The service station and motor mechanics manual : a manual for service stations, motor mechanics and engineers, fleet operators, owner-drivers, and technical college students
Maker and role
George George, Author
Production date
1940
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Accession number
8385
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Description
"This volume has been specially written for men engaged in the Servicing, Maintenance, and Repair of motor cars, in countries where the majority of cars on the road are either of British, Canadian, or American origin...
It was with the idea of raising the standard of motor service generally, by helping motor mechanics and servicemen to acquire greater theoretical and practical knowledge of the modern car and its operation, maintenance and repair, that the compilation of this volume was first undertaken. The co-operation of leading British and American car manufacturers, accessory makers and oil refiners, as well as technical experts in all branches of automobile work has been sought."
Contents:
The modern garage-service station: its running and equipment / starting in business / how to run a business successfully / selection of tools and equipment / modern motor fuels and lubricants / compression ratios and compression pressures / modern petrols and other fuels and their octane ratings / modern lubricants for motor vehicles / the motor car chassis and its component parts and how to service them / lubricating the car chassis / the chassis frame; straightening; aligning and repairing damaged frames; springs and shackles; independent springing / shock absorbers, their servicing and repair / steering gears, their adjustment, servicing and repair; front axles and front wheel alignment / clutches and gearboxes, their servicing and repair / universal joints, rear axles and differentials, and their servicing / brakes, their maintenance, adjustment and repair / tyres and wheels, their care, servicing and repair / the motor car engine: its operation, servicing and repair / engine troubles and the defects which cause them / engine lubrication and oil pumps / decarbonizing and valve grinding; gaskets and gasket fitting / pistons and piston rings: their servicing and repair / valves, their adjustment and repair; valve springs and valve timing / the cooling and exhaust systems and their servicing / cylinder faults and remedies; boring, grinding and linear fitting / engine bearings, crankshafts, camshafts and connecting rods; their servicing and repair / increasing compression ratio and "hotting-up" standard engines / the fuel system including vacuum tank supply, fuel pumps fuel gauges and carburettors / vacuum tank supply; fuel pumps, mechanical and electrical, their servicing and repair / fuel gauges, their operation and servicing / carburettors and carburettor tuning and maintenance: automatic chokes / electrical equipment and its servicing / generators and accumulators, their maintenance, servicing and repair / coil and battery servicing and ignition / magneto ignition and its servicing / high speed ignition timing and synchronizing / sparking plugs and their servicing / starter drives and starter motors and their servicing / automatic starting systems / headlamps, their adjustment and maintenance / car radio, its installation and servicing / electrical and other accessories, including windscreen wipers, air cleaners and horns / electrical faults and how to systematically trace them in lighting, ignition, starter and generator circuits / modern car-testing and tune-up equipment and how to use it / how to carry-out a complete tune-up on a modern car / brief specifications and tune-up data for american cars, 1933 to 1940 / bodywork repair and renovation / painting and touch-up work / renovating wings and panels / miscellaneous body servicing and repair / car upholstery and hoods, their cleaning and renovating / some modern workshop operations / soldering, brazing and case-hardening / welding for the garageman / electroplating for the garageman / advertisements / general index
It was with the idea of raising the standard of motor service generally, by helping motor mechanics and servicemen to acquire greater theoretical and practical knowledge of the modern car and its operation, maintenance and repair, that the compilation of this volume was first undertaken. The co-operation of leading British and American car manufacturers, accessory makers and oil refiners, as well as technical experts in all branches of automobile work has been sought."
Contents:
The modern garage-service station: its running and equipment / starting in business / how to run a business successfully / selection of tools and equipment / modern motor fuels and lubricants / compression ratios and compression pressures / modern petrols and other fuels and their octane ratings / modern lubricants for motor vehicles / the motor car chassis and its component parts and how to service them / lubricating the car chassis / the chassis frame; straightening; aligning and repairing damaged frames; springs and shackles; independent springing / shock absorbers, their servicing and repair / steering gears, their adjustment, servicing and repair; front axles and front wheel alignment / clutches and gearboxes, their servicing and repair / universal joints, rear axles and differentials, and their servicing / brakes, their maintenance, adjustment and repair / tyres and wheels, their care, servicing and repair / the motor car engine: its operation, servicing and repair / engine troubles and the defects which cause them / engine lubrication and oil pumps / decarbonizing and valve grinding; gaskets and gasket fitting / pistons and piston rings: their servicing and repair / valves, their adjustment and repair; valve springs and valve timing / the cooling and exhaust systems and their servicing / cylinder faults and remedies; boring, grinding and linear fitting / engine bearings, crankshafts, camshafts and connecting rods; their servicing and repair / increasing compression ratio and "hotting-up" standard engines / the fuel system including vacuum tank supply, fuel pumps fuel gauges and carburettors / vacuum tank supply; fuel pumps, mechanical and electrical, their servicing and repair / fuel gauges, their operation and servicing / carburettors and carburettor tuning and maintenance: automatic chokes / electrical equipment and its servicing / generators and accumulators, their maintenance, servicing and repair / coil and battery servicing and ignition / magneto ignition and its servicing / high speed ignition timing and synchronizing / sparking plugs and their servicing / starter drives and starter motors and their servicing / automatic starting systems / headlamps, their adjustment and maintenance / car radio, its installation and servicing / electrical and other accessories, including windscreen wipers, air cleaners and horns / electrical faults and how to systematically trace them in lighting, ignition, starter and generator circuits / modern car-testing and tune-up equipment and how to use it / how to carry-out a complete tune-up on a modern car / brief specifications and tune-up data for american cars, 1933 to 1940 / bodywork repair and renovation / painting and touch-up work / renovating wings and panels / miscellaneous body servicing and repair / car upholstery and hoods, their cleaning and renovating / some modern workshop operations / soldering, brazing and case-hardening / welding for the garageman / electroplating for the garageman / advertisements / general index
Media/Materials
Physical description
xvi, 1282 p., 1 leaf of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Other title
Instructions for generator installation
Credit line
George George. 1940. The service station and motor mechanics manual : a manual for service stations, motor mechanics and engineers, fleet operators, owner-drivers, and technical college students, 8385. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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