| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
|---|
| I. | —What to Do on Purchasing a Car | [1] |
| II. | —Some Things to Avoid | [7] |
| III. | —What an Automobile Is | [12] |
| IV. | —What Makes the Engine Go | [21] |
| V. | —Equipment and Accessories | [26] |
| VI. | —If well “Slicked” the Engine Runs | [33] |
| VII. | —Where Lubrication is Neglected | [39] |
| VIII. | —Sometimes the Car Smokes | [46] |
| IX. | —The Carburetor and its Failings | [51] |
| X. | —Getting the Most out of a Gallon of Gas | [58] |
| XI. | —Things which Make Gas Bills High | [63] |
| XII. | —Care of the Tires | [69] |
| XIII. | —Skidding may be Minimized | [76] |
| XIV. | —“Can’t-Slip Heels” Lessen Skidding | [84] |
| XV. | —Avoid Newly Oiled Roads | [90] |
| XVI. | —Watch your Brakes | [93] |
| XVII. | —Why the Auto Steers Easily | [101] |
| XVIII. | —The Elusive “Juice” | [108] |
| XIX. | —Putting the Kick in the Spark | [116] |
| XX. | —What’s the Trouble with my Battery? | [123] |
| XXI. | —Why Gears Strip | [130] |
| XXII. | —The Gear-Shifting Bugaboo | [137] |
| XXIII. | —The Muffler | [143] |
| XXIV. | —Your Bearings | [149] |
| XXV. | —Driving the Car | [156] |
| XXVI. | —Where Extra Caution is Necessary | [178] |
| XXVII. | —An Auto Furnace for Winter | [184] |
| XXVIII. | —The Cooling System in Winter | [191] |
| XXIX. | —Overheating the Engine in Summer | [197] |
| XXX. | —Some Other Hot-Weather Tips | [203] |
| XXXI. | —Hot-Weather Tire Expansion | [209] |
| XXXII. | —Guarding against Fire | [214] |
| XXXIII. | —Don’t Run away from a Fire | [220] |
| XXXIV. | —Death in the Gasoline | [224] |
| XXXV. | —Shifting Gears on Hills | [229] |
| XXXVI. | —Keeping the Car Sleek | [236] |
| XXXVII. | —Some Things a Tourist should Know | [244] |
| XXXVIII. | —Little Knocks Are Hardly Boosts | [251] |
| XXXIX. | —Some Other Causes of Knocking | [255] |
| XL. | —Chassis Knocks | [262] |
| XLI. | —Keeping down the Auto Upkeep | [267] |
| XLII. | —Hunting Trouble | [272] |
| XLIII. | —More Trouble | [280] |
| XLIV. | —Don’t Take Things for Granted | [285] |
| XLV. | —Blowing your own Horn | [294] |
| XLVI. | —Women as Drivers | [300] |
| XLVII. | —Miscellaneous Rules | [308] |
| XLVIII. | —The Golden Rule of Motoring | [317] |
| | Index | [331] |