DRIVING FROM
NE\tv
DRIYING
Starting
thc [ngiDe from
Cold
Check, and ii ncccssary
iop
up. the radiator
water
level
and
ihe
cngine oil level. Ifthe
car has
not been
used fol
several
days
and fucl
has evaporated
ffom the
carburetrors.
relill
them 6y
opel ating the
priming lever on
the fuei
pump.
'l
hc
slighl resislance
ceascs
when the lloal
chambers
are full.
AppLt thc handbrake
and ersLue
that rhe
goar ievcr
is in
"Neutfal
. Pull the choke
control
out to its
sto|
and turn
the
kcr r(' rl,< rgnrrron
pu.irion.
t he ignllion $irrrrtng.iglllshoJId
lhen glL'!'
"
d
rlre
fuel
gauge 'hould
registc-
lhe
car)ranl\
ot rhc
l uel
tank.
Fl-om the
"ignition"
position,
turn the ke!
clock\\,ise
against
spriDg prcssule lo operatc
the startcl
molor.
lmmediate\,
thc
engine tires, release
thc key, whjch
will
return to
the..ignirion'.
position. Should the
engine fail
to stafr
at the fifst
atteinpt,
do
no1 re-operate
the stal ter
switch until
the stafief
motof
has come
As soon as it
starts, push
the choke to
the
..hall-in,.position
rnd
$urm
the en8:ne at
a
iarr'h
lr.r
rdl
tg speeo
ot
JnproximJtcl\
l.)u0 r.p.m.
lh-r:
!\ill
cause
thr.gnrtiori na'rrrng'light
ro or
extinguished. thus indjcatirlg
thar
the
generator is
chargiog.
The
oil
gauge should indrcare
the pressure
of oil
circuiating.
If
the
gauge
remains
at
zero,
stop
the engine
irnmediaiely
andistablish
the cause. Failure to
do so mav
result in
serious
damage
to the
engine.
FROM
NIIW
Cvlinder weaf is minimized if
thc engine is \\'tr
med up quickly
by d;iving away as soon as oil is cif;lating
aliel
starting
th'e
engine.
Do not
r-ace
the engine lo speed
up thc plocess
but.
il
possible, maintain
a speed of approrinlatel-\' 15
m.p.h.
unlil thc
choke can be pushed fully in. ln $afm
climales. use ol
the
choke
may
be unnccessafy. Avoid tlte use ol llrll
thfoltle
dufing
the
warming-up
period.
A thefmostat
ircorpofated
in rhe
cooling
system eoables the engine lo be warmcd
uD quicklv flom
coldl
Starting nith the
Engine
Warm or llot
When re-starting a hot
enginc, dcpress llle
accclelator
pedal
to aboul one-third olits travei befole opcrating
tlte stafter
switch.
The
choke control shouid not be Lrsed.
Running-in
The importance of correct rLllltillg-in
cantrot be
too strongh,
emphasized, for during the lilst 500 miies of motofing,
the work-
ing
surlaces
o1- a nerv
engine afe bcdding dowrl.
Durjng this period
thc valvc
scats stdbilise.
causirlg
in
sotDe
instances, slight dislorlioi and
prcvcnting proper
seating
o1
!l
valve. Avoid possible damagc resulling liom
such
a condition.
by haYing
the compression
prcssufcs chccke.l
eafly in
the Iilc
ol rhq c rgine rfter
i
runring-i r i.
r'o
rro
crcd. ll rne
p|c..ur,^
are unequal! valvc glinding is recomlnerlded.
Frirlher attcntion to thc valves
should not then
be fccluifcd
lbr
a considetable
l,llileage,
ol unlil the pressures lla\c
aqain
beconre
unequal.
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