Instruments And Controls - Chevrolet Corvette 1953 Operation Manual

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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
SI'EEDO
\I ETER
The Spcc.:domcLcr located
on
the
instrument
panel
above the
stccrin~
column
(fi~.
2)
registcrs
both spced
and accumulated milea,{c.
A hood
over
[he upper
por-
tion
of
lhe
speedometer re-
duces reflections during
night driving.
FUE
L
GAUGE
The fuci
gauge
(fig. 3)
is
operated electrically to in-
dicate the
amount of
fuel
ill the 17
gallon
fuel
tank
with
the ignition switcb
turned on. When the igni-
tion is lurned
off,
the
pointer
returns
to the
empty mark.
TEM
I'ERATUU
E
GAUGE
The
tempel'ature
gauge
Ftg. l-
rtrllprralurt Gaugt
(fi~.
4) 'hn'" engine cool-
ant temperature
in lhe
cyl-
inder
head.
Temperature
indications
will vary with
thermostat
ran~e,
outside
air temperature and oper-
ating conditions of
the
vehicle.
Lon~
hard
drives
or
prolonged idling in
very
hot
weather
may
produce
above
normal
temperature
indications.
TACHOMETER
The tachometer
located
in
the lower
center of
the in·
strument panel
(fig. 5)
in-
dicatcs the
speed of
the
engine
in revolutions per
minute. Incorporated into
the tachometer
is a
rcvo--
lulion
counter which
indi·
.4
cates. the cumuJativc
tOlal
of engine
I"evoJUt1ons.
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