EASY STARTING
The following hint for obtaining. an easy start is sponsored by a wellknown firm of sparking-plug manufacturers:—
. After a run, when-the car is in- the garage, .revl lip-the' engine- by giving it a touch of throttle. Then switch off and hold, the; accelerator open until the. engine stbpsl :6wing to its momentum, the/engine will turn over for a few revs., and as the throttle is wide open a weak mixture, amounting almost to pure air,-will be drawn into the cylinders.
Many motorists, carry out this procedure to a certain extent, but most of them forget to open the throttle after they have . switched off. This means that the engine sucks in a rich mixture. - ; :\ ■■ . ;
Now a rich mixture is wet, but a weak mixture is dry. Opening the throttle ensures that the cylinders are filled overnight.with a..weak mixture, which leaves the plug points dry and ensures a ready-start next -day.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 110, 11 May 1935, Page 32
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152EASY STARTING Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 110, 11 May 1935, Page 32
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