The Motor Car
- Author(s): Duncan McMillian
- Category: Transportation and Vehicles
- Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co.
- Publish year: 1915
- ISBN: 9678000006066
- Number of Pages: 174
The object of the Author, in the pages that follow, has been to take a straight course through the typical modern motor car, beginning at the engine and finishing at the road wheels. The principles underlying the various parts of the car are explained and illustrated by means of simplified diagrams, these being followed by illustrations from drawings and photographs of the actual parts. All variations from main types have been excluded, and as to details no attempt has been made to include the latest in the motor car world. It is hoped by these means to make the elementary principles underlying the construction and working of the modern motor car clear to even the most unmechanical owner.
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Copyright
PREFACE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I HORSE POWER AND RATING
CHAPTER II THE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF A CAR
CHAPTER III THE ENGINE
CHAPTER IV THE ENGINE (continued)
CHAPTER V CARBURETTORS
CHAPTER VI IGNITION (ACCUMULATOR AND COIL)
CHAPTER VII IGNITION (THE MAGNETO)
CHAPTER VIII CLUTCHES
CHAPTER IX THE GEAR BOX
CHAPTER X THE DIFFERENTIAL
CHAPTER XI BEARINGS AND BRAKES
CHAPTER XII STEERING AND CONTROLS
CHAPTER XIII CARE OF THE CAR AND TYRES
CHAPTER XIV THE TWO-STROKE ENGINE
CHAPTER XV SLEEVE AND ROTARY VALVE ENGINES