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Reo 1918 Gear Controls

Reo 1918 Gear Controls

Gear Shift Lever and Starter Switch
Source: 1918 Reo Owners Manual 95 pages

Reo Hand Crank Control

Reo Hand Crank Control

Hand Starting Crank Source: 1918 Reo Owners Manual 95 pages

Reo Hand Crank Parts List

Reo Hand Crank Parts List

1918 Reo Hand Crank Parts Source: 1918 Reo Owners Manual 95 pages

Reo 1918 Controls

Reo 1918 Controls

1918 Reo Touring and Roadster

Source: 1918 Reo Owners Manual 95 pages

How to Drive a 1918 Automobile, Reo

To Start Car ”Low Speed. After the Motor has been started and is running smoothly, release the emergency brake, put your foot on clutch pedal and push as far forward as possible. Then move the gear shifting lever sidewise from von and back into the slow speed position. Now engage the clutch gently by raising left foot slowly, at the same time pressing with the right foot on the accelerator pedal to increase the speed of the Motor sufficiently to take care of the load.

How to CRANK Start a 1918 Automobile Reo

                             Starting The Motor
Hand Crank. It is advisable to start the motor with the hand crank, provided with tool equipment, when car is just received from the factory or taken from storage. After motor has been started and run a few minutes it will turn over quite freely.

Reo 1918 New Car Prepare for Operation

In 1918 buying an automobile was like buying an airplane, the owners needed to be mechanically inclined.
INFORMATION FOR USE FILLING OUT APPLICATIONS FOR INSURANCE OR LICENSE
Number of cylinders 4
Bore 41/8 inches Stroke 41/2 inches Displacement 240 cubic inches ..........................................

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