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The Automobile Owner’s Guide

The Automobile Owner’s Guide

by Frank B. Scholl

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Author
Scholl, Frank B.
Title
The automobile owner's guide
Original Publication
United States: D. Appleton and Compay,1920.
Credits
Charlene Taylor, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
TL: Technology: Motor vehicles, Aeronautics, Astronautics
Subject
Automobiles -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 69375
Release Date
November 18, 2022
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE AUTOMOBILE OWNER’S GUIDE
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.INTRODUCTION
  4. 4.CONTENTS
  5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. 6.INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER HISTORY OF THE GAS ENGINE AND EARLY AUTOMOBILE CONSTRUCTION — PURCHASING A NEW CAR Things to be Considered to Make the Investment Safe — PURCHASING A USED CAR How to Estimate Its Value — DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS — ROAD RULES FOR CITY AND COUNTRY — WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF ACCIDENT
  7. 7.CHAPTER I GAS ENGINE CONSTRUCTION, AND PARTS
  8. 8.CHAPTER II VALVE CONSTRUCTION, TYPES, AND OPERATION — VALVE CONSTRUCTION, TYPES, AND OPERATION 8-CYLINDERED V-TYPE ENGINE — VALVE CONSTRUCTION
  9. 9.CHAPTER III THE OPERATION OF A 4-CYCLE, 4-CYLINDERED ENGINE — DISPLACEMENT — LUBRICATION SYSTEMS, OILS, AND GREASES
  10. 10.CHAPTER IV BRIEF TREATISE ON CARBURETION — STROMBERG MODEL L CARBURETOR
  11. 11.CHAPTER V “NITRO”-SUNDERMAN CARBURETOR — THE SCHEBLER MODEL “R” CARBURETOR
  12. 12.CHAPTER VI THE STEWART CARBURETOR
  13. 13.CHAPTER VII THE CARTER CARBURETOR
  14. 14.CHAPTER VIII THE SCHEBLER PLAIN TUBE CARBURETOR MODEL “FORD A” — INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING AND ADJUSTING THE SCHEBLER FORD “A” CARBURETOR
  15. 15.CHAPTER IX KEROSENE CARBURETORS
  16. 16.CHAPTER X HEATED MANIFOLDS AND HOT SPOTS
  17. 17.CHAPTER XI COOLING SYSTEMS Type, Operation and Care
  18. 18.CHAPTER XII MUFFLER CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND CARE
  19. 19.CHAPTER XIII VACUUM SYSTEMS Construction, Operation and Care
  20. 20.CHAPTER XIV ELECTRICAL DICTIONARY OF PARTS, UNITS AND TERMS
  21. 21.CHAPTER XV MAGNETO PARTS AND OPERATION
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVI BOSCH HIGH TENSION MAGNETO Operation, Adjustment and Care
  23. 23.CHAPTER XVII MAGNETO WASHING, REPAIRING AND TIMING
  24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII NORTH EAST IGNITION SYSTEM
  25. 25.CHAPTER XIX ATWATER KENT IGNITION SYSTEMS Construction, Operation and Care
  26. 26.CHAPTER XX ATWATER KENT IGNITION SYSTEM, TYPE K-2
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXI PHILBRIN SINGLE SPARK IGNITION SYSTEM Operation, Adjustment and Care
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXII ELECTRICAL STARTING AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS Construction, Operation and Care
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII ELECTRIC STARTING AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT — ELECTRIC STARTING AND LIGHTING OPERATION
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV NORTH EAST STARTER SYSTEM USED ON DODGE BROTHERS’ CARS
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXV THE DELCO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM—BUICK CARS
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXVI STORAGE BATTERY Construction, Operation and Care
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXVII SPARK PLUGS AND CARE
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXVIII CLUTCH CONSTRUCTION, TYPE AND CARE — OPERATION — BORG AND BECK CLUTCH — CONE CLUTCH CLEANING
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXIX TRANSMISSIONS, TYPES, OPERATION AND CARE
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXX UNIVERSAL JOINTS
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXI THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXII AXLE TYPES, OPERATION AND CARE
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIII BRAKE TYPES, OPERATION AND CARE
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXIV SPRING CARE TESTS
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXV ALIGNMENT
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVI STEERING GEARS, TYPE, CONSTRUCTION
  43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVII BEARING TYPES, USE AND CARE
  44. 44.CHAPTER XXXVIII CAR ARRANGEMENT, PARTS, ADJUSTMENT, CARE
  45. 45.CHAPTER XXXIX OVERHAULING THE CAR
  46. 46.CHAPTER XL REPAIR EQUIPMENT
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLI CAR CLEANING, WASHING AND CARE
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLII TIRES, BUILD, QUALITY, AND CARE
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLIII ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Tuning Hints
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLIV AUTOMOBILE PAINTING
  51. 51.CHAPTER XLV — CARBON REMOVING — TROUBLES
  52. 52.APPENDIX
  53. 53.I FORD—MODEL-T THE CAR, ITS OPERATION, AND CARE
  54. 54.II THE FORD ENGINE
  55. 55.III THE FORD COOLING SYSTEM
  56. 56.IV THE GASOLINE SYSTEM
  57. 57.V THE FORD IGNITION SYSTEM
  58. 58.VI THE FORD TRANSMISSION
  59. 59.VII THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY
  60. 60.VIII THE FORD MUFFLER
  61. 61.IX THE RUNNING GEAR
  62. 62.X THE FORD LUBRICATING SYSTEM
  63. 63.XI CARE OF TIRES
  64. 64.XII POINTS ON MAINTENANCE
  65. 65.XIII THE FORD MODEL T ONE TON TRUCK
  66. 66.XIV THE F. A. STARTING AND LIGHTING SYSTEM INSTALLED ON SEDANS AND COUPÉS
  67. 67.INDEX — Transcriber’s Notes

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