Second Gear Is Useful For Test

NZ Truth, Issue 1199, 22 November 1928, Page 20

Second Gear Is Useful For Test

CECOND gear can be a lot morts ase- '"' ful for testing engines than most car-owners realize, for m second the engine is running at speeds equivalent to a fairly high rate of speed m high. .' This means ' that if traffic is such that high speed cannot be indulged m with safety, or if it is not convenient to go somewhere for a higher speed test, the high speed operation of the engine itself can be determined by running fast m second, v By following this plan you will find it easier to concentrate your attention on the behavior of the engine since you are not. driving fast and your nerves are not on edge. Checking valve trouble, skipping, missing spark plugs similar ailments are easily accomplished through this second gear test. Do it, of course, on level ground, since the gears will be 'quieter.