Chapter III: Introduction: vii

INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.

HISTORY OF THE GASOLINE ENGINE AND EARLY AUTOMOBILE CONSTRUCTION 1

Purchasing a new car 3

Purchasing a used car 4

Selecting and testing a used car 5

Driving instructions 6

Road rules for city and country 9

What to do in case of accident 10

CHAPTER I.

GASOLINE ENGINE CONSTRUCTION, AND PARTS 12

The engine block castings, cylinders, pistons, connecting rods,
bearings, crank shaft, cam shaft and fly-wheel.

CHAPTER II.

VALVE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION 21

Valve construction. Types and operation of the valves in an
8-cylinder V-type engine. Valve locations and valve grinding.
Valve care.

CHAPTER III.

THE OPERATION OF A 4-CYCLE 4-CYLINDERED GASOLINE ENGINE 29

Explaining the cycle. The 4-, 6-, 8-, 12-cylindered engine --
The Knight sleeve valve engine -- S. A. E. Horse Power Scale --
Displacement-Engine charts -- Lubrication oils and greases --
Lubrication systems -- Care -- Cleaning -- and adjusting of
lubrication systems.

CHAPTER IV.

BRIEF TREATISE ON CARBURETION 45

The Stromberg plain tube Model M carburetor. Principle of action
-- Installation -- Adjustment and maintenance -- Stromberg Model
L adjustment.

CHAPTER V.

NITRO SUNDERMAN CARBURETOR 60

Principle of action, action of venturi, adjustment and general
care.

The Schebler Model R carburetor, action and adjustment points.

CHAPTER VI.

STEWART CARBURETOR 65

Principle of operation -- Adjustment and maintenance.

CHAPTER VII.

CARTER CARBURETOR 70

Operating principle -- Adjustment and care.

CHAPTER VIII.

SCHEBLER PLAIN TUBE CARBURETOR 72

Operation -- Instructions for installing, adjustment and
maintenance.

CHAPTER IX.

KEROSENE CARBURETORS 76

Operating principle -- Installation and adjustment.

CHAPTER X.

HEATED MANIFOLDS AND HOT SPOTS 79

Action -- Advantage and design.

CHAPTER XI.

COOLING SYSTEMS 82

Purpose of cooling system -- Circulating systems -- The force
pump circulating system -- Overheating -- Radiator cleaning --
Freezing -- Freezing solutions -- Radiator repairing -- The air
cooling system.

CHAPTER XII.

MUFFLER CONSTRUCTION 86

Purpose -- Advantage -- Type -- Assembly and Maintenance.

CHAPTER XIII.

VACUUM SYSTEMS 89

Operating principle -- Purpose of the air vent -- Failure to
feed gasoline to carburetor -- Removing top -- Cleaning
gasoline strainer screen -- Operating principle and general
maintenance.

CHAPTER XIV.

ELECTRICAL DICTIONARY OF PARTS, UNITS AND TERMS 95

Voltage -- Amperage -- Ohms -- Current -- Circuit -- Low Tension
Current -- High Tension Current -- Induction Coil -- Commutator
-- Insulation -- Shunt or choking coil -- Fuse -- Condenser --
Dynamo -- Voltaic cell -- Accumulator -- Storage battery --
Electrolyte -- Hydrometer -- Ammeter -- Circuit breaker --
Switch -- Generator -- Regulator -- Contact-breaker --
Non-vibrating coil -- Distributors.

CHAPTER XV.

THE MAGNETO 101

Parts -- Assemblage -- Operating principle.

CHAPTER XVI.

BOSCH HIGH TENSION MAGNETO, TYPE ZR 105

Operating principle -- Primary or low tension circuit --
Secondary or high tension circuit -- Timing magneto gears --
Timing magneto with engine -- The condenser -- Safety spark gap
-- Interrupter timing range -- Cutting out ignition -- Caution
-- Care -- Maintenance.

CHAPTER XVII.

MAGNETO WASHING, REPAIRING AND TIMING 111

Magneto cleaning -- Magneto repairing -- Magneto assembling --
Magneto timing to engine.

CHAPTER XVIII.

NORTH EAST IGNITION SYSTEM 114

Wiring ignition distributor -- Ignition coil -- Breaker box and
distributor head assembly -- Condenser -- Breaker contacts --
Breaker cam -- Distributor head -- Automatic spark advance
mechanism -- Manual spark control -- Timing the distributor --
General care.

CHAPTER XIX.

ATWATER KENT IGNITION SYSTEMS 126

Type CC system -- Operating principle -- Setting or timing --
Adjustment -- Oiling -- General care.

CHAPTER XX.

ATWATER KENT BATTERY IGNITION SYSTEM 132

Type K-2-Operating principle -- Operation of contact maker --
Contactless distributor -- Wiring diagram of current flowage --
Setting and timing the unisparker -- Timing with engine --
Automatic spark advance -- Contact point adjustment -- Oiling
diagram -- Condenser -- Testing for ignition trouble.

CHAPTER XXI.

PHILBRIN SINGLE SPARK, AND HIGH FREQUENCY DUPLEX IGNITION
SYSTEMS 141

Operation of contact maker -- Current induction -- Duplex system
-- Duplex switch -- Duplex switch action -- Wiring diagram --
Adjustment of contact points -- General care.

CHAPTER XXII.

ELECTRICAL STARTING AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS 147

The generator -- The regulator -- The automatic cut-out -- One
unit system -- Two unit system -- Three unit system -- The
starting motor -- Lubrication -- Maintenance.

CHAPTER XXIII.

ELECTRIC LIGHTING AND STARTING SYSTEMS 154

Wiring diagram Bijur system -- Operation of Bijur system --
Starting motor -- Operation of starting motor -- Wiring circuits
-- Fuse -- Ground fuse -- Lamp controller -- Oiling -- Battery
testing -- General care.

CHAPTER XXIV.

NORTH EAST STARTER USED ON DODGE BROTHERS’ CARS 161

Model G starter-generator operation -- Wiring diagram --
Starter-generator action -- Mounting -- Drive -- Charging rate
adjustment -- Fuse -- Locating trouble -- Starting switch and
reverse current cut-out -- Running with battery disconnected.

CHAPTER XXV.

THE DELCO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 167

Motoring the generator -- Cranking the engine -- Generating
electrical energy -- Diagram of motor generator operation --
Lubrication -- Ignition switch -- Circuit breaker -- Ignition
coil -- Distributor -- Contact breaker and timer -- Care.

CHAPTER XXVI.

STORAGE BATTERY 180

Construction -- Chemical action -- Cells -- Electrolyte solution
-- Battery charging -- Care and maintenance -- Hydrometer
testing -- Battery idle -- Battery freezing -- General care.

CHAPTER XXVII.

SPARK PLUGS AND CARE 186

Type -- Construction -- Connections -- Assembling -- Repairing --
Cleaning -- General care.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

CLUTCH CONSTRUCTION, TYPE AND CARE 189

Clutch operation -- Gear shifting -- Change speeds -- Cone
clutch -- Cone clutch care -- Cone clutch adjustment -- Multiple
disc clutch -- Borg and Beck clutch -- Borg and Beck clutch
adjustment -- Disc clutch cleaning, wet plate, dry plate -- Cone
clutch leather -- Cone clutch leather patterns -- Cutting --
General care.

CHAPTER XXIX.

TRANSMISSIONS, TYPES, OPERATION AND CARE 198

Operation of -- Planetary type -- Progressive type -- Selective
type -- Gear shifts -- Unit-power-plant -- Transmission cleaning
-- Lubrication -- Care.

CHAPTER XXX.

UNIVERSAL JOINTS 204

Universal joints -- Slip joints -- Operation -- Construction
diagram -- Tightening -- Lubrication -- Care.

CHAPTER XXXI.

DIFFERENTIAL GEARS 207

Bevel gear action -- Construction -- Adjusting -- Gearless
differential -- Action -- Adjustment -- Advantage -- Worm gear
drive differential -- Operation -- Adjustment -- Lubrication --
General care.

CHAPTER XXXII.

AXLE TYPES, OPERATION AND CARE 212

Dead axles -- The semi-floating axle -- Adjustment --
Lubrication -- The full-floating axle -- Construction --
Adjustment -- Lubrication -- The I-beam front axle -- The
spindle -- Steering knuckle -- Care of all types.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

BRAKE TYPES, OPERATION AND CARE 218

Brake adjustment -- Brake re-lining -- Brake care -- Brake
cleaning.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

SPRINGS AND SPRING CARE TESTS 223

Spring types -- Spring lubrication -- Weekly spring care --
Bi-monthly spring care -- Spring wrapping.

CHAPTER XXXV.

ALIGNMENT 229

Wheel alignment -- Lengthwise -- Crosswise -- Axle alignment --
Lengthwise -- Alignment tests -- Mechanical alignment --
Lengthening wheelbase.

CHAPTER XXXVI.

STEERING GEARS, TYPE AND CONSTRUCTION 232

Operation of worm and sector type -- Adjustment of worm and
sector type -- Worm and nut type -- Adjustment of worm and nut
type -- Rack and pinion type -- Connections -- Drag link --
General care.

CHAPTER XXXVII.

BEARING TYPES, USE AND CARE 236

Plain bearings -- Bushings -- Roller bearings -- Flexible roller
bearings -- Radial ball bearings -- Thrust ball bearings -- End
thrust -- Double thrust -- Cleaning -- Care -- Maintenance.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

CAR ARRANGEMENT 243

Showing location and names of parts -- Adjustment -- General
care.

CHAPTER XXXIX.

OVERHAULING THE CAR 247

Instructions showing how to go about it -- And how to give the
car a thorough overhauling.

CHAPTER XL.

REPAIR EQUIPMENT 251

Road repair necessities -- Shop repair necessities.

CHAPTER XLI.

CAR CLEANING, WASHING AND CARE 253

Body construction -- Body washing -- Running gear washing --
Engine cleaning -- Cleaning upholstering -- Rug cleaning --
Windshield cleaning -- Sedan or closed body cleaning -- Tire
cleaning -- Rim cleaning -- Light lens cleaning -- Caution.

CHAPTER XLII.

TIRES, BUILD, QUALITY AND CARE 256

Tire care -- Tire chains -- Cross chains -- Tube care -- Tube
repairing -- Tire and tube storage.

CHAPTER XLIII.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 259

General overhauling and tuning hints.

CHAPTER XLIV.

AUTOMOBILE PAINTING 262