Trick With Stalled Cars

Chronicle (Levin), 8 December 1949, Page 9

Trick With Stalled Cars

Xhough not set out in motor j manuals, there is a Isimple* starter \ trick which has taken many a i driver safely out of emergency, as | when engines have stalled on level crossings. j An intermediate orthe reverse J! gear is engaged, the starter button is held pressed and the battery's | power moves ttie car forward or ^ b^ckw3>rdi If only the front wheels were J on the track reverse gear would naturally be chosen, but a car which had stalled in the middle of , the track would be more quickly moved to safety by using a low forward gear and the starter. Or the glope of the ground might be the determining factor, Cars have been moved from unexpectedly deep fords by the same trick without harming the battery, but it is, of coutse, a misuse of Starter and battery not to be resorted to except in emergency, nor can it be effected unless the battery is in good condition. ■ aaaaiiiBBRl .K-JLMJULAj