Putnam's Automobile HandbookFront matterReading editionChapter navigation53 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPutnam’s Automobile HandbookFOREWORDILLUSTRATIONSPutnam’s Automobile Handbook CHAPTER I WHAT TO DO UPON PURCHASING A CARChapter II · SOME THINGS TO AVOIDChapter III · WHAT AN AUTOMOBILE ISChapter IV · WHAT MAKES THE ENGINE GOChapter V · EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIESChapter VI · IF WELL “SLICKED” THE ENGINE RUNSChapter VII · WHERE LUBRICATION IS NEGLECTEDChapter VIII · SOMETIMES THE CAR SMOKESChapter IX · THE CARBURETOR AND ITS FAILINGSChapter X · GETTING THE MOST OUT OF A GALLON OF GASChapter XI · THINGS WHICH MAKE GAS BILLS HIGHChapter XII · CARE OF THE TIRESChapter XIII · SKIDDING MAY BE MINIMIZEDChapter XIV · “CAN’T-SLIP HEELS” LESSEN SKIDDINGChapter XV · AVOID NEWLY OILED ROADSChapter XVI · WATCH YOUR BRAKESChapter XVII · WHY THE AUTO STEERS EASILYChapter XVIII · THE ELUSIVE “JUICE”Chapter XIX · PUTTING THE KICK IN THE SPARKChapter XX · WHAT’S THE TROUBLE WITH MY BATTERY?Chapter XXI · WHY GEARS STRIPChapter XXII · THE GEAR-SHIFTING BUGABOOChapter XXIII · THE MUFFLERChapter XXIV · YOUR BEARINGSChapter XXV · DRIVING THE CARChapter XXVI · WHERE EXTRA CAUTION IS NECESSARYChapter XXVII · AN AUTO FURNACE FOR WINTERChapter XXVIII · THE COOLING SYSTEM IN WINTERChapter XXIX · OVERHEATING THE ENGINE IN SUMMERChapter XXX · SOME OTHER HOT-WEATHER TIPSChapter XXXI · HOT-WEATHER TIRE EXPANSIONChapter XXXII · GUARDING AGAINST FIREChapter XXXIII · DON’T RUN AWAY FROM A FIREChapter XXXIV · DEATH IN THE GASOLINEChapter XXXV · SHIFTING GEARS ON HILLSChapter XXXVI · KEEPING THE CAR SLEEKChapter XXXVII · SOME THINGS A TOURIST SHOULD KNOWChapter XXXVIII · LITTLE KNOCKS ARE HARDLY BOOSTSChapter XXXIX · SOME OTHER CAUSES OF KNOCKINGChapter XL · CHASSIS KNOCKSChapter XLI · KEEPING DOWN THE AUTO UPKEEPChapter XLII · HUNTING TROUBLEChapter XLIII · MORE TROUBLEChapter XLIV · DON’T TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTEDChapter XLV · BLOWING YOUR OWN HORNChapter XLVI · WOMEN AS DRIVERSChapter XLVII · MISCELLANEOUS RULESChapter XLVIII · THE GOLDEN RULE OF MOTORINGINDEXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Putnam’s Automobile HandbookAll chapters and sections (53)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPutnam’s Automobile HandbookFOREWORDILLUSTRATIONSChapters123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748Other sectionsINDEXCourtesy of Allen Motor Co.◇SECTIONAL VIEW OF A MODERN AUTOMOBILE WITH FOUR-CYLINDER ENGINE◇Putnam’s Automobile Handbook →