
the pressure applied, opens
the carburetor throttle th e
correc t amount to obtain the
desired engine or vehicle
speed.
Clutch Pedal. Th e clutch
pedal is conveniently located
for
use by the driver's left
foot (fig.
10). It is used to
engage
and disengage the
clutch,
thereby connecting the eng ine to or disconnecting it
from the transmission
an d drive line to rear wheels.
The cl utch pedal should ha ve ;'4 to 1 inch free travel; if less
than %0" adjust free trave l (see Clutch Adj ustment, pa ge 41 ).
NOTE: Never d'iy e with the foot res tin l" on the dutcl! pedal as
this produces undue wear on th e throwout bearln, and othe r
pa
rts .
Brake Peda l. The brake pedal is located to the right of clutch
pedal (fig.
10). Depressing this pedal applies the hydraulic
service brakes at all four wheels in propertion to the pressure
applied on the pedal. For peda l free trave l, see page 55.
Parking Brak e. On all11h. and 2 Ton, except C.O.E., the park-
ing brake is a propeller shaft brake, hand operated with l ever
extending up through floor to the right of the gear shift lever
and with the grip just below the instrument pan el ( fig. 2) .
Hand brake lever on C.O.E. is to the left of the gearshift lever.
Pulling this lever back applies the propeller shaft brake by
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