Oil Accelerator Pedal

NZ Truth, Issue 1207, 17 January 1929, Page 13

Oil Accelerator Pedal

CINCE gear shifting is . dependent. ■ upon engine speed and clutch action for ease of operation it pays to examine the accelerator . now a.nd again to make sure it returns the throttle to the idling position. An accelerator pedal works on a hinge which may become rusty and stick. . If this sticking prevents the throttle from closing, the engine will race a little when the gears are being shifted. Clashing of gears is the result. And if the clutch.. happens to be dragging' a.iittle it will be almost impossible to shift into low for a start without making an embarrassing racket. Sometimes the accelerator spring will become weak enough to allow the throttle to' remain partly open when it should.be closed.