=Trouble Charts of Symptoms and Causes, followed by detailed Remedies written in plain comprehensive language, with many illustrative diagrams under the following chapter heads:= Back Firing, Causes and Remedy—Blow Backs—Carburetion Troubles—Compression Cylinder Troubles—Ignition Troubles and Diagrams—Storage Batteries—High Tension Magneto—Knocks in Cylinder or Gearings—Lubrication—Muffler Troubles—Piston Troubles—Loss of Power—Starting Troubles—Tire Troubles—Valve Troubles—Water Circulation—Non-Freezing Mixtures—Starting on the Switch—Noise from Transmission Gears—Timer Trouble and Remedy—Trouble with Valve Tappets—Engine Hard to Start—Electric Starting and Lighting Troubles—Overhaul and Repair of Car—Self-Starting and Lighting Systems, etc. SILK CLOTH, GOLD STAMPING $1.00 FLEXIBLE LEATHER, GOLD STAMPING 1.50 AUTOMOBILE DRIVING SELF-TAUGHT [Illustration] By THOMAS H. RUSSELL, M. E., LL. B. Author of “Ignition, Timing and Valve Setting.” “Automobile Motors and Mechanism” “Motor Boats: Construction and Operation.” An exhaustive treatise on the Management, Care and Operation of Motor Cars. Pocket size, 230 pages, liberally illustrated, handsomely bound in black seal flexible leather, round corners, red edges. CONTENTS =Automobile Driving=—General Instructions—Starting the engine—Advancing the spark—How to change speeds—Use of the Clutch—The Control levers—Principles of gear changing—The engine as a factor—Use of brakes—Causes of irregular firing—To avoid side-slip—The tire bill—Gear missing in speed changes—Engine thumping—Driving on the brake—How to get the best work out of a motor—Skidding or side-slip. =Self-tuition In driving Continued=—The initial trip—Charging tanks—Starting the engine—Manipulating the control—Correct mixture—Changing gear—On the top speed—Withdrawing the clutch—Coasting slopes—Picking up the Drive—Driving on the reverse—Entering and leaving the garage—After the drive—Road risks. =Another lesson in driving=—Learning the steering and Control—Preliminary attention to car—Starting—Changing Speed—Coasting, braking and reversing—Sources of side-slip—To avoid skidding—Non-slip devices—Choice of Track—Speed limits—Conduct in emergencies—Driving through city traffic—Meeting horses, cattle and cyclists. =Difficulty in starting=—Symptoms, causes and remedies. =Involuntary stops=—Causes and remedies. =Loss of power=—Causes and remedies. =Care and maintenance of motor cars=—Private housing—The garage—Cleaning—Lubricating—Care of tires. =Care of a car on a tour=—Engine treatment—Overhauling the ignition apparatus—Accessories and tools for the tour—Stabling the car. =Laying up a car=—Cleaning the engine—The transmission gear—Connections and chains—The lubricators—Tire treatment—Laying up for the winter.