Excerpt from Automobile Engineering, Vol. 1: A General Reference Work

Introductory - General Outline of Motor Car Construction: Chassis As sembly, Clutch Group, Transmission Group, Steering Group, Frame Group, final-drive Group - Engine Group: General Engine Features Engine Cycles, Cylinder Multiplication, Engine Troubles - Cylinder Forms and Construction Method of Casting Cylinders, Cylinder Repairs (remov ing Carbon, Useof Stethoscope, Cutting Gaskets, Cylinder Heads, Grind ing Out Cylinder Bore, Cylinder Lapping, Repairing Cracked Water Jackets, Replacing Pistons in Cylinders, two-piece Pistons) - Plstons and Accessories: Construction, Piston Rings, Piston and Ring Troubles and Repairs (aluminum Rods, Straightening Bent Rod, Adjusting Bear ings) - Crankshafts: Design, Bearings, Shims, Crankshaft and Bearing Troubles and Remedies - Crank Cases: Function, Construction, Mate rials, crank-case Troubles and Remedies (mending Breaks, Cleaning Aluminum, Machining Crank Cases) - Questions and Answers - Carbu retor and Carburetion: Function of Carburetor, eiiect of Heavier Fuels, Classification, Throttle Valves, Adjustment of Air and Gasoline Supply (handling Fuel Spray, water-jacketing, Auxiliary Air Valve, Mixing Chamber, Use of by-pass, Double Carburetors, Multiple Nozzle Carbu retors), Carburetor Operation and Adjustment (stromberg, Zenith, Holley, Hudson. Essex, Ford, Kingston, Master, Miller Racing Type. Webber, Rayfleld, Ball and Ball, Newcomb. Marvel, Schebler. Stewart, Johnson, Carter, pierce-arrow, Packard Fuelizer, Tillotson, Cadillac, oxygen-add ing Devices), Kerosene and Heavy Fuel Carburetors (holley, Foreign Types, Master, Bennett, Bennett Air Washer, Parrett Air Cleaner, Ensign Carburetor, Ensign Fuel Converter, Deppe), Carburetor Troubles and Remedies - Inlet Manifold Design and Construction Changes in De sign, Heating the Charge, Inlet Manifold Troubles - Fuel Supply: Tank Placing, Fuel Feeding, Stromberg Fuel Pumps, Stewart Vacuum Tanks, Reserve Tank, Fuel System Troubles and Repairs - Questions and An swers - Valves and Their Mechanism: Valve Features, Details of Poppet Valve Gears (valve Settings, Typical Valve Actions, Good Practice, Number of Valves per Cylinder, Making Cams, Valve Timing). Repairing Poppet Valves and Valve Parts (removing Valves and Valve Springs, Stretch ing and Tempering Valve Springs, Adjusting Tension, Cutting valve-key Slots, Grinding Valves, Noisy °valves, Valve Enclosures, valve-timing Gears, Valve Cage Repairs, Guides, Caps, Twisted Camshafts, Sliding Sleeve Valves, Rotating Valves) - Exhaust System: Importance, Forms of Exhaust Manifolds, Mufiier, cut-outs - Cooling System Water Cooling (water-jacketing, ' Radiators and Piping, Circulation, Fans, anti-freez ing Solutions), Air Cooling, Cooling Troubles and Adjustments - Lubrica tion System Motor Lubrication (splash Pressure, single-pump Pres sure, Individual Pump, Gravity Feeding, Splash Lubrication, External Lubrication), General Lubrication, Oil Tests, Oils and Greases, Lubrica tion Troubles and Remedies. Summary of Troubles with Lubrication Systems - Bearings: Types, Plain Bearings, Roller Bearings, Ball Bear ings - Flywheel sub-group: Importance of Flywheel, Characteristics, Methods of Fastening, Flywheel Markings.

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