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The automobile owner's guide

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Accumulator 99

Alignment 229

Alternating current 96

Ammeter 99

Ampere 95

Atwater Kent ignition systems 126

Automobile arrangement of parts 245

painting 262

troubles 264

Axles 212

dead, type 212

front 214

full-floating 213

live, type 212

semi-floating 212

Battery, storage 99

Bearings, types of 236

Bijur starter mechanism 151

Body, care and washing 253

Borg and Beck clutch 192

Bosch Magneto, operation of 105

cutting out ignition 110

safety spark gap 109

timing of 106

Brakes, operation of 218

care of 221

equalizer 220

Breaker box and distributor head assembly, N.E. 117

Cam shaft 18

Cam shaft drive 19

Car, arrangement and parts, cleaning 243

care, cleaning and washing 253

Carburetion 46

Carburetor, types, operation 46

adjustments of 56

kerosene, principle of operation 76

adjustment 78

Charging rate, adjustment 165

Choking coil 97

Circuit breaker 100

Clutch, construction of 189

cone type 191

multiple disc type 192

leathers and patterns 196

Coil, non-vibrating 100

Commutator 97

Condenser 97

Contact breaker 100

Cooling system, necessity, types and care 82

Crank shaft, counterbalanced 17

four-throw plain 17

Current, high tension, low tension 95

Cylinder head 14

Delco, electrical system, 96

Differential gears 207

Direct current 96

Disc clutch, cleaning 195

Distributor 100

Electric starter and light equipment 147

Electrical, equipment 154

systems 153

tuning hints 259

Electrolyte 99

Engine, 4-cycle type, operation of 29

assembly of 36

care and cleaning of 253

construction and parts 12

Evaporation 84

Exact magneto timing 108

Filling vacuum tank 94

Flywheel, types, care of 20

Ford car, operation and care of 269

cooling system 287

engine, operation and care of 277

maintenance 280

valve arrangement 279

valve grinding 280

valve timing 279

gasoline system 290

ignition system 295

lubrication system 316

maintenance points 323

muffler 310

one-ton truck 325

rear axle assembly 307

running gear 311

starting and lighting system 328

Ford car, tire care 320

transmission system 301

Fuse, construction, use of 97

Gasoline engine construction 12

parts assembly 36

Gear, shifts 200

box arrangement 201

Generator 147

Greases 40

Heated manifolds 79

High speed 189

High tension current 95

Hydrometer syringe 99

Induction coil 96

Ignition coil, N.E. type 117

Ignition distributor, N.E. type 116

Kick switch arrangement 137

coil 137

Lamp controllers 159

Lens, cleaning of 254

Lubrication, of spring leaves 224

systems 39

Magneto, parts, operation of 101

timing of 113

washing, repair 111

Main bearings 17

Manifold, action of 80

Mechanical alignment 230

Mufflers, design, care of 86

cleaning 87

Multiple cylinders, 12

North East Automatic spark advance 121

breaker cam 120

breaker contacts 119

ignition system 114

starter system 161

Ohm 95

Oils, quality, grade of 40

Oil reservoir 19

One unit, electrical system 148

Overhauling car 247

Overheating 83

Operation of starter 156

Philbrin ignition system 141

Pistons 15

Piston rings 15

rod bearings 16

rods 16

wrist pins 15

Plunger pump oiling system, operation of 42

Power stroke 31

lapping 32

Poppet valve, construction 23

adjustment 23

operation 23

Radiator, cleaning 83

freezing 84

solutions 84

repairs 84

Regulation of generator 100

Repair equipment 25

Rug cleaning 254

Running gear, washing of 253

Schebler-carburetor, model R, adjustment of, 63

Ford “A,” adjustment of 74

Ford “A,” operation of 73

Semi-floating axle, operation of 212

Spark plugs, construction of 186

care of 186

Splash oiling system 40

care of 41

cleaning of 41

Spring, care, tests 225

types, care of 226

Starter-Generator, operation of 163

Starting motor, operation of 149

Steering gear, types 232

adjustment of 233

care of 235

Stewart carburetor, operation, care of and maintenance 65

Storage battery, operation of 180

charging 182

freezing 185

maintenance 182

Strainer for gasoline 93

Stroke 31

Stromberg carburetor, model M 47

model L 58

Sunderman carburetor, action of 60

Switches 100

Three unit, electrical system 148

Tire, build, quality 256

chains 257

rim care 254

Top, care of 254

Transmissions 198

gear shifts 200

box arrangement 201

care of 202

Tube, care 258

repairing 258

Two unit, electrical system 148

Universal joints 204

Upholstering 254

Vacuum systems 89

cleaning strainer 93

Vacuum systems, operation of 90

troubles 93

Valve, types, arrangement of 21

grinding 25

setting 24

sleeve type 26

setting of 27

timing marks 25

Voltage 95

Voltaic cells 99

Water cooling 82

Water vents 16

Wheels, lining up 229

Windshield, cleaning and care 99

Wiring 114

Wrapping springs 224

Wrist pins 15

bushings 15

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