Transcriber’s Note

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[Additional notes] will be found near the end of this ebook.

The source book did not have a Table of Contents. The one below was created for reader convenience.

[INTRODUCTION]
[THE FOUR-STROKE CYCLE.]
[THE CYLINDER]
[VALVES]
[THE PISTON]
[THE CRANK SHAFT]
[THE CONNECTING ROD]
[THE CRANK CASE]
[THE CARBURETOR]
[THE IGNITION SYSTEM]
[THE COOLING SYSTEM]
[THE TWO-CYCLE MOTOR.]
[INDEX]

A
BOY’S TEXT BOOK
ON
GAS ENGINES

¶ A Book for Boys Describing and Explaining in Simple Language the Automobile Gas Engine.

By FAY LEONE FAUROTE, B. S. [M. E.]
(Former Instructor Detroit Motor School)

Published by the Author
LANSING, MICHIGAN, U. S. A.

ROBERT SMITH PRINTING CO.
CHICAGO—LANSING

ABOY’S TEXT BOOKONGAS ENGINES

A
BOY’S TEXT BOOK
ON
GAS ENGINES