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Show I YOU AUTO KNOW t J That failure to sifift gears on , J a long hill is one of Ae signs of J ' the amateur driver or of the i"iau i , who prefers to try to "show off" ' ' the power of his machine at the ) risk of serious damage to the J ' engine or, at best, of stalling in t t the middle of the incline. SMrst J and second (low and interraedl- t t ate) gears are placed on cats for J ' emergencies of this kind and are I , designed to assist the engine in , ' pulling a load to whicB it is not I accustomed. The driver who , J does not make use of them is, ' t therefore, placing an uudue t ' strain on his car and should not J be surprised if something gives i J way under it. J The best method to use in the t case of a long steep incline Is to ( ' approach, if possible, at a fair , rate of speed, so that the car J i ' will gain as much initial impetus t j , as possible. Then, when the , ' machine begins to lose speed but ' i before it has slowed down too J much, shift to second and, If f t necessary, to first. Also, at the ' first sound of a "knock" retard t the spark, for this will slow J J down the engine and give it mora ' I power, thus making it unneces- t J sary to shift gears on hills which ' I the driver knows by experience t I his car can make without la-. J ' boring. i ' (Copyright. 1922, by the Wheeler f Syndicate, Inc.) J 4 |