IDLING ENGINE

NZ Truth, Issue 1203, 20 December 1928, Page 19

IDLING ENGINE

Dangerous To Parts Most of us steer clear of the driver who insists upon racing his engine m a public garage. WE figure that he'll pollute the air with death -dealing fumes, and if we are wise we get out of the way as quickly' as possible. This is wisdom, but we have to be careful to avoid reasoning that an idling engine isn't as dangerous as one that is raced. ' As a matter of fact, the idling engine is especially dangerous. Usually when an owner or ' a mechanic idles his engine, he does it with the spark retarded, and the result of this is to let the engine exhaust a lot of gas that isn't properly burned. Carbon monoxide is excessive m the exhaust fumes of an engine that is timed late. Don't let the silence and tranquility of the idling engine lure you into this grave danger.