Pages 6–14 (9 pages)

Instruments and Controls

From the 1938 Pontiac Owner’s Manual (Spanish Edition)

A tour of the 1938 Pontiac driver's compartment with a numbered illustration of every control. It explains the coded keys and door locks, ignition lock, hand throttle, starter (pedal on left-hand-drive Sixes, accelerator-operated on the Eight and right-hand-drive Sixes), automatic choke, multiple-beam headlamps and foot dimmer, panel lights, battery, fuel, oil pressure and water temperature gauges, clutch, hydraulic brakes and parking brake, the three-speed synchronized gearshift and the optional steering-column shift, and front seat adjustment. A bulb chart lists lamp numbers and candlepower.

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What this section covers

  • Keys, door locks and ignition lock
  • Hand throttle, starter and automatic choke
  • Headlamp switches, beams and foot dimmer
  • Lamp bulb chart
  • Ammeter, fuel, oil pressure and temperature gauges
  • Clutch, hydraulic brakes and parking brake
  • Gearshift lever and optional steering-column shift
  • Front seat adjustment
Year
1938
Make
Pontiac
Vehicle
Passenger Cars
Type
Owner's Manual
Models
Pontiac Six (Seis) and Pontiac Eight (Ocho), left- and right-hand drive
Pages
67

What’s inside

Owner's manual

  1. Title Page and ContentsCover, title page (Seis y Ocho cilindros, 1938) and the table of contents (Tabla de Materias).pp. 1–3
  2. Specifications and ForewordRegistration and specification data side by side for the Six and the Eight: wheelbase 117 and 122 inches, bore and stroke, displacement 222.7 and 248.9 cu. in., 85 hp at 3600 rpm and 100 hp at 3800 rpm, firing orders, battery, AC 45 spark plugs, fuel, cooling and oil capacities, valve lash, point and plug gaps, clutch pedal play and tire pressures, plus serial and engine number locations and a short foreword to owners.pp. 4–5
  3. Instruments and Controlspp. 6–14
  4. Starting the EngineStarting procedure for the Six and the Eight, use of the hand throttle while warming up, cold-weather starting, and clearing a flooded engine with the accelerator held to the floor.pp. 15–15
  5. New Car Precautions and Advice for BeginnersBreak-in rules with speed limits and oil changes at 800 and 2400 km, then advice for new drivers on controls, left- and right-hand-drive hand positions, steering, clutch use, braking and parking.pp. 16–18
  6. Performance, Economy and Safetypp. 19–23
  7. Drivers and Their Habitspp. 24–29
  8. Care of the Carpp. 30–40
  9. Appearance Upkeeppp. 41–44
  10. Emergency Repairspp. 45–49
  11. Emergency Adjustmentspp. 50–63
  12. Wiring DiagramsWiring diagrams for the Pontiac Six and the Pontiac Eight, with numbered keys for lamps, ignition, starter, generator, voltage regulator, horns, gauges and switches.pp. 64–65
  13. IndexAlphabetical subject index (Índice) with page references.pp. 66–67

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