Putnam's Automobile Handbook
- Subtitle
- The Care and Management of the Modern Motor-Car
H. Clifford (Harry Clifford) Brokaw and Charles A. (Charles Ackerman) Starr
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1. Front matter2. Putnam’s Automobile Handbook3. FOREWORD4. ILLUSTRATIONS5. Putnam’s Automobile Handbook CHAPTER I WHAT TO DO UPON PURCHASING A CAR6. CHAPTER II SOME THINGS TO AVOID7. CHAPTER III WHAT AN AUTOMOBILE IS8. CHAPTER IV WHAT MAKES THE ENGINE GO9. CHAPTER V EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES10. CHAPTER VI IF WELL “SLICKED” THE ENGINE RUNS11. CHAPTER VII WHERE LUBRICATION IS NEGLECTED12. CHAPTER VIII SOMETIMES THE CAR SMOKES13. CHAPTER IX THE CARBURETOR AND ITS FAILINGS14. CHAPTER X GETTING THE MOST OUT OF A GALLON OF GAS15. CHAPTER XI THINGS WHICH MAKE GAS BILLS HIGH16. CHAPTER XII CARE OF THE TIRES17. CHAPTER XIII SKIDDING MAY BE MINIMIZED18. CHAPTER XIV “CAN’T-SLIP HEELS” LESSEN SKIDDING19. CHAPTER XV AVOID NEWLY OILED ROADS20. CHAPTER XVI WATCH YOUR BRAKES21. CHAPTER XVII WHY THE AUTO STEERS EASILY22. CHAPTER XVIII THE ELUSIVE “JUICE”23. CHAPTER XIX PUTTING THE KICK IN THE SPARK24. CHAPTER XX WHAT’S THE TROUBLE WITH MY BATTERY?25. CHAPTER XXI WHY GEARS STRIP26. CHAPTER XXII THE GEAR-SHIFTING BUGABOO27. CHAPTER XXIII THE MUFFLER28. CHAPTER XXIV YOUR BEARINGS29. CHAPTER XXV DRIVING THE CAR30. CHAPTER XXVI WHERE EXTRA CAUTION IS NECESSARY31. CHAPTER XXVII AN AUTO FURNACE FOR WINTER32. CHAPTER XXVIII THE COOLING SYSTEM IN WINTER33. CHAPTER XXIX OVERHEATING THE ENGINE IN SUMMER34. CHAPTER XXX SOME OTHER HOT-WEATHER TIPS35. CHAPTER XXXI HOT-WEATHER TIRE EXPANSION36. CHAPTER XXXII GUARDING AGAINST FIRE37. CHAPTER XXXIII DON’T RUN AWAY FROM A FIRE38. CHAPTER XXXIV DEATH IN THE GASOLINE39. CHAPTER XXXV SHIFTING GEARS ON HILLS40. CHAPTER XXXVI KEEPING THE CAR SLEEK41. CHAPTER XXXVII SOME THINGS A TOURIST SHOULD KNOW42. CHAPTER XXXVIII LITTLE KNOCKS ARE HARDLY BOOSTS43. CHAPTER XXXIX SOME OTHER CAUSES OF KNOCKING44. CHAPTER XL CHASSIS KNOCKS45. CHAPTER XLI KEEPING DOWN THE AUTO UPKEEP46. CHAPTER XLII HUNTING TROUBLE47. CHAPTER XLIII MORE TROUBLE48. CHAPTER XLIV DON’T TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED49. CHAPTER XLV BLOWING YOUR OWN HORN50. CHAPTER XLVI WOMEN AS DRIVERS51. CHAPTER XLVII MISCELLANEOUS RULES52. CHAPTER XLVIII THE GOLDEN RULE OF MOTORING53. INDEX