CLUTCHES
On one occasion I remember watching a girl trying to drive a small car out o£ a garage. Five times in quick succession she contrived to stop her engine. A rather fierce clutch and insufficient acceleration seemed to be the principal causes of trouble.
She was evidently under the Impression that the clutch would “snatch” even more fiercely if the engine wore accelerated further before it was engaged. As a matter of fact, this would not have been th case. My experience of fierce clutches has convinced me that extra acceleration is the only means of obtaining a smooth start. With the engine turning fairly fast, the clutch should be partially engaged, but made to continue slipping until the car is moving at a slow walking pace. Both clutch and accelerator pedals should then be released together, and the jerk, if any. will be found very much less pronounced.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3491, 29 October 1926, Page 11
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150CLUTCHES Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3491, 29 October 1926, Page 11
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