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The Truth about Motors

HILL- DRIVING HINTS

Gear Changing Ways To Save Fuel and Your Brake-linings

If the brakes of a car smell hot, even after the longest mouni tain descent, it is an indication that the driver does not know his business. It should be necessary only to use the brakes occasion- ' ally to slow up for a bend or rough patch. nVERY car is fitted with one. brake the hand-brake. The car will thus be H that will not burn out or overheat, held from gathering 'speed while the that requires no constant effort of change is being made, while hands and the foot to apply, and is variable within feet are free for operation of the other wide limits. This perfect brake is the controls. ( engine, and more retarding power can | t j 8 a safe rule to use the same always be obtained as it is needed by gear \ n descending a hill as would engaging a ; lower gear. - be neoessary for an ascent. < ' n^SStr Is SSHn [ Before seUing off on a mountain the cylinders, owing' to the throttle tour.a new driver should practice gear being shut, and a considerable amount changing until he can change down as of oil may be sucked past the pistons, readily as he changes up. especially if the rings are a bit worn. p H « re is the "double declutch" method . . of changing down, which is the most For this reason the ignition dependable of all: — should be left switched on, so that Fush but clutch and bring gear lever the sparks may keep the plug into neutral. Let m clutch and touch points clean and burn up any gas accelerator to speed up engine t to which leaks pasi the throttle., about second gear speed. . .v ;.t v>j; : o The best idea is to fit an extra air The faster the car is going *h*:y valve m the induction pipe, which will m ? re *"* i" 9 !"? shou ' d . be ac-f improve the retarding power and pre- celerated. Push out .clutch and vent waste of oil, besides reducing fuel b . rin 3 9 ear lever smartly into posir consumption; % ti.on.:-.-. ; > Some drivers of "top-gear I ,' cars With a little practice "this type of are very inexpert at changing down, change can be made very quickly, and, and some practice should be had at by setting the idling speed very slow low speeds before the hills are reached, and omitting to touch' the accelerator, When changing gear while going down it can with advantage be applied: to hill, it is a good, plan first to put on chan^ringup on many cars. ..

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 18

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Tapeke kupu
440

The Truth about Motors NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 18

The Truth about Motors NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 18

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