CHAPTER I
GASOLINE-ENGINE PRINCIPLES
PAGES
Properties of gases—Steam-engine principles—Gasoline-engine principles—Combustion and explosion—Events of cycle—Four-cycle and two-cycle engines—Strokes of cycle—Fly wheel—Valves—Inlet stroke—Inlet valve closing—Compression-combustion stroke—Advantages of compression—Instant of ignition—Advancing and retarding ignition—Limit of compression—Power stroke—Heat losses—Opening of exhaust valve—Exhaust stroke—Clearance—Back pressure—Steam and Gasoline engines compared—Gasoline—engine power[1-19]
CHAPTER II
ENGINE PARTS
Crank shaft—Crank-shaft bearings—Relative position of cranks—Connecting rod—Wrist pin—Piston and piston rings—Automatically and mechanically operated valves—Cams and cam shaft—Secondary shaft—Two-to-one gears—Valve-lifter rod—Valve locations—Muffler—Engine cooling—Cooling by Water—Pumps—Radiators—Pressure and gravity systems—Cooling by air—Lubrication[20-36]
CHAPTER III
ENGINE BALANCE
Vibrations of engine—One-cylinder engine—Horizontal double-opposed—Two-cylinder vertical—Four-cylinder—Firing order—Balance of three- and six-cylinder engines—Comparison of engine types[37-46]
CHAPTER IV
TWO-CYCLE ENGINES
Principle—Construction—Ports—Cycle—Action—Advantages and disadvantages[47-51]
CHAPTER V
CARBURETION AND GASOLINE FEEDS
Carburetion—Carburetor—Carburetor parts—Carburetor action—Necessity for auxiliary air—Auxiliary air inlet—Automatic and mechanically controlled air inlet—Carburetors with side and central mixing chambers—Mechanically controlled carburetor—Surface carburetors—Gravity feed—Pressure feed—Check and relief valve[52-73]
CHAPTER VI
IGNITION
Ignition system—Electric current—Parts of ignition system—Flow of current—Conductors and insulators—Resistance—Measurements of current—Lead and return wires—Grounding the return—Generators—Dry cell—Storage cell—Electrolyte—Hydrometer—Battery connections: series, parallel and multiple—Magnetism—Magnets—Magnetic lines of force—Magnetic field—Field and armature—Magneto and dynamo—Switch—Switch parts[74-90]
CHAPTER VII
IGNITION—(Continued)
Ignition systems—Make-and-break system—Igniter—Tappet—Connections—Primary induction coil—Action of coil—Induced current—Magneto—Jump-spark system—Secondary induction coil—Primary and secondary circuits—Timers—Mechanical and magnetic vibrators—Spark plug—Circuit—Condenser—Secondary distributer[91-111]
CHAPTER VIII
TRANSMISSION
Transmission parts—Clutches—Friction-cone clutch—Reversed friction-cone clutch—Multiple disk clutch—Internal expanding clutch—Change-speed mechanisms—Sliding gear: progressive and selective types—Use of clutch in changing gear[112-131]
CHAPTER IX
TRANSMISSION—(Continued)
Planetary type of change-speed mechanism—Individual clutch—Friction type—Final drive—Turning the direction of the power—Bevel gears—Single-chain drive—Propeller-shaft drive—Universal joints—Live axle—Floating axle—Torsion rod—Double-chain drive—Jack shaft—Differential—Bevel-gear differential—Spur-gear differential—Driving-gear ratios[132-160]