Clutch Requirements, Frictional Contact. Cone Clutch.
Compression Spring in Clutches. The Multiple Disk Clutch.
Its Construction. Disadvantages of Multiple-Disk Clutches.
Care of Multiple Disk Clutch.
CHAPTER VIII. TRANSMISSION, OR CHANGE SPEED GEARS 69-89
Transmission Leverage. Economy of Transmission Gearing.
Types of Transmission. The Progressive. Low Gear.
Intermediate Gear. High Gear. Reverse. Selective Type.
Low Gear. Intermediate Gear. High Gear. Reverse Gear.
Control Lever for Progressive Transmission. Operation
of the Selective Gear. Selector Bars. Shifting Lever.
Speed Selectors. 3-speed Selectors. 4-Speed Selectors. An
approved Type of Selector. Controlling the Selector. Using
the Clutch and Selector. Planetary Transmission. Frictional
Transmission.
CHAPTER IX. THE MOTOR 90-108
Value of Fuel Utilized. The Waste. Water Absorption. Engine
Types. The Four-Cycle Engine. The Two-Cycle. Compression.
Economy of Four-Cycle Engine. Valve Movements. The Ignition
point in the Cycle. The Fly-wheel. Impulses in Four-Cycle
Engine. The Cylinder Case, and Connections. Piston and
Crank Construction. Calculating the Efficiency. Pressures
in Explosions. Expansion Line. Mean Effective Pressure. The
Two-cycle Engine. Foot Pounds. Work or Energy. Cycle of
Operation. The Crank Shaft. Special Metal. Engine Troubles.
Difficulties pointed out. Starting the Engine. Carbureter.
Low Compression. Mixtures. Spark Plugs. The Weather.
Drainage.
CHAPTER X. COOLING SYSTEMS 109-117
Air Cooling. Air-Cooling Devices. Water Cooling. Gravity
System. Locating the Reservoir. Force System of Cooling.
The Radiator Connections. Radiators. Construction
of Radiator. Operation of Radiator. The Pump. Pump
Construction. Action of Pump.
CHAPTER XI. CARBURETERS 118-132
Carbureted Air. Composition of Gasoline. Gasoline
Expansion. Requirements of a Carbureter. Evaporation.
Air Saturation. Air Contact with Gasoline. Instantaneous
Combustion. Compression. Compression as a Mixing Means.
Carbureter Types. The Spraying Carbureter. Dissecting the
Carbureter. The Mixing Chamber. The Float Chamber. The
Venturi Tube. The Inlet Valve. The Throttle Valve. The
Secondary Air Supply. Automatic Admission of Secondary
Air. Carbureter Adjustments. Special Points Concerning
Carbureters. Thin Mixtures. Speeds and Mixtures. Surface
Carbureter. The Float. The Oil Inlet. Securing Surface for
air Contact.
CHAPTER XII. IGNITION SYSTEMS 133-158
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