This vintage hardcover book titled "Motor Service's Automotive Encyclopedia" is a must-have for any automobile enthusiast. It was published by Goodheart-Willcox in 1958 and is authored by Goodheart Willcox. The book covers topics such as repairing and maintaining automobiles and is written in English.

In addition, this book has an ex libris and is in its original language. It was manufactured and published in the United States and falls under the category of "Books & Magazines" and "Books." Don't miss out on the opportunity to own this piece of automobile history!

CONTENTS

AUTOMOTIVE FUNDAMENTALS-SPECIAL INSERTS

How Internal Combustion Engines Work

Modern Air-Cooled Engine Design

Automobile Fuel Systems

Car Electrical System Fundamentals

How Hydraulic, Power Brakes Work

Fluid Flywheels, Torque Converters, Planetary Gears

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES.

Foreign Car Engines.

Heat Engines Steam Engines - Turbines - Piston Engines Four Cycle Operation cle Operation Cylinder Design Cylinder Size Horsepower mometers Torque Superchargers Compression Ratios Design Crankshafts Firing Order Connecting Rods bustion Chambers Engine Crankshafts and Camshafts Engine Bearings Clearances Camshaft Bearings Two Cy- Piston Displacement Dyna- Combustion Chambers Piston Valves Engine Cylinders - Com- Flywheels Vibration Dampers Pistons, Rings and Pins - Engine Valves Valve Operating Mechanism Engine Cooling Systems Lubrication - Diesel En- gines Water Cooled Engines Motor Truck Engines Tractor Engines Marine Engines - Aircraft Engines Racing Engines Air Cooled Engines Governors Velocity Governors Vacuum Governors Valves Mufflers Engine Mountings Floating Power Air Compressors Engine Speed Engine Manifolds Heat Control Trouble Shooting Tune-Up Engine Reconditioning Anti-Freeze - Design Variations and Alternate Constructions,

CARBURETION, FUELS.

Octane Rating - Density Measurements - Heat Values Combustion of Gasoline - Early His- tory of Carburetion - Principles of Carburetion - Carburetor Floats - Fuel and Air Mixtures - Power Jets Accelerating Pumps Updraft, Downdraft and Side Carburetors - Manifolds Carter Carburetors Ford (Chandler-Groves) Carburetors Holley Carburetors Strom- berg Carburetors Rochester Carburetors Tillotson Carburetors Zenith Carburetors Four-Barrel Carburetors Foreign Car Carburetors Trouble Shooting - Fuel Gauges LP Gas Systems Diesel Fuel Systems Gasoline Injection Chokes Superchargers Fuel Supply Systems Air Cleaners Fuel Gauges Manifolds.

STARTING, LIGHTING, IGNITION

Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism Types of Circuits - Electromagnets - Solenoids - Automobile Generators Generator Servicing, Testing Generator Relays, Regulators - Starting Motors Starter Drive, Control Circuits Ignition Distributors Firing Order Spark Plugs - Magnetos - Twelve-Volt Electrical Systems Alternating Current Generators - Lights and Lighting Circuits Electric Wires and Cables Horns and Warning Signals Storage Batteries Speedometers Windshield Wipers Foreign Car Electrical Units.

STEERING CONTROL, WHEEL ALIGNMENT

Steering Balance Wheel Balance - Car Weight Balance Types of Front Suspension - Front Wheel Angularity Camber Caster Steering Geometry Adjustment and Correction Power Steering - Torsion Bar Suspension - Springs and Shock Absorbers - Brakes and Why They Brake - Weight Transfer - Brake Lining Materials - Brake Drums - Fitting Brake Shoes Parking Brakes Brake Construction Hydraulic Brakes Power Brakes Brake Service and Adjustment Brake Trouble Shooting Electric Brakes Air Brakes Design Variations and Alternate Constructions Air Suspension Foreign Car Brakes Brake

Developments.

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CLUTCHES, TRANSMISSIONS, FINAL DRIVES.

AUTOMOTIVE ENCYCLOPEDIA

Cone Clutches Expanding Clutches - Contracting Clutches - Disk Clutches - Single Plate Clutches - Clutch Springs Release Bearings Clutch Adjustment - Clutch Trouble Shoot- ing Automobile Transmissions Need for Transmission Torque Multiplication and Application - Transmission Development Planetary Gears Electric Transmissions Hydraulic Transmissions - Sliding Gear Transmissions - Gear Materials - Free Wheeling Synchro-Mesh Devices Current Automobile Transmissions Transmission Trouble Shooting Devices mission Planetary Gear Systems Transmission Overdrives Power Operated Shifting Fluid Flywheels - Hudson Vacumotive Drive Chrysler Semi-Automatic Trans- Hydra-Matic Transmission - Torque Converters Dynaflow Transmission - Fordomatic, Mer-O-Matic and Turbo-Drive Chrysler Powerflite - Chevrolet Powerglide Studebaker Automatic Drive Flightomatic Packard Ultramatic Transmission Drive Line Universal Joints Differentials Clutch Variations Late Automatic Transmission Developments - Buick Flight Pitch - Chrysler Torque-Flite - Chevrolet Turboglide - Edsel Teletouch Transmission-Differential Units Axles Tires and Rims.

AUTOMOBILE AIR CONDITIONING.

BODY REPAIRING, REFINISHING.

Tools Required Patching Soldering - Welding Power Straightening Methods - Replacing Panels Masking - Preparing Surface for Painting Air Requirements for Painting - Spray- ing Procedure Steps in Refinishing Matching Colors Touch-Up Jobs Using Hot Lacquer Care of Spray Guns.

SHOP LAYOUT, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT.

Choosing Location Selecting the Site - Accessibility Ease of Entrance and Exit - Restric- tions - Value of Comparison - Repair Shop Layout Size of Shop Shop Equipment Mechan- ics' Tools Hand Tool Selection, Use.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS MECHANICAL AND TUNE-UP SPECIFICATIONS..

Official factory mechanical and tune-up specifications covering all makes and models of cars produced in U. S. past 25 years - Wheelbase Tire Size Number of Cylinders Bore and Stroke - Displacement Valve and Cylinder Arrangement Compression Ratio - Maximum Brake H. P. - Number of Main Bearings - Operating Tappet Clearance - Intake Tappet Clearance for Valve Timing - Intake Valve Opens Degrees Make of Carburetor Make of Ignition System - Breaker Point Gap - Breaker Point Opens Degrees - Spark Plug Make and Model Caster Spark Plug Gap Camber Toe-In Transmission Type Propeller Shaft Front Suspension Kingpin Inclination - Capacity Cooling System Crankcase Price Four Door Sedan Weight Four Door Sedan. Capacity of

FOREIGN CAR MECHANICAL AND TUNE-UP SPECIFICATIONS

Brake Make, Type Suspension.

GLOSSARY OF AUTOMOTIVE TERMS.

INDEX.

Nationality Front or Rear Wheel Drive - Air or Water Cooled Engine Location Number

of Cylinders - Engine Size - Displacement - Compression Ratio - Valve Location - Tappet Clearance Inlet Valve Opens Carburetor Make Ignition Used Spark Plug Type