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Jnstrlllllents lind eontrols
The locatio.n o.f the co.ntrols
and
instruments
o.n yo.ur
Po.ntiac has
been planned
with
the
idea of
co.mfo.rt and co.nvenience fo.r the driver,
which also. co.ntributes to.
greater
safety.
BATTERY INDICATOR-The
battery
indi-
cato.r
sho.ws
the
current flo.w
to. and
fro.m the
battery. Electrical current go.ing
fro.m
the gen-
erato.r
to.
the
battery indicates
o.n
the
"C"
(cha.rge)
side
o.f
the
center
marking.
The needle
will
indicate
o.n
the
"D"
(discharge) side
o.f the
center
marking
when
mo.re current
is
being co.n-
sumed
than
is being
received from the
generato.r.
(See
No.te belo.w.)
WATER TEMPERATURE INDICATOR-The temperature o.f the
co.o.lant
in
yo.ur engine
is
sho.wn by
the
water
temperature indicato.r.
When the engine lirst warms
up the temperature
will
register slightly
higher than when
engine
reaches
o.perating
temperature. The
water
tem-
perature indicato.r
sho.uld
no.rmally no.t read abo.ve the bar to. the right
o.f
the center do.t. If the indicato.r needle
stays at o.r
abo.ve the right
hand
bar
the
cause sho.uld
be lo.cated immediately.
~Fo.r
details
o.n
the
care
o.f
the Po.ntiac
co.o.ling system, see
page
25.)
FUEL GAUGE-The
fuel gauge
indicates the
quantity
o.f gaso.line
in
the tank
o.nly
when the
ignitio.n is
turned o.n.
When the ignitio.n is turned
off the po.inter
dro.ps
back beyo.nd the empty
mark. The letters
"E'"
and "F" o.n
the fuel
gauge
are
used to. po.int o.ut directio.n
o.f
indi-
cato.r
travel
only.
Gauge readings are made fro.m
the live markings
o.n
the gauge
face.
The left-
hand dot indicates empty, the center dot half-
full and
the
right-hand
do.t
full.
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE-The o.il pressure gauge indicates the
pressure in the
engine's
full pressure lubrication
system.
The gauge
is read in the
same
manner
as
the fuel gauge
(liee
NOTE) with the
do.ts
indicating
"20"
, "40"
and
" 60"
respectively. The gauge
sho.ws
the
oil
pump is
working,
but do.es no.t indicate ho.w much
o.il
there
is in the crankcase.
NOTE: The Jetters en the instrument panel gauges are used
to.
pelnt out
direction of needle travel only. Gauge readings are made from the markings
en the gauge face.
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