The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30

when once placed. Most drivers place
the motor 20 idle freely. then accelerate
and control the power by the foot ac-
ce!erator. quicker action is obtained
In this manner. especially since the hand
has other things To do. such as operat-
Ing the horn. gear shift lever and AT
times the emergency brake.
The left pedal is most always tho
clutch. THIS IL pressed forward gam
spring tension 10 disengage the clutch
and permit the motor to run free. Tha'
is TO say, when the clutch pedal ~
pressed forward and the clutch disen-
& ged the motor is separated from driN-
ing the car. II the brake is applied
a. this time. the car will come to -
standstill. The right hand pedal is the
service brake which is used for all o.
binary purposes of controlling the ca.
In brief, to stop the machine it Is sim
ply a question of disenRaging the clutcl
by pressing the left hand pedal and
applying the brakes by pressing forward
on the right hand pedal. The clutch
should always be disengaged before the
brake is applied. II this is not don"
the motor will pull against the brakes.
Al the extreme left j. shown the em"r-
gency brake lever which, as the name
implies. is for any emergency, should
the serNiC. brakes fail TO work. This
lever controls an entirely separate set If
brakes and holds them set in whatever
position tho lever is placed. This IS
used TO hold the car while standing
on "A grade OF elsewhere.
The shifting Of gears perhaps con-
fuses tn" beginner more han anything
else. The gear shift lever. as shown
AZ tn" centre, is used to place in mesh
certain sets Of gears. When the car is
started from "A standstili the first gear
set should he chosen. Usually the po-
sitions are marked, |. =, 3 and reverse.
indicating the various speeds. Before
the motor IL started. the operator must
he certain that this lever Is in neutral
position. This indicates that no gears
are in mesh even though the clutch ia
engaged, To start the car the clutch pedal
must first De pressed forward then tho
lever moved to first speed. ny cngaging
the clutch gradually and accelerlting
: slightly the car will start, Since the
first speed gear set is Of very low ratio.
II is necessary to change to second in
order TO increase the speed.
To do this the clutch must be Olsen.
gagged again and the gear shifted while
the clutch Is out. Again it is engaged
gradually and the motor accelerated.
Likewise. when this is lone the shift
should he made into third or direct driv,
in II similar manner. Some cars en-
ploy four speeds forward. hut the grca,
majority use three. Third speed or di-
rect drive permits transmission of power
from the crankshart to thu rear axl.
without any gear reduction through
transmission. The reverse is applied
in the same manner as the forward
speeds and is used simply for backing
and tuning purposes. II should he not, Il,
however. before amy attempt Is made to
reverse the direction of the car through
the reverse speed that the machine
should first come to Il standstiil.
To the right Of the footboard is shown
an oil pressure gaug.. which serves ~
an indicator for roper fabrication Most
every modern power plant employees am
oil pump which forces the lubrIcatIng oil
in and about the various bearing sur
faces. should the supply become cx.
hausted or III. oil purnp fail to work,
serious damage to the working parts
may result, For this reason an indi-
Gator II placed In plain view OF the op-
orator 10 serve as a tclltalc of the lubri-
eating system. One Of the first things
the beginner should do is to acquaint
himself with the lubricating system he.
fore any attempt IN made to operate the
machine. An insufficient supply of oil
may prove most disastrous, ON the dash
cowl are shown several instruments
which serve to keep the operator in
formed as to conditions. We are an
familiar with the working of the speed
o%n,ctcr, which ordinarily Is connected
by a flexible shaft to the front wheel
and indicates the speed and likewise reg
listers the number Of miles travelled.
Most cars also employ a carburotor
dash control, which permits the operator
10 regulate the adjustment. Especially
Is this needed for starting purposes when
the motor In cold. Tn electric starter
IN operation draws considerable curren,
from the battery, therefore 1t is neces-
sary that the motor start quickly 10
avoid any unnecessary use OF the starte,
The dash control enriches the mixture
for starting purposes. II IL well known
that the gas engine In difficult to start
In cold weather. due TO poor vapo-izing