Dodge MD Series User manual

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] ICI' ~"_ ) our License Data
'l'rll4 ,k S('I'jal 1 III11I Jcc __ __ __ __ Located on left itl- of frlllll" II
front e nd
E ll ·j.It' S erial Tum bc L ___ _ ___ tamp ed on bo " ~ left id,· .. f ", I
iml er bl ock be twe en " lilld"1
No . 1 and 2
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lr ok ' __ _ ______ ____ .. __ _ ___ __ __ __ __ _.__A -1 /16"
umb er of Cy lind ers __ ._ __ 6
A,M.A. Hor se pow er Rating . __ . 27.3-t
Pi ton Di pla ce men L ______ . 21 8.06 cu. in.
Ma x imum Gro s Weig ht
Rating ___ _ __ ____ ______ __ ____ _ __ __ __ ___6,000 pounds
-This Is Ilnportant:
Th e ta gs "hi ch acco l\l pa ny th - key to yo ur tru ck ar riull
LUub ered. Th e num bc r is an cf f e' tiv me an s of own 'I' i,I"IIl i.
fi c ation ; and f or th e ft prot ec tion , it i no t tamp d 0 11 II ..
lo c k. It idl er for e important that you k ep a I' eO I'd (If II ..
k y numb er. Y our Owner' Service Poli cy ha a pa ce pr o i,I",1
for ueh r eco rd, ] -0 , in most ell e th e d aIel' keep a r(, I' M,1
of th e k ey numb I' 011 hi - in voice s.
Breaking-In Speeds
ntil yo ur tru ck ha cOYer d it fir. t 500 mil e, it i n,1 i " hi .·
1I 0t to d ri e'in exee s of 35 mile ' pe r ho ur. Durin " II", "' "
(' - din g 2000 mil ot operati on th e sp ee d _ ma y 11 , ' 1'1,,111.11
iu cr a ,d to oll1plete th e " br ea kin g-in" pr oce s. Do 11 01 .11' 1\ "
al c
ontillll d hi or h p d durin g thc fi r ~ t 2500 mil '" ]( Il w I",••
C','O IlO I\l in op rat 1011 and ma int en anc e is to he ol,lnill,- .1 II ..
Ill il Xillllll tl " 1' 0 w 1"ht rceollllllonded ;;: l lOU 1d no t h ~ c' xc c,. ,.I.- .I .
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SEeo 0
FOREWORD
This book poin ts t he wa y to th e
great e .. ~t po s sibl e p(>rjorlllanc e
jrom , ),Ollr n ew trll ck
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Y
OU hay c hO ll ght thi s new tru ck. a 1111 of
(' o ur se you w ant to ol; tain fr om it thc lIi ghc:it
po ssiblc d eg r ce of ~ ati s fa c ti o Jl, Re adin g thi s
hook,
th cr ef or e, i ,. a lIIaLt er of vilal illiportall ('c
to YO
Il. Yo u ha ve inv (, sted seve ral hUl\(lrcd dol-
lar s of y our mon ey; now let us a ;;: k Y OII to in" c,; 1a
few
minut cs of yo ur lilll (" \ Ve fccl tltat YOIl ar e
c(' rlain to find both tlte tilllc and tltc 1Il01; CY wel l
spent.
Here is a new typ"
of in s tru c tion hook - ca ;;y
to r e~ l(l , wriu cn in 1I011-t ce\lIIic al lallguage. will.
a pr o fu s ion of cl e ar , readily IInders tandabl c illll ,; -
tration s- a ho ok in wltich an v dcsire .I inforJlla-
tion ma y l,e Iluickly 100 ' al (' (1. \ Ve IIrge that Y OII
- and eve ryho (l y el ;;(' wlto lIlav «hiv (' lite trlll'k -
rcad it
car ef ully and alwa y,; k 'c ep it av ailal )l l' for
rcady r efe ren('c,
Prop er lubricatioll i ,; a "ital fador in prolllotin g
th e long lif e alld ;; lIloo lh op e ralion wllidl ha s
bccn bllilt into YOllr Irlll'k,\ Ve therdol '" r('''peel-
flllly rcfer
), 011 to lite LlIl,ril'ation C hart in thc
centcr of th c hook ,
Co mmuni c ation ;; w il1. rcfcren('e 10 your Irul'k
;;: hould gi ve th c pur c ha se dat c, trll ck ~e rial llIlIll-
be l' and th e di ,. tal~ (, c it lIa.- tra ve led,
Th e tir e manufaelur er i ;;:s ll c;;; a walTallly 011 Illc
orig inal c quipm c nt tir cs of YO llr trll('k, O btain
thi s warrant y fr om YOllr Dcaler.
C
HR YSLER CO RP ORA TI ON
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MAINTAINING
DODGE
TRUCI{
DEPENDABILITY
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Th c most ' lfh - an c f' cl c n l! in ee rin ~ and lIIanu-
fa c turin g_ and th c 1Il 0st e lli cic nt III c th ods of
di s tributi on, ha, -c lH oug ht yo u thi s tm ck.
Bll t if YO Il ar c a lwa ys to ;! c tth c '-c ry lIIaxillllllll
of cc o n o lll~ - _ 1) (' s lIr c to pa r sp cc ial att c nti on
to
8('ruic('. A n~ - Ill ac hin e rc qlli lTs I- cg nlar and
ffi cic nt S I Ticl' if p f'ak pe rf o rlllan cc is to bc
nlaintain cd. c n -icc of snell (" alil, er YOII arc
1II 0st ee rtain to o l,tain throll ;! h YO llr trn ck
d Oll e r. Jl c lmOlc s YOIlI ' tl- lI ck . and it is dc-
cidc
dl y to hi s int c J"(' st- nlUre th an to an y
o th er se n 'icc lIIan'.- to ,10 e , - c r y thin ~ in his
pow er to lIIake s ilr e that yo ur tru ck is al way s
p
rf o rrllin ~ at its Illaxillllllll c ffi cic ncy.
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LOOI{ FOR THIS SIGN
No matt e r
wher e you
driv e, YO ll lIlay
b e s
ur e that
exce ll en t se r-
vice is alway '
available froll1
aut h 0 l' j ~ e (1
Dod gc dealers.
~ hercver you
s ee t hi Slgn_
th er e yo n ar e
as llr ed of fa~L.
e ffi cie nt , de-
pe ndabl e .er-
vi ce at fa ir
FOR DODGE
SERVICE
pri ccs. Th i :; sign JII ean :; that the dealer who di :; play s it c arri e :;
genu ine part :; fOt· yo ur truck and the part:; lmilt for r e pla c~ lI1 e l1t
purpo ses mcas ur e up to the :" all1 e hi gh s tandard o.f qua llt.y as
original part s. Dealers dis pla ying thi s sign e mplo y Il1 ghl )' s k~ll e tl
mec hani cs, ex pe ri enccd nl en e pecially train cd in th e IlIalllte-
nan cc of your tru ck.
Such dealcr also ha ve e qllipp ed tllc ll1 s clyc s wit h tIle s pec ial
tools that in s ur e th e Lest po ss ible sen -icing of yonr tru ck. The
u e of tllc e tool res ult in better wo rkman 5hi p, an appr eci able
aving in tlte tim e rc quir e (1 for an y particular joL, and l ower
,; ervicc cost for yo u.
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OWNER'S SERVICE POLICY
- WHAT IT MEANS
Witlt yo ur tru ck, y ou r ece i, 'e tltis Ow ne r· s Se rvice Poli cy and
also an Own er·s Id entific ati on C anl. Tlt e e sho uld be pr ope rl y
fill ed in by your dealer. Re ad tlte O wn er \; Se n ice Policy c ar e-
full y; it ex plain s the ;; tcps that y our auth o riz ed deal er will tak e
to
a" ~ ur e YO ll of ~ ati " fal'tor y op e rati on.
Y ou will noti ce tltl 'ee c oupon s atta ched to th e O wn er's Servi ce
Poli cy. Th ese co upon s e ntitl e you to hav e y our tru ck in spected,
}) y th e dealer from wh om it was pur c ha sed, at th e int e rva ls
sllOwn on th e ('()up o n ~ . Th ere will }Je no c har gc for these in-
"
IH ·(· tion s. otlici' than f or o il and lubri c ant s used.
As )' ou will ::;ee by re adin g th e co up ons, th ese ar e yery thorou gh
inspectioJl" designed to
in s ur e yo ur tru ck be in g in pe rf ect (' on-
diti on dlll 'illg th e lif e of th e Se ni ce P olicy. We 'uggest that
)' 011 co ntinll e to re tur n yo ur tru ck to th e de al e l' for pe ri o di c in-
~ (l ec tiow ; and lIIainte nan ce service.
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Your Truck is Easy to Drive
-but It~ s In1.portant to Drive 'Veil
Into y our ncw tru ck ha s b ee n Luilt eye ry fe atur e kno wn to
mode
rn autoilloti ve enginee rin g Lhat Illakes for gre aL cr dri ving
ca se, co ntrol and ;; af cty. Y our Ll"Iu,k is thoroll ghly res pon si ve .
Any
on c w ho (' all tlriYc at all will find this an cxee l'tionall y
easy Lru ck to Il a ndle. Bllt witll th e yolllllie of trafri (' on th c road
to da y, and wi tit th is \'OhIllIC ~ t e ad iIy intTea"i II g. it bc collw"
1II 0re alld 1Il0r ' imp o rtant that onc I,c not Ill e rel y all ad e(]uate
dri ve r, 11I11. all (' .\'I)(,l't driv er. A IHI tlti" ll'll l' k mak e" it a "illiple
lIIatter to hccollie all e xp e rt Ihin .' r. C ardul att e llLi o ll to tIlt·
sngges
tion s in thi " IlOok will lIu' an that you anll y our tru ck will
get
th e L c:,; t result,; IInder an y g in ·n ;.; t'! . of dri villg l'oIHlilion".
Th er e's lIIore Lo beillg all e xpert driv er titan prop er Illanipula-
tion of the truck in al'lioll. One 1II0 "l illlportant sig ll of the ex-
pe rL is th e car e h e g i, 'es his tl'llc k. T he e xp e rt Il ri ve r's truck is
ke pt in co nditi on by ex pe rt s. T hat i ;.; why we k ee p llr ging that
you Lak e yo ur Lruck to y our auth o riz ed dealer wh en eve r att e n-
tion is re quir ed.
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Your Trucli
is Built for
Safety
COlllfort
111 re (' ellt ),cal "":. <tlltOllloti vc tru ck d e,.: ig ll cr ,.: alld t' ll gillt 'c r ": h:1\ t'
dc yot ed 1I111('h of th e ir thollght and w or k to intT c a"in g ridillg <tllli
drivill g ('olllfol"l. III k ee pin g witll thi s tn 'nt!, YOllr tnll'k ha ,.;
h ec n dc"igncd and hllilt to a,.: s ur e driYcrs of IIlaxillllllll l'olllforl
at all tillH'''.
Th e caL i" of ;.; af ety-"t ee l eOIl ~ trllctioll with f ralllt ' I,ra n '" alld
pall els we ld e ll into onc f;o lid a f;":(' llIhly Illakin g it ;.; afp and de sir-
ahle, Th e cowl with ('orllcr po ,: t ;.; alld wind,.:hi(' ld forti I th e front
sc ctioll. Th e d oo rs ar c llin gc d to th e frollt po ,.: t" Illakin g it c on-
vI' lIi c. nt for tile clriyer to ope n th e door alHl ;.;ce wllerc lit-' i"
g oin g when in rcyerse ge ar.
Th e " af ety- ;.; teelrah is fitt ed with a n'ntilatill g willd " hi eld alld a
('owl YC
lltilator. Th e c ab sc at is adju !" tabl e forward alld ba c k-
ward to thr ee positions, w ith a to tal adju s tm e nt of : ~ inch es. Th e
;.;e at J,ack Illo ye s w ith th e cus hi o n. Lift lip th e adju s tin g pin at
th e ha !'e of th e front sc at anll s lid e tlw s{'at fonvard or La ckwa rd
to th e po . ition that "" it !' ), 011 h e. t.
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The 1nstl'tuTIent Panel
and It s Convenient Contl'ol~
YO II will 1I0ticc that on th e il1 " tnllllt'llt pan el of yO llr trll('k , all
control s and gall ges ar c f;e t flll sh w ith th e s lIrfa ce of tl lC pan el
it se lf. Thi s is th e n ew "~ af c t y ;.; ty lin g" . Th ere ar c n ow no pro-
trlldin g kno], s on wllich to blimp kn ees or te ar (,I o tllin g. E Ycn
tlH ~ wintl" hi ..lll (Tank fo1l1 s down , so a f; not to l)J"otrlltle.
All in s trtlllWlIl s ar c llig ld y accuralc , allll Ila\"t' 111'('11 (' ardllil y
t es ted I,efort , cvc r I cayin g th {ador y.
Acc uratel y indi c atin g th e
mil es per hom' yo u ar e
tra ve lin g anel sh ow in g th e
total nl1mb er of mil e yo ur
Iru ck ha s cove re d.
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lIeat Indicator
S how s the te mp e ratur e at whi ch
yo ur engine is operating. This in-
trum e nt is parti c ularl y u e fnl on
lon g trip s; ju st a g lan ce sh ows
whether yo ur e ngin e is operat ing
w
ithin prop er te mp e ratur e rang e.
I' ltd Gau g ('
Indicating th e fuel level in th e
tank. so that YO ll IIla y know when
to fill lip.
Oil Pre s:sure Gau ge
Te ll s ),on in s tantl y wh th er or not
lhe oi l in yonI' engine i c
irclliatin g
prop erl y. It is a good hahit to
g lan ee at th e gauge occas ionall y
wh il e th e engine is in operation .
If tIl e g au ge is not regi. tering . l op
imm ed iat ely and check to see if
there is I1ffi cie nt oil in th e (Tank-
ca. e. if thi s is not the tl'ouhle call
an aut ho riz ed dealer.
A I" 111-( 'te r
Thi ~ in ~ tr\llll e nt indi c at e~ the ('111'-
re nt flo w to or frolll ),ollr batt ery.
Th c amm cter, of course_ wi ll indi-
c at e disc har 'gc when yon ar c s tart-
ing YO llr truck , hnt sholll(l it co n-
tinu c thi indi ca tion at ordinarv
dri ving ~ peed s _ th en yo ur gcne r;-
tor .,ho uld be in s pected.
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Retter ,
Safe r
(J
(GIlTS
Yo ur truck 's lightin g ), 5lC III
co mbin es good vi s ion for
you with s af ety for onCOIII-
in g driv e l' .
T he co
untr y dri"ing be am throw s a s tr ong bealll far ah ' ad :
whil e th e pa ssing IJ e </m illulllinat e th e right hand . ide of lh e
road , pe rmittin g you good vis ion and affording no in co ll veni-
en ce to aI'l'rOaclling veh ieles. Th c hril1 ian cc of th i" l'a ~,.; i Il ~
I'ealll I lC lp s you lint to he hliIHl.·(lb y oncomin g li g ht ~.
The li g ht dillllller ('ontrol i" conven ielltly lo('ated ju "l to th e
left of th c e lutdl pe dal , for (luick and ea"y operation.
Se t in tllc rig ht of tllc ins trulll e nt pan cl is a cO Il Vell i ' llt ('0 111-
partllll'nt in wh i('11 ma y bc k ep t gloycs, roa d Illaps, way I,ill ,.;,
"un g la sses 01' o th er . lllall artiel es. lL's a goo tl pla ce to k ee p this
b
ook halld y for re ad y ref eren ce . Th c l'O llll'artlll l' llt ha ,.; It
" prin g-t ype lid whiell call be s napped ba('k illto tl lC closed
po
ition.
IV ind s hi e ld
Wiper
Up er ation of th e willllshic1(l
w ip er i · co ntroll ed by a but-
ton immediately alJoyc lIlt·
win(hh ie ld. within e a",'
re ach.
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Two k ey come with yo ur
Lru ck. Th ey fit boLh th c igni-
tioll switch a nd door l ock.
HolV to Lock
YOLU' Truck
Yo u will noti ce that yo ur
truck ha s int e rior door han-
dles. To lock tIle tru ck fl'OIlI
th p. inside silllply pu sh t11 l'~t'
handl es forward a,.; :< hown ill
the aeco mpan ying iIlll !'; tra-
ti on . Th e door :,; arc thell
lo('ked, without uS lIl g a key. S huttin g a door with th e interior
door hantll c in th e lockcd pO i' iti on , automaticall y relea scs th l'
d oor lo ck, 0 that th c door 1. th en unlock ed. To l ock th c tru('k
from th e O Il L:; idc, th e le ft door in ide h aIH lI c IIIW .; t he m oved to
tl lC forward po s ition from the in . id c of th e tnll 'k ; thcll. IIH '
rig llL d oor llIay be l ock ed fwm the Ollt ide w iLh a key.
Throttle Control
In the l ower ce nt er of th c in . trulli en t pan cl is thc hand thr o ul e
con tr ol. Likc the foot aec elcr ator , thi s r eg ulat e th e e ngin e
speed, bllt i · us uall y u ,.;e <1 only wh cn s tartin g. It will he di _
c 1l 5sed lll orc th oroug hly und er " S tarti ng He lp s" (see page 12 ).
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C lu . tch l'pdal
Th c clutch pc dal is lo e at cd at th c left
"id c of th c t oc -b oa rd , wh rc th c lhiv -
cr's
fool m cc ls it casily and natur ally.
Brak e Ppda.1
A t th c toc-h oa rd to th c ri g ht of th c
t cc rin g co illmn i- th c hrak e (l c dal.
YO II will fint! th al only a ,"cry li g ht pr c slIrc of your fool is n cc tl ed
to hrin g th c tru ck to a I lui ck, gc ntl e l Op . (Yo ur trll ck s hrakin g
sys tcm i. di sc lI s~(' d morc th 01'0 1I g hl~ " lat ' r on - cc pag c 46. )
S ta r t (',. 11" tton
To th c ri g ht of th c hrak e pe.!al, and located al,o'"e il till Ihr c1a ~ h
pan cl, is Ihc ~ Iart c r IlIlllon. YO llr I'ig hl fool rcac hcs it casil y without
fnmhling or gl'O pin g.
.\1':\: 1, jll~l bcl ow Ih c s lart cr 11111 ton, is Ihc a ccc ic rator PClla!. YOllr
tnl ck ha s a fllll-lellgih ;Jf ·('clcralo ... 1' 0 Ihal YOII lII ay I'cst yo ur foot Oil
it l'olllfol· taldy all.! al ~o n' la '( I,~ " r hall ging II I(' posilio ll of YO llr fool
'!lIrin g long tll·ivcs. Th e accele rator I)( 'flal i. ('ovcl'c fl with a h eavy
rlll,I>el' l'ad , to pl 'C YC nl YO III ' fool 1"'0111 s lipp ing 0 0' alld lo mak c dri villg
nH)J' C co mf o rtah] c.
Lo catc tl 10 Ihc rig ht of Ihc sl cc l' ing wh cc l i ~ the g ca l' ~ hirl In ·.... (' on-
tr ol kn ob, c ntir cly ('onvcnicnl 10 th e driy e r'~ righl hantl . T he kilO],
al th c top of lh e l eve r i~ hig ll c ll u ll gh 10 1>. lI'ilhill e a ~y rc ach of YOllr
hand.
l'arl-.-ing 1Iral-.-('
To th c rig ht of th e t!r ar ~ hirt Icvcl' 'i"
Ihc
parkill g IJ rak c. \\"hil c so s itllat ed
Ih at it o O' cl '5 11 0 in ol1ycniencc to IIIC'
dri vcr yct thi hrak c Ic' "c r ca ll lie'
rcachcu cas ily ami in ~ talltl, " "hollid
occas ion rcq uir c.
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D( ' pr t>ss ill tf 111 (' e llll r ll PI'r/al ,, /ll ows S larll'r 10 Tllrn F:nf!. illl '
Tr i illl 011 I Bllrr/I'll of 'filmin g ParIs on Ri,!!111 of Rlarl .. U,/('
STARTING HELPS
Fir :-; t, it' s wi",' to h old th c c lutcll pedal down whil e ;; tartill g th(·
e
ll ginc, T hi s pr c\'C nl s any (langer of th e tru ck " tartin g befor e
YOII're r e
ad y, in th e cyc nt that it ]Iad hccn ac cide ntally l eft ill
g ear. A nd in cold wc aLll cr, whcn y ou Lhrow Ollt th e ..IIlL( ,h Ille
;; tarLer do c:-; lIot ha\ 'c th e ]Jurd cn (If turnin g th· gc an ; in llle
Lransllli
,,;; ion as wcll as nanking llle cnginc, In c old wcaLher
it' ~ al ;; o .\(h 'i".dJlc, afler tllc enginc is running prop .. r1y , to ld
Ill c c lutch ha ck in sl ow ly, 50 dlat tl lC cnginc will not he s tall c (l
I, y dl c Illil'k oil in Lh c trallRmi sion,
Turning tllc ig nition sw itch k cy to th c right (' onn c('t :-; the igni-
lioll,
fuel gauge alld oth cr clc ctrical ae cc,.;" orie", The Ihrolli e
('ollLrollllllloll "llOuld hc pllll cd ouL ju "t far c llou gll Lo op cn tile
Ihr olllc "lig htl y, If tIlt' ('nginei;;
cold th c chok e co nlr ol ] Jullo n
"llOulll I, c pulled OIlL. T he ::; Lal'l-
ing
1110101' ]JI1llon ,.; llOuld tllen
I, c pl1~h c cl clown wiLh tile foot
Lo tllC limit of its Lra vc l.
\X 'hen th c cnginc ~ Lart i; to run
ulHlcr it. o wn p owcr , pr ess ur c
on th c s tart C t' bullon and Ull th e
clut ch pe dal sho uld bc rel ea "e (l.
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Thc c hok e buLLon sh o uld be pu sh ed in illlJll ed iatel y to it s
be st running po s ition and all th e way in as s oon as th e engine
i,' warm e nough to pe rmit it.
Remc
mb er, if your e ngin e ha s b ec n co ld , it 's alwa ys be Lto Ict
it idl e a bit be for e s tarting off, and th en dri vc s lowl y awhil e to
let it warm up thoroughly. It 's imporLant to in s ur e propcr cir-
culation of oil to all part s, and that c an 't be (lone hc for e yo nI'
engine attain s it s prop er op e rating t empe ratur e,
Here"s What Happens
1. rll ~ hill t,: ~ tart c ,' 1.1111. 0 11 ,
'J Ca ll ~c~ ~ tart"" IlI o tOl ' to till'll
C I1 ~ ill e .
~, I. arhllrcto, ' R uppli(' s ~a, o lill e
to eylilllln ,
,L ni ~ t rilllltol' ,lclin" '" ('U'TCIIl 10
~ park plu g,
S, CU lllpr esse t! ga su lillc is i t,: lIitcll.
6, C OlldJ\l ~ li()1I fur ees pi , toll
.) ow llwanl n.tat ill t,: l ... allk ~ hart
th erehy s llp)ll\'ill~ tl1l' l"", 'cr
to dri ve th c trl\( ,; k,
Warning! Carbon NIonoxidc Gas
Th e e xhau st ga es frolll all vc hicl es ar c hi t,: hl y dallt,:ero ll s, '''hile
,'arboll 1II 0 lloxi(\ e ga s is co lorl ess, ta ~ t e le ~s alit! odorle ~" , it i" ext rCII\('l y
)llIi ~O Il O Il S , ' ('I 'cr " tart or run an ('11/";11(' ill II du , 'I ,r/ ,!!(/ratfl',
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The Proper Way
To Shift Gears
In thi s tru ck, ge ar s hiftin g is
always smoo
th , sile nt , e ff ort-
less. Yo ur tru ck has an im-
pr ove d tr an s mi ss io n a nd
"' Lig ht-Pr ess ur e" clut c h.
Here we sho uld lik e to o Jf er a few ugge tions ab o ut gear hift-
in g- ele me nt ary though th ey may see m.
U nd er n ea rl y all co nd iti on s, yo ur tru ck ho uld be s tart ed in lo w
ge ar - unl e , of eO llr e, yo ur fir t move mu st be ba ckwa rd. llut
very sho nl y you c an hift int o eco nd - unl e s YO ll are s tartin g
0 11 a hill or ha ve an unu sually he avy load. \V ith tIle tru ck in
seco nd and still pic kin g up peed, it i us uall y best to s hift int o
high at ah o ut 20 to 25 mil es per ho ur. By ob erving thi s pro-
ce
uur e of gear s hiftin g, YOII save fuel and get longer wear fr o lll
yo ur til' '.
Ic e Is Dang e rou s
Here is an exce pti on to th e rul e of sta rtin g in l ow gem'. If you
ar e stal· tin g on icy p av ement, st art in hi ghest ge ar lo ad co ndi-
ti on will pe rmit - don't use fir t or seco nd ge ar unl e s n eee -
s
ar y. \Vhen you sta rt in a higher ge ar , the poss ibilit y of th e
wh ee ls s pinnin g is Ie, sened, an d they get a he tt e l' gri p on th e
ice. Ce
rt ain non-s kid devices may be allaeh ed to the wh ee ls
thr o ll gh the slot ju t JJe) ow the rim s.
On wet or icy pave lll e nt s, gear ,hif tin g is imp o rtant in sto ppin g
as well as in tartin g. Move
the gem' s hift lever fr om hi gh
int o eeo nd , and then th e en-
gine d oe s part of the br a kin g
for you,
and an y dan ger of
s
kiddin g is greatly re du ced.
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Handling Your Truck On Hills
Too man y dri ve r feel a ce rt a in sense of s ham e in s hiftin g o ut
of hi gh gear wh en climbin g a long or steep hill. Yo ur tru ck
need
it s ge ar s, a nd YO Il sho uld use the ge ar s fO l' th e purp o e
for wh ich
th ey were iIlte nd ed. Ev en if a "tiff hill 'cal/, be climb ed
in hig
h. it i ~ II. lIally hcller to , hift int o "c('o lul
S hiftin g int o " CC OIl.! when climbin g a hill ,.: a n', " train on YO llr
engine and minillliz e,.: th e ha z ard of sta llin g. nut if ),0 11 "llOlIld
accidc
ntall y stall on an u pgr ad e, ill1mediately pllil 011 Ih l' ha nd
hr ake IIntil th e engine has b ee n tart ed aga in.
A ft cr q allin g, or aft er ha ying hecn park ed 0 11 an IIpgra.!\,. tll('rc
ar c two gcne rall y acce pt ed llI e th ods of ge ttin g lll1(ler way:
Method No. I- Ho ld Ihe trll ck willi th e foot brak e. thro w Oll t
th e ellllch, put the tru ck in l ow gear. T h f' n " "e th e hand Ihr ottle
to accele rat e th e engine and slowly l' cil'a ": l' lh > brakt' alld en-
gage the e1lllch at thc ~ a lll c till1e.
Me thod No . 2- JI oltl the truck w ith the Iialld brak e; pllsh the
c1 ut eh Ollt alld pllt the tru ck ill low ge ar ; li se th e foot aCC c1 e l'<l-
tor in the u !' naI wa y while at tIll' !' allll' tiJlle release the hand
hrak e and let in the c lut ch.
Downhill Is I mportan t~ Too
\"fhen dr .iv in g d ow n a steep or dif-
fi c ult g rad e, it 's ad visable to l1 S I ~
the s am e ge ar you wo uld u sc if
dri v in g uphill. Thi s kind of dri, '-
in g is far safer than if you wellt
downhill with o ut " hift ing from
hi gh.
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Correct Steering
Is Easy
in Your Trucl{
For years, thi s tru ck ha s L ee n
famou s for it s s te e ring case . In
th e lI ew JIIodcl YOll are driving ,
s teel ' in g IS e\'('n ('a"'et" than e yer before. Parking j greatly
"illlplift ed.
Yo u h old th e whe el lig htl y- th e trllck ho ld s its CO llr "e . or is
ins
tantl y r espons i ve to yo ur c han ge of direction. In traffic, h o ld
th e wh ee l Ill ore ftrlllly- but n eve r ho ld it too tig htl y. Tem e-
li
es:.: ('all ~e" fati g llc' and i, hard on th e ner ve .
Parldng Your Truck
0 11 the oppo ~ it c pag e is jll llS trat c( l th e be"t way to park yo ur
truck in a limit ed s pa ce, qui c kly and without any ex tra turn s.
Fo ll ow thi s me thod , and in a very bri ef tim e you will alway. Le
ahk to park in a ,pace illst a lillI.e l onger than th e trurk it. elf.
L('t II ": adel jU :i t a few m ore s ugg e tion s. \V IH'1l YO II l eave th c
truck , "e t th e hatH1 hrak e -not too hard if th e road is l evel, 0
that yo ur tru ck ca n be pll hed fo rward or backward by o th er
\'c!lic! es WitllOllt dama g in g yo ur bump ers. nut jf th e road is
Ilill)'.
plac e yo ur ge ar s hift l eve r into r ev r se a we ll as se tting
tIl e Ilan<1 hrak e. Th en th e en gine al so er ves as a brak e. And
tllrll t.hl' fro nt wheel s in t oward th e curb.
DOIl't p ark too close to th e c urb ; that Illak es .it hard to ge t yo ur
tru ck out again. Most c iti es allow 6 inch es.
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1
Driv c lip a,)(1 s top cvcn
wilh tlr c vc hi clc ill
f,'o nt. ( Mo s t parking
IrOlllJlc star'ls ri g ht hCl'c
-
Ih c "C' 1I1t of a wr o ll g
I'
q! illllin ;r ill 1I0t pllllill g
far cnollt(h all c a" ,)
2
'I'llI'll Ih · wh eels ~ lrarp
I y; I,a('k Ih c rc ar clld of
yO lll' tnl l'k towanl th c
I' ll 1'1,.
3
, \ ~ yO llr rcar wllC"1
lI('ar tire (' 111'1" swillg the
fr o lll wh ec ls so as 10
h"illg
Ih c fl'OlIt of th c
lru('k Il eal' th c c llrh. I Do
Ilri" whil c "Iill IJa ck illg
th c Irll('k sl ow ly.)
4
~ow Ih e o nh ' Ihill g Idt
10 clo i ~ 10 pilI! ah cac}
illto pa, ' kill t( po ~ ilion,
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SAFETY SUGGESTIONS
YOIU' trll ck is s afc to ddv c and to rid c in-a s s afc as modcrn engi'
Jl cc l' ing c an mak c it. It hring s you sllch vital s afcty fcature s as thc all,
st c el c ab and gcnuinc hydraulic brak cs . But naturally, to obtain
c ompl cte driving s af c ty , thc human factor is vCl'y important, And so
wc off cr th csc fcw su ggcs tion s whi c h, if all driv crs wc re to follow
th cm, would in s ur c maximum s afcty on th c rO;1I1.
I- Don't go too fast - Your tru ck pi cks up qui c kly , Hlill trav cls
s
moothly and qui e tly cvcn at high s pccd , So ncvcr dcpc nd on gu c~s in g
JIOW fa st you arc going, K cc p an cyc on y our sp cc dom ctc r, a1111 hc
warn ed hy it.
2- B(' carl'flll rdwn /)(/s , ~i ng t )(> hicl e, ~ on t h" road - Of cour sc, y ou aI 'C
alway s watching for approa c hing vchicl cs, hut it' s al so vCl'y important
10 wal eh Ollt for th c ve hicl c you arc pa ss ing , Don't Cllt in too s oon .
Pla y saf c- alway;; wait until you c an scc th c vc hicl c you hav c jll~1
pa sscd in Ihc I'c ar,vi cw mirror heforc tllrnin g in fr o nt of it.
3-Don'tlH' in (/. hl/rry on hi/l.~- Ne v c r h'y to pa ss a vc hicl c wh en c om-
in g to th c top of a hill; you c an't tcll what ma y bc c omin g on th c
oth cr s id c. And alway s k cc p well to thc right of th c 1'0 , 111.
4-- Coin g down long hills-Wh c th cr you go down in high 01' scc ond
gc ar ( and it 's hc tt er to go down in s ccond) thc mo st eff cc tiv c way to
s low up Ih c tm ck is by a s uc ccss ion of "s nuhhing" ae tion s of th c hrak c
ralh c l' Ihan hy a e ontinuou s pr css ur c on th c pe dal.
:i - On slip/wry pavcmc nts - \Vh cn 11I ' aking on s lipp c ry pav emc nts ,
lc a\ 'c Ih c c lut ch cnga gc (l until th c tm ck ha s almo st s topp c d. Thi s
hc lp " 10 pr evcnt " kidding,
--- 6-
Rou.nding turns-Apply your
hrakc s as you arc approaching th c
tllrn , c nt c l' thc ttll'n at rc duccd sp cc d
and thcn ac celcrat c as you comc out
ag ain on thc s traight-away, It not
onl y mak es for grcater l; af cty, hut al su
s
av es timc in th c long run.
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7-0fJ the pavement-When one wheel runs off the pav emc nt , don 't
tr y to turn thc truck quickly back on thc road again, and don't jam on
the brakes, Ju st take y our foot off the accc lerator , hold thc wh cc ls
s
traight and allow the tru ck to s low down graduall y until it c an cas ily
hc 11I ' ought ba ck onto th c road,
8- Blow Uuts-Hcrc again , th e propcr thing to do is to tak e your foot
ofT th e ac c elcrator and hold th e tmck stc ady until it c oa sts down to a
more moderat e s pe ed- and th en usc thc brak cs gc nLly until th e tru ck
c
ome s to a s top. Avoid that in s tinct to " jam " on th e hl ' ak c~ th c in s tant
a til 'c hlows out.
9- Stclrting in mud or sand - Put thc tru ck in scc ond gl'ar , or CVC Il III
high, and th cn rel casc the clut ch pedal s lowl y so as not to i' pin th c
wh cels. FOI' if th c wheel s s pin, they alway s dig th cms elv cs ill.
IO-fIand signals-Thc sig nal s illu s tratcd hc low ar c of gr e at help to
th c vc hicl c be hind , and thi s system of s ignaling s hould alway s I) c fol-
lowcd hy any driv cr who do cs not int c nd going s trai g ht ah c ad .
night Turn
To s ignal a right turn, hold
out your left arm, with tl\('
for c arm hc nt s traight upwanl
f 1'0111 tIw c lhow.
Left Turn
To s ignal a left turn, s imply
hold y our left anll s trai g ht
Ollt pantll cl to the grol1l1l1.
Slow Down or Stop
To s ignal cithcr of thc sc in-
tc ntions, hold out your le ft
arm at a downwanl angl c.
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DRIVE SAFELY
•
C1 u' y:; ler Co rp o ration \; co ntributi ons to af e dri v in g do not
:-. Lop w iLlI Lh c pro du ctio ll of \" c hicl c offe rin g e \" ery kn o wn s af ety
fe
atur e. IIa, "ing pi on ce reo in s af ety con ::i tru ction amI e qllip-
Ill e nt - steel bolli c,.; . four·wh ee l h y draulil' brak e>" l ow cc nt er of
g ra, " it y, inl e rlockin g bod y and fralll c, s af ety vision li g ht s for
llig
llt dri villg alld ollIe I' ,; afcty fe atur es, lire ClrrY ::i ler Co r po ra-
tion "cc k ,.; lo ('IH'ollrag (' Lire uw ncrs ano Ih 'iver ::i of its ve hid es to
op e rat e ll" ' 11I ~ af c l y .
S af ety in llri"in g i ,.; " E,"eryIJoo y' s Bu in ess·'. Millions of 1I1 0 tor,
i ,.; t" Ilav c sce n tIl e motion pi c lur e w ith th at titl c pro du l'ed by th e
C
hr ysler Co rp o rati on to illlpr c,.;:; dri, 'crs wilh th e illlportant re·
lation th e ir co ndut'l at th e wh cc l bear, to th e, afe anlI cOllrll'-
Oil :; 0 pc ra tion of ,'eh icles. In its nati o n- wille d fo rt to prolllot e
Iri gll way ~ af e t y I, y c du c atin g tlr c publi c in w llat to <1 0 and wlrat
not to
do in dri v in g aut O lll o bil e " C lrr ysler Co r po rati on Ira ,;
. .1 " f t I " " I' I f I' I
e l(lllpp eu "a e y el IIl'atlon YC II C cs or po I CC I c partlll c nl s
and Iras ('o -opn ated witll , (' lr oo) S af ety pal!'Ok
A " a fe lY (Ilindc (r' dl 'i vc r opc ratin g a ,"c hicl e cngin ee red for
s af pty is lire C III "y" ler Co qlOr ation '" ailll.
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ECONOMY
TIPS
\\ e ha \" e tak cn cve ry m ea-
s
ur e to build o ut sta ndin g
cc onolll Y int o yo ur tru ck.
It is not c xa ggc ratin g to say tha t you ar c dri' "ing th e 111 0 t cco -
nOlllic
altru ck in it wc ig htl'la ss. In fa ct, o wn crs c on "iste ntl y r e-
po rt cxce pti o nal fu el eco nO IIl )'. F uel eco nolllY, h owe \" cr, \"ari es
und cr tliffcre nt c ondition " alld w ith lliff'erellt llri ver ii . StiJf llcall
w
ind and hi gh sp cc ds II CII",n<l Illore po we r frolll th e eng in e and
con se qu c ntl y more fu el lo lII ec tth e:;e condition s.
T
ir e fllel lIIilea ge tester !' llO wn in th e a l' colllpan yillg illll ~ tratioll
ha s b ee n lllc o ut gr ow th of pr eci se engill ce rin g e ll'liplll 'IIt ,lIul
is av ailal.l e for ch ec kin g purpo ,.;c :; at prat'li cally all dealers.
' Vitll tllis tcster,
th e f....1 IIlilca g' c an I. e deflllit ely alld acclI-
rat ely dete rlllin cd for all co nditioll ' of (Irivillg.
O
ur c ll gin ee r, hav c alwa y k e pt ill Illind th ' c on ce ption of Ollt-
s
tandin g pc riorlllan ce w itll IIlinilllnlll fllcl c omlllllpti o ll anll
hav c s triv en t ow ard thi s adli evc lllcnt. lllltt o ge tlh e 1I1 0St lIlil c, '
pcr g
allon of fllcl £rO IlI yOllr tru('k , y ou 1I11l ,. L (, Olllhill(' ollr ceo ll·
O
Il1 Y JII ea ::i llr C::i w ith cc rtaill
e l'on O Ill Y IlI l'a"lIr e,; of YO llr
own.
On tire fo llo wing p age s arc
Slcps yo u c:tn tak e to s,n "c
fll cl :
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\Vhen acc ele rating appl y th e foot
throttl e ge ntly. Sud .den appli c a-
tion of th e throttle is not only
wa, te ful of fu el but cau ses undu e
we ar on your tru ck.
2
Driving in f:ec oIHl gc ar long er than
is necess ary is wa teful of fucl.
S
hift into hi gh a oon a road and
load c ondition s will pe rmit , with-
out placin g undu e load on th e e n-
glllc.
3
S udd en s top s ar c ordinari ly lln-
nece
ary and slrould not be ma(le
exce pt in an emergenc y. Be ides
we
ar and te ar on your trn ck, sud-
den s
top s, lik e nelden s tart , ar e
was
teful of fn el.
4
Always k ee p YOllr tir es inflat cd to
the rec om me nd ed pr es ur e. U n-
de r-inflat ed tir es wa te fuel be-
cau se th ey in crease road fri c tion
which me an that the e ngin e mmt
do mor e work.
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5
Allowing the engin e to idle whil e
standing for any le ngth of tim e
will
cut down your fu el ec onomy
and of cour se cau se y our fllel l)ill
to
mount.
6
Fau lt y s park plug s arc wa teful
of fu el. Test indi c at e that s park
plug s hav e a gre at de al of IJ e aring
on fu el e conomy . Th ey s hould hc
rh c('kc (1 periodil'ally,
7
Always k ee p y our tru ck well luh-
ri c at ed acc ording to sp ec ifi c ation s
and pa y pecial all e ntion to e n-
gllle IlIhri cat ion. Luhriration is
good insllrarl('e.
8
An ove rheated engin e is wa ste fu l
of fu e l. Ch eck the c ooling liquid
regularly and keep th e l'adiator
fill ed so th e e ngin e will rlln at all
e
conomi cal te mp e ratur e.
Oth er c au es of excess fu el con-
S UIIl ption ar e : dragging brak es .
ra c ing th e e ngine , val ve tapp ets set
too close
and improp e rl y tim ed
ignition , or a clogged a ir (' leanf'I'.
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How to RClTIove
and Replac e
Wheels and 1~il'e s
C han g ing liJ"( '~ is s Lil1 Lo mosl o f
ns a 1J( "t"('~s ar y cv il. ),uL w e' ve
dOIl (, all we (: 0111 10 mak c it a ~
lilll (' of an (" 'il a ~ (l m~ ihl (', So if
wor ~(' ("on I C" 10 wor~1. 111"1' ("" all
VOII han ' 10 d o:
l - J ACK l iP TilE THL I CK,
Th!' j, wk s nppli ed willt you r
Iru ck "llOuld IIf" pla' Td IIndlT
11. 1' ax II ',
2- B, (" III 0\ '1' III(' IlId, I'ap , II ('an
II('
pri, ·d .. tT will. a ~ 'TI ' wdri\'I'I' ,
: ~ H.'nlo\', ' III(' 1I11t,; , hich hold
th!' ",h"I'1 in pla,' ("
· I-- Li fl ofT Ih e whe el.
2·1
5- R clll ovc all all' fr o m illn cr
tuL c, Bl 'c ak tir c l oo sc frolll
wh cc l by stc pping on id c wall
of Lirc, ' in g a Lir c L ool 0 1' o Lh cr
s imilar illstl"lllllc nL , tH y O Il C clld
of I'
inl s id c rin g up o uL of I' im
c hullncl alit! pull iL awa y from
tir c thl"OlIghollt it s c nlir c lC lI g Lh ,
(j Th c lI pull Lir c ofT 1'1111 ,
7 To J'(·ins tall lir (' 011 wh c I'1.
pla(' e Lh., wh!'('1 f1aL 011 11.. , f1uur
1
01 ' g l' o llnd ) and dl ' op Ih t' tirl'
duwlI over Ih e wilt,!'!. Th e il in·
~ tall IIIP s id c rin g, (h ouk e nd
fin ; I', Work Ih (' s id .. rin g int u
pla ce b )' s larling Ilt'al' Ih e h uok
"nd and pr y in g Ih e I' in g d ow n
int o it s g ro ovp. in Ih(' wllt'l'l a ~
sllOwn in th c illu s lralion,
U nd cl'·illflaLc t! Lil' cs ar c a
"rca L so u l 'CC of Li rc tr o n Ll c, A I·
way Lc ur c Lhat all your til' c
ar c prop cd y inflaLcd- inc-llIll.
illg thc pal ' C,
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GROOMING YOUR TRUCI(
Wc h opc that yo n ar c vc ry pl"oud of thi s tru ck, and if you ar c, of
co ur sc yo u wallt to k cc p it alway s as clcall, nc at and trim-l oo king as
it ca n po ssil)ly bc.
That 's n ot hard to tl o. But I JC forc wc g i\ 'c yon S OIll C s illlpl c dir c ction s
for k('c pill g your tru ck fit to pa ss th c most c xaclinl! in spc ction. wc
sho uld lik c to point o ut that rn t inhibitiv c pl 'illlc r is now a f ea tur c of
tllc finish 011 th c fe nd CI ·S .
Care oj the Finish-JVashing
TIIC fini"h on YOllr trll('k sh o llld he wa ~ h l' d oft cn e nongh to k cc p it
1'r c(' frolll dllst' alld road sc um. Thi s s hollid I, c dOllc by II sing e ith cr
('olt! or warm wat cr alld a s pong e. Jf a s oap is desi rcd , wc r ce ommcnd
th e lI ~e of a Jills (·( ·d oil ~oa p with a Ihorolll!h I'illsinl! aft e rward s.
YOllr trll ck s hollid alway" he wa shed ill a s haded pla ec, as wa s hill g
it ill s trung "lIl1light Ilia); res llitin wat er s poiling amI s laillillg which
an ! d ilTicult to rC llIU VC.
Pulishing I;he Budy
rnd('r o ... ]inary (,OIH]ilion" a liquid c mlll "ion polis h. whi ch ('ontain ;; 110
alll·a"ivl'. ~ hollid Il c lI ~cd. 1I0 we\'c r, an ahra s i\ 'c poli sh llra~ ' oc cas ion -
alh ' I, c lIetTs "al '\' for s alisfa clol'v r C5 1111 5; hilt ahra s i\ 'C poli shcs s hollid
1I 0i ],c 11 " ('.1 f ... ·(jllc lIl h-. In all C;I SCS, a poli sh of kllowlI fIllalit y s hollid
III' S(·I(·( ·lpd and 11.1' dir ('( : lion ~ 1'01 ' it s II S(' fo llow pd do se lv . YO llr (!Paler
ha ,; a puli sh fo r your tru ck PI 'oc lll 'e d from th e Part s t)ivi ~ ioll of th e
Ch r~ ' :; lcr Co rpora tioll.
JVinter Driving
DlIrin p: Ihc " ' inl cr m o nth s carc sh o uld he cxc rci ;; C'( 1 so Ihat allti-
f ... TZ C p ... · paralioll s do 1I 0t gN 0 11 th c finish. 11 is (,OlllmOIl pra('ti cc ill
Illost !.:U llIllIlIllitie!' to II SC c-Il C' lIlic al". parti c lliarly cal('illlll (· hlurid c, 011
II. I' s lr l'els tn nH'it sn ow and i e·c . Th c II SC of slI('h ('hl'lIIieal" "' ~ S IlIt S in
a " Iu ~ h which. if it cO llta c l ~ th c finish on YO llr tnu ·k, will hc harmful
1I111( '~" il i ~ \\'a" I)( ·d ofT as sooI1 as po ss ibl c.·
Tar or Road Oil
'fh e. ." :I fJ"r , /I " '" R"d, ' p"/i"h, ·,,
(;"" II,· OU/rtilll'{/ Fr"l1/ Yll llr /)('(I/ " r
Tar or r oa (1 oil can he 1' el11o\'('d from
th c c al. alul hod y without illjllr y to
th c filii h I) y lI ;; illg on c of th c ;; tan(]-
anI III 'a l1d s of tar rClll ovc r. If th e
tar ha s ha ... lc ll c (l illto Jump s. so ft cn it
first I I~ ' milll! lard. lJUlIcr or gaso lin e.
(Be S
III 'e Ihe gaso1inc do cs not ('on-
lain c olorinl! lIIalle l' 01' Eth~'l flllid .)
FS llall y it is a(h 'is ahl e to apply a lilli c
poli "h aft 'rward s 10 r es tor c th e hil!h
lu stre.
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Clea. ning Glass
JII clc aning window s. wind s hi c ld and o th er glass c ljuiplll c nt , li se a
clc an lin cn cloth. Lin cn po ssesscs a sp ec ial alld p cc uliar pr ope rty of
rC Ill O\' ing dirt and grcase fr olll glas ! in addition to I, e in g e ompara-
tiv cly fr ec frolll lint. Si n ce lillcn ), CCO IIl .... S Illlletl so fi e I' aftcl ' it ha s
I, cc n wa shcd se vc ral tim es . 0 1<1 lin en is IlllI Ch hcller than new ]in e n.
Wh en th e glass is es pe c ially dirty , warm water in whieh a Jittl e hOll sc -
hold allllll o nia ha s IJ cc n lIIixcd i" pr o ha"ly th c 1I1 0,t efI ee li ve alld
('on\ 'e ni ellt d c aninl! flllid that YO Il ca ll li se . YOllr d('a ler al ~ () ha s avail-
aid e appron ·d I! la ;;" d c an cl' in a ('ollvcllie llt s pra~ ' t~ · p c cO lltaiIl CI·.
Rllnning G('ar
Cle allinl! th e IIl1d er side of th c tru ck alld tile in ~i d c of tlli' whl,p ls ('a ll
Il('sl I) c dOlle with a slIIall. p owe rflll s tr ea lll of waleI' frolll a hu "e. Thi ~
~Irl'alll di slo dg es 1111)(1 alld dirt Ihat Illay hav c a( ,(, l1l11l1laled. Occa s ion-
ally th e II SC uf a s tiff hnl ~ h lIIay l,e lJ( ·t·('~s al · )'.
Ch nJlnill Ill . Trillf,f"illg
:\"u poli sh is lI e('c;;s ary to k ec p th e dlrolllilllll hl 'ig hl 011 YOllr tnl('k -
jll"l
II SC (' lear wat cr and a cle all cloth . ( Of cOllr~('. I JO th ('11J'Olllilllll alld
('olor finish es ar c e asicl' to k ec p ill I!0od cUlldilion if IIl1ld and dil ·t
al
'C not all owl' d to ),( ~ lllain on th(,111 1 00 101l1! . II is II111ch f' a"ier to k cc p
Ihc
lII l 'ea"o lla"ly cleall all th c tillle. )
U IIlIlp( 'r~
]Jl'eall se of th e se\'ere II :;C to whi ch th ey ar c put , 1Illlllpers pr ese nt a
~ Jl ccia J pl'O)'lelll as r cg ard :; k 'e pin g th e ir po li"lwd s urfa ces hrit-dl!'
Aft cl' a tilll e th e platill g i :; lik ely 10 h ee oln c sC llfl'ed o r worn thr o ll!!;h ,
illIll s lllall rll st s pot s lila ), app c ar. Tlt c ), cst reme dy is to cle an off ~h e
rllst with a lilll c mild kit che ll sco uring (; 01111)0111((1 011 a cloth , Ih en
apply a film of oil, wax , tran s par e nt \ ' arni ~ h or LWfJlI cr to \lr C\'cnt
1II 0re l'llst fo nllinl!' If th e plating ha s h ee ll worll .1 0 \\,11 to th c st ce l,
it is lJ(]vis ahl e 10 I'cpe atlhi s pro ces;; o!.:ea~ i()nally .
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Lubricnte every -
6000 mil. . l
2000 rnil e5 ~
1000 mile 8y +
I-Spring Shuckle a- :,ellli-
fluid ch as:;;is luliric an t. -! 111 -
bri c ant nippl e... I ..
2-Front Wheel B ea rin gK
-:-,hnrt fib re wbce l l )Ca rin,!.!
~ r e.se - lII ccl iulII. He lllll\ 'c
hub c ap :t lld hub . Cl ea n allli
repn c k. Iw:. ri 11~" ,
3-Steering Knuckl e Kin g
Pin B u. h in". - ~ c llli - fJlJid
chll'isi ", l uh ri can t. ~ I llilri ( ,:tllt
nippl e ...
• -T ie Rod Boll J oi nt -
~cUl i - flllid cha :o; .. is iuhri ("; Ult .
1 IlIbri ('ant ni pp l ~ .
3
...
4
5-0ro g L ink Bo ll J oinh -I ...
:'ellli -fluill C" il llisi." lubr icant .
'2 lubri ca nt ni l)pil'''.
6-Enlrine - :-: 1I II llIIcr -
:\(cciiulU or ~l e' l\ · Y h U II ,\' C lIl{illt ' 15
"il (S. A.F:. ~o 0, 411 ). C h,,"~ c
oil Il t IC:llil e\'c r\' 1 ,500 mil es. •
\\ 'inte r -Nu. 'lO \ \" (Zer!) P our )
It r No. 10\\ ' (S uh-Z ero Pu ur )
light b04 l y. ~ec reco mUl e ndu-
tion ~ ~ on p age ~,~ . C h an~e at 16
I CM.~t e \" e ry 1,000 mi le... Oi l
c UJla c it~· -.'j 'I t '\ . C he ck lIil .&
I~\" e l g'l\uge r (H I e\"ery 150
miles . } 'i ll to pr n pe r !("\'cl ,, ~ . !8l
adding o il th rou gh fi ll e r lu:, c
Oil Filler Cap (nir d ea ner ).
n em o \"~ . wn ~ h in kcro .. cne - 17
re-oil with S.A.E. 50 (hca\"\")
rr~ 5 h eng in e nil C"cry -l .uilO ..
ullle3.
~ h: ~ ~ :i l~f,ri~ l i ~.-;1:i!~I ~ "::::
nipple .
8-Steerinl' Gear - Flu id
,.: car IIIi.ri c<tut. ~lIlU lll e r 
:' ..\ . 1-: . I tiU. "· illlc, - '; ..\ . E.
flU. H lI el·e!'l~ ar~·. in e xtr c mcl .\·
10 .. ' tCll q )Crtttllre ~ . dilul e w;111
e ll ~illc n il .
9-0il Filter ("pC t; iu l c ''I lIip-
ment ) - He plan lilt cr
I riti,J.: c cvery M.UUO mil l'''.
1000Starting Motor -EII_
,J.:illc lI il. Oil f' Up.
II-Brake Pedul - ~"lI1i
fluiJ (' l llt .s~ i .. luhri C':t I1t. I
l ub ri f'a nt nippl e.
12-BaU er y- !tetllO\· t· c ap ...
D is tillcd watt'r ~s · :.I III\"(:
pl .. t( · ~. E, ·er.\· Ii.ono llIile .. r e-
lIIo \"e hall l'n' Ic rlllill a l .. -
d~an and f'oa't w ilh p ctrilla-
I II ILL :I ntl rcpl ,H·C.
13- Tra n _ mi .~i 0 n -Fl lli41
J,:l'ltr IlIh ri ca nl . ~III1Llll c r 
:' . :\ .E. Ili O. W illtc r- ;-; ..\ .E
!to. Ht'UlO\'e filler plug . ('a p: w.
it,\'. :s t:.! p i ll l ~.
l4-R ear Wh ee l Bearin gs
- ;-;" c rCf ·o llllllt · lIdali .. II " paii C
,jl.
IS-Spring Sh ac kl e !I t re ar
:Ind Spring Bolt at (rllll l-
~e ILli-f1u id {'ILa"s is luhric· <tI1 I.
:~ Inhri t' an t lIil'plt''''
12
15
...
9
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LUBRICATION CHART
(SERIES MD)
Lu bricate evc ry-
- -- -- 6000 m I e.
I I I iggg : : ::
y y y
I8l
20
21
...
24
16
...
18
...
19
...
22
...
31
...
16- Spring Shnck l es -
~t'lI li -fillid ,· ha .. .!! i l' 11I1,r i( ·:tIl t.
.! lubr il'anl lIip)lll· .. .
17-Front Wheel Bearing a;
- ~hllrt fihrf' "" il t'd I lt·: tring:
~r(·a .. t'· - lIll·lli 11111 . Hc III II\ ' C
huh " ap a ll d lill"- (' I t'an a nd
rc p: C\ ·k l' e ar jll ~ .. .
I8-St ee rin g Knuckle Kin g
Pin Bu "hings - ~c llli -r I Hid
clLas .. i .. luhri (·:tnl. -l IlI hrit· l1.nt
nipp l e~ .
19-Ti e R od Boll Joint -
:'c rui -fluid (· ha .. s i;;; l ubri c ant.
I ll1 hriclt ll l n ip ple.
2 0-Water Pump - " ·. \T EH
l' U ~11' (;HEA~J-: 01\ 1.y.
I IlIiJ ri <'"1 1 1I1 ni pp le.
2I-Air Cleaner - lt c IU ll \'C
(r li ln ca rb ur e to r, Yt':l !'l h in
ke r ose ne. Hc-oil . ·il h :-' .A.E.
50 a lt on' ::J'!o F. nr ~I) . ~O-w
helow :i'i0 F .. hel l\ 'y ) ft Cl dl
c lllo!il1 C lI il e\'e r." ~.OO Ii mile .. .
22-Spring Bolt --.. ~e lUi - fi uid
c t.:t ~ .. i. .. I Llh ri nwt. I Inhri .. : allt
nipp le.
23-Generator - I' :IIJ.('ill c ni l.
~ uil C lip ...
24-0i _t r i bu tor - S Ii 0 r l
fib re j.!'rc:l;;; c- rucdiuru. jotrca.i C
::~ib.I I ': \ · ~;: \:' ~"o~~ · ~ ~ti c';;; ! i~ ,?~
6 rc ue r CIl" ) .~y~t. .- --- 
pl'lrlllatllIn . .\ t th e . .. am e
Ii1 1I l!, :tol d -? nr :i drn p .. ,d
li..:hl t'nl;in c oi l t,l "r eake r
:trill " i\ 'ol "ud til wi d . 1 0,':111· 01
I lell cal II r lllll r.
2 5-Cooling Sy _ tern -'I'o
cO
lUpl ctcl. \· Jrain co nlill/r{ oS !':;·
Ic m . 1Iflt!1l drain cock or r c-
IIII I\ 'C tlrain pl ug (r oUl luw cr
edf!c or wllter jacket in , !lld i-
liull to IIp(' nin /r{ r;uli atll r drain
I· ,wk .
26-Clutch Re le uAe B ea r-
ing - P Arked whcn :t ... sc mhicli
an d 11 0 ( nrther IlI h ri t·:tti ll ll
req1lired .
27-Hand Br ake Co nnec-
tion . - En~ i nc oil. ( ·I e\, i ..
pill " :lIId link:tJ.Ct'.
28-Univeraul J oin t ll -:-:pc-
I'·inl IlII i\ ·cr .. w l joinl II r fil.rc
~rt·:t ~ I - ·. 1 1) 7.. ,"\·c r. \· 1"!.fWO
l1Iil t' .. .
29-Rear Whe e l B ea ring s
- ~c c re clll lllUcndaliuu .. (1 :.,.(,1'
.; \.
30-Re a r Axl e- Fl llid ~l' ar
l uh ri c·:! III . ;-;U IIl IU l't :-: •• \ . 1-: .
Ilili . \\' illl cr- :-' ..\ . E. f ill. ({ t'-
ILL""" piliI-: ill ha ck II( h.. lI .. in /.:
and draill wilh .. l lt'liulI ..: l1l1 l1 r
rC
III ,I\ 'C ( ': 1(' .. t· r c W~ in h.. t!ulII
.. ( di fTNc ntial ('ar rit'r t1 allL:c
:Inol
hl"w n ul with l ow pre .. -
.. un' air . ( ' :tp : H ' il~ ' -, pilll .. .
31-Spring Sh ac kle a t r('; lr
~~: ~ ' i~~~:I ~'h ~ ~ .. li~ : l~d~ ; i:.' : I,'r ;
:, l11hri l':1I11 ni pplt· .. .
... Truc k. ope r ated principally on gr a" 'e l o r dusty r oa d . may need thi s attention m o re fr eq u e ntl y a nd sh ou ld be ~ en ' i ced a" r eq u ired.
~ Sig n a l f or 8 easonal chAnge.
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II
II
--
The IVlore You I(now., The
Better For Your Truel\:
The continuou sly u cce s ful pe rforlIlan ce of an y
machine is in great part the res ult of efficient
maint e nan ce. Nowhere is thi s 1I10re tru e than in
tru ck perforll1ance.
To he lp truck operator s to a full appreciation
of th e importanc e of maint e nan ce and se rvi ce,
the following portion s of thi book ar e devoted
to
pr ese nting information on the major part of
your tru ck. Th ese are desc rib ed and illu s trat e d,
and we have attempted to mak e th e des cription
as non-technical as po ss ibl e.
The whole purpo se of th e following pag es is to
give
you a bett er knowl e dg e of " what make s the
wheel s go round " -and what i. n ece. s ary to keep
them going round to your e ntir e satisfac tion.
Tho se who des ir e more mec hani cal information
c an obtain a copy of the Dodge Shop Manual
through an authorized de aler at it s reg ular estab-
Ii ,. hed pri ce.
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I
!
THE
ENGINE
In efliciency, depe noability
and economy - the thr ee
main requi s it es of a tru ck
eng in e -the engine of your tru ck s et new high pe rformanc e
tandard s.
So modern and advan ced is thi s e ngin e that it is not exaggerat-
ing to say that it incorporat es the 1I10 st Quts tanoing improy e-
Ill e nt s in engine desi gn known to automot ive e ngine e ring. Some
of th e more iJ1lportant fe atur e ' includ e full-le ngth water ja ck-
ets,
dir ec tional water c ir c ulation , ca librat ed ignition , alumin\lJII
allo y pi s ton s, high co mpr ession, e xha \l st valve se at in.'e rt s, f\ll1
pr ess ur e lubri c ation.
ENGINE LUBRICATION
The engine in your truck ha s th e full pre ss ur e lubricating sys-
tem imuring oil und er pr ess ur e to all main be aring s, connecti ll g
rod be aring s and c am s haft be aring s. Thi s a ss ur es Ie s be aring
wear and conse quently longer lif e h ec au e of a con s tant nno
ad e quat e s upply of oil to all bcaring s.
In oroer to obtain the bcn cfits from the full pr ess ur e lulJrica-
lion sys tem with which your
truck is e quipp co, it i vi-
tally important that the en-
gine oil he c hanged at regu-
lar int er va ls. Dirty or dilu-
ted oil causes rapid wear
of all moving part s.
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ENGINE
LUBRICATION
(C ontinueJ)
It ' a vcry importallt maLL er- and a very sill1plc one -to pa y
c
ar eful attcntion to taking c ar c of the oil in the c rank case, anll
to the prop er selec ti on of th e oil to be used. Reme mb er, prop cr
lubri ca tion is of vital importan ce. Lubricating with the best
mat e rial , and with thc utmo t care , will be re paid lIlany timcs
hy long
wcal' and good ·crvicc.
Th c rcfin crs or lIlarkcters s uppl ying the oil ar c rc pon sible for
the quality of the ir product s. Their re plltation is YO llr lJ est
a ss uranc e of qualit y.
Alwa ys U'c the typc of oil hcst s uit ed to yo ur c ngin e- taking
into acco unt the c urr c nt o ut sitle te mp e ratur e anti the minimulII
te
mp e ratur e that lIlig ht rea s onably be expcc ted until tillle to
c
han ge the oil again.
In cold wcather, u e a light oil 0 that th e ve hi cle c an be s tart ed
ea '
il y anti to in s ur e an adequate flow of o il to eve ry par ·t of th c
(·n gllle.
TIl >c1Jart
on th e o ppo s it e pa ge llOws the gratlc of oil bc t . lIitcd
for yo nr c ngin c at th e te mp e ratur es indi cated 011 th c th ermolll-
etCI·.'. It is
ba sed upon the S. A.E. (Soc iety of A ut olllotive Engi-
neer ) nUlIlbe
ring ystem. Th e S.A.E. lIumb er ar e vi cosity in-
dicators, class
if ying c rankca e lubri cating oil only in te rm s of
\'i' cosity 01' bod y. * * *
KOTE - Oil for II CW tru ck alld r cco ndili o ll cd c ll g in cs: U nd cr no cir-
C
UlIl stallcc s houlJ an oil havin g a hody hcaviCl' than S, A.E. visco ity
No. 20 in th c SU III Ill er, or o. 10-\V in th c WilltCI' hc Il sc d in th c cng in e
fOI ' th e first 500 nlil es. For th c fil '~ l 2000 mil es th e oi l hould not
ha vc a \'i cos ity grea ter than S.A .E . roo 30.
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Engine Oil Recommendations
1. Dete rmin e th e low est anti c ipat ed telllpe ratur e durin g operat-
ing pe riod of oil in e ngin e.
2.
Lo c at e on th erlllollleters lowest telllpe ratur e for easy s tart -
ing and ehoo se g rad e of oil a indi c at ed be low the rmom cter.
It i alwa ys advi abl e to select th e grade of oil ~ cco ll1l11 e nd e d
3. for th e te mp e ratnr e ran g indicat ed by thc lig htl y had ed
portion of the tub e on the th e rmom eter s.
4. If in t louht a to th e vi co ity of oil to ll se, alway . elect tlw
trradc with thc low er v i ~ ( 'M it y nUlllbcr to in ,.; ul'e e a ~e uf
o
s tarting.
SlJ..\I.\IEH
' 1 10' 11 '1 10 1
IJ 1 .0'1
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f-
w
w X
X Z
Z w
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a:
a x
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S.A .I-:. ·W ~.A,E.:IO
f-
W
X
Z
w
a
:r
:£
~ .A.E. 20
....
:'-I .. . 20-W
WI:'-ITEH
W
J:
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w
a
I x
<
...
"i ... 2(J-W
!:
w
:r
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"4 S'
:\ ... IO-W
0-
w
X
Z
w
a
x
:£
-
:\ ... lII-W +
W IT" K.· .. u ,.; .· lIe
During c old we ath er it is ad vis abl e to u e a low co ~d te toil ,
. . N
10 W No ?O -W III order to
ha ving th e bod y of VI SC OSIty o. - or . - ~
obtain ufficie nt c rankin g pee d to in nr e easy tartm g.
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How to Checl{
Oil and When
to Change
Eac h limc )'OU l I' I 'I
op or gas, li e 01 I cve l sho uld be ch cc kcd, bUl jf
Ihc l eve l is clo s t tl " ' " I
, , 0 IC rlIl1nmg cyel
mark (bc tw ec n full amI half
full ) Ill S 1I 0t n ecc "s ar y lo add oil. Th e " full" " k I ' I
, .
m.11 s 10\\ S I Ie prop c l'
l eve l of 0 11 aft el' th e cng in c h as 11 0l Il cc n !"Un fOl' a f cw hour s, As
soon a th e enginc i ' s tarl cd ,' unnill " thi "fIliI" I I ' II d
, ", '. C" evc WI r op to
,t1 JO lIllh e nlnnill" Ic "c1m ' Hk 0 11 II c ' , I AI '
, <" ' I g, lII ge 1 0( , way s alJlI to k ee p
th c 0 11 l eve l lip to Ihe " l'1l11l1in g" Ic"ci lIIark,
III II CW trll c k ~, tl 'I I II I 1
o Ie 01 ' lO Ut )e l l' ain ed o
Ul alld th e c rank ca se
Oll she d. wilh f111 ~ hill " oil
'" ,
allOllt lh c fir ~ l 500 IlIil eR , at alJOut
th e fir :; t 250 mil cs allll agaill at
R filling each tim c with th e pr op r vis-
l'O~ il)' of oil.
Ulldcr on lillar y UIII c I' , I
III I' CO rt llllons, c lan ge oil cve ry 1500 lIIiles,
S ll ~ taill c d hi gh , p ee ds, or dri"in g 0 11 du sty l'o ad s, ilia, ' ncecss ital c
lIIore
fr c qu clIl challgillg, DU1 ' in g willt cr w' alh er th e o'il shollld be
('hallged
at lcast cve ry 1000 mil c ,
H Ihe c hall gc pc ri od is approa c hin g, you dOIl't II ce d to bu y oil if you
lI ee d o nl y a quart. But if yo u al'c s larlin g 0 11 a 10 ll g tl'ip. I JC s ur e lh c
('J"llIk('a ~t' i" filiI.
Go to Your Dealer for Lubrication
and Engine OiJ Service
'l ullr dc al er o lT tl ,I
cn, IC approv eu lubri c ation servi cc r 'eo mm e nd cd
In ' e h J'\ ' ler 1\f OtO l' S E ' " '" H '
'.. . II " III eel:>. e pl'Ol cc t ~ yo ur Jnt crcst I) y IJlJ y ill"
onl y hl"h qllalit y lubri c ant s, He kn ow s th e ]ubri ea nt specific alion :
r cco mm e nd ed hy th e faclo l' Y, t.h c part s lo bc lubri ca lcd, th e amount
of ]uhri c ati on l' e quir ed at each pOilll, lh c tl' ln e , 'l lld
mil ea ge at whi ch
Illbric
alion operalions sho uld he pc rf or med,
34 ,
Air Cleaner
Road du st and o lh el' "bra ive aL'e filL Cl'cd
o
ul of lh c air c nl e rin g yo ur cng in e
thr ough th e ca rbur clor, b y III c an s of an
oil impr cg nat cd co pp cr lU e h er ce ll filt er
(' all cd an air elc an er. Th e cle anill g and
scn 'ic in g of th e air c1 c an er i I'ul'" cov -
ercd
on pa ge 51. If prop e l'I y amI peri-
odic
ally se rvi ce d th e parl s of th e engine
ubj cc ted to wc ar ar c prot ec lcd fr o ll1 th e abra sive action of du st
alld dil 't. Th c I'es ult is a II1l1 ch ]ongcr cng in e lif e a nd th e ec onolll Y
alld c ffi cicllc), is lIIaintain cd for lh o ll and s of cx lra mil cs. Th c fillcl'illg
e1C llle nt call be ea ily rcm oyc d for clc anin g alI(I re -oilin g. Thi s sho uld
he tlon c al r cg ulal ' int rval ,e vcn dail y for C XII 'C III Cco nditi ons ill du sty
le nit ory,
Crankcase Ventilation
To leng lh cn th e lif e of your cnginc s till fUl' lh cr a vcry e ffi cic nt III c th o( 1
of ve lltilatin g th e crallkca se i c mpl oycd a indi ca ted in th pi c lllr e at
Ihe l owe l' co rn cr of lhi s pa ge. Th e oil fill er pip c a ir c1 c an er sho uld
I JC sc rvi cc tl at th e s am e int crval as th e ea rhur cl or air eleall 1'.
Frequ,ent St op or Dour-tu-Door Deliver y Se rv ice
It is c sc nliallh al allY int e rnal ('om],u lion c ll gillc ope ral all elllpera-
IUI 'CS of l-WoF, 01 ' mort' if full ('('0110111), of opel' ati on is lo hc o hl a in e tl
alld , mo re imp ol' talll if Ih c fo rmati o ll of wal e I' allll acitl vapor in th e
e rallk casc is 10 Il c a\'oitl c !l . parli c ulal 'l ), wh c lI vc hi cle s ar c cn gagct l i ll
fr e qu e nl stop or do or lo (I oo r t1 c liv ery Iypes of se rvice,
Th cre al'e sp ec ial d ev i ecs o btainabl e fr om th e faclor), lhrou gh yo ur
Dod ge de al cr at no minal eos ls whi('h ar c dcsigned to k ee p yo ur cngillc
opc ratin g al th c pr oper
te mp c rallll' c, Th ese de-
\'i
ees eO ll sisl of th c {o]-
] ow in g, p ee ial c rank-
ea sc filL el'ing d ev i ec;
sp ce ial cngillc th c rm o-
tal
alld radialol' co ve rs
all of whi ch aid in re-
tainin g th e he at whi ch
th e cng in c dev elop,
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. fU ll l ENG TH WAT ER J ACKE TS I
- PLU S DI REC fl ON Al COOLING GI VES UNifORM
THE
COOLING
SYSTEM
E GI NE T EMFER 1\T URE I
Your h'uck in co rporat es im-
portant coo ling advantage,
includin g Full-L cng th \V at er Ja ckets and Dir ec tional \Vat er
C irl'lilation,
Full-Length Water Jack et cool th e cy linu er J10r es throughout
their whole Icngth, thu s pro v idin g an evc n te mp e ratur e over
the enLire leng Lh of th e cy lind er wall", Thi ins ur es uniform
cX l'an ion of tire cylilltler s eve n llll(le r'
ex tr eme hea tat high
,"chicle sp ec (ls, Bec au se th e cylinder re main tru e, full com-
pr e.sion i rc tain ed and th e eons ulIlption of uil i :; gr 'atly re-
duc ed,
TIl' lIIaxilllUlI1 teml) er atur e of tile 01'1 ]' 11 ,'111 . I f
e ngln c wit I ull
leng th water ja cket j a mu ch as 50 degr ee :; low er. In add i tion
to normal oil cooling with full le ngth water ja ckets, all oil
s prayed on th e cy lind er bor es is cooled.
\Vith Dir ecLional Wat er C ir c ulation , or Dir ec tional Coo ling ,
there is a
1I10r e ne arl y uniform te mp e ratur e throu ghOllt th e
e
ll gine, Yo ur cngine ha s a water dis tributing tub e which run s
the
full leng th of th e cy lind er blo ck and thr ough which th e
pUIIIP force s ('001 water at hi gh ve l oc it y to all part s of th e cy lin-
der block.
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THE RADIATOR
To k ee p yo ur tru ck' coo lin g y ·tC II1 fun ctio nin g at
full e ffi ciency, th e radiator sho uld be drain ed and
flu.h ed twice a ye ar, Th e best tim e are in th e fall .,
before adding anti-fr eeze, and in th c . prin g. aft er
th e anti-freeze is re mo ved,
At th ese tim es, protection again tru st JI1 th e coo lin g syste lll
s hould be e ff ecte d by addin g " Radiator Ru st Re :; istor" to th e
water. Thi pr eve nt : th e acculllulation of s cale and I'll t in th e
ralliator ami cy lind er blo ck. One pint of th e s olution is . uf-
fi cient. " Radiator Ru st Resistor" is o],tainabl e frOIl! yo ur
autlloriz e (l (I<, 'a ler.
At
all tillles, you s hould ob serve th ese tw o ugges tion In
"llIlIlIIer, :ee Lhat water is visible throu gh th e filler neck wh en
the tnl ck is l eve l an(1 th e engine at nOl"ll1al operating te mp er a-
tur e. Then th ere will IJ e no 10 .s of water ('au ~e d hy ex pan . iO Il
wllell th e water is he at ed. In winter , when u 'illg anti-fr eez e.
the I 'vel s hould be lh" below Iwttolll of ftll cr pip e to avoid
10 s of anti-fr eeze.
Cantiun!
When draillin g tlte radiator in collI weather , be s ur e to drain
the cy lind er hlock also. Open
tlte drain eock at tlte low er cor-
ner of th e radiat or, and also th e
drain coc k on the le ft s id e of
the e ngin e at th e 10we 1' edge of
th e water ja cket, as indi c at ed by
tlte
illu s tration to th e right.
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