Chevrolet Corvette 1953 User Manual

AMMETER
The ammeter (fig. 6) shows the rate at which the battery is
being charged or discharged. The generator is equipped
with a regulator which
controls the charge accord·
ing to battery requirements.
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When the generator is sup-
~ plying more than the cur-
I rent deman.d, the ammeter
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shown if the demand of the
eq!Jipment switched on is
greater than the generator
output. When battery is
fully charged, the charging
rate will be low, thus giving an indication of the condition
of the battery.
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE
The oil pressure gauge (fig. 7) is installed primarily as an
indi.cator to show wheth.er or not the oil pump is working
and
does not necessarily indicate the condition or quantity
of oil in the crankcase. The oil pressure gauge should always
indicate pressure when the engine is running. If no pressure
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is indicated, stop the en·
gine immediately and bave
the cause corrected. When
starting a cold engine, i
will
be noted that the oi
pressure gauge will register
a
higb oil pressure. As the
engine warms up, the p~
sure will drop until it
reaches a point where
changes to higber speech
will raise the pressure very
little if at all. If oil pres-
sure registers abnorma1Jy
high after the engine is
thoroughly warmed up, it
may indicate the possibility
of plugged oil lines
and
passages and should be in-
spected to determine the
cause.
CLOCK
Fi,. B-Clock An illuminated electric
clock (fig. 8) is located [0
the right of the oil pressure gauge. The clock is se t by pull-
ing out and turning the knob at the bOllom of the dial.

Chevrolet Corvette 1953 Specifications

General

Brand	Chevrolet
Model	Corvette 1953
Category	Automobile
Language	English